Shelter without a demand. Fifteen years since the beat first landed.요구 없는 피난처. 비트가 도달한 지 15년.
A masked writer building in Seoul. Words first, always. 피난처 (Refuge) and STILL STEADY are out now: shelter without a demand, and a fifteen-year answer to a Rocksteady beat.
서울에서 만들어가는 마스크를 쓴 작가. 글이 먼저, 언제나. 피난처와 STILL STEADY가 나왔습니다: 요구 없는 피난처, 그리고 Rocksteady 비트에 부치는 15년의 답.
Electronic Press Kit전자 프레스 키트
MAKETH is a masked artist based in Seoul, blending hip-hop roots with indie and alternative textures. The man unimportant. The message the point. The project centers on lyrical depth over spectacle: a writer-first philosophy that treats every verse as literature, in the lineage of MF DOOM's persona work and Nujabes' textural discipline. Drawing from a lifetime of outsider perspective and a restless ear across genres, MAKETH builds music that rewards patience. The July 2026 releases 피난처 (Refuge) and STILL STEADY arrive as a paired pass through shelter and lineage. STILL STEADY names Tablo and Epik High in its second verse, fifteen years after the Rocksteady beat first landed. Earlier in 2026: the P.O.C IV EP Pour & Press (June), the Midnight Spinnin single (June), and the 후 (Hu) tribute to IU (May). The P.O.C series began in December 2025 with Joy & Peace and continues in bi-monthly cadence.
MAKETH는 서울을 기반으로 활동하는 마스크를 쓴 아티스트로, 힙합의 뿌리에 인디와 얼터너티브의 질감을 더합니다. 사람은 중요하지 않다. 메시지가 핵심이다. 이 프로젝트는 화려함보다 가사의 깊이를 중심에 둡니다. 모든 버스를 문학으로 다루는 글 먼저의 철학, MF DOOM의 페르소나 작업과 Nujabes의 질감의 계보 위에서. 평생의 아웃사이더 시선과 장르를 가리지 않는 귀에서 비롯된 MAKETH의 음악은 인내를 보상합니다. 2026년 7월 발매작 피난처와 STILL STEADY는 피난처와 계보를 두 축으로 짝을 이맹니다. STILL STEADY는 2절에서 Tablo와 Epik High를 직접 부르며, Rocksteady 비트가 처음 도달한 지 15년이 되는 해입니다. 2026년 상반기: P.O.C IV EP Pour & Press (6월), 싱글 Midnight Spinnin (6월), 아이유에게 부치는 후 (Hu) 헌정 (5월). P.O.C 시리즈는 2025년 12월 Joy & Peace로 시작되어 격월 페이스로 이어집니다.
Key Facts주요 정보
Genre장르
Hip-Hop / Indie / Alternative
Based in활동 지역
Seoul, South Korea
Label레이블
Independent
Distribution유통
Too Lost
Latest최신
STILL STEADY · Single (Jul 22, 2026) · 피난처 Refuge · Single (Jul 21, 2026) · P.O.C IV: Pour & Press · EP (Jun 26, 2026) · Midnight Spinnin · Single (Jun 5, 2026) · 후 (Hu) · Single (May 15, 2026) · P.O.C III: Lilac & Loss · EP (Apr 29, 2026)
Vocal: Dynamic mic (SM58 or equivalent), monitor wedge
11 months ago was gloating, coping, noting I could be top ropingI did the work, I scaled the mountain, I was celebrating...prematurely.열심히 했고, 정상까지 올랐고, 축하하고 있었다...너무 일찍.
But alas the crash spectacular
A laugh so pure a family steers their dearest off the path
Amid the mass & hide the wounds in wool from colored glassAmongst the people, in front of the pulpit. Wounds internal and external. Glass that cuts yet sanctifies.사람들 사이, 강단 앞에서. 안팎으로 상처투성이. 베이면서도 거룩하게 하는 유리.
A scarf could raise the class if one does match
But really under that
Are veins that strain from lack of cash
Scratch off that rash decision
A lack of vision, time reveals the real, a lacking system
Through cracks & schisms, ruptured rhythms & just pure indifference
Without the wisdom
I shiver the pile is lacking timbers
Been striking embers since September
You'd think I'd remember
What it feels like
To not have frost fray my fingertips
I lose my grip on this list I was working with
The crowd sea shifts, amidst the mist of lack of kindness
The lights are bright, amongst the night but the night is
Chorus:
Silence...
The only thing louder than my mind...
A troubling sign...
I pray you're
With your kind
Treasure the time
Sing all the lines
As for I....
I'll walk beside...
In...
Verse 2:
Thinking about all the actions that I didn't take
Grieving about the decisions that I didn't make
Told myself another day, another day, another day
& now its all gone to waste
Kicking conifers, got needles piling left & right
Clocked by cones like stones, they fall above my line of sight
Do I deserve my plight?
I watch the shepherds gather round the mangerGlimpses of what's coming, of Christmas Day.다가올 것들의 장면, 크리스마스의 장면.
The gold I'd give to the savior for a night ofI need peace, and I'll give my profits to the prince of peace for that.평화가 필요해. 그 한 밤의 평화를 위해, 평화의 왕에게 내 전부를 내어줄 수 있어.
Chorus:
Silence...
The kind of peace I wanna find...
Under Jupiter's shine tonight...
To be frank it's hard to live sincere
Search for sense in myrrhI use all of my senses, including smell, to try and make sense of my time between life and death.후각까지, 모든 감각을 써서 삶과 죽음 사이 이 시간을 이해하려 한다.
Eyes of tears I clear
I'm still stable right?
At least for another night
Closing:
That's just the way...I'll be ok...
Got through today....
Intro:
I'll pour a second bowl & leave it by the side
For anyone listening out tonight
I hope you come by
Spend some time
It's gonna be a long night
Verse 1:
If I could
Double boil my troubles via bubbles away
Maybe it'll be today
When I can finally figure
How to stew on my thoughts
& not get lost in the sauce
Of my regrets
Foot steps on cigarettes
Unlit cause I'm not trying to inhale some bad decisions
옷이 날개다, & I'm trying to stayI dress up, not for the situation, but for the faintest hope that it could be better.상황에 맞춰서가 아니라, 혹시 나아질 수 있다는 희미한 희망을 위해 차려입는다.
Dressed up for the occasion despite the situation
Red beans fall on the pavement
Chorus:
So I lay a table for two...just incase
Hope the serve don't go to waste
Reminisce on the days when
There were more cutlery than dinner plates
All of a sudden, 시간가느...몰랐어요 oh I knowTime is strange. I am aware that it goes, but caught off guard when it does.시간은 이상하다. 흘러가는 걸 알면서도, 막상 지나가면 당황한다.
I glance at the door, & another sigh falls
I just don't want to be alone
Verse 2:
Maybe...
I'm going stir crazy...
It's getting late see...
As the steam gets hazy...
That it might not be the worse thing
To eat this serving
Even if on my own
팥죽 먹으면 귀신 물러가 집을 지킨다Maybe just familial superstition...but if I eat it, maybe the ghosts of my regrets will leave me with some warm memories.그냥 집안 미신일 수도 있지만...먹으면 후회의 귀신들이 물러가고, 따뜻한 기억만 남을지도.
& once the moon hits the arc of the sky
I hope I get some rest
But there's some spoonfulls to go
& for those who know
Guess I can't get some sleep yet
밥한톨도 헛되이 하지말고A grandmother's wisdom, a grandmother's love, expressed through correction.할머니의 지혜, 할머니의 사랑. 잔소리로 전해지는.
