"42" is a song by South Korean sub-unit boy group 3RACHA. It was deleted before their official debut with Stray Kids. The song samples "Too Young" by American rapper Post Malone.
Background
"42" was created by thinking about the answers to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, with the emerging numbers of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Lyrics
Chan Changbin Jisung
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
1999 내가 태어나는 날
돌잡이 때 부터 펜을 잡았는데
3년 전 의미를 알게 돼
Hip-hop 하게 돼
가사를 써 내려간지
3년 뒤 알게 돼 간지
단지 난 간지나지 않은 내 삶 속
거짓 없는 가치 있는 일을
평소에 끄적이다가 진심을 담아
Rap을 뱉는 걸
주제를 정하지 않아도
모든 순간이 주제가 되고
Uh 삶의 이유가 확실히 없다 해도
내겐 확신이라는게 있지
후에 내 가사를 모아 이유를 잔소리하듯 증명하겠지
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
Why do we live? What’s the purpose?
Is it 42? Stop speaking nonsense
물처럼 흘어가는 삶의 시간
눈 깜빡할 사이 난 벌써 죽었어
Yah 그런 거 싫어
죽기 전에 후회하기는 싫어
호주머니 붙잡은 너네가 싫어
월급만 받고 꿈을 지우기 싫어
God gave us an option
어떤 길을 고를 selection, oh whoa
태어났을 때 부터 난 알아냈어
Brake 밟지마
앞글자만 밟고 누구처럼 살아
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
넌 합리적이고 이성적이어야 돼
You can't be a loser
언제부터 돈이 곧 목표가 되고
삶의 전부라고 모셔
내가 살았던 이 세계 목표는 고작
노란색 위인에게 휘둘리며
비틀 비틀 거리는 나의 모습 구경하기는 싫어
Let's talk about it, uh
넌 어때? 뭘 위해 살았어?
(Money, money, money, money)
그럼 꿈은 뭐야? 직업은 찾았어?
(뭐지 뭐지 뭐지 뭐지)
무의미함 속 해답은 없고
무식한 내 세상은 넓어
거울 속 나를 유혹하는
모든 거짓 증언들에 속지 말고
(제발 같이 빌어)
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
평생 잠들기 전까지
공허함 속 의미를 찾지
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
1999 naega taeeonaneun nal
doljabi ttae buteo peneul jabassneunde
samnyeon jeon uimileul alge dwae
Hiphop hage dwae
gasaleul sseo naelyeoganji
samnyeon dwi alge dwae ganji
danji nan ganjinaji anheun nae salm sog
geojis eobsneun gachi issneun ileul
pyeongsoe kkeujeogidaga jinsimeul dama
Rapeul baetneun geol
jujeleul jeonghaji anhado
modeun sungani jujega doego
Uh salmui iyuga hwagsilhi eobsda haedo
naegen hwagsinilaneunge issji
hue nae gasaleul moa iyuleul jansolihadeus jeungmyeonghagessji
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
Why do we live? What’s the purpose?
Is it 42? Stop speaking nonsense
mulcheoleom heuleoganeun salmui sigan
nun kkamppaghal sai nan beolsseo jugeosseo
Yah geuleon geo silheo
juggi jeone huhoehagineun silheo
hojumeoni butjabeun neonega silheo
wolgeubman badgo kkumeul jiugi silheo
God gave us an option
eotteon gileul goleul selection, oh whoa
taeeonasseul ttae buteo nan alanaesseo
Brake balbjima
apgeuljaman balbgo nugucheoleom sala
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
neon hablijeogigo iseongjeogieoya dwae
You can’t be a loser
eonjebuteo doni god mogpyoga doego
salmui jeonbulago mosyeo
naega salassdeon i segye mogpyoneun gojag
nolansaeg wiinege hwidullimyeo
biteul biteul geolineun naui moseub gugyeonghagineun silheo
Let’s talk about it, uh
neon eottae? mwol wihae salasseo?
(Money, money, money, money)
geuleom kkumeun mwoya? jigeobeun chajasseo?
(mwoji mwoji mwoji mwoji)
muuimiham sog haedabeun eobsgo
musighan nae sesangeun neolbeo
geoul sog naleul yuhoghaneun
modeun geojis jeungeondeule sogji malgo
(jebal gati bileo)
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
pyeongsaeng jamdeulgi jeonkkaji
gongheoham sog uimileul chajji
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
1999, the year I was born
I chose the pen since 100-day
But for 3 years I'm struggling
I do hip hop
I write down the lyrics
Learnt after 3 years of hardships
Not eloquent or overdone
But simply me
The truthful me
Usually I drag along, written with all of my heart
Even if I don't choose a topic
Every moment becomes one
"There's no reason for living"
I have trust in that
In the future my lyrics are collected, criticized by those around me
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
Why do we live? What’s the purpose?
Is it 42? Stop speaking nonsense
Time flows like water
In the blink of an eye, I'm dead
I don't want that
I don't want to die with regrets
I hate you who control my pockets
I don't want to erase my dreams for money
God gave us an option
Whatever road we take, selection
I knew since I was born
Don't push the brakes
Look forward and live for yourself
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
You have to be cooperative and kind
You can't be a loser
Since when was money the goal?
Since when did we serve it like a God?
This world I live in
That's its only goal
I hate myself being thrown around because of it
Let's talk about it
What have you been doing?
(Money money money)
What kind of a dream is that, do you have a job?
(What, what, what)
What's the worth
In life in the world
Refuses to recognize the solution
Everything that calls to me, it calls to me
(Please let's pray together)
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my life
Is it better if I die?
Before I fall asleep forever
I’m trying to find feeling within this nothingness
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
I've been thinking ‘bout my life
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