Enhypen brings a dangerous romance to life with Criminal Love from their album Memorabilia. Anton Eriksson, Danke, and other lyricists write about forbidden attraction, while Fernstream creates the moody production. The track mixes desperate devotion with a hypnotic beat.
Released: July 31, 2023
Criminal Love
Enhypen • From “Memorabilia”
Criminal Love Lyrics Translation (from “Memorabilia”)
The songwriter describes a love so intense it feels like a crime, asking to be filled in this ‘permitted heaven.’ A key line states, ‘I’ve got my hands cuffed, criminal love,’ showing how the narrator is willingly trapped. The poet uses images of handcuffs and ghost towns to build a world where this secret affair thrives.
Criminal love, loveCriminal love, love.
Hours like minutes (Yeah)Hours like minutes (Yeah).
Eoduun bam garyeojin dal when the light’s out (When the light’s out)Under the dark night’s hidden moon, when the light’s out (When the light’s out).
No one knows we got the best seats in this ghost townNo one knows we’ve got the best seats in this ghost town.
Naegen iksukhae gidarineun geI’m used to waiting for you.
Jiteun eodume gathyeo everyday (Yeah)Trapped in the deep darkness every day (Yeah).
Banbokdoen luna novaA repeated luna nova,
Adeukhage meon neoui gieoka faintly distant memory of you.
Nega tteonan dwi neol chaja hemaenAfter you left, I wandered looking for you,
Night and daynight and day.
What a pity lifeWhat a pitiful life.
Oh, you say “Good night, meet me next life”Oh, you say “Good night, meet me in the next life,”
But whеre are you now?But where are you now?
Got me likе dalbit arae jamsiYou’ve got me feeling like I’m under the moonlight for a moment,
Heorakdoen heaven teong bin nareul chaewojwoin this permitted heaven, please fill my empty soul.
Got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed)I’ve got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed).
Criminal love (Criminal love)Criminal love (Criminal love).
God, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-oohGod, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
Criminal love, loveCriminal love, love.
Hours like minutes, chalnaui madnessHours like minutes, a fleeting madness.
Ain’t no way to stop (Ain’t no way to stop)Ain’t no way to stop (Ain’t no way to stop).
Criminal love (Criminal love)Criminal love (Criminal love).
God, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-oohGod, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
Criminal loveCriminal love.
(Criminal love, yeah)(Criminal love, yeah).
Heeojimjocha banbokdoeneun unmyeongin geolkka?Is even our parting a repeating fate?
Janinhage uril dasiIt cruelly tries to, once again,
Gallanoheuryeo hae no hidin’, hidin’ (Hidin’)tear us apart, there’s no hidin’, hidin’ (Hidin’).
Eodum soge chajeun neoui (Chajeun neoui)In the darkness, I’ve found your (Found your),
Biccedaga jeoksyeo nal (Jeoksyeo nal)light, so soak me in it (Soak me).
You’re my whole lifeYou’re my whole life.
Ne misowa moksori daYour smile and your voice, everything.
Jeonbu ttwieoneomeo logicThis transcends all logic,
Modeun ge dwijibeoeverything is turning upside down.
You better watch itYou better watch it.
Bolsurok nollawoThe more I look, the more amazed I am,
I cannot stop itI can’t stop it.
It’s like a ritualIt’s like a ritual.
Nae bonneungeul banbakhal sun eopseoI can’t deny my instincts.
Janinhan gyejeoreun nal chajawa (Nal chajawa)The cruel season comes to find me (Finds me).
Neon dasi nareul tto ijeogalkka?Will you forget me all over again?
Oh, you say “Good night, meet me next life”Oh, you say “Good night, meet me in the next life.”
But I’m yours tonightBut I’m yours tonight.
Got me like dalbiccarae jamsiGot me like, for a moment under the moonlight,
Heorakdoen heaven neoreul kkeureo aneul geI’ll hold you tight in this permitted heaven.
Got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed)Got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed).
Criminal love (Criminal love)Criminal love (Criminal love).
God, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-oohGod, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
Criminal love, loveCriminal love, love.
Hours like minutes, kkaeeonan madness (Yeah)Hours like minutes, an awakened madness (Yeah).
Ain’t no way to stop (Ain’t no way to stop)Ain’t no way to stop (Ain’t no way to stop).
Criminal love (Criminal love)Criminal love (Criminal love).
God, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-oohGod, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
Faded (Faded)Faded (Faded).
Baby, uriege jueojin bami (Bami)Baby, the night given to us (The night),
Maybe haruppuniramyeonMaybe if it’s only for one day,
What do you want? (Oh) Yaegihae jwo (Yeah)What do you want? (Oh) Tell me (Yeah).
Heorakdoen han julgi neoraneun loveThis permitted ray of light called your love,
Cheoeumeuro ga down, down, downGo back to the beginning, down, down, down.
Dasi hanbeon neol majuchil sunganeuro gaGo back to the moment I’ll encounter you once again,
Jidokhan jeoju sogeuroInto this terrible curse,
Ttwieodeureo divePlunge in and dive.
Got me like manil uri dasiGot me like, if we ever
Mannagedoemyeon nareul kkeureo anajwoHappen to meet again, hold me tight.
Got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed)Got my hands cuffed (Got my hands cuffed).
Criminal love (Criminal love)Criminal love (Criminal love).
God, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-oohGod, this night tastes just like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.
Criminal love (Love), love (Oh)Criminal love (Love), love (Oh).
Yuilhan uimi, I’m always willing (Oh, yeah)The only meaning, I’m always willing (Oh, yeah).
Kkeuti nan sungan (Kkeuti nan sungan), dasi ttwineun heart (Dasi ttwineun heart)The moment it ended (The moment it ended), my heart beats again (My heart beats again).
Dasi neol heorakhae, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Oh)I allow you in once again, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Oh).
Criminal loveCriminal love.
Criminal Love Music Video
‘Criminal Love’ is about a bond that defies logic. The Enhypen lyrics describe an obsession that feels both like a blessing and a curse.