KARMA

Tracks

English lyrics

삐처리 BLEEP

(What the—)

I was born to take off (Woo)
You know my life is tied up (Woo)
A curve that stretches out longer
Beautiful pain earned through collisions, yeah

Come and listen instead, and in a second, thump
The weight of the burden and pride on my shoulders
If you feel resistance to this kind of appearance, hm
If that's how you feel about someone's efforts, it's a problem

Put the embers out like a fire truck
Ashes tasting like sweet fudge
Censor out the fire 'cause we don't give a
All we do it have fun

Doesn't matter what they say, I'm driven
Filter out their ways and listen
Music to my ears your silence
I can't hear you

Fail (bleep), frail (bleep)
Lazy (bleep), hazy (bleep)
Rumors (bleep), boomers (bleep)
Yada, yada, noise cancellation

Fail (bleep), bail (Beep)
Shut up (Beep)
(What the—)
Crisis (Beep), Hardship (Beep)
Yada, yada, noise cancellation

Beep in a hastily created fake prize career
My passion, my action, featuring success
A sense of accomplishment grows, a crescendo, a miracle occurs
Dissonant with giving up, pitch (Mm, mm, mm)
It's pointless

{{Color lyrics|HAN|An excuse called unavoidable circumstances
Self-rationalization, telling me to sleep, going to bed
Avoiding the blowing late wind here and there I'll pitch every opportunity I get

Don't care, if you pay attention to all the bullshit, there's no way
Pointing and judging, thank you, swear more
My lifespan is increasing, and this is my fate
I've already accepted it a long time ago

Put the embers out like a fire truck
Ashes tasting like sweet fudge
Censor out the fire 'cause we don't give a
All we do it have fun

Doesn't matter what they say, I'm driven
Filter out their ways and listen
Music to my ears, your silence
I can't hear you

Disposing of leftovers left behind by others
I don't need that, you much (You much)
I'm sick of all this nonsense (Mm)
All that talk is beeping

Block, silence, come show your face, man
Building a solid top from the basement
I'll find you and kill you like the movie, Taken
(Tell 'em)

Fail (beep), frail (beep)
Lazy (beep), hazy (beep)
Rumors (beep), boomers (bleep)
Yada, yada, noise cancellation

Fail (beep), bail (beep)
Shut up (beep)
(What the—)
Crisis (bleep), Hardship (bleep)
Yada, yada, noise—

CERMONY

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Yuh yuh yuh yuh

We're moving forward with maximum power
And we're gonna dominate, pop it
Don't decorate big news topic
Experience is countless trophies
No one, nobody can stop me
Countless run-ins

Jump up, jump up
Like a pop-up toaster lift

Working off time
That ratio got us going worldwide
Thirsty day and night
They put us in the desert but we survive

Busy giving our light
Unlike them, we're getting all the spotlight
Listen to the war cry
Karma, karma, karma, karma

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Karma, karma, karma, karma

CEREMONY
Hip hip hip hip hip hip hip hooray
CEREMONY
Hip hip hip hip hip hip hip hooray}}

We did it screaming wow
Slide the ring, kiss muah
Took my prize, like a bouquet
Look, my hands are full
They say I don't have time to blink when I'm busy
But that's okay, prepare another speech
I feel like the universe is going boom boom boom ho

You and I, let's go celebrate
This state is incredible
A sudden, sudden emergency
We don’t care, show me, I'm standing right here

Look here and there at our paradise
You can't predict how far we'll go
It's bustling and noisy
There's always noise around us

Working off time
That ratio got us going worldwide
Thirsty day and night
They put us in the desert but we survive

Busy giving our light
Unlike them, we're getting all the spotlight
Listen to the war cry
Karma, karma. karma, karma

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Karma, karma. karma, karma

CEREMONY
Hip hip hip hip hip hip hip hooray
CEREMONY
Hip hip hip hip hip hip hip hooray}}

Yeah we gon’ celebrate ’cause we got good
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Calmer, calmer, calmer, that’s our
Karma, karma, karma, karma

Yeah we gon’ celebrate ’cause we got good
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Calmer, calmer, calmer
Oh, CEREMONY

CREED

Skrr

I give life to my words (yeah I'm doing what I say)
I reach heights from the dirt (yeah I'm doing what I say)
You know I bite the way I bark (yeah I'm doing what I say)
Doing what I say, doing what I say

It's so easy to make us better, we got the right timing
Not a single second is wasted, time is diamonds
This slaps, we sense the flow instinctively and ride it up, like a plane
No arguments (ddu ddu ddu) we proved it with rough music, I said

One day, we'll become the ones that they wanna be like
Bring it back, everyone faints, like a phone running out of battery, yeah
Do it again, climb higher, spaceships and planes can't keep up now
Act tough, pretend you're fine, but behind the scenes you're sweating hard

