Prequel

[에픽하이 "Prequel" 가사]

[Verse 1: Tablo]
첫 계약은 500에 3년
첫 숙소 500/30
첫 페이는 얇은 봉투 세 장 속에 만 원씩
엿 같지만 뭐 어때?
오늘은 안주 먹는 날
잔을 위로 like we made it
Fuck the world, we the shit
​iPod and new kicks
G-Shock on my wrist
열여섯 마디씩 가까워지는 bucket list
지금의 추억은 전부 그때의 꿈
데뷔 앨범 녹음 중
Comin' soon

[Verse 2: Mithra Jin, Tablo]
Yo! 빛 보다는 빚
믿음보단 불신
음악보다 더 고민했던 먹고사는 일
"작은 기적의 빛 한 줄기 나눠주기를"
외면한 잘 난 하늘이
원망스러워 날아올라, 콧대 높은 하늘 위
넘어진 적은 있어도 포기한 적 없어
세상이 정한 한곈 시작에 넘어섰어
몇 번을 다시 써도 삶의 끝 페이지에
마지막 문장은
I was here

[Chorus: Tablo]
Back to the map, will you run with us?
'Til ashes to ashes and dust to dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at (Right here)
We're back on the track, yeah, from dawn to dusk
Turn ashes to diamonds, make gold from dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at

[Interlude: Tablo]
You are here with me
Through the rises and falls
It's the prequel
It's my fault, it's my blood
I'mma give you my all
Before the fame and the money
It's the prequel

[Verse 3: Mithra Jin, Tablo]
습한 홍대 지하에서 코첼라 사막 위
배경은 달라졌지만 내 땀은 마르지 않지
목표는 늘 지금보다 위 축배는 10년 지난 뒤
영광만 남기고 오늘은 서사시 만취하지
세월에 길을 잃은 친구들과
사람들 기억 속에 파묻힌 그 이름들 사이
우린 여전히 존재
과거와 현재
늘 출발점에 선 듯이 (Yo!) 무대 위 go 해

[Verse 4: Tablo]
To give you everything
I cut my soul open
My poetry was born from the blood that I'm soaked in
세상은 완벽을 원해
실수는 not an option
실패는 성공의 어머니
내 성공은 orphan
My pain is real
(Pain is real, just to breathe I need a pill)
쉽지는 않겠지, 서서히 잊혀지는 일
갈수록 휘어지는 길, don't worry my dear
수천 번 넘어지고도 우리는 서 있어, here

[Chorus: Tablo]
Back to the map, will you run with us?
'Til ashes to ashes and dust to dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at (Right here)
We're back on the track, yeah, from dawn to dusk
Turn ashes to diamonds, make gold from dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at

[Outro: Tablo]
We mapped the human soul
Got society high
Sang our swan songs
Remapped to stay alive
The world tried to turn us to pieces
But the E-P-I-K never ceases
Had 99 problems, but it's do or do not
Took our demons by their throats, stuffed 'em in a shoebox
We did something wonderful, now there's nothing to fear
When you're lost, remember, Epik High is here

[Verse 1: Tablo]
Our first contract was for three years and 5,000,000 won
Our first home was 5,000,000 deposit and 300,000 won a month
Our first pay was 10,000 won in three thin envelopes
It was like nothing, but who cares?
We can eat something tonight
Bottoms up like we made it
Fuck the world, we the shit
​iPod and new kicks
G-Shock on my wrist
With every 16 bars, we checked off our bucket list
The memories of today were the dreams of those days
Recording our first album
Comin' soon

[Verse 2: Mithra Jin, Tablo]
Yo! Instead of wealth, we had debt
Instead of faith, we had insecurity
Survival was on our minds more than music
"Please give us a miracle"
But the heavens ignored us
We took revenge by flying high and standing above the clouds
We fell sometimes but never gave up
The limits of the world? We crossed them from the onset
Even if we rewrite our lives, on the last page
The last sentence will read—
I was here

[Chorus: Tablo]
Back to the map, will you run with us?
'Til ashes to ashes and dust to dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at (Right here)
We're back on the track, yeah, from dawn to dusk
Turn ashes to diamonds, make gold from dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at

[Interlude: Tablo]
You are here with me
Through the rises and falls
It's the prequel
It's my fault, it's my blood
I'mma give you my all
Before the fame and the money
It's the prequel

[Verse 3: Mithra Jin, Tablo]
From the humid basement of Hongdae to the desert of Coachella
The scenery has changed buy my sweat never dries
Our aim is always "higher than now," we'll have a celebratory toast in ten years
For now, we stay drunk on poetry
There are friends we lost along the way
And names that have been buried in people's memories
But we are still here
From past to present
And always at the starting line, (Yo!) ready to go

[Verse 4: Tablo]
To give you everything
I cut my soul open
My poetry was born from the blood that I'm soaked in
The world wants the perfection
Mistake is not an option
Failure is the mother of success
My success is an orphan
My pain is real
(Pain is real, just to breathe I need a pill)
It won't be easy, it will slowly be forgotten
The road keeps bending, don't worry my dear
Even after falling thousands of times we're standing, here

[Chorus: Tablo]
Back to the map, will you run with us?
'Til ashes to ashes and dust to dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at (Right here)
We're back on the track, yeah, from dawn to dusk
Turn ashes to diamonds, make gold from dust
From the front to the back, if you fuck wit' us, uh
Tell me where you at

[Outro: Tablo]
We mapped the human soul
Got society high
Sang our swan songs
Remapped to stay alive
The world tried to turn us to pieces
But the E-P-I-K never ceases
Had 99 problems, but it's do or do not
Took our demons by their throats, stuffed 'em in a shoebox
We did something wonderful, now there's nothing to fear
When you're lost, remember, Epik High is here