Side Effects
STRAY KIDS Lyrics


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날 믿고서 날 던졌어
하지만 왜 휩쓸리고 있을까?
날 믿고서 날 던졌어
하지만 왜 아프기만 한 걸까?

다 비켜 (사실 난)
내가 맞아 (무섭다)
다 두고 봐 (할 수 있나?)
그 말들을 지키지 못할까 두렵다

점점 난 달라져 왜?
안과 밖이 달라져 가는데
물들어가는 난 지금 ah

머리 아프다 (ah-oh)
머리 아프다 (ah-oh)
(Ah-oh) 머리 아프다

날 믿고서 날 던졌어
하지만 왜 휩쓸리고 있을까?
날 믿고서 날 던졌어
하지만 왜 아프기만 한 걸까?

아 잠깐, 나 이상해, 왜 초점이 흐려
왜 안 끝나, 불안한 소리가 계속 들려
여기서도 난 계속
패기 넘쳐 다 이겨낼 거라 믿었어
객기도 이젠 못 버텨
너무 쉽게 봐서 더 아픈 걸까?

안 변한다 백날 yah
외쳐 대던 내가 왜
주변 상황 따라 수도 없이 변하고 있는 걸까?

그냥 툭 건드리고 지나간 사람이 누구냐에 따라
왜 내 반응도 달라질까?
난 또 내가 좋아야 리듬 타던 고개
남들 따라 리듬 타게 돼
이러다 취향도 달라질까?

머리 아프다 (ah-oh)
머리 아프다 (ah-oh)
(Ah-oh) 머리 아프다

근자감이라는 알약을 입에 집어삼켜 (꿀꺽꿀꺽)
너무 많이 먹었나 이젠 용기보다는 걱정 (덜덜덜덜)
다 변해가고 있어 1부터 10까지 모두 (점점 점점)
내 의지완 상관없이 올라오는 부작용
No, no, no, no

아 잠깐, 나 이상해, 왜 초점이 흐려
왜 안 끝나, 불안한 소리가 계속 들려
여기서도 난 계속
패기 넘쳐 다 이겨낼 거라 믿었어
객기도 이젠 못 버텨
너무 쉽게 봐서 더 아픈 걸까? Ah

머리 아프다 (ah-oh)
(Ah-oh)
(Ah-oh) 머리 아프다
(Ah-oh)
(Ah-oh) 머리 아프다




(Ah-oh)
머리 아프다

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the K-Pop group, STRAY KIDS's track called Side Effects. The lyrics talk about the conflicts of trusting someone and being true to yourself. The opening lines use a metaphor of a person being thrown by someone they trusted, but they are now being swept away. Despite believing, the singer is hurt or in pain, wondering why it's happening.

As the song progresses, the singer talks about how they feel different and how the inside and outside are changing. But they feel trapped and can't center their thoughts. The singer is anxious and can't focus, hearing an ominous sound, wanting the pain to end. They believe they can overcome it, but they might not be strong enough to handle everything.


The chorus repeats that the singer believed they were trusted and supported, but why are they being swept away and left in pain. They feel like something has changed them, and they wish they could go back to being locked in their own rhythm. The bridge talks about how there is a sense of change in every aspect around the singer, trying to adjust to different pressures, but the side effects are too much to handle, and the pills of self-confidence and self-esteem seem to be irrelevant.


Overall, Side Effects is about the struggles of being true to yourself when the world seems to be changing around you.


Line by Line Meaning

날 믿고서 날 던졌어
They trusted and threw me, but now I feel swept away


하지만 왜 휩쓸리고 있을까
But why do I feel swept away?


하지만 왜 아프기만 한 걸까
But why do I only feel pain?


다 비켜 (사실 난)
Step aside (truthfully, I am)


내가 맞아 (무섭다)
I am correct (it's scary)


다 두고 봐 (할 수 있나?)
Watch and leave everything behind (can I do it?)


그 말들을 지키지 못할까 두렵다
I'm scared I won't be able to keep those words


점점 난 달라져 왜
Why am I changing more and more?


안과 밖이 달라져 가는데
Even inside and outside are changing


들어가는 난 지금 ah
I'm entering right now, ah


머리 아프다 ah
My head hurts, ah


아 잠깐 나 이상해 왜 초점이 흐려
Wait, why am I strange? Why is my focus blurred?


왜 안 끝나 불안한 소리가 계속 들려
Why does the anxious sound keep going without ending?


여기서도 난 계속
Even here, I keep going


패기 넘쳐 다 이겨낼 거라 믿었어
I believed I had enough energy to overcome everything


객기도 이젠 못 버텨
I can't bear even my own quirks anymore


너무 쉽게 봐서 더 아픈 걸까
Does it hurt more because I looked too easily?


안 변한다 백날 yah
It won't change even a hundred times, yah


외쳐 대던 내가 왜
Why am I, who used to shout, now


주변 상황 따라 수도 없이 변하고 있는 걸까
Changing without being able to help according to the surrounding situation?


그냥 툭 건드리고 지나간 사람이 누구냐에 따라
Depending on who the person is who just poked and left


왜 내 반응도 달라질까
Why does my reaction change too?


난 또 내가 좋아야 리듬 타던 고개
I'm back to nodding my head to my liking


남들 따라 리듬 타게 돼
Now I'm following others to nod my head


이러다 취향도 달라질까
Will my taste change like this?


근자감이라는 알약을 입에 집어삼켜 (꿀꺽꿀꺽)
I swallow the pill called self-confidence (gulp, gulp)


너무 많이 먹었나 이젠 용기보다는 걱정 (덜덜덜덜)
Did I eat too much? Now I'm more concerned than brave (shudder, shudder)


다 변해가고 있어 1부터 10까지 모두 (점점 점점)
Everything is changing from 1 to 10 (gradually)


내 의지완 상관없이 올라오는 부작용
The side effect that comes up regardless of my will


No no no no
No no no no


Ah ah 머리 아프다 ah ah
Ah ah, my head hurts, ah ah


머리 아프다 ah
My head hurts, ah




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Chang Bin Seo, Christopher Chan Bang, Ji Sung Han, Won Kyu Jung, Wontak Han

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Comments from YouTube:

@eingeljoycemadayag3434

Jun. K : "I'm wondering what concepts would they make" (he says on one of his interview)

STRAYKIDS: MAKING AWHOLE NEW CONCEPT THAT CAN CHANGED K-POP INDUSTRY.

@laurastayatinyharmony9923

So many people are sleeping on this song, many people have never even heard it before. This song is so freaking good and so cleverly made too. It blows my mind. You hear the voice in the background listing different side effects and it’s just so freaking cool! Stray Kids write and make all their own songs and they are just absolute geniuses

@darkreunion7882

I know right? I still remember when it first came out and people had mix feelings about it but I was impressed by the song and played it a lot, I love the composition so much same ith the lyrics

@googoogabbagabbagee

I just can't understand how this song can not be liked :_) When I heard it for the first time, it did not cause me any negative emotions... The song is really good, not only in sound, but also in meaning...

@EmanSLived

72m views, lol

@tiramisunsun

it's still one of my favorite from Stray Kids, it's soooo good

@Sledge666

@@EmanSLivedhow😭

@sUngmin.in.the.building

Can we talk about Seungmin's deep voice at the beginning? I'm obsessed with it

@murata..

for real ✋

@AnimeLoverArmyStayMoaEngene

yeahh@@murata..

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