Learn Korean with K-Pop: Odd Eye Circle – Chaotic

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Chaotic” by Odd Eye Circle. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 별 – star
• 가슴 – heart, chest
• 비밀 – secret
• 빛 – light
• 사이 – interval, gap
• 곁 – side, vicinity
• 미로 – labyrinth, maze
• 속 – inside
• 눈 – eye
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 거리 – distance
• 불 – fire
• 시간 – time
• 소리 – sound
• 멜로디 – melody

Verbs

• 내리다 – to come down
• 닿다 – to touch
• 느끼다 – to feel
• 감싸다 – to cover, to wrap
• 원하다 – to want, to hope
• 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
• 이끌리다 – to be attracted
• 펼치다 – to open, to stretch
• 알다 – to know, to understand
• 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
• 가다 – to go (also used as an auxiliary verb indicating a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker)
• 퍼지다 – to spread, to diffuse
• 향하다 – to face, to go towards
• 안기다 – to be hugged
• 갇히다 – to be locked up, to be trapped
• 빠져들다 – to sink into, to be absorbed into
• 감다 – to close eyes
• 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
• 좁히다 – to narrow, to make smaller
• 당기다 – to pull
• 붙이다 – to light, to ignite
• 달리다 – to run
• 따르다 – to follow
• 전하다 – to pass along
• 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
• 스치다 – to graze, to brush
• 이끌다 – to pull, to attract, to guide

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 어지럽다 – to be dizzy
• 수많다 – to be numerous

Adverbs

• 끝없이 – endlessly

Pronouns

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 너 – you (informal)
• 서로 – each other
• 우리 – we, us, our
• 니 – your (contraction of 너의) (informal)

Determiners

• 모든 – every
• 그 – that

Numerals

• 두 – two (determiner form)

Other words

• 것 – thing

Grammar

Particles

• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -의 – possessive marker
• -과/와 – and, with
  • -과 after consonants
  • -와 after vowels
• -들 – plural marker
• -(으)로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
  • -으로 after consonants
  • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
• -까지 – until
• -에게 – to (dative particle)

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -아/어/해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -(으)면 – if, when
  • -면 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으면 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -ㄹ/을 수 있다 – can
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 – present tense, intimate style
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -ㄹ/을 수 없다 – can’t
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -ㄴ/은/는 – describing nouns with adjectives
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -는 if the adjective ends in -있다 or -없다
• -ㅁ/음 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)
  • -ㅁ if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -음 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -ㄴ/은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -ㄹ/을 때 – when
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered
• -고 있다 – to be doing (progressive form)
• -고 – and (connective ending)
• -아/어/해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다

Lyrics breakdown

별이 내려 내 가슴에 닿으면 = When the stars fall and touch my heart

• 별이 – the star
  • 별 – star
  • -이 – subject marker
• 내려 – fall and
  • 내리다 – to come down
  • -어 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 가슴에 – in the heart
  • 가슴 – heart, chest
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 닿으면 – when it touches
  • 닿다 – to touch
  • -으면 – if, when

나는 느낄 수 있어 = I can feel it

• 나는 – I
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 느낄 수 있어 – can feel
  • 느끼다 – to feel
  • -ㄹ 수 있다 – can
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

내 모든걸 감싸는 = That wraps around all of me (literally: that wraps around my everything) (the sentence continues with the next lyrics)

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 모든걸 – everything (contraction of 모든 것을)
  • 모든 – every
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 감싸는 – that wraps
  • 감싸다 – to cover, to wrap
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present

너의 모든걸 원해 = I want all of you (literally: I want your everything) (the sentence continues from the previous lyrics, together meaning: “I want all of you, who wraps around all of me”)

• 너의 – your
  • 너 – you
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 모든걸 – everything (contraction of 모든 것을)
  • 모든 – every
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 원해 – want
  • 원하다 – to want, to hope
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

멈출 수 없는 너와 나의 이끌림 = Our unstoppable attraction

• 멈출 수 없는 – unstoppable
  • 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 너와 나의 – our (literally: of you and me)
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 이끌림 – attraction
  • 이끌리다 – to be attracted
  • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)

끝없이 펼쳐진 알 수 없는 비밀들 = Unknowable secrets that have endlessly spread out

• 끝없이 – endlessly
• 펼쳐진 – that have spread out
  • 펼치다 – to open, to stretch
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 알 수 없는 – unknowable (literally: that can’t be known)
  • 알다 – to know, to understand
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t (ㄹ-irregular form)
  • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 비밀들 – secrets
  • 비밀 – secret
  • -들 – plural marker

빛으로 물들어 가는 universe = A universe that keeps being colored with light

• 빛으로 – with light
  • 빛 – light
  • -으로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
• 물들어 가는 – that keeps being colored
  • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
  • -어 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present

