People
SURL Lyrics

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의미 없는 글들을 나열해놓고
그중에 하나를 골라 벽에 걸어 놓겠지
무슨 뜻이 있냐고 물어보고 나니 넌
잘은 모르겠지만 멋있다고 하는 멍청이가 되었지

넌 날 절대 이해하지 못해
'Cause you can't look at yourself
'Cause you don't know yourself

제발 다른 사람들은 보지 마
Please just look at yourself through that mirror
What trying to say

You will never know about the person who just tell about
네가 매일 하던 짓들을 다시 돌아봐
옆에서 보던 우린 너를
보면서 말하지 결국 반복하게 될까 봐

너흰 반박에 반박에 반복을
더 하며 내 한마디에 입 다물고
또 다른 곳에서도 반복에 반복을
하다 너흰 늙어가다 죽겠지

넌 날 절대 이해하지 못해
'Cause you can't look at yourself
'Cause you don't know yourself
제발 다른 사람들은 보지 마
Please just look at yourself through that mirror
What trying to say

You can't look at yourself
'Cause you don't know yourself

You'll never know what you did
So you can bark like doggies, yeah
말 안 통하는 너에겐
그냥 암말도 안 할게
You'll never know what you did
So you can bark like doggies, yeah
나만 답답하지

You'll never know what you did
So you can bark like doggies, yeah
결국에 너는 스스로
목에 목줄을 채우네
You'll never know what you did

So you can bark like doggies, yeah
사람이 안되네

Overall Meaning

SURL’s “People” is a song about how meaningless it is to seek validation and approval from others. The lyrics speak of someone writing down a bunch of meaningless things only to pick one and hang it on the wall, as if trying to impress the people who ask about it. The singer scoffs at the idea, claiming that the person doing this might look cool to others, but is ultimately clueless about its true significance. The chorus emphasizes this point by telling the person to look at themselves and not to worry about what others think. The bridge talks about how people, when faced with criticism or contradiction, tend to repeat what they’ve already said, not realizing that it’s doing them more harm than good. In the end, the singer concludes that seeking validation from others is pointless and that people who do that end up strangling themselves with their own leash.

The lyrics of the song are meant to be a wake-up call to listeners who might be seeking approval from others, rather than focusing on their own growth and development. The lyrics are also critical of the tendency people have to repeat themselves, even when what they’re saying doesn’t make sense or only leads to their own self-destruction. Musically, the song has a mellow, slightly melancholic tone that echoes the lyrics’ sense of resignation and frustration. The chorus, however, is a more upbeat, catchy tune that emphasizes the message of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

의미 없는 글들을 나열해놓고
Listing meaningless words and phrases

그중에 하나를 골라 벽에 걸어 놓겠지
Picking one and hanging it on the wall

무슨 뜻이 있냐고 물어보고 나니 넌
Asking what it means, but you just don't know

잘은 모르겠지만 멋있다고 하는 멍청이가 되었지
Becoming a fool who thinks it's cool without understanding it at all

넌 날 절대 이해하지 못해
You'll never understand me

'Cause you can't look at yourself
Because you can't even see yourself

'Cause you don't know yourself
Because you don't even know who you are

제발 다른 사람들은 보지 마
Please don't look at other people

Please just look at yourself through that mirror
Just look at yourself in the mirror for once

What trying to say
What I'm trying to say

You will never know about the person who just tell about
You'll never know about the one who tells you