음식은 남김없이 먹어라
So I stare at the stars
I've come so far
Still I wonder where you are
Bridge:
My grandmother laughs in my memory
Between soaking red beans & kneading rice sweet
Oh so early
& the calendars we used to...
Share now replaced by all these mobile phones
At least I've got new socks so the nights are...
Verse 3:
My spoon hits the bottom of the bowl
Took a couple of hours now I've broken the cold
There's a couple more servings if you'd like some more
& while I don't drink no more, there's some alcohol
Now if you'll excuse friend, bout to go to bed
See the sun's about to rise, my eyes about to set
아직은 밤도 길고 추위도 오라
동지 지나면 봄이온다Just hold on, warmer days are coming.버텨, 따뜻한 날이 온다.
Verse 1:
Snowflakes, fall at my feet...What should be festive, hurts...축제여야 할 것이, 아프다...
My breath that I can see
Sharp wind, I grit my teeth
Walking down, lonely alleys...
For peace I'm trying to find
As I go check the time
Three hundred & fifty seven days goneAll that time with nothing to show?그 모든 시간이 지났는데, 남은 게 없다고?
Not a lot to show I'm torn
Just before admitting I'm worn
Cinnamon draws me round the corner
Then I hear it
Then I see it
Choirs singing carols for the season
Joy reflected in their eyes
I take a seat & listen why
Chorus:
What a merry time it is today
Hope you're with your own family
We say...
It's better this wayEven with everything against you, find Joy & Peace.모든 것이 너를 막아도, Joy & Peace를 찾아라.
&...
Spread some cheer & love to all today
Let the children run around & play
We say...
It's better this way
Verse 2:
A little child runs past my sideThe father picks up the daughter, the family is together.아버지가 딸을 안아 올리고, 가족이 함께 있다.
Into a pair of waiting arms
Her brother laughs
Hand in hand, his mother smiles in wonder as
A couple asks me to help take their photograph
Fifty Christmases have come & passedWe can only aspire to have such a blessed long relationship like that.그렇게 오래, 그렇게 축복받은 관계를 꿈꿀 수 있을 뿐.
The old man laughs
Arms around the shoulders of his partner
As the choir, sings through the night
Ornaments & lights
So bright
The director calls for tenor
& some bells here
Chorus:
Hope your stockings are all stuffed today
Get yourself something under your tree
We say...
It's better this way
&...
Ham & mash pile high on top your plate
Cozy up beside the fireplace
We say...
It's better this way
Bridge:
As the hands meet at the top...
The city, lights up...
With cheers & well wishes
I breathe out, & see the warmth inside
I'm alive & tonight, I'll try
To celebrate alongside
Chorus:
Joy & Peace for all around today
Finally its Christmas Day
We say...
It's better this way
&...
Merry Christmas, young & old & bright
& to all a good night
We say....
It's better this way
Spoken:
Merry Christmas everyone
Hope you all have a good night
Love yourself, love others
Take care
It's a beautiful end of the year
You're not alone, even if you feel alone
We're right here
My name is MAKETH
Courage and Honor
Latom
Chorus:
오늘도… 같은 아침이 시작됐다...like alwaysLove that endures is love that celebrates the sameness on repeat.견디는 사랑은, 반복되는 같은 하루를 축하하는 사랑이다.
The sound, your breath, tells me you're still at rest
푹 쉬었길 바래, 꿈이 달콤했길 바래
I hope it stays that way
I know you feel the same
네가 깨어날 때To be exactly where they need you to be.그 사람이 필요로 하는 바로 그 자리에 있는 것.
나는 여기 있을게
Verse 1:
I take a breath your sweet scent
Still lingering
I'm thinking I should stay a couple of minutes
But insistence of what needs to be done
Before the sun comes
I sigh a little, darn
Kisses on your cheeks for later
I could stay in your palm, savor
But preparations my promise
To be honest my heart is astonished
That you'll take a chance
With a soul like mine
So I'll use the time
Regardless of whatever
To make your morning better
Cause I
Pre-Chorus:
마음속에 있는 말은 다
보여줄 수 없지만
커피 원두 향이 사랑으로The acts of service may be as small as a coffee bean, but it fills the house with love.커피 한 알만큼 작은 행동일 수 있지만, 그것으로 집 안이 사랑으로 가득 찬다.
당신을 깨우길 바래요
May the notes that fill the air receive you
As my arms await a hug to greet you
But for now I'll be around
Listening out for when you wake
Chorus:
오늘도… 같은 아침이 시작됐다...like always
The sound, your breath, tells me you're still at rest
푹 쉬었길 바래, 꿈이 달콤했길 바래
I hope it stays that way
I know you feel the same
네가 깨어날 때
나는 여기 있을게
Verse 2:
I stack ceramic the night we had was magic
The taste still remains, the hair, my neck still standing
The attraction that impacts from the way you sway your hips
Coffee burns a little from the dryness of my lips
Half a mind to jump the sheets
But patience works in my favor
Lord knows the trouble if I don't wait for later
So instead here fold the rest
Clean the mess beside the desk
File the bill of what's unpaid
Along with what's been spent
& say a prayer
Cause the savior
gave another day
As I stand again
& stretch my hands
I know that we're ok
Doubts & fear in conversation
Darkness drip down with persuasion
Suddenly a shift of placement
Let's me know that you're awake
So I
Bridge:
Wrap my arms around your frame to feel you
Morning my love its so good to see you
Yes I know you want to stay here, me tooLove is a partnership, to remind each other of responsibilities.사랑은 동반자 관계, 서로에게 책임을 일깨워주는 것.
But you're gonna have to get up I'm sorry
엉킨 머리카락 사이로When they are the most beautiful to us.우리 눈에 가장 아름다운 순간.
그대가 늘 가장 예뻐 보여
잠결에 눈 비비는 그대에게
커피 향 먼저 스며들어요
Chorus:
느리게 흐르는 하루 속에서
눈을 감으면 첫 입맞춤이 떠올라요
Hours, drag on, knowing that I'll see you soon
& the future in my mind that we both are working to
Verse 1:
Another passed through gateWhat other choice do we have?다른 선택이 있기나 한 건가?
Another tap to pay
Keep moving on
Another filed away
Another excel saved
Keep moving on
Bite my tongue to not complain
But the days & nights they merge in time
& I'm left missing stagesBecause what these days are worth remembering?이 나날 중에 기억할 만한 게 뭐가 있어?
All empty pages
But you smile in frame
So its worth the fight I rub my eyes
We will be ok
We'll get there one day
Verse 2:
It pushes patience
My schedule stuffed, all these acquaintance
Raising complications saying shareholders are loosing faith &
너무 피곤해서 죽겠다A deep exhaustion hidden in casual language.가벼운 말 속에 숨겨진 깊은 탈진.
I trip a step, amongst commuters going places
Head down, head's a wreck now
& I still have this presentation
너무 바빠서 피곤해
A buzz your message
I know your work's doing your head in
I know you're venting
& you're stressing
So just let it out &
네 상처, 내가 품을게요
It's temporary
The days like this I'll keep you steady
In time come plenty I promise when the time is ready
손 맞잡고, 함께해요
What we want was never free
But it doesn't mean we can't achieve just not easily
My love you see
It won't be too much for me
Cause I feel my ring & here's the thing
I'll keep you in my hands
Until the end
Verse 3:
We're getting closer just hold on tight
You'll be my light, I'll be your lantern
In tandem receive more than we'd imagine
Can you fathom the mentions & questions
That will en masse when
We've reached our innings, our winnings
Our next season, our new beginnings
Reason to leave when the trees shed
While rooted in our peace
Feel the mid day breeze
Cease the hesitation
Even if I crawl on scraped up knees
At least a celebration for what we seized
Another day that we have conquered
While together that's important
Straddle caution of course some
But love we can do more come
Show the world that you're a force shun
The doubts & show yourself once
What it means to win
Yes its rough my love along this passage
& sorry until I see you all I have's this message
Bridge:
So I'm running through crowdsNothing stands between us.우리 사이에 아무것도 없다.
