Run Devil Run
As a human, we are gifted with the ability to use both of our brain and heart. We have mind and soul and we should use them well. However, most of the time, our brain and heart are not in sync with one another. Sometimes, our heart just won’t admit what our head already knows. Sometimes our heart just feels things that our head cannot explain. However, as we are gifted with the ability to use our brain, then we should use it to think and analyze about what our heart is feeling. And if there are feelings that are hard to explain, for me they are anger, disappointment, and resentment. These days, I keep on feeling those feelings somehow. I know that I should get it off of my system, but I just cannot. It is not that easy. I know that my brain already understood, but my heart just cannot accept it, still. No matter how I did in the past, every time I find out that my significant other is having another lover, the first wave of emotions that comes storming me contains of anger, disappointment, and resentment: a sense of betrayal. All of my body and even my heart too are shivering. And this devil inside me keeps talking.
“I’ll become a more impressive
person. And on that day, I’ll get my revenge. Don’t forget that. You better
run.” –Girls’ Generation, Run
Devil Run
This sense of
betrayal makes me in the mood of writing about this song titled “Run Devil
Run”, performed by the front-runner Korean girl group, Girls’ Generation (also
well known as SNSD). It was released on March 17th 2010 as a single from the
album of the same name, which was the reissue of their second studio album,
“Oh!”. The cover of the repackage version of the album features one of SNSD’s
member as well as the face of the group, Yoona. “Run Devil Run” is an
electropop track written by Busbee, Alex James, and Kalle Engstrom, with the
lyrics penned by Hong Ji Yoo for the Korean version. Before the song’s right
were then sold to SM Entertainment, a demo guide version of the song was
originally recorded by American singer Kesha. The music video for “Run Devil
Run” was premiered on March 18th 2010, with a story version of the MV released
on March 31st 2010. Lyrically, it depicts the feeling of a woman who feel fed
up towards her lover as he keeps on lying and cheating on her all over the time.
And in the end, she has enough of it, and tells the boy to run away from her
since she won’t tolerate anymore.
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"Run Devil Run" single cover | source: en.wikipedia.org |
Unfaithful boys are
bad. However, do you what is worse than unfaithful men? They are unfaithful men
who also happen to be liars. I often wonder what do bastards like them search
for in this life? I often wonder whether they have feelings; and by that I mean
a true and sincere and real feeling. But it was not until I met one of them
that I finally understand. “Do it right!
You’re really a bad boy. It’s just curiosity rather than love. All this time I
have been blindly fooled by you. So many men in your phone are girls with only
one letter changed. The smell of perfume that is disgusting my nose, tell me
whose it is.” They find pleasure in conquering those girls. “So you still haven’t fixed that terrible
habit of seeing other people behind my back? No matter how far you run, you’re
still in the palm of my hands.” Moreover, they find pleasure in deceiving
their own partner. That’s just their fucking patriarchal mind works. “Even when you’re next to me, you stealthily
flirt with another girl, when I’m not around, you’re super playboy, raise your
head and answer me.”
If they do it once
and it’s successful, it’s a hundred percent for sure that they will do it
again. It is the same old repeated circle of devil. Meanwhile for us, as women,
it is hard living in this patriarchal world. However, we must not forget that
we are human too. And we need to be treated as human, instead of just an object
of lust and desire. Hence, don’t ever degrade yourself just for some man who
treats you like a toy. “You better run, I
can see you no more; I’m going to kick you out. You better run, even if you
cling onto me I’m going to ignore.” Don’t ever think that you are less precious
just because some man treats you like a shit. Take the rage and pain as a
weapon to be a better person. “Hey, I’ll
become a more impressive person. And on that day, I’ll get my revenge. Don’t
forget that. You better run.” And it’s okay to take some revenge; since
revenge is sweet. You are not the one who supposed to run away; it’s them
instead. “You got caught red-handed, you
provoked me; run devil run. You’re no fun, you have no manners; run devil run.”
