Filter

(Lyrics in colour are the official lyrics, lyrics in black are translations. Official English lyrics are italicized.)

너의 따분한 그 표정, 지루한 발끝

that uninterested expression, bored to your tiptoes

please look at me now

핸드폰은 내려놔 고개 돌릴 생각도 마

put down your phone, don’t even think of looking away

let me know your type

날 골라 쓰면 돼

go on, choose and use me

oh 너의 눈을 나의 손으로 포개 

oh, i cover your eyes with my hands

oh, 다가가 비밑에

oh, approaching something secret

널 데려갈게 완전히 새로운 세상에

i’ll take you to a whole new world

yeah 네 감은 눈을 떠봐 이제 go!

yeah, you can open those closed eyes of yours, now go!

팔레트 속 색을 섞어 pick your filter

mix the colours in the palette, pick your filter

어떤 나를 원해?

which me would you like?

너의 세상을 변화시킬 i’m your filter

the one that’ll transform your world, i’m your filter

네 맘에 씌워줘

affix me to your heart

okay- 어때 조금 느낌이 와? 아직 모자라? 

okay- how’s it going? is this still not enough?

yes- girl you have your chance

I can be your genie

how ‘bout aladdin?

뭐든 돼 줄게

it doesn’t matter, i’ll be anything

날 골라 쓰면 돼 yeah

go on, choose and use me yeah

oh, 네 꿈처럼 널 감싸 안을 거야

oh, like in your dreams, i’ll embrace you

oh, 은밀한 spec이야

oh, they’re secret specs

난 너를 위해 매일 새로울 거야 

for you, every day i’ll be something new

늘 똑같은 건 재미없잖아 

it’s no fun to stay always exactly the same 

팔레트 속 색을 섞어 pick your filter

mix the colours in the palette, pick your filter

어떤 나를 원해?

which me would you like?

너의 세상을 변화시킬 i’m your filter

the one that’ll transform your world, i’m your filter

네 맘에 씌워줘

affix me to your heart

불현듯 아이로 변한 날 봐

look at me, suddenly all childlike

볼수록 귀여워 마치도록 

the more you look, the cuter i get, to a crazy extent

취향도 기준도 뛰어넘어 

I surpass both preferences and standards

넌 오직 나만을 원하게 돼

you’ll end up only wanting me

yeah 날 만든 사람 바로 너니까

yeah, cause you’re the one who made me

넌 여태 네가 본 적 없는 brand new filter

I’m something you haven’t seen before, a brand new filter

내게 널 맡겨봐 

just leave yourself to me 

더 짜릿한 걸 볼 수 있게 pick your filter

to see something more exhilarating, pick your filter

나만을 담아봐 

give only me a try 

na na na na na na na na na

pick your filter 나만을 담아봐

pick your filter, give only me a try

na na na na na na na na

I’m your filter 내게 널 맡겨 봐

i’m your filter, just leave yourself to me

새로운 우리가 될 거야 

we’ll become a brand new us

ay 날 네 맘에 씌워줘

ay affix me to your heart

Translation Notes:

The first line, literally translated: "that uninterested expression of yours, your bored tiptoes".

"look at me, suddenly all childlike" is more directly, "look at me, suddenly changed into a child", but for me personally, this evokes images of baby!Jimin just sitting on the floor and I don't think that's what they were after with those lyrics haha.

"give only me a try" was a translation I decided on after being unsure of how to naturally translate 담아봐 dam-a-bwa (to try to contain, bottle, box, capture, accommodate something. To try to enclose something?? Do you see why I was having problems??) 

There are a lot of ways to translate the line "affix me to your heart". The word 씌우다 (ssui-ooh-da) has a lot of meanings, including "cover", "paste", "overlay", "lay", "put". Basically, the act of putting something on something else. Do with this information what you will.