Oh, lord, we're following our creed to make us lit, huh
I ain't trippin', I just parkour, slide, jump, through nasty obstacles
Clear your mind, ride this momentum and levitate
We never take shortcuts, 'cause we make our own road, huh

We're always the same, no change, the same mindset, as expected, huh
Easy and quick things are like a fragrant flower made by the devil
Keep doing as we always do, go straight with what we believe in
We just (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo) speed up at maximum velocity

I give life to my words (yeah I'm doing what I say)
I reach heights from the dirt (yeah I'm doing what I say)
You know I bite the way I bark (yeah I'm doing what I say)
My creed will never fall apart (yeah I'm doing what I say)

Lies and all the pretending get exposed, the cut shows things just as they are
Digging your own grave and trap, but we choose authenticity over cheap thrills
Showing as I wrote it, showing as I spoke it
Pockets full of bluff and pride have long been torn apart

To become someone great, I jumped in recklessly without hesitation
Even if the wall of reality is high, my ambition has never kneeled once
Achievements I'll endlessly write, with a pen tip that never runs out of ink
No need to be impatient, it's my pace, still pushing myself today

I keep creed in my heart
'Cause holding on to it won't work at all, yeah
I'll make sure that I get what I want
My creed, it keeps me breathing, uh, uh, yeah

엉망 MESS

Now with nothing left in your heart
All the shattered, scattered feelings
I'm really scared of what will happen like this
All the thoughts in my head are a mess (yeah yeah)

On the streets without you
Leaves fall and pile up, and I walked on them
In this different atmosphere than before
I too felt awkward but wandered , hoping to run into you(Yeah)

It feels like you could appear at any moment
But soon that thought just falls apart
I'm thirsty, I drink water as much as I can
But the the thirst for us never goes away

Please
Should we stop now?
Your last words to me
Were painful and so sad

Will we someday? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Be able to meet again? (hey)
To that question you said nothing
You just forced a sad smile

Now with nothing left in your heart
All the shattered, scattered feelings
I'm really scared of what will happen like this
All the thoughts in my head are a mess

As expected, the changed days are long and scary
Barely wiping away the tears that burst
Living today out of my mind
All the emotions in my heart are a mess

Lingering feelings are such a burden (burden) I don't want to be stuck, dangling (dangling)
I don't want to leave us behind in mere memories (Woo)
We need to start anew (Yeah) A new, yet shaky beginning (shaky)
Throwing away all the lonely nights that have passed

Gather it all and throw it away like a hole in one (One)
Never going back to that time again (켜)
Pour the sadness down the drain (Yeah, yeah)
But even when I look, your traces still remain and give off a scent

Please
Should we stop now?
Your last words to me
Were painful and so sad

Will we someday? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Be able to meet again? (Hey)
To that question you said nothing
You just forced a sad smile

Now with nothing left in your heart
All the shattered, scattered feelings
I'm really scared of what will happen like this
All the thoughts in my head are a mess

As expected, the changed days are long and scary
Barely wiping away the tears that burst
Living today out of my mind
All the emotions in my heart are a mess (you just mess me up)

Messed it up, messed it up, messed it up
Emotions scatter chaotically in all directions
You mess it up, mess it up, mess it up
Emotions tear apart chaotically in all directions

In My Head

Hey, you, lying in your bed
Staring at the ceiling, yeah, I thought that you were dead
What's going on in your head?
Yeah

Today, you think there'll be a change
Sorry, but no matter what, it's gonna be the same
I kinda feel bad, you okay?

Oh, I've done everything, I've done it all
I've even felt the warmth of love
But I'm gone, where is my mind headed for?
My headache is so bad

I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah
In this crappy routine, ah yeah, ah yeah
When will it ever change?
I really don't know why I'm like this
I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah
I'm messed up in my

Time that barely slipped away
Please don't come looking for me, get off me
This unannounced time bomb
Someone, throw it far away, because it hurts

It bursts again and again without warning
The whisper of random thoughts get lounder
My steps are stuck at a mysterious boundry
I'm stopped before taking a step forward

I wonder if it'd ease if my body were exhausted
Maybe I crashed into things more harshly for no reason
I can't find balance in my head
I sway dangerously, when will this end?

Oh, I've done everything, I've done it all
I even felt the warmth of love
But I'm gone, where is my mind headed for?
My headache is so bad

I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah
In this crappy routine, ah yeah, ah yeah
I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah
In this crappy routine, ah yeah, ah yeah (Let's go!)