The problem with this
patriarchal world (well there are lots of problem actually) is that when men
have some affairs, the society tend to see it as a common thing. Moreover,
sadly, the system of the society has made the women are the ones who feel
insecure and anxious when their men are unfaithful. Actually, it’s not the
women’s fault. “There is no other girl
like me. I’m disappointed that you tried to trick me out. I’m much more
incredible than all of them. What are you going to be later on if you keep
acting like that? I told you not to fool around. I told you to do well while I
loved you.” When our partner is cheating on us, it’s not because we are
lacking. It’s just because they think with their penis; that’s all. And don’t
worry to let go. When you’ve had enough feeling like being treated as a shit,
then you must not afraid to let go. It doesn’t matter; you will find someone
new who won’t treat you as a shit. “Half
of this wide world is men; it makes no difference if you’re out. For an awesome
man who will look at me only, I’m going to wait by myself.”
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"Run Devil Run" repackage album cover | source: en.wikipedia.org |
I’m a woman after all. No matter how open-minded I am, a woman thinks with both of her head and heart. I know that I cannot generalize my experience and my feelings for all women in this world. However, as a woman I feel sympathy towards my kin; towards other women in this world. Perhaps some of them are not having any problems in letting their men having temporary (or even permanently) affairs with other women (I know because I belong to this category). However, for me personally, I cannot help but being sympathized towards the “other women”. No matter what the reasons that they are willing to be the “other women”, they must understand that in the process of doing that, they hurt another women’s feeling. Moreover, they degrade their own selves. And that is what matters the most for me. I don’t know why but I find that I have the need to empower my own kin: women. Just for the sake of temporary pleasure, please don’t degrade yourself by being an object of sex, lust, and desire; and by that it means that you are treated like a shit. We are not created to fulfill the pleasure of men. When you begin to feel like you’re being treated as a shit, then that is the alarm which tells you to take action: let go, and find happiness somewhere else. You only live once. Hence, live it well.
“There is no other girl like me;
I’m disappointed that you tried to trick me out. I’m much more incredible than
all of them; what are you going to be later on if you keep acting like that? I
told you not to fool around. I told you to do well while I loved you.”
–Girls’ Generation, Run Devil Run
똑바로 해 넌 정말 bad boy 사랑보단 호기심뿐 그동안 난 너 땜에 깜빡 속아서 넘어간 거야
(Ttokbaro hae neon jeongmal bad boy sarangbodan
hogishimppun geudongan nan neo ttaeme kkamppak sogaseo neomeogan geoya)
((Do it right! You’re
really a bad boy, it’s just curiosity rather than love, all this time I have
been blindly fooled by you))
넌 재미없어 매너 없어 넌 devil devil 넌 넌
(Neon jaemieopseo maeneo eopseo neon devil
devil neon neon)
((You’re no fun, you have
no manners, you’re a devil, a devil you are, you))
니 핸드폰 수많은 남잔 한 글자만 바꾼 여자 내 코까지 역겨운 perfume 누구 건지 설명해 봐
(Ni haendeupon sumaneun namjan han geuljjaman
bakkun yeoja nae kokkaji yeokkyeoun perfume nugu kkeonji seolmyeonghae bwa)
((So many men in your
phone are girls with only one letter changed, the smell of perfume that is
disgusting my nose, tell me whose it is))
넌 나 몰래 누굴 만나는 끔찍한 그 버릇 못 고쳤니 뛰어 봐도 손바닥 안인걸
(Neon na mollae nugul mannaneun kkeumjjikan geu
beoreut mot gocheonni ttwieo bwado sonppadak aningeol)
((So you still haven’t
fixed that terrible habit of seeing other people behind my back? No matter how far
you run, you’re still in the palm of my hands))
You better run run run run run 더는 못 봐 걷어차 줄래