& calling you now
Sun kiss the ground
Lights flicker about
But all I see is a straight line to you
같은 공기 속I just know that you are there.그냥 알아, 네가 거기 있다는 걸.
그대 웃음이 그리워요
그대 온기를 닿을 듯 느껴요
My eyes flutter I fell under
A mid work rest a slight drop in my chest
Yet knowing I'll have you in my arms
Keeps me going through all the remainders
I missed you I'll tell you later
Chorus:
느리게 흐르는 하루 속에서
눈을 감으면 첫 입맞춤이 떠올라요
Hours, drag on, knowing that I'll see you soon
& the future in my mind that we both are working to
Opening:
문 열리는 소리가 들리면, 숨결에 그대 가득 차요.You who fills me with fresh air.나를 새 숨으로 채워주는 사람.
Chorus:
Hello my love
I know that today's been tough
But having us right here's enough
Can I kiss your hand
At any rateIn here the world doesn't matter, it's just you and I.여기선 세상은 상관없어, 너와 나뿐.
Tell me what's on your plate
In our own home you're safe
Let your worries out
Verse 1:
As the lights dip below
Let loose your inhibitions
My love listen I'm insisting
As I go prep the kitchen
That you take a glass of water
Then scrub off all the stressing
I'm sorry for the mess here
But dinner's ready soon
I'll tidy up the shoes if you'll tie up the trash
I'll toss it out later for now just take your bath
I trip & hear you laugh
I'm glad you liked that
Now hurry up & shower
We're eating in an hour
Chorus:
옷은 바람처럼
걱정 풀어 흘러내리길
어깨에 자유 스며들길
물이 춤추듯
몸과 영혼 씻어주고
따뜻히 안아주길
Bridge:
I don't know how long
I've been holding
Forgive me if
I won't let you go
But I know
That you'll need more
Than this embrace
So let's sit down
Let's take it slow
Verse 2:
Make sure you eat
The worst thing
About a full day's work
Is that it builds an appetite
I bet you skipped lunch right
Yes I sound up tight
But I rather you not risk
Getting light headed
You already skipped breakfast
I'd mention
The need to hydrate
When I'd held your face
In my palms, you're my star
You're my universe
& it hurts
When I feel the dryness worn
From the strain of the day
Know it still wasn't a waste
& I'm glad you made it
Bridge:
What should we watch tonight?
I'm waiting here take a seat
Come here, draw close to me
Get lost in fantasy
Reality can be for tomorrow
Romance or Action?
아직 먹어본 적 없는 음식들All of these experiences I will only happily do with you.이 모든 경험들, 오직 너와 함께여야 기꺼이 할 수 있어.
아직 가보지 못한 곳들
그대 곁이라면 다 행복해요
Chorus:
Settle down my dear
You've done so well this year
I know there are things to clear
Forget that for tonight
I worry too
But I'm confident we can't lose
Together we will make it through
Set that aside tonight
Verse 3:
It's getting late
The moon waves
I stretch my arms out, the sofa covers
Your eyes fading into slumberAnd just like that, I've fallen in love again.그렇게, 또다시 사랑에 빠졌다.
Like pearls they glisten look my way
그대 깊이로 잠깐 빠져들고
Hey my love
I think we've watched enough
Let's keep away all this stuff
Time to go to bed
& can I say
I'm so proud you made another day
Now rest easy
Moon rays are radiant on your face
You laugh loud as I smile against your cheek
I smile again pleased as you lean into me
Your whispered I love yous are all that I need
To fuel my sleep & work for our needs
I hope tonight you'll dream of our dreams
Come tomorrow just be, you & me
Outro:
편히 자요,When you wake, like every morning, I'll be here.네가 눈 뜰 때, 매일 아침처럼, 여기 있을게.
눈뜨면 제가 여기 있을게요.
Opening:
Kind of hurts to watch you try
I know standing on twos is quite the taskthe hurdle towards growth, resisting the parental instinct to help them성장을 향한 고비, 도와주고 싶은 부모의 본능을 참으며
Still I'm confident in time
It wont even be a stretch to fly
Yes you'll fall again
I'll pick you up
Soon you'll be a helping hand for others, I see
Your father holds you high
Your mother smiles in kind
넘어질 듯 걸어don't hesitate, that's how you learn망설이지 마, 그게 배우는 방법이야
가만히 보고 있었어
천천히 한 걸음
조용한 방안
조용히 안아 줄게
Verse 1:
One, Two, StepSlow is fast, now and for the rest of your life느리게 가는 것이 빠른 것, 지금도, 그리고 평생
Slow it down &
Take a breath
Know if you just
Do your best
The whole world
Has a wonderful way of
Showing things
Even as you crawl this spring
두렵겠지만Even if you can't look up and see me while crawling기어가면서 고개를 들어 나를 볼 수 없어도
내가 있을 게
Verse 2:
Soon the days of crawling and bawlingthe falling never ends, so neither must your attempts to try again넘어짐은 끝나지 않아, 그러니 다시 일어서는 것도 끝나지 말아야 해
Replaced by running and falling
Your eyes wide open that there's more than
The warmth of their gaze & the hands holding
The curtains open
Surrounded by others
The colours
& one they call your brother
Your stutters turn to utters
As you call your father
Your mother aches
As you rest now in your own space
집 대신 세상을 보게don't limit yourself, the world is yours스스로를 가두지 마, 세상은 네 것이야
혼자서도 걸어가게
Verse 3:
Then your first rejectionIt's a terrible feeling, but that's how you fully understand the world끔찍한 기분이야, 하지만 그게 세상을 온전히 이해하는 방법이기도 해
Left you stressing and fretting
The echoes of your classmates laughing
Keeps you stuck in your bed &
Your parents asking why you locked your door
Face now buried in your pillow
Count to zero
Want to run now towards the hills though
Cause it feel so
Isolating
Games they're playing
Shrinking feeling can't escape it
Shifting sands deny your placement
Outside window seasons changing
Door ajar a feeling safe cause
Friends who smile, the shame once plain, pausedFriends, not all will stay, but hold on to those who do친구들, 모두 곁에 남지는 않아, 하지만 남아준 이들을 꼭 붙잡아
Hands stretched out pulled now through doorways
As the laughter fills the hallways
Bridge:
파도가 되어 어디로든
달려가고 싶어
겁 없이
Feeling free
Feel the breeze
There will never be another time likeWe all know this to be true우리 모두 이게 사실임을 알아
Riding bikes,
Stay late past nights
First love goodbyes
And jealous fights
Rush sugar high
High fiving signs
Fold paper flies
As fields roll by
& peace of mind
That you won't find
So take your time
Before goodbyes
Your mother's arms
Once warmth to find
Now barely wraps
But still she tries
& it's been some time
Since your father
Could lift you high
& your grandma's hand
Hold a little light
Smiling bright
Though her eyes are a little tired
Hold on tight
시간이 너를 데려가
작은 두려움 안고
하고 싶은 말 대신
숨을 한 번 쉬고
처음 너를 안았던
그 방이 떠올라
놓지 못할 이 손을
천천히 펴야 해Every parents' pain모든 부모의 아픔
Closing:
Kind of hurts to watch you try
Still I'm confident in time
It wont even be a stretch to fly
Though you'll fall again
I won't pick you upYou're now on your two feet, help others이제 두 발로 서 있으니, 다른 이들을 도와줘
You already have the strength to help others, I see
Your father holds you high
Your mother smiles in kind
넘어져도 달려가
가만히 지켜볼게
천천히 한 걸음
넓은 세상 안에
조용히 응원할게
가만히 보고 있었어
너는 벌써 멀어져I'm proud of you네가 자랑스러워
꽃잎 활짝 펴서
Opener:
이제 어디에 누워도We never do get the same rest again그 편안함은 두 번 다시 오지 않아
그 무릎만큼 편하진 않아
네 안의 바다가 마르고 있어
아이는 돌아갈 곳을 잃었어
Verse 1:
You lack sleep
Dreams discarded by the way side
Cause deadlines & red eyes they take I
Wish I could say it gets better but I'd be lying
Still you get stronger
Swimming through dry water
All the quarters & corners
You've been cutting coupons off of
Your lanyard a landmarkYou write to earn your keep, you write to pay your dues살기 위해 쓰고, 빚을 갚기 위해 써
Of work & luck
But pen marks & rentals
Are coming up
Still call some numbers
Find time to spend with others
Using smiles to hide & cover
Heart's still torn asunder
Eyes once laugh & wonder
Now bags line under
Locked door, lights out still pining for rest
But its never been the same since her...
