Boy Meets Evil Lyrics in English J-Hope (BTS)

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Boy Meets Evil by J-Hope (BTS) from Korean to English.
My sin was not specifically this or that
My sin was not specifically this or that
Verse 1
But
But
Consisted of having shaken hands with the devil
Consisted of having shaken hands with the devil
The devil held me in his clutches
The devil held me in his clutches
The enemy was behind me
The enemy was behind me
Eoduwojyeo ga
It's getting darker
Nae miraeui bit
The light of my future
Bit
Light
Chigi eorin sarange ilheun kkumui gil
The dream path lost to an immature love
Nae yamangui dokgi
The poison of my ambition
Maeil kareul garatji
I sharpened my blade every day
Chameul su eopneun nae yoksime
chameul su eopneun nae yoksime
In my unbearable greed
Kareun mudyeojyeo algo isseo da
I knew the blade was getting dull
I sarangeun akmaui tto dareun ireum
This love’s another name for the devil
Soneul japji ma
Don't hold its hand
Oechyeotjiman jeobeoryeotji nae yangsimeul
I screamed but betrayed my conscience
Nari galsurok neukkineun nalkaroun hyeonsildeul
Reality grows sharper day by day
Hyeonsire jjijgyeo bulkge mudeun pideul
Blood stained red, ripped by reality
Saenggak mothaetji
I never imagined
Geu yoksimi jiogeul bureuneun napari doel jineun
That greed would become a trumpet calling hell
Breathe
Breathe
Sumi chaoreugo
I'm gasping for air
Dwiteullin hyeonsire nun gamneun maeil bam
Every night I shut my eyes to a twisted reality
Ullineun bigeugui oreugol
The music box of tragedy keeps ringing
I joereul beotgien
i joereul beotgien
To endure this sin
Geugeol ijneun ge dangchoe pogiga andwae
I can't just forget it and give up
Geu ipsuri neomu dalkomhaetgie
’Cause those lips were too sweet
Yeonaee chwihaeseo beoryeojin mirae
Drunk on love, I threw my future away
Kkaeeonago bol ttaen imi sabangen jiroe
When I woke, landmines were everywhere
Geondeuril su eoptneun maeseoun juwiui siseondeul
Fierce stares I can't mess with surround me
Gijeogeul oechyeo i hyeonsire
I cry for a miracle in this reality
Rewind
Rewind
Michidorok johatji
It felt crazy good
Dalkomhame jungdokdoen byeongsin
A dumb*ss addicted to sweetness
Geurae byeongsin sin sin
Yeah, dumb*ss—sin, sin
Nohchigin silheosseo akmaui songireul
I didn't wanna lose the devil’s touch
Too bad
Too bad
But it's too sweet
But it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad
Too bad
But it's too sweet
But it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad
Too bad
But it's too sweet
But it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad
Too bad
But it's too sweet
But it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too evil
It's too evil
It's too evil
It's too evil
It's too evil
It's too evil
Yeah it's evil
Yeah it's evil
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SONG MEANING

Boy Meets Evil is J-Hope’s thrilling confession of what happens when youthful curiosity, burning ambition, and forbidden love collide. Instead of pointing to a single wrongdoing, the narrator admits his sin was simply shaking hands with the devil – willingly opening the door to temptation. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a once-bright future swallowed by shadows as desire turns poisonous. Sweet promises lure him forward, but each step tightens the devil’s grip, blurring the line between passion and self-destruction.

Driven by rapid-fire rap and a hypnotic hook, the song stages an intense tug-of-war between conscience and craving. Love is branded “another name for the devil,” yet its taste is too sweet to resist. Every repeat of “too sweet… too evil” hammers home the paradox: the very things that inspire us – ambition, romance, dreams – can just as easily consume us. J-Hope’s performance becomes a cautionary tale, urging listeners to recognize their own temptations before they slip from thrilling sweetness into irreversible darkness.

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