gimme gimme by NCT 127 Lyrics Meaning – Decoding the Language of Lust and Obsession
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気付いた時は既に
手遅れさ 君に so addict
治療不可能な spicy disease yeah
深みに嵌っていきそう
Watch me going like boom
何もかもが全て価値を変えていく
世界中が君の周りを巡る
振り回される快感に溺れていく (ya)
I can’t turn you down (ya)
I can’t turn you down
“Loveholic” 囚われる
徐々に it’s getting worse
もがきもがく程に 毒されていく未来
今すぐに tell me why why why
Gimme gimme ooh baby 手に負えない trauma
I’m going crazy 癖になりそう ain’t no more
ねえ gimme gimme your love クラクラ
止められない gimme gimme your love フラフラ (gimme gimme gimme gimme ooh)
Ah gimme love gimme love
騒がしく鳴らす dope sound
君を笑わす dead clowns
過去に置いてきた king’s crown
カラカラに乾く sweet tongue
それでも叫べよ get loud
‘Cause you’re my only one
ひざまずくのさ I get down
I aiming at you
君に届かない
So what a I’ma fool yeah
高嶺の花 雲の上の存在
絶対的なその支配 痺れていく
狂おしく 追いかける you’re my queen ah
“Loveholic” 堕ちていく (堕ちていく)
更に it’s getting worse
息も出来ないくらい 夢中にさせては
遠ざかる tell me why why why
Gimme gimme ooh baby 消せやしない trauma
I’m feeling dizzy 目が眩みそう ain’t no more
ほら gimme gimme your love クラクラ
逃げられない gimme gimme your love フラフラ (gimme gimme gimme gimme ooh)
さあ どこまで walk walk walking
Keep on, keep on どこまでも yeah
いつまで一体 tick tack tick
終わりの見えない迷路
Toxic love, love, gimme your love (love is poison poison)
Hey gimme gimme your love
Hey gimme gimme your love
囁いたら magic spells
逆らう事は もう出来ない
言いなりに
圧倒的な魅力に 潤む瞳
思わせぶりな仕草に
素っ気なく you’re kissing me, me, me, me
Gimme gimme ooh
Come to me, come to me, yeah
I’ma keep on walking
Gimme gimme ooh baby 手に負えない trauma
I’m going crazy 癖になりそう ain’t no more
ねえ gimme gimme your love クラクラ
止められない gimme gimme your love フラフラ (gimme gimme gimme gimme ooh)
さあ どこまで walk walk walking
Keep on, keep on どこまでも yeah
いつまで一体 tick tack tick
終わりの見えない迷路
Toxic love, love, gimme your love (love is poison poison)
Hey gimme gimme your love
Hey gimme gimme your love (yeah like that alright)
Gimme your love
Gimme gimme your love, until you’re walking out
Hey gimme gimme ooh yeah
In the throbbing heart of K-pop’s innovation, NCT 127 stands as a beacon of evocative storytelling wrapped in choreographed excellence. Their track ‘Gimme Gimme’ is a vessel of unapologetic desire, the sonic equivalent of a heart racing, sweetness turning bitter with longing. The magnetism it exudes reaches beyond mere melody—it’s an intoxicating potion of rhythm and poetry that demands attention.
Peering through the sleek dance beats and the harmonious overflows, ‘Gimme Gimme’ conceals a rich lyrical tapestry, unveiling the stages of addictive love and the turmoil it brings. As we unfold the complex layers, we not only stumble upon the quintessence of tangled emotions but also understand the universal narrative of yearning that’s deeply rooted within the human experience.
The Crux of Addiction: A Love That Binds
‘Gimme Gimme’ opens a window into a spellbinding form of love, one that is incessant and overpowering. The song’s narrative courses through the veins of someone so consumed by passion that they willingly submit to an addiction—’so addict,’ as the song proclaims. It’s not just about love but the all-encompassing obsession that grips you, rendering all other vices pale in comparison.
This relentless pursuit of love is showcased as an exhilarating, albeit dangerous, spiral ‘spicy disease’ that’s beyond cure. The use of medical metaphors emphasizes the involuntary aspect of their affliction—a love so potent it’s pathologically unstoppable.
A Labyrinth Without End: Chasing the Unattainable
Through the pulsating beats, ‘Gimme Gimme’ illustrates the chase for an unreachable love. The song’s protagonists are ensnared in a maze with no end, a relentless ‘walk walk walking’ in search of completion. Lyrically, it mirrors the Sisyphean task of striving for an ideal—it is not just about pursuit but about the inescapable draw towards something eternally just out of reach.
Calling their object of affection a ‘high-reaching flower’ and ‘an existence above the clouds,’ the lyrics articulate the glorification and objectification of the beloved, setting them on a pedestal that perpetually elevates their status, making the pursuit even more arduous.
Decoding the Euphoria: The Hidden Meaning of ‘Gimme Gimme’
Within the sheer dynamism and intoxication, ‘Gimme Gimme’ artfully carries a concealed message about the dangerous cocktail of desire and dependency. ‘Loveholic,’ as mentioned in the lyrics, isn’t a term of endearment but a state of being—a testament to the powerful hold of passionate love, echoing the complexity of being a ‘love addict.’
This is not merely about physical need; it’s a psychological yearning, where the euphoric chiming of ‘Gimme gimme your love’ reflects a cry for an emotional balm, something to quell the internal disquiet that comes from unfulfilled love.
Rhymes that Bind: The Inescapable Catchiness
NCT 127 strategically employs repetitive hooks and rhymes, ensuring ‘Gimme Gimme’ doesn’t just echo in your ears but ricochets within the confines of your mind, long after it has played. Lines like ‘I can’t turn you down,’ repeated with passionate cadence, emphasize a sense of hopelessness in the face of overwhelming emotion, translating into a memorable sonic experience for any listener.
Even in the linguistic playfulness of mixing languages, the message retains its clarity and the lines retain their stickiness. The alternating English and Japanese weave a universal tapestry of love’s language, creating an anthem that blurs borders and invites global empathy and sing-along.
Memorable Lines that Echo in the Voids of Our Hearts
Among the most compelling lines of ‘Gimme Gimme’ are those encapsulating the duality of desire—’I’m going crazy, it’s turning into a habit, ain’t no more,’ reflecting the internal battle between wanting to escape and an inexplicable pull towards the object of affection. This captures the quintessential human conflict of knowing better but capitulating to the whims of the heart.
Then there are the incantations of ‘Gimme gimme your love,’ which bolster the narrative of longing with their demand for immediacy and possession. These are the pleas of someone so entangled in love’s web that they oscillate between vulnerability and an almost ferocious need for the beloved’s affection.