Chorus:
이제 어디에 누워도
그 무릎만큼 편하진 않아
네 안의 바다가 마르고 있어
아이는 돌아갈 곳을 잃었어
Verse 2:
But then a face becomes familiar
Always been here
Go from strangers to I miss her
Quiet nights turn into insta
Message back & forth all sincere
Suddenly clear
Want to be near
Sweet sensations whispered in ear
Fear you'll never be enoughNothing is for certain, be your best and take the leap아무것도 확실하지 않아, 최선을 다하고 뛰어들어
Fear of life now if she leaves ya
So you speak words spilling out
The silence stretches out the clock
She opens up but your heart's been pounding off the rocks
But then she smiles, warmth fills your chest
Feeling that just maybe you've found your rest
다른 무릎 위에서It may not be the same rest, but it is rest all the same, stay.같은 안식은 아닐지 몰라도, 그래도 안식이야. 머물러.
네 눈이 스르르 감겨
Verse 3:
Like I said it won't be easy
Please believe me
But love's the strength
That teaches things
From spring to spring
Sometimes, sadness returns with a familiar ring
Fall to the floor
Flowers left at a rusted door
Are you looking for the child not here no more?
He's gone awayYour childhood is gone, it is what it is, rise up어린 시절은 사라졌어, 그게 현실이야, 일어서
Sailed off they say to a sunset island
As for you young blood keep fighting
Moon shining
A test that tears the frame
There's a new bud on the way
Bridge:
What sleep you had
You wait til death
Or it feels like it
Awake & stressed
But weight & breath
Feels right cause it's
Heavy the load, but light the burden
Your choices right you can't be certain
For what it's worth
While it hurts is to just watch them tryYou now are where your parents have been, hold this moment tight이제 네가 부모님이 있던 자리에 있어, 이 순간을 꼭 붙잡아
& while there's time you better hold them up high
See your wife smile right beside
Just hold on tight
Ending:
꽃잎은 다시 피어나
벌써 저만큼 걸어가
Opener:
오래 버틴 발걸음이Past the mid point, an awareness of that which comes after중간을 이미 지났어, 다음에 올 것에 대한 자각
노을 쪽으로 기울어
돌아갈 길을 아는 듯이
Verse 1:
The structure creaks its a little bit dauntingNot just the home, but your frame집만이 아니야, 네 몸도 삐걱거리고 있어
This morning used to fly now
Its a little miracle
If you could take your two steps without a little now pausing
The mind, before the body, awake, still need some coffee
The hallways creak quiet where footsteps once filled the air
All there's left now just stillness in the atmosphere
Brush the grey in the mirror
Wonder when did the sparks in the eyes
Turn to dull floating lights
You laugh
A little at your gaze
Was your present worth your pain
You've never reconciled
But the days they pile up
& now your mother's aged in daysNot days, but you just didn't notice하루하루가 아니야, 그냥 알아채지 못한 것뿐
Your father's aged the same
For a moment you are back
To when they were mountains
Verse 2:
A set of foot falls from across the way
Breaks the train of thought
Brings you back from space
A head on your shoulders put you back in place
The love of your life
The love all of your life
Hand across your chinSoft intimacy, acts of love조용한 친밀함, 사랑의 행위
Says you've got to shave
& don't forget to go clear the trash today
She gives a small smile & she's on her way
Sure the silence stays
But now a little lighter
Still sadness finds yaIt never quite goes away그건 완전히 사라지지 않아
Like melancholy is the design here
Can't say the future's brighter
At the moment, future's right here
The past is well & truly come & gone
It's truly past here
With no goodbyes
As quick as it arrived
You're spiralling
I don't think
You're meant to stay here idle
Hold now don't blink
Time's a sink
Be here or lose the cycle
You stumble down & crumble now onto awaiting knees
So find your rest, weight off your chest
Be here while you can be
Bridge:
오래 버틴 발걸음이
노을 쪽으로 기울어
아직은 아니야, 여기 있어Don't go yet, stay.아직 가지 마, 여기 있어.
Verse 3:
Then a call breaks the quiet of the blue
A voice blooms lower than what was in the room
You ask how they have been
They say yea its fine cool
Gaps in conversation
You pray that they'll be patient
Hesitation in their tone
Shortness of their breath
Your love asks his, what's on their chestThe importance of feminine intuition여성적 직관이 가진 중요성
They finally admit they'd like to stay
They have a bud on the way & need help to raise him
Its apparent now to manage that you have to stay present
The sunset can wait when you're asked by your essenceIts sacrifice, its love그게 희생이야, 그게 사랑이야
Establish every effort let love lead the methods
Leverage every moment hold it
It'll leave without permission
Fog & mist cover tomorrow
Questions litter every other day
But that's ok honestly
It's always been that way
Your responsibility is to stay & be
& if your bud needs to rest you offer up your...
