Luli Lee brings us a deeply personal song with OCD. The musician writes the lyrics and the music herself for her album Brave New World. She describes the relentless pressure of obsessive thoughts.
Released: January 21, 2026
Ocd
Luli Lee • From “Brave New World”
Brave New World’s Ocd Korean Lyrics English Translation
The songwriter uses strong physical images to show the struggle. One line translates to ‘Like a wave swallowing a sandcastle.’ The narrator details a body that screams and a heart that can never be full.
Sungani eoreobuteul ttaeWhen the moment freezes over,
Onmomeun naege ulbujitjimy whole body screams out at me.
Sum swiji ma jukjido ma‘Don’t breathe, and don’t die either.’
Naegeneun gwolliga eopjiI don’t have the right to do either.
Moraeseom samkineun padogachiLike a wave swallowing a sandcastle,
Kkeuchiran geol moreugo millyeoojiit keeps rushing in, never knowing when to stop.
Chaewojiji anneun maeumgachiLike a heart that can’t ever be filled,
Kkeuchiran geol moreugo naege ojiit comes for me, never knowing where to end.
Chaewojiji anneun maeumgachiLike a heart that can’t ever be filled,
Kkeuchiran geol moreugo naege ojiit comes for me, never knowing where to end.
Dasi, dasiAgain, again.
DasiAgain.
Dasi, dasiAgain, again.
DasiAgain.
Sungani eoreobuteul ttaeWhen the moment freezes over,
Onmomeun naege ulbujitjimy whole body screams out at me.
Sum swiji ma jukjido ma‘Don’t breathe, and don’t die either.’
Naegeneun gwolliga eopjiI don’t have the right to do either.
OhOh.
Oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh.
Ocd Music Video
The chemistry between Luli Lee and her heartfelt words makes ‘OCD’ powerful. The song’s lyrics are about the exhausting cycle of intrusive thoughts that never seem to end.