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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Post-Chorus: aespa, Winter, Karina]
[Post-Chorus: aespa, Winter, Karina]
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
Noise (Noise), shh (Shh), we clip (We clip)
Noise (Noise), shh (Shh), we clip (We clip)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Now it's time to slash
[Verse 2: Karina, Winter]
[Verse 2: Karina, Winter]
Blade flip at my fingertips, you love all of my sides
누벼 끌린 대로 어디든 다
I cut through anywhere I'm drawn to
겁을 내면서도 끌리잖아, I know your mind
You're scared but still drawn in, I know your mind
You wanna see it more? Better stay in your lane
You wanna see it more? Better stay in your lane
Ooh, that's the life I'm livin'
Ooh, that's the life I'm livin'
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up, switchin'
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up, switchin'
But it ain't for free
But it ain't for free
If you wanna be, wanna be, be like me
If you wanna be, wanna be, be like me
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, All]
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, All]
What's my name? Again, you know
What's my name? Again, you know
깨어난 눈빛 그대로
With eyes wide open, just as I am
Now it's time to slash
Now it's time to slash
Let's go
Let's go
[Chorus: Karina, Ningning, All, Ty Dolla $ign]
[Chorus: Karina, Ningning, All, Ty Dolla $ign]
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up (Switchblade)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up (Switchblade)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up (Switchblade)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up (Switchblade)
Press (Press), click (Click)
Press (Press), click (Click)
We (We) switch (Switch)
We (We) switch (Switch)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Now it's time to slash
Now it's time to slash
[Post-Chorus: aespa, Winter, Giselle, Ty Dolla $ign]
[Post-Chorus: aespa, Winter, Giselle, Ty Dolla $ign]
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
I'm on that beat, boy, bye (Switchblade)
Noise (Noise), shh (Shh), we clip (We clip)
Noise (Noise), shh (Shh), we clip (We clip)
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
Switch it up, switch it up, switch it up
D-O-L-L-A
D-O-L-L-A
[Verse 3: Ty Dolla $ign, All]
[Verse 3: Ty Dolla $ign, All]
(Switch it, switch it, switch it)
(Switch it, switch it, switch it)
Switch it up, no freaky (No freaky)
Switch it up, no freaky (No freaky)
Played up last year, now they need me (Now they need me)
Played up last year, now they need me (Now they need me)
She want everything from me, she so greedy (So greedy)
She want everything from me, she so greedy (So greedy)
But I just walked out the club with a three piece
But I just walked out the club with a three piece
Dolla get the money (Money), Dolla get the Won (Won)
Dolla get the money (Money), Dolla get the Won (Won)
Ayy, Dolla break bread with the squad (Squad)
Ayy, Dolla break bread with the squad (Squad)
Soon as they think that we're done (Done)
Soon as they think that we're done (Done)
That's when you know it's time to switch it up
That's when you know it's time to switch it up
Switch, switch, switch it up
Switch, switch, switch it up
Switch, switch, mix it up
Switch, switch, mix it up
Like this, like this, switch it up
Like this, like this, switch it up
Switch, switch, switch
Switch, switch, switch
[Outro: Winter, Ningning, All, Ty Dolla $ign]
[Outro: Winter, Ningning, All, Ty Dolla $ign]
What's my name? I know you know
What's my name? I know you know
천천히 몸을 낮추고 (Ah, yeah)
Slowly lowering my body (Ah, yeah)
Switchin' up my blade, you know
Switchin' up my blade, you know
Switchin' up my blade, let's go (Woo)
Switchin' up my blade, let's go (Woo)
얌전히 갇혀 있던
The real me that was quietly locked away
진짜 날 풀어, set it off (Woo)
Set me free, set it off (Woo)
Now it's time to slash
Now it's time to slash
Fan Annotations (2)
“son-kkeute blade flip, you love all of my sides” 손끝에 blade flip, you love all of my sides
'손끝에 blade flip' = 'a blade flip at my fingertips' — the switchblade is a metaphor for flicking effortlessly between concepts, moods and personas. 'You love all of my sides' lands the pun: every side is another edge of the blade, and you're drawn to all of them. The track is officially titled "Switchblade (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)," a bilingual Korean-English cut on aespa's album LEMONADE (Spotify / Letras).
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“Now it's time to slash” Now it's time to slash
'Now it's time to slash' is the song's recurring action cue, a short English line that snaps the beat back into the switchblade-flick hook each time it lands. "Switchblade" is a Korean-English track on aespa's LEMONADE and features American R&B artist Ty Dolla $ign, billed right in the song title (Spotify / Letras).
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