Closing:
오래 버틴 발걸음이
노을 쪽으로 기울어
Opener:
짧지 않았던 그 기억들이
너를 한 번쯤 웃게 했으면My only wish in life내 삶의 유일한 바람
그게 내가 바란 전부야
Verse 1:
Been in your bed for a couple of hours
I know your one two step takes a little more power
The silence of the room just a little more louder
Your bloom across the hallway
His bud just right there too
You reach to the side, reminded no one's there
Been a couple of years since she left this place here
Hand goes from empty sheets to shadowsempty space, and a shave you've let overgrow without the reminders빈 공간, 그리고 더 이상 아무도 챙겨주지 않아 길러진 수염
It's five O'clock now your mind drifts back to sleep
Hook:
You've long been pouring out
For loved ones all around
Water cascades down
But you've never stepped into your own seaYou've only poured out, its no wonder you're running dry쏟아내기만 했어, 바닥이 나도 당연해
시간이 너를 키워가
너를 알게 되어서 기뻤는지
이 밤에 미련은 없는지
Verse 2:
Your bloom knocks the door says his bud wants to say hi
You nod thinking when you used to hold him to the sky
Locked rooms, big dreams, lanyards & deadlines
See the lights faded from his eyes
Still he smiles
As his bud enters with his step one twoYou went through this, then your child, now your grandchild네가 겪었고, 그 다음엔 네 자식이, 이제는 손자가
Little tough but he'll get up it's what you've all been through
Climbs up hand signs he wants to get some sleep
So you offer your knee
Bridge:
Suddenly you see
A face you haven't seen
But you know by how he sleeps
Your father used to hold him high
Your mother says "my love
You've endured enoughWe may not decide when, but we trust it will be timely언제인지는 우리가 정할 수 없지만, 때가 되면 올 거라 믿어
When you're ready
Just come on by"
Verse 3:
Your bloom tucks you in its getting late
He's got a lot on his plate but he'll make sure you're well rested
You thank the effort he says its fine and for the record
He watched you do this for your father to
His bud watches you as he's carried away
You smile with your eyes as if to say goodbye for today
But if the blossoms fall and you're not here tomorrowCan we actually promise this? No. But it's worth it정말 이걸 약속할 수 있을까? 아니야. 하지만 그럼에도 가치 있어
You'll meet again someday
Closing:
& a voice familiar says
Hand soft on your face
"You still haven't shaved?"The line only a loved one would say, of course you would break사랑하는 사람만이 할 수 있는 말, 무너지는 게 당연해
On her knees you lie & wait
Thinking its a dream you cry can't help the pain
Face you haven't seen lit up now by the rays
Of the setting sun, sand sinks under the waves
Then she says there's someone here
Who's been waiting for a number of years
이게 네가 바라던 결말인 걸
이 밤에 미련 없이 잠들어Now find your rest이제 쉬어
For IU — on her birthday. Seventeen years a fan, since Ugly Duckling.아이유에게 — 생일을 축하하며. 2009년 미운오리 새끼 이후 17년간의 팬으로서.
Rolling out across streaming platforms this week.이번 주, 각 스트리밍 플랫폼에 순차 공개됩니다.
Opening Hook (0:00 — 0:22):
You're on your way
You'll be ok
날아가
괜찮아
Verse 1 (0:23 — 1:06):
I wouldn't say I came from the bottom
More like a late autumn
Time spent in other regions
But as the season changed
Got through the day by day
My soul dried up
& I was cracking at the seams
Not listening
Caught visiting
Some troubled thoughts of a life I thought glistening
But matter fact was lacking paths
& on the track to nowhere fast
So had to map my soul reactEpik High, Map the Soul (2009). The Seoul outsider's first inheritance.에픽하이 Map the Soul (2009). 서울 아웃사이더의 첫 유산.
& change lanes fast
Caused whiplash that
Broke comfort, lack & idle tracks
To spin the block then hit the gas
Still didn't know
Where I had to go
Been a while without the onus
Left with just the flow
A voice said find Seoul
So I had to roll
Landed late with no one I know
Leaning on a once in a lifetime kind of luck
Strawberry moon shine feels enoughIU, Strawberry Moon (2021). The rare June full moon — here, one rare light is enough.아이유 Strawberry Moon (2021). 6월의 희귀한 보름달 — 여기서는, 하나의 희귀한 빛으로 충분하다.
Hope I get to stun & dazzle with my Hip Hop
Know my stan would say don't stop“I stan U” ghosts in the line — IU / 아이유 as phonetic play. The fan and the artist trade places.아이유 — 이름 자체가 "I stan U"의 음운 단어유희. 팬과 아티스트가 자리를 바꾼다.
It's all I got
Chorus (1:07 — 1:28):
You're on your way
You'll be ok
날아가
괜찮아
Verse 2 · Holssi Tribute (1:29 — 2:12):
If I told you an ugly ducklingIU's 2009 trainee-era signature — the swan disguised as a duckling. Where the writer's seventeen years began.2009년 연습생 시절 아이유의 상징 — 미운 오리 새끼로 위장한 백조. 작가의 17년이 시작된 곳.
Would go from wonderlandIU, CHAT-SHIRE (2015). Alice's Cheshire grin meets the idol fantasy walked out of.아이유 CHAT-SHIRE (2015). 이상한 나라의 체셔 고양이, 그리고 벗어난 아이돌 환상.
To chatting about seeds in hand"chatting" — wordplay on CHAT-SHIRE's title. "Seeds" — setting up 홀씨."chatting" — CHAT-SHIRE 제목 워드플레이. "씨앗"은 홀씨로 이어진다.
Would you believe it?
Of course there's reason to being sus
This is the season
Of spring love fleeting causeIU, LILAC (2021) — the spring-farewell album. Lilacs bloom brief, then they're gone.아이유 LILAC (2021) — 봄을 떠나보내는 앨범. 라일락은 잠시 피고 지는 것.
How brief's the meeting
But this evening see the reaping
Seed then sown in long past seasons
Seas that roared & seas recedingMAKETH's own Lilac & Loss EP (Apr 29, 2026) — 결실 / 낙화, the same sea at two different hours.MAKETH의 Lilac & Loss EP (2026.4.29) — 결실과 낙화, 같은 바다의 두 시간대.
See an artist deal with seething
Ease into a kind of peace &
Elevate now trouble leaving
무심히 내려보리Direct quote from the chorus of IU's 홀씨 (Holssi). Embedded mid-verse, in her own words.아이유 홀씨의 후렴 직접 인용. 그녀의 단어 그대로, 절 중간에 숨겨 둔다.
So that means
Get to do as I please
If the spore's left the floor홀씨 — the precise botanical term is spore, not seed. Spores drift; they have no destination.홀씨 — 정확한 용어는 씨앗(seed)이 아닌 포자(spore). 포자는 목적지를 정하지 않고 바람에 실려 간다.
Then I'll leap through the trees
Reach for sunset beams
Rather risk a life with no regrets
Scorched still take off
Sky walk than be on land
So I'll follow the model
As well as live by the motto
Say "후", 날아가 꼭대기루후 — the breath that scatters a 홀씨. The writer is not the spore. The writer is the thing that lets it go.후 — 홀씨를 흩뜨리는 숨결. 작가는 포자가 아니다. 작가는 그 포자를 놓아주는 존재이다.
I'll hit the road despite the odds through the Lilac & the LossThe EP from two weeks before this tribute, carried into the verse as a road — through, not out of.두 주 전 발매한 EP 제목이 이 헌정 안으로 길이 되어 들어온다 — '빠져나가다'가 아닌 '지나가다'.
I'll let the queen have the last laugh tooThe setup left open. The queen has the last word in her own song about letting go — but the laugh stays in the original. Listen there.설정만 남기고 마무리는 비워둔다. 홀씨의 마지막 말은 그녀의 것 — 그러나 웃음은 원곡에 남겨둔다. 그곳에서 들으라.
Bridge (2:14 — 2:33):
어떻게? 몰라 근데...
어떻게? 몰라... 그렇기에“How? I don't know. And for that reason — ” The hook answers the unfinished “because.”“어떻게? 몰라. 그렇기에 — ” 후크가 이 열린 '이유'를 완성시킨다.
Closing Hook (2:34 — 2:55):
You're on your way
You'll be ok
날아가
괜찮아
Opening (0:08):
Welllllll
Welcome ya'll
여러분
It's been quite the summer
Sweltering days
Constant rain
Got the right to feel under
It'll be a shame to let waste
All the work that you've done here
So just say it loud with me
Chant 1 (0:20 — 0:41):
아니야,
일어나,
깨어나,
살아있어You have to say it out loud before it becomes true.사실이 되기 전에 소리 내어 말해야 한다.