I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah (I know I'm messed up in my head)
In this crappy routine, ah yeah, ah yeah (yeah)
When will it ever change?
I really don't know why I'm like this (woah, woah, woah)
I'm messed up in my head, ah yeah, ah yeah (hey, hey, hey)
I'm messed up in my head

반전 Half Time

First half, it's still the first half
Can you already see the end? How arrogant
The start is only halfway
Now the real journey begins
When the whistle blows and all freeze for a moment, I hustle
I strike with a skill that pierces their guard

Unlike the ones who miss their chance and stumble
I never step wrong
At the height of artistry, I rise to the fantastic
With my own rhythm, rhythm lead them

They don't know what's coming next
Tactical movin'
A chain of twists and turns
Trippin' and trippin', trapping a grand success
Even if I crash and fall, there's no trouble on my way
Countless trials will create the result

I'm at the half time, play time
Now I'm just getting started
At my prime time
No, I'm not gonna stop it now

Let all the cheers explode, get out my way
We're not even past this chapter yet
Rising like a syndrome, this is our play
A twist of twists in the first half

We're not done yet, even if we run all night
This game never ends, it only grows larger
Expanding into an ever greater play, we go vamos
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro

From the starting line, I already claimed it all
Won't fall down, I won't fall down
I'mma move on and if it fails, I'll double it instead
You think you caught up for a moment? Just a smirk, ah

I'm at the half time, play time
Now I'm just getting started
At my prime time
No, I'm not gonna stop it now

Let all the cheers explode, get out my way
We're not even past this chapter yet
Rising like a syndrome, this is our play
A twist of twists in the first half

Burn the sweat off my face
I'm always ready at my pace
So even if I fall
All the galaxies will know my name yeah

breaking out of the frame with all-round movements, curving
Let my moves just go, I serve it
Even with my heart filled with anxiety, I never yield, still dribbling

I'm at the half time, show time
Now I'm just getting started
At my prime time
I'm not gonna stop
Even if I crash and fall, there's no trouble on my way
Countless trials will create the result oh

I'm at the half time, play time
Now I'm just getting started
At my prime time oh

I'm at the half time, show time
Now I'm just getting started
At my prime time
A twist of twists in the first half

Phoenix

I know it’s not over
Swallow the pain
Wake me up, oh

Drowining in the days that have passed, covered over
Even when I'm cut by a day that keeps me from moving
Leaving behind the burnt scars, I head toward the tomorrow where I will rise
You know I won’t give up

We’re gonna rise up again
Like the birds flying high
Just spread them wings out again
Touch the sky, feel the air when we glide

(Oh ayo) Reborn with our music life
(Oh ayo) Rebirth rebirth
(Oh ayo) We’ll run through the endless fire
We ain’t gonna die, I’m fine

Like a Phoenix
Light up the night, I’m reborn with fire
I can’t stop the fight living
Like a Phoenix

Light up the night, I’m reborn with fire
I can’t stop the fight living
Like a Phoenix

(Oh ayo) I awaken again
(Oh ayo) Rebirth rebirth
(Oh ayo) I awaken again
(Oh ayo) Like a Phoenix

What's your next stage?
If you ask me, it's another leap forward
I won't stop, I'll keep running, keeping the embers alive
In every moment, I'm loyal

Breath spilling out more and more wildly
A forest full of flowers in a greenhouse
Even if trampled down like weeds, I'll bloom again
Surrendering my body to the strom, I dance right now

We’re gonna rise up again
Like the birds flying high
Just spread them wings out again
Touch the sky, feel the air when we glide

(Oh ayo) Reborn with our music life
(Oh ayo) Rebirth rebirth
(Oh ayo) We’ll run through the endless fire
We ain’t gonna die, I’m fine

Like a Phoenix
Light up the night, I’m reborn with fire
I can’t stop the fight living
Like a Phoenix

Light up the night, I’m reborn with fire
I can’t stop the fight living
Like a Phoenix

(Oh ayo) I awaken again
(Oh ayo) Rebirth rebirth
(Oh ayo) I awaken again
(Oh ayo) Like a Phoenix

Like a Phoenix
Like a Phoenix

Ghost

I’ve been doing this my whole life
Stuck inside my head “got no time”
I just wanna reach that prime time
Oh woah

Don’t wanna see another deadline
There’s no day and night yeah
I can feel my body getting light

Yeah I just don’t know what to say
’Cause to this day I’m still astray
Yeah I just don’t think I can make it
Endless rain, I’m still in pain

I know I wanna feel the rays of sunlight
Fill my empty space
Yeah I just don’t know what to say
I lost my way way way way

I feel like I’m a ghost, I’m out of my mind
I don’t know why I’m lost in space and time
I feel like I’m a ghost, I’ll say that I’m fine
I’m fine, I’m done

People say I've finally risen, but I'm just drifting weightlessly
Unlike the turbulence I've