너로 물든 난 = Me, colored with you

• 너로 – with you
  • 너 – you
  • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
• 물든 – that was colored
  • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker

너와 나 사이의 퍼진 blooming light = A blooming light that has spread between you and me

• 너와 – you and
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
• 나 – I, me
• 사이의 – between (literally: of the interval)
  • 사이 – interval, gap
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 퍼진 – that has spread
  • 퍼지다 – to spread, to diffuse
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

서로를 향한 우리들의 heart = Our hearts that were facing each other

• 서로를 – each other
  • 서로 – each other
  • -를 – object marker
• 향한 – that was facing
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 우리들의 – our
  • 우리 – we, us, our
  • -들 – plural marker
  • -의 – possessive marker

너의 곁에 내가 안길 때까지 = Until the moment when I’m embraced at your side

• 너의 – your
  • 너 – you
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 곁에 – at the side
  • 곁 – side, vicinity
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 내가 – I
  • 나 – I, me (when used with -가 becomes 내)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 안길 때까지 – until the moment when I’m embraced
  • 안기다 – to be hugged
  • -ㄹ 때 – when
  • -까지 – until

미로 속에 갇혀버린 나는 = Me, who was trapped inside a labyrinth

• 미로 – labyrinth, maze
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 갇혀버린 – that was trapped
  • 갇히다 – to be locked up, to be trapped
  • -어 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 나는 – I
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker

너를 너를 원해 = I want you, you

• 너를 – you (repeated for emphasis)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 원해 – want
  • 원하다 – to want, to hope
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

빠져드는 나는 = Me, who is absorbed

• 빠져드는 – that is absorbed
  • 빠져들다 – to sink into, to be absorbed into
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 나는 – I
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker

어지럽게 날 감싸던 수많은 lights = The numerous lights that used to dizzily wrap around me

• 어지럽게 – dizzily
  • 어지럽다 – to be dizzy
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 감싸던 – that used to wrap
  • 감싸다 – to cover, to wrap
  • -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered
• 수많은 – numerous
  • 수많다 – to be numerous
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives

두 눈을 감을 때 = When I close my eyes

• 두 – two (determiner form)
• 눈을 – eye
  • 눈 – eye
  • -을 – object marker
• 감을 때 – when I close my eyes
  • 감다 – to close eyes
  • -을 때 – when

니 맘이 보이게 = I can see your heart

• 니 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 맘이 – heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -이 – subject marker
• 보이게 – I can see (literally: in a way it is seen)
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

너와 나의 거리를 좁히고 있어 = Our distance is narrowing

• 너와 나의 – our (literally: of you and me)
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 거리를 – distance
  • 거리 – distance
  • -를 – object marker
• 좁히고 있어 – is narrowing
  • 좁히다 – to narrow, to make smaller
  • -고 있다 – to be doing (progressive form)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

서로를 당기고 있어 = We’re pulling each other

• 서로를 – each other
  • 서로 – each other
  • -를 – object marker
• 당기고 있어 – is pulling
  • 당기다 – to pull
  • -고 있다 – to be doing (progressive form)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

내 맘에, baby, 너는 불을 붙이고 = You, baby, light a fire in my heart and (the sentence continues with the English lyrics “I need you right here”)

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘에 – in the heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 너는 – you
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 불을 – fire
  • 불 – fire
  • -을 – object marker
• 붙이고 – light and
  • 붙이다 – to light, to ignite
  • -고 – and (connective ending)

시간을 달려 그 소릴 따라 = Run through time and follow that sound

• 시간을 – the time
  • 시간 – time
  • -을 – object marker
• 달려 – run and
  • 달리다 – to run
  • -어 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 그 – that
• 소릴 – sound (contraction of 소리를)
  • 소리 – sound
  • -를 – object marker
• 따라 – follow
  • 따르다 – to follow
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style (ㅡ-irregular form) (따르다 is one of few verbs that follows the ㅡ-irregular rather than the 르-irregular)

그 빛을 따라 나에게 전해 줘 = Follow that light and pass it to me

• 그 – that
• 빛을 – light
  • 빛 – light
  • -을 – object marker
• 따라 – follow and
  • 따르다 – to follow
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one (ㅡ-irregular form) (따르다 is one of few verbs that follows the ㅡ-irregular rather than the 르-irregular)
• 나에게 – to me
  • 나 – I, me
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 전해 줘 – pass it
  • 전하다 – to pass along
  • -해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

내 맘을 향한 your eyes, 스치는 그 멜로디 = You eyes that were facing my heart, that melody that grazes

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘을 – heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -을 – object marker
• 향한 – that was facing
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 스치는 – that grazes
  • 스치다 – to graze, to brush
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 그 – that
• 멜로디 – melody

이끌어줘 너에게 = Guide me to you

• 이끌어줘 – guide me
  • 이끌다 – to pull, to attract, to guide
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)