아직 다시,
내 시간이야, 이겨내
Let's get it up!
아니야,
일어나,
깨어나,
살아있어
여전히 이겨내
Verse 1 (0:42 — 1:03):
권태기The word for when a relationship goes quiet, but I'm using it on myself.관계가 잠잠해질 때 쓰는 말인데, 지금은 나 자신에게 쓴다.
Inside me
It's been rough to breathe
Dry air atmosphere
Little hard to see
습관, 익숙해져The most dangerous thing is when it stops feeling hard.가장 위험한 건, 더 이상 힘들지 않게 느껴질 때다.
Feeling crushed from closing walls
Can barely recall
All these weeks ya'll
Started flying
Now in freefall
I just need some peace from scattered teams calls
지쳐 All this time
That I've lost to the inertia
Head hurts but I have to be heard here
Pre-Chant (1:03 — 1:24):
How did we get here?
Start of the year we were firing, going off!
Now that the sun's here
It's become clear that we made no progress
Locker room signs here, define the
You see
Laying it all out is just the first step
Gather round now & call out the next
Chant (1:24 — 1:54):
쓰러졌어
뻗어버려
그래도 버텨내However far down I went, the instruction is still the same.얼마나 아래까지 내려갔든, 해야 할 건 같다.
마지막 종이 없어
눈을 떠 이제
높이 올라
나 안 사라져
여기서 못 쓰러져
Bridge (1:54 — 2:16):
So let's gather
Yes the weather
But we can't wait for it to change
We get better
Every member
That's how we all make our way
Come September
We'll remember
How we took a chance todayThe reason we made it to September is what we chose to do today.9월에 도착한 이유는, 오늘 우리가 선택한 것이다.
Verse 2 (2:16 — 2:37):
So get your shoes on you all know the stakes
What's on your plate
Put aside for the play
The work's been done now its all the stage
미련The thing you told yourself you were done with, but still won't put down.이제 그만두겠다고 말해놓고, 손에서 놓지 못한 것.
push aside
놓쳐 not tonight
Feel the high standing by
Side by side with your pride
You're lions
You're tigers
You're bears
Feel the might
Opportunities
take hold take you far
다시 오지 않아
Chant (2:37 — 2:58):
아니야,
일어나,
깨어나,
살아있어
아직 다시,
내 시간이야, 이겨내
Let's get it up.
아니야,
일어나,
깨어나,
살아있어
여전히 이겨내
Opening Chant (0:14 — 0:29):
포기 안 해
절대 안 돼
할 수 있다
치고 나가Not a wish. An instruction to the body.바람이 아니라, 몸에 내리는 명령이다.
포기 안 해
절대 안 돼
할 수 있다
치고 나가
Verse 1 (0:29 — 0:43):
You got to
Run the play
Don't hesitate
You know the stakes
The outcome now comes from your 근성Grit. Not talent, not luck. The thing that stays when everything else quits.근성. 재능도 운도 아니고, 나머지가 다 그만둘 때까지 남는 것.
Run the play
Don't hesitate
You know the stakes
The outcome now comes from your 근성
Verse 2 (0:43 — 1:12):
Dam has now broken
Monsoon now openThe rain we sat through in 차렷 is now the momentum we're using.차렷에서 견뎠던 비가, 이제는 밀고 나가는 힘이 됐다.
Loses now coping
Still on the move
Families cheering
Opps in the clearing
Momentum veering
What will you do
Body collisions
Still on a mission
Looking for that 돌파구The breakthrough spot. The one seam in the wall.돌파구. 벽에서 유일하게 갈라진 자리.
행군, the line we line is our design
Sum of our 숨
Sum of our breathWe share the same air with the ones running beside us.옆에서 뛰는 사람들과, 같은 공기를 나눠 쓴다.
근육 aches
But 함성 takes the fever running in ya
놓치지 마, feel that second wind so
다 걸어, do not fall
걸었어, endure it all
They might think they have the win
Just you wait they'll think againThe scoreboard hasn't caught up to us yet.점수판이 아직 우리를 따라잡지 못했을 뿐이다.
Opening (0:23 — 0:43):
장마 끝
비 그치다, soon
맑다
맑아
청명The word for a clear day after long rain. Not just weather. A season of the mind.긴 비 끝의 맑은 하늘을 가리키는 말. 날씨만이 아니라, 마음의 계절이다.
Verse 1 (0:45 — 1:08):
Welcome back to the place
Where the wins were won
Stretch out 비 내음 breathe release its gone
Its time to go back to 연습장The practice hall. Where nobody's watching. Where the work you don't post gets done.연습장. 아무도 보지 않는 곳. 올리지 않는 작업이 실제로 이루어지는 곳.
Weight of the game released from arms
Yet what we invest here is more than to say we won
More importantly it's 수련Not the same as 연습. 연습 is drill. 수련 is the shaping of the person doing the drill.연습과 다르다. 연습은 훈련이고, 수련은 그 훈련을 하는 사람 자체를 다듬는 것이다.
So rack your bags
Tighten your slacks
Stretch out your calves
Turn up the track
And get into position
Time to lay out the mission
Make sure you listen
Chant 1 (1:08 — 1:27):
잘 했어Said to the room, said to yourself. Both meanings are true at once.방 전체에게 하는 말이자, 자기 자신에게 하는 말. 두 뜻이 동시에 진짜다.
혼자 아니라서 다행이야
내일도 다시 간다
오늘 수련하자
Verse 2 (1:30 — 2:03):
Its a one, two, step
Duck your neck
And put your back into it
Find your breath
Attack and track the path
Don't lose your
Eyes on the route
Feel your flanks filled with those who are aligned
And will put it on the line
Its just practice
But its practice
So you meant to failFailing here is the whole point. This is the only room where getting it wrong doesn't cost you anything.여기서 실패하는 게 목적이다. 틀려도 아무 대가를 치르지 않는, 유일한 방이다.
Iron out mistakes
Call out, what's gone stale
갈고닦아
Is what will truly tell
If time here was spent well
So 꾸준히, steadily
Build the team
일심동체One mind, one body. The team gets there together or nobody gets there.한 마음, 한 몸. 팀 전체가 함께 도착하거나, 아무도 도착하지 못한다.
And remember to stay 함께
See that's the play
That never strays
Every day
No matter what comes our way
We know that we'll be ok
Now everybody say
Chant 2 (2:03 — 2:25):
잘 했어
혼자 아니라서 다행이야
내일도 다시 간다
오늘 수련하자
Bridge (2:25 — 2:48):
Even if the rain returnsThe rain always returns. The practice is what happens anyway.비는 늘 다시 온다. 연습은 그럼에도 이어지는 일이다.
I know
You'll be fine so long as you hold yourself close
But the best thing is that you're not alone
We'll be by your side
Verse 3 (2:48 — 3:10):
Alright clean up now the mess that you've made
I mean honestly have some responsibility
Don't laugh just cause I can't hide my smile
We're going to be here for awhile
So pack your things
Gather your gear
It better be spotless for tomorrow
An example for others to follow
Truth be told I'm proud
And you see there's no regret here
We'll all say it together
Couldn't have said it better
Chant 3 (3:10 — 3:35):
잘 했어
혼자 아니라서 다행이야
내일도 다시 간다
오늘 수련하자
Verse 1 (0:23 — 1:05):
I'm feeling the air
Flowing softly through my hair
As I whip the top off of this convertibleThe fantasy that makes the shift bearable. It doesn't have to be real to help.교대 시간을 견디게 해주는 상상. 진짜가 아니어도 도움이 된다.
