Out of Control
Nihil Lyrics


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I'm wandering around in a maze of streets/like any bum in the city/and looking through windows/I'm watching people live/watching people feed/empty lives turn.../SO UNREAL/SO UNREAL/IS OUR FEAR/DOWN HERE.../I see translucent lives/through the window panes/like on TV screen/I can see between the lines/lines of hope/lines of faith/lines of chance that converge and go.../SO UNREAL/SO UNREAL/IS OUR FEAR /DOWN HERE.../HEAR THE TEMPEST COMING.../WE'RE IN DANGER...




Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nihil's song "Out of Control" paint a vivid picture of a person wandering aimlessly through the streets of a city. The opening line, "I'm wandering around in a maze of streets," sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is lost in a world that seems indifferent and uncaring. As they walk the streets, they gaze through windows and see snippets of the lives of the people living inside. They observe people going about their daily lives, eating, working, and going about their business. But these lives seem empty and pointless, "empty lives turn.../SO UNREAL/SO UNREAL/IS OUR FEAR/DOWN HERE."


The second stanza is equally as haunting. "I see translucent lives/through the window panes/like on TV screen" is a brilliant metaphor, comparing the lives observed through the windows to images on a TV screen, flat and two-dimensional. The singer can see "between the lines," meaning they can see the hopes, fears, and desires of these people, who are just like them. But these lines that converge and go, "SO UNREAL/SO UNREAL/IS OUR FEAR/DOWN HERE..." suggest that these hopes and dreams are unattainable.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm wandering around in a maze of streets
I am aimlessly walking through a complex network of urban roads


like any bum in the city
just like any homeless person in this metropolis


and looking through windows
observing the inside of buildings through their transparent openings


I'm watching people live
I am observing individuals lead their everyday life


watching people feed
seeing people consume their required nourishment


empty lives turn... SO UNREAL
the unfulfilling existences of individuals seem surreal


SO UNREAL IS OUR FEAR DOWN HERE...
our anxiety down here in life feels like an illusion


I see translucent lives
I note the translucent, insubstantial quality of people's lives


through the window panes
viewing what is beyond the glass of windows


like on TV screen
similar to how it appears on a television display


I can see between the lines
I can discern what is not directly observable


lines of hope
aspirations in life


lines of faith
beliefs that individuals cling to


lines of chance that converge and go...
opportunities that meet and diverge


SO UNREAL SO UNREAL IS OUR FEAR DOWN HERE...
once again emphasizing that the fear we have is almost like a fabricated feeling


HEAR THE TEMPEST COMING...
a storm is approaching that we must be aware of


WE'RE IN DANGER...
we are in a perilous situation




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힙합팬타이탄_HiphopFanTitan

불안함이 가득 차오르게
내버려 둔 채로 난 모른 체
시끄럽게 떠들어줘 내 옆에서
연기 같은 이야기들 의미 없는 해소
내일이 오면 사라지는 웃음과
찾아올 우울함 불안정한 호흡까지
피하기만 했고 무시하기만 했던
나를 받아들여보려 해 괜찮을까
아직까진 잡생각들이 머릴 차지하지
길 한복판에서 기억 이 끊기기까지
멀쩡한 정신 쭈구려 앉아
손톱 끝까지 타 들어온 담배에 깜짝
놀라서 털어내는 바지
어리숙한 독백은 잠시
속으로 삼켜 그 맛도 모르면서
내 속에서 나는 상해버린 생각들의 악취
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
나는 왜 이럴까 존재 이유는 뭘까
그걸 알게 되면 조금 나아지는 걸까
아니 모르는 지금이 좋을 것 같아
솔직히 알고 싶지도 않아
다들 한 번쯤 하는 생각이 나는 무거워
다 하는 생각이 나는 무거워
두렵고 무섭고 이어지는 악몽
지겨워서 토 나와 이 빌어먹을 밤도
이성적인 척 침착하려 노력해
표정을 숨기는 것쯤은 이제 노련해
가끔은 창문 너머를 밝게 보려 해
어째 내 눈에는 먹구름만 가득 꼬였네
해가 떠도 하늘이 맑아도 다 비야
사계절 내내 우산을 든 인간
해가 지고 달이 떠도 어차피 다 비야
사리분별 못하는 멍청한 내 시야
어질어질해 나는 모지모지란 놈
꼬질꼬질해진 내 꼬여버린 마음속
부정으로 가득 차 네 자리는 없어
부정으로 가득한 내 머리를 놔둬
무의미 불안정 부정과 허무주의
무의미 불안함 불온한 허무주의
무의미 불안정 부정과 허무주의
무의미 불안함 불온한 나
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
무의미 불안정 부정과 허무주의
무의미 불안함 불온한 허무주의
무의미 불안정 부정과 허무주의
무의미 불안함 불온한 나

해옥 박

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좋아요~~

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