We are Bulletproof : the Eternal

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

Jungkook V Jimin j-hope SUGA Jin RM

가진 게 꿈밖에 없었네 

the only thing we had then was our dream

눈 뜨면 뿌연 아침뿐

opening our eyes to just dreary mornings

밤새 춤을 추며 노래해

staying up all night to dance and sing

그 끝이 없던 악보들

the music sheets neverending

ay, 우린 호기롭게 shout 

ay,  our courageous shout,

‘다 던져봐!”

“give it all we’ve got!!” 

세상과 첫 싸움 

our first fight with the world

don’t wanna die,

but so much pain

too much crying

so 무뎌지는 칼날 

so our sword’s blade has gone dull 

oh i…..

we were only seven

i….

but we have you all now

일곱의 겨울과 봄 되에

after seven years of winters and springs

이렇게 맞잡은 손끝에 

with it just at the tip of our clasped fingers

oh i…..

yeah we got to heaven 

내게 돌을 던져

throw your stones at me

우린 겁이 없어 anymore

we are not frightened anymore 

we are we are together bulletproof

[yeah we have you have you]

또 겨울이 와도

though winter returns

누가 날 막아도 걸어가 

though they try to stop me, i walk on

we are we are forever bulletproof 

[yeah we got to heaven]

we are bullet bullet bulletproof

부정적인 시선에 맞서 우린 해냈구

we faced the negative stares and we made it through

나쁜 기억도 많은 시련도 

the bad memories and the many hardships

다 호기롭게 우린 막아냈지 bulletproof

we courageously fended them all off, bulletproof

늘 생각해

i wonder often

아직 꿈속인 건 아닐까

if i’m not still in a dream

길었던 겨울 끝에 온 게 진짜 봄일까

at long winter’s end, could what came be really spring?

모두 비웃던 

our name, mocked and

한 땐 부끄럽단 이름 

at one time an embarrassment

이건 쇠로 된 증명

is proof made of iron,

“bullet-proof”

oh i…..

we were only seven

i….

but we have you all now

일곱의 겨울과 봄 되에

after seven years of winters and springs

이렇게 맞잡은 손끝에 

with it just at the tip of our clasped fingers

oh i…..

yeah we got to heaven 

내게 돌을 던져

throw your stones at me

우린 겁이 없어 anymore

we are not frightened anymore 

we are we are together bulletproof

[yeah we have you have you]

또 겨울이 와도

though winter will return

누가 날 막아도 걸어가 

though they try to stop me, i walk on

we are we are forever bulletproof 

[yeah we got to heaven]

oh oh

다신 멈추지 않을래

i don’t ever want to stop again

여기 우리가 함께이기에

for we are together here 

tell me your every story

tell me why you don’t stop this

tell me why you still walkin

walkin with us

[yeah we got to heaven]

내게 돌을 던져

throw your stones at me

우린 겁이 없어 anymore

we are not frightened anymore 

we are we are together bulletproof

[yeah we have you have you]

또 겨울이 와도

though winter will return

누가 날 막아도 걸어가 

though they try to stop me, i walk on

we are we are forever bulletproof 

[yeah we got to heaven]

yeah we have you have you

yeah we are not seven, with you

yeah we are not seven, with you

yeah we are not seven, with you


Translation Notes:

This song contains lines that are almost verbatim lifted from We Are Bulletproof Pt 2. Jungkook's "staying up all night to dance and sing" and the chorus, "throw your stones at me, we are not frightened" are from WABP2. Going back and listening to that song right after this is an interesting experience, and a good reminder of how far they've come.

This song uses the metaphor of winter representing bad times and spring better ones. I don't know if it comes across well, but what Namjoon is saying in his verse is "Is what followed those long bad times truly better ones? The ironclad proof is this: our name, once mocked and an embarrassment to us- "bullet-proof". (BTS's name translates to Bulletproof Boy Scouts).