(You better run run run run run deoneun mot bwa
geodeocha jullae)
((You better run run
run run run, I can see you no more, I’m going to kick you out))
You better run run run run run 날 붙잡아도 관심 꺼 둘래 hey
(You better run run run run run nal butjabado
gwanshim kkeo dullae hey)
((You better run run
run run run, even if you cling onto me I’m going to ignore, hey))
더 멋진 내가 되는 날 갚아 주겠어 잊지 마 you better run run run run run
(Deo meotjin naega dweneun nal gapa jugesseo
itji ma you better run run run run run)
((I’ll become a more
impressive person, and on that day, I’ll get my revenge, don’t forget that, you
better run run run run run))
딱 걸렸어 약 올렸어 run devil devil run
run
(Ttak geollyeosseo yak ollyeosseo run devil
devil run run)
((You got caught red-handed,
you provoked me, run devil devil run run))
내 곁에서 살며시 흘깃 다른 여잘 꼭 훑어봐 나 없을 땐 넌 super playboy 고개 들어 ah 대답해 봐
(Nae gyeoteseo salmyeoshi heulgit dareun yeojal
kkok hulteobwa na eopseul ttaen neon super playboy gogae deureo ah daedapae
bwa)
((Even when you’re next
to me, you stealthily flirt with another girl, when I’m not around, you’re
super playboy, raise your head and answer me))
넌 재미없어 매너 없어 넌 devil devil 넌 넌
(Neon jaemieopseo maeneo eopseo neon devil
devil neon neon)
((You’re no fun, you
have no manners, you’re a devil, a devil you are, you))
You better run run run run run 더는 못 봐 걷어차 줄래
(You better run run run run run deoneun mot bwa
geodeocha jullae)
((You better run run
run run run, I can see you no more, I’m going to kick you out))
You better run run run run run 날 붙잡아도 관심 꺼 둘래 hey
(You better run run run run run nal butjabado
gwanshim kkeo dullae hey)
((You better run run
run run run, even if you cling onto me I’m going to ignore, hey))
더 멋진 내가 되는 날 갚아 주겠어 잊지 마 you better run run run run run
(Deo meotjin naega dweneun nal gapa jugesseo
itji ma you better run run run run run)
((I’ll become a more impressive
person, and on that day, I’ll get my revenge, don’t forget that, you better run
run run run run))
딱 걸렸어 약 올렸어 run devil devil run
run
(Ttak geollyeosseo yak ollyeosseo run devil
devil run run)
((You got caught
red-handed, you provoked me, run devil devil run run))
넌 재미없어 매너 없어 run devil devil run run
(Neon jaemieopseo maeneo eopseo run devil devil
run run)
((You’re no fun, you
have no manners, run devil devil run run))
얘 나 같은 애 어디도 없어 잔머리 굴려서 실망했어
(Yae na gateun ae eodido eopseo janmeori
gullyeoseo shilmanghaesseo)
((There is no other
girl like me, I’m disappointed that you tried to trick me out))
난 걔네들보다 더 대단해 너 그렇게 커서 뭐 될래
(Nan gyaenedeulboda deo daedanhae neo geureoke
keoseo mweo dwellae)
((I’m much more
incredible than all of them, what are you going to be later on if you keep
acting like that?))
까불지 말랬지 널 사랑해 줄 땐 잘하랬지
(Kkabulji mallaetji neol saranghae jul ttaen
jalharaetji)
((I told you not to fool around, I
told you to do well while I loved you))
You better run run run run run 더는 못 봐 걷어차 줄래
(You better run run run run run deoneun mot bwa
geodeocha jullae)
((You better run run
run run run, I can see you no more, I’m going to kick you out))
You better run run run run run 날 붙잡아도 관심 꺼 둘래 hey
(You better run run run run run nal butjabado
gwanshim kkeo dullae hey)
((You better run run
run run run, even if you cling onto me I’m going to ignore, hey))
더 멋진 내가 되는 날 갚아 주겠어 잊지 마 you better run run run run run, you better run
run run
(Deo meotjin naega dweneun nal gapa jugesseo
itji ma you better run run run run run, you better run run run)
((I’ll become a more
impressive person, and on that day, I’ll get my revenge, don’t forget that, you
better run run run run run))
이 넓은 세상 반은 남자 너 하나 빠져 봤자 꼭 나만 봐 줄 멋진 남자 난 기다릴래 혼자
(I neolbeun sesang baneun namja neo hana ppajeo
bwatja kkok naman bwa jul meotjin namja nan gidarillae honja)
((Half of this wide
world is men, it makes no difference if you’re out, for an awesome man who will
look at me only, I’m going to wait by myself))
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