NCT 2018 Empathy - Black on Black

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    I. Introduction

    "Black on Black" is the seventh song on NCT's first full Korean studio album, Empathy. The album was released on March 14, 2018, while this song was also released as a single on April 18.


    This album was the first all-unit album, featuring all members from all the units at the time. This included 18 members from the three units, NCT, NCT 127 and NCT Dream. (WayV would be added the year after this release.) The Empathy project also officially introduced members Kun, Jungwoo, and Lucas.


    Several of the songs on the album were previously released through 2016-18, although this was a new song for the project. The songwriter said that the song's stunning choreography was designed first and the song was written to coordinate with the choreo. Group members Taeyong and Mark are co-writers on this song.


    All members feature in the choreo and the refrain and chorus of the song, but only five members are credited with additional lines: main rapper Taeyong of NCT 127, main rapper Mark from NCT 127 and NCT Dream, lead rapper Jeno of NCT Dream, sub-vocalist Yuta of NCT 127 and new member Lucas.


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    III. Lyrics

    (Korean - Romanized - English. Italics represent English in the original lyrics.)


    [Verse 1: Taeyong]

    Can't you see now? (Woo)

    NCT in the house


    많고많은 저버려진 꿈들 사이 rhyme이 밝혀

    Mankomaneun joboryojin kkumdeul sai rhyme i balkyo

    Rhyme in the midst of many abandoned dreams


    Put your glass high


    Black on black (Back to back)

    Black on black, yeah, rock go hard


    Bad boys killers, 우린 extreme villain

    Bad boys killers, urin extreme villain

    Bad boys killers, we are extreme villain


    거기 넌 우릴 보고 뭔 생각을 해

    Gogi non uril bogo mwon saenggageul hae

    What are you thinking about when you look at us?


    Speed up, 곧 따라 잡히겠지

    Speed up, got ttara japigetjji

    Speed up, you'll catch up soon


    우린 잡고 잡아내

    Urin japkko jabanae

    We catch and catch


    Y'all can't do better than this call, bring the noise

    NCT, gotta go get 'em


    [Verse 2: Mark]

    NCT, we the dream chaser, uh


    뱉고 뱉지 배 아픈 애들은 또 say somethin'

    Baetkko baetjji bae apeun aedeureun tto, say somethin'

    Spit it out and spit it out. And the jealous kids, say somethin'


    NCT, we the dream chaser, uh


    뱉고 뱉지 배 아픈 애들은 또 say somethin'

    Baetkko baetjji bae apeun aedeureun tto, say somethin'

    Spit it out and spit it out. And the jealous kids, say somethin'


    Man, our city reap, our lights never sleeping


    우리들의 머리 위 씌어놓지마 limit (Who are we?)

    Urideure mori wi ssionochima limit (Who are we?)

    Never limit us (Who are we?)


    NCT의 다 모인 빛을 담을만한 size, what's up?

    NCTui da moin bicheul dameulmanhan size, what's up?

    Try accumulating a size brighter than all of NCT combined, what's up?


    [Refrain: All]

    (Hey!) Black, black, black on

    (Hey!) Black, black, black on

    Say what, say what

    Neo got my back, culture things

    Tech, tech, on my mind

    Neo got my back, culture things

    Tech, tech, on my mind


    [Pre-Chorus: Jeno, Yuta]

    Hey
    Black, black, black on


    (Uh,     날라)

    Uh, nalra

    Uh, fly away


    Say what?
    (You, darker! Take 'em on)
    (T-t-take 'em on)
    (Take, take, take...)
    (Say what?)
    (You, darker! Take 'em on)
    (T-t-take 'em on)
    (Take, take, take 'em on, on)


    [Chorus: All]

    What? Black on black

    Black on, black on, black on


    What? Black on black

    Black on, black on, black on


    What? Black on black

    Black on, black on, black on


    What? Black on black

    Black, black


    [Bridge: Lucas]

    Go, get your freak on (Woo)

    I gave you a sick one (Woo)


    Freeze (Freeze) what? 모두 얼려 보자마자

    Freeze (Freeze) what? Modu olryo bojamaja

    Freeze (Freeze) what? As soon as you freeze it


    품위는 날 위한 단어야, who's real?

    Pumwineun nal wihan danoya, who's real?

    Dignity is a word for me, who's real?


    Nobody wears black in here

    So who's the different one?

    Nobody wears black in here

    So who's the special one?

    (Nobody wears black in here

    So who's the different one?

    Nobody wears black in here

    So who's the special one?)

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