I'm chilling young, rich & clean
Like I had a little lean
Cause I'm racing up the ladder driving vertical
Who knew someone like me, could make it this far?
All these digits in my bank, cause to celebrate
Couple more years in this biz, a side hustle or two
Stack my bread, lace my shoes and just levitate
End of the day,
I'm more than working for a wage
I'm just setting my stage I want freedomThe wage is real. So is the reason underneath it.임금은 진짜다. 그 아래에 있는 이유도 진짜다.
Choice of work & play
See the paper lays the road for the chrome rims to rolls
My hustle is my fuel & my youth pays the toll
Yea I'm bold with my goals
But can you really blame me
Get a grip on my gears avoiding all these Spaceys
Going higher on these ways under the moonlight
My ride occupied by me, myself and I
Chorus (1:06 — 1:26):
새벽길, 가는 길The road at 4am. The road that gets you where the day-shift people won't.새벽 4시의 길. 낮에 다니는 사람들은 못 가는 곳까지 가는 길.
묵묵히 버틴다
새벽별이 같이 간다
여기 왔어
안 꺾여
새벽길, 가는 길
묵묵히 버틴다
새벽별이 같이 간다
여기 왔어
안 꺾여
Verse 2 (1:27 — 2:10):
As I'm cruising the land
With you in my hand
I think about all the roadblocks we've gone through
& now that you're fast asleep
I lower the beat
Let your heart be the rhythm I ride toThe song was already playing. I just turned mine down to hear it.노래는 이미 나오고 있었다. 내 것만 줄여서 그걸 들었을 뿐.
Yea I'm doing one hundred, express lane spinning
Cause I wanna make sure that I get you home
But a part of me, wants to slow to 22
Maybe I'm just afraid of being alone
But needing to go, I drop you off & call your phone
Telling you "Good Night" hoping my words will stay & show
While I can't yet afford you the finer things
The time I spend with you I'll forever cling
Riding solo now it stings
Miss the joy that you bring me
Gotta clock in at 1
Drinking coffee eating pastriesThe convenience-store meal that keeps night workers upright.밤에 일하는 사람들을 버티게 해주는, 편의점 끼니.
I hear the engine ping a slight rattling
But I'm saving up my boo
Gotta get you that ring
Chorus (2:11 — 2:30):
새벽길, 가는 길
묵묵히 버틴다
새벽별이 같이 간다
여기 왔어
안 꺾여
새벽길, 가는 길
묵묵히 버틴다
새벽별이 같이 간다
여기 왔어
안 꺾여
Verse 3 (2:31 — 3:14):
I'm feeling sky high, as I lay them to sleep
Hope the lullaby I play will keep them in a bliss of peace
Tuck their hands, chest & feet under the sheets
Its a cold word, & they're not ready to beThe world I'm about to drive back into is not the one they should meet yet.내가 다시 나가야 할 세상은, 아이들이 아직 만날 세상이 아니다.
I step out the room after kisses on their cheeks
I've got dragons to slay, & promises to keep
My eyes feel heavy as the black tea seeps
But my mind stays ready as I sowed I will reap
Yea its a struggle & a strive to do an overnight drive
As I leave my world behind my heart feeling knifed
Is it too much to want to hold them forever
But my shift under the stars will make their lives better
See the pleasure in this venture is not riches or treasure
Not feathers in the cap or medals for the dresser
Its the text at sunrise saying "I'm coming home"The one message that makes the whole night worth it.밤을 통째로 갚아주는, 그 문자 한 통.
Embrace under sunrays knowing that I'm not alone
Chorus (3:14 — 3:19):
새벽길, 가는 길
묵묵히 버틴다
Opening / Hook (0:10 — 0:20):
And I know you will find rest
Just trust me
Heart on my sleeveEverything's out where you can see it. Nothing hidden to hold against me.전부 다 보이는 데 두었다. 나중에 꺼내 들 만한 건 아무것도 없다.
Don't need to lose yourself
Verse 1 (0:25 — 0:46):
Hey Lovely,
I've called a couple of times
Though I get it if you need a little timeI want you to answer, and I'll be okay if you don't.받아주면 좋겠다. 안 받아도 괜찮다.
But I see your eyes smile when I close my eyes how
Do I expect not to lose my mind
Know it's fine, take your time
I'll wait a whole lifetime
if it means you feel safe enough to come for shelter
Starting from tonight
Left my pass code by the doorYou don't have to knock. You don't have to ask.두드릴 필요도 없다. 물어볼 필요도 없다.
I'll listen to you forever
Verse 2 (0:46 — 1:07):
Cause I'll never stop speaking if it soothes your mind
I mean it all night
Don't give me everything
Just have all of mineThe exchange doesn't have to be even for it to be real.주고받는 게 똑같지 않아도, 진심일 수 있다.
You're not a fool
To want some calm right
Just tell me when it's silent now, alright
So let your breath out
Air's the only thing to leaveEverything else stays. Only the breath has to go.다른 건 다 여기 있어도 된다. 숨만 내보내면 된다.
You can hesitate
Take all the time you need
If you choose to push me
Might make a brief retreat
But the wind's got a chill
So I'm not gonna leave
Pre-Hook (1:07 — 1:28):
I hear your heart beating
I know I'm the reason
Hope the weight is receding
From your chest now, cause I
Hook (1:28 — 2:08):
And all that I need
Is to know if you leave
That you'll come back to me, when you needThe only condition is one that costs you nothing to keep.지키는 데 아무런 부담도 없는, 유일한 조건.
If we can agree, then let it be
I'll
Be your refuge Not a rescue. A place to come to when you're ready.구조가 아니다. 준비됐을 때 올 수 있는 자리다.
Reprise (1:58 — 2:08):
And I know you will find rest
Just trust me
Heart on my sleeve
Don't need to lose yourself
Closing (2:08 — 2:22):
Hey Lovely,
I've called a couple of times
Though I get it if you need a little time
But I see your eyes smile when I close my eyes how
Do I expect not to lose my mind
Opening:
What's it been 15 years?The beat is from 2010. If you know it, you know how much time has passed for both of us.이 비트는 2010년 것이다. 이걸 아는 사람이라면, 우리 둘 다 얼마나 시간이 지났는지 안다.
Cannot believe how good this beat still is
That being said if you know this beat
Then your back hurts just like mine
That's all I'm gonna say
Anyways how are you all doing ya'll
My name is MAKETH
Hope you're having a good time
Consider this a preview hey
Check it out
Verse 1 — Earth:
They say that first impressions
Made a 100 milliseconds
So I guess I'll brandish weapons
Kalashnikovs and Smith & WessonsThe opening feint. Say the loud thing first, so the quiet thing lands harder.첫 페이크 동작. 시끄러운 걸 먼저 말해야, 조용한 게 더 세게 꽂힌다.
Sediments of savage practice
Armaments we pass the message
Repeatedly we spring and go heckle fields of cabbage
Kinda magic all this action
Often taken with subtraction
People asking what its like for all this to happen
아니요?The polite refusal. No, actually.공손한 거절. 아니요, 사실은.
It took a lot more than just passion
Imagine building up houses
Sans the rocks & let the sand inThe parable answers itself. You already know what happens to the house.비유가 스스로 답한다. 그 집이 어떻게 되는지, 이미 다 안다.
