Black on Black

### Composer(s)

Hyuk Shin (Joombas), RE:ONE (Joombas), Delly Boi (Joombas), Jarah Lafayette Gibson, Steven Lee

### Writer(s)

Jung Joo-hee, Taeyong, Mark, Steven Lee, Cho Jin-joo

## NCT 2018 EMPATHY

### Next

텐데... (Timeless)

"**Black on Black**" is a track from the NCT 2018 project album *NCT 2018 EMPATHY*, released on March 14, 2018.

WayV member Lucas participated in the song.

## Music

"Black on Black" is a rap-centric "booming" electro-dance production featuring roars and "highly distorted" vocals, which credited NCT 2018 as the performers though only the rap-line members (Taeyong, Mark, Lucas) participated in the recording of the song.

## Lyrics

* KOR
* ROM

Korean

Can't you see now? (Woo)NCT in the house많고많은 저버려진 꿈들 사이 rhyme이 밝혀Put your glass highBlack on black (Back to back)Black on black, yeah, rock go hardBad boys killers, 우린 extreme villain거기 넌 우릴 보고 뭔 생각을 해Speed up, 곧 따라 잡히겠지우린 잡고 잡아내Y'all can't do better than this call, bring the noiseNCT, gotta go get 'emNCT, we the dream chaser, uh뱉고 뱉지 배 아픈 애들은 또 say somethin'NCT, we the dream chaser, uh뱉고 뱉지 배 아픈 애들은 또 say somethin'Man, our city reap, our lights never sleeping우리들의 머리 위 씌어놓지마 limit (Who are we?)NCT의 다 모인 빛을 담을만한 size, what's up?(Hey!) Black, black, black on(Hey!) Black, black, black onSay what, say whatNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mindNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mind[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black, blackGo, get your freak on (Woo)I gave you a sick one (Woo)Freeze (Freeze) what? 모두 얼려 보자마자품위는 날 위한 단어야, who's real?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?(Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?)

Romanization

Can't you see now? (Woo)NCT in the housemanhgomanheun jeobeolyeojin kkumdeul sai rhymei balghyeoPut your glass highBlack on black (Back to back)Black on black, yeah, rock go hardBad boys killers, ulin extreme villaingeogi neon uril bogo mwon saenggageul haeSpeed up, god ttala jabhigessjiurin jabgo jabanaeY'all can't do better than this call, bring the noiseNCT, gotta go get 'emNCT, we the dream chaser, uhbaetgo baetji bae apeun aedeureun tto say somethin'NCT, we the dream chaser, uhbaetgo baetji bae apeun aedeureun tto say somethin'Man, our city reap, our lights never sleepingurideurui meori wi ssuieonohjima limit (Who are we?)NCTui da moin bicheul dameulmanhan size, what's up?(Hey!) Black, black, black on(Hey!) Black, black, black onSay what, say whatNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mindNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mind[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black, blackGo, get your freak on (Woo)I gave you a sick one (Woo)Freeze (Freeze) what? modu eollyeo bojamajapumwineun nal wihan daneoya, who's real?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?(Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?)

* ENG

English Translation

Can't you see now? (Woo)NCT in the houseA rhyme flashes among the dreamsThat were revealedPut your glass highBlack on black (Back to back)Black on black, yeah, rock go hardBad boys killers, we are the extreme villainYou over there, what are you thinking while looking at usSpeed up, we’ll catch up soonAnd get a hold of youY'all can't do better than this call, bring the noiseNCT, gotta go get 'emNCT, we the dream chaser, uhI speak my mind, and the jealous kids say somethin’ againNCT, we the dream chaser, uhI speak my mind, and the jealous kids say somethin’ againMan, our city reap, our lights never sleepingNever limit who we are (Who are we?)Try accumulating a size brighter than all of NCT combined, what's up?(Hey!) Black, black, black on(Hey!) Black, black, black onSay what, say whatNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mindNeo got my back, culture thingsTech, tech, on my mind[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[JN/All] What? Black on black[JN/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black on, black on, black on[YT/All] What? Black on black[YT/All] Black, blackGo, get your freak on (Woo)I gave you a sick one (Woo)Freeze (Freeze) what? Everyone freezes upon the sight of usDignity was a word made to describe me, who's real?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?(Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the different one?Nobody wears black in hereSo who's the special one?)

**Lyrics source**:* Korean lyrics from Genius
* English translation of original lyrics from FY!NCT
## Audio

*Note: Audio cannot be viewed on mobile devices.*
*For other photos related to the NCT 2018 project, please check out its respective page.*

## Videos

*Please see Black on Black/Videos.*
*For other videos related to the NCT 2018 project, please check out its respective page.*

## References

1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8347521/nct-2018-black-on-black-video
2. ↑ https://genius.com/Nct-2018-black-on-black-lyrics
3. ↑ https://colorcodedlyrics.com/2018/03/nct-2018-black-black

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