Unlike Saturn I'm amassing
Life supporting kind of tracks &
A stable instrumental to afford all this action
Run the ones or run the math when
Starting guns go off we stepping
Best you carry logs with me or the hammers all start clapping
Now we continental mapping
Line by line trace longs & lats &
Diving deep cause its a challenge
1000 times can you imagine
Crystalize my rhymes like LatinA dead language that still runs the roots of the living ones. That's the level I'm building for.죽은 언어인데, 살아있는 언어들의 뿌리에 아직 남아있다. 그 수준을 목표로 짓고 있다.
Describing all that's happening
Working only with a single percentage of my mass &
Did I mention I own mansions?
Nah just kidding straight up messing
I can just be metaphoric or just morphic with my mentions
Pens & granite lead I'm packing
Plate tectonic no retractingOnce the continent moves, it doesn't move back.대륙은 한번 움직이면, 되돌아가지 않는다.
So I'm stacking sky high all these beats I eat lip smacking
Changes made you best keep tracking
Rearrange the world with rapping
Surprise with stones & boulders ambush that you've just stepped in
Don't you dunderheads forget the feeling that you're trapped in
Realise the whole time that I've been earth bending
Chorus:
Just trying to stay true to the game
Forget all the lames
I'm on top, top, top, top of this thing
And at the end of the day
Don't forget my name
I'm on top, top, top, top of this thing
Verse 2 — Water:
Shoutout to Tablo who mapped the soulThe reason this beat, this genre, this language of Korean hip-hop even exists on my side of the ocean.이 비트, 이 장르, 한국 힙합이라는 언어가 내 쪽 바다까지 건너온 이유.
Epik High led the bevy
So ya'll better get ready
Confetti only for when all the stages are steady
Carry the understanding, that your words are heavy
I'm not talking Benettis
Cause see that's not to be wealthy
I refer to the water walking with the eyes of a sentry
얼음장 같은 시선A gaze like sheet ice. The kind that lets nothing past.얼음장 같은 시선. 아무것도 통과시키지 않는 눈빛.
A glacier unbroken in the eye of the storm
So let's turn up the sound
& hype up the crowd
Haters coming for ours
But we running this town
I'm just surfing on this ocean made entirely of sound
Kind of life on high, head up in the clouds
Verse 3 — Fire:
As simple as I snap my fingers
Since I've pulled the trigger
Its been getting bigger
I've been rigour now you feel the rigor
Mortis I've penned Corpus
While your liquor has you nauseous
Please proceed with utmost caution
Little friction blows up often
I'd say, get out the way
Flames about to go spray
Napalm I take arms
Fire artillery
내 눈빛에 세상이 타오른다The world catches fire from a look. I said what I said.눈빛만으로 세상이 탄다. 이 말은 이대로 놔두겠다.
Can't you all see?
I reign brightly
Your rhymes a tirade
Your spit's like kitchen grease
My speech like propane
They say "MAKETH what you doing, are you going insane?"
I'm just turning up the heat
& letting the beef braise
Verse 4 — Air:
A mixture not a single thingAir is what happens when everything else agrees to share space.공기는 다른 모든 것이 자리를 나누기로 동의했을 때 생긴다.
Nitrous shatter sounds with rings
Tonic to the lost kids
Fill the men with incandescent strings
Breathe in, feel your lungs expand
Breath out, now for the task at hand
Time to expand & take up space
Cause time's the only thing you can't reclaim
Let the pressure drive the weather
Mass increase we strive for better
Lift your kin up high like feathers
Even if you eat leather
Also take some breath mints
Speak life from your lips
Others take after how you spit
Set your tongue right cause your words go far
말이 씨가 된다Words become seeds. What you say out loud will grow, whether you meant it or not.말이 씨가 된다. 소리 내어 말한 것은, 뜻이 있었든 없었든 자란다.
Curated큐레이션
Playlists from the world around the music음악을 둘러싼 세계의 플레이리스트
The P.O.C SeriesP.O.C 시리즈
Proof of Concept — every other month, a new chapter컨셉의 증명 — 격월로, 새로운 장
P.O.C I
Joy & Peace
Dec 20252025년 12월
5 tracks · Jazz-inflected hip-hop & lo-fi soul. Loneliness, ritual self-care, gratitude.5곡 · 재즈 힙합 & 로파이 소울. 외로움, 자기 돌봄, 감사.
Released발매됨
P.O.C II
Now & Forever
Feb 14, 20262026년 2월 14일
3 tracks · 사랑해 trilogy. Domestic love through a day's arc — dawn to door.3곡 · 사랑해 3부작. 하루의 궤적을 따라가는 일상적 사랑 — 새벽부터 문 앞까지.
Released발매됨
P.O.C III
Lilac & Loss
Apr 29, 20262026년 4월 29일
Grief in bloom. The season that returns whether you're ready or not.계절은 준비와 상관없이 다시 온다.
Out now발매중
Single
후 (Hu)
May 15, 20262026년 5월 15일
A birthday tribute to IU. Seventeen years a fan, since Ugly Duckling.아이유의 생일을 위한 헌정. 2009년 미운 오리 새끼 이후 17년의 팬으로서.
Out now발매중
Single
Midnight Spinnin
Jun 5, 20262026년 6월 5일
Three drives, three nights, three lives.세 번의 주행, 세 번의 밤, 세 번의 삶.
Out now발매중
P.O.C IV
Pour & Press
Jun 26, 20262026년 6월 26일
A locker-room arc in three parts. Recognition. Action. The momentum built from practice.3부작의 라커룸 서사. 자각. 행동. 연습에서 쌓이는 추진력.
Out now발매중
Single
피난처 Refuge
Jul 21, 20262026년 7월 21일
Shelter without a demand. A place to come to when you're ready.요구 없는 피난처. 준비됐을 때 오면 되는 자리.
Out now발매중
Single
STILL STEADY
Jul 22, 20262026년 7월 22일
Fifteen years since the Rocksteady beat first landed. A tribute in four elements. Tablo and Epik High named in the second verse.Rocksteady 비트가 처음 도달한 지 15년. 사원소로 쓴 헌정. 2절에 Tablo와 Epik High를 직접 부른다.
Out now발매중
Reflections반영
Short writing on art consumed소비한 예술에 대한 글
I remember this song
Fifteen years in the past.
A language I did not recognize
An intention I connected with instantly.
Her words unknown
In a dark time
Told me that this too shall pass.
It's been many years since
And the duckling is nowhere to be found
I'm glad she found her wings to fly
Head high up
Held up high
Not what the sample says
But what I feel
The keys are bittersweet
Wary of the turmoil of life
The drums steady
Knowing we can keep going
You're a river
Keep going
Ser Duncan the Tall.
A hedge knight.
No land. No name.
Just a borrowed sword and a code he chose.
The other knights, the so-called true ones,
fell short of what they swore.
He kept the standard anyway.
Before the trial,
Raymond volunteers to fight for Dunk.
A squire. Not measured for it.
So Lyonel Baratheon knights him in the field — In the name of the Warrior, be brave. In the name of the Father, be just. In the name of the Mother, defend the young and innocent.
Two imperfect men.
Called, in the moment,
to step into the shape they were always meant to fill.
The vow is not a description.
It is a summoning.
I keep coming back to the helmet.
Protection, yes.
But also a mask.
A redefining of the man in the moment —
from who he was, to who serves the higher cause.
The knight has his banner.
His flag. His colors.
I have the purple M.
The gold crown.
The mask.
When I put it on,
I am choosing courage.
I am choosing honor.
My service is the art.
글이 먼저 — words first, always.글이 먼저 — 항상 글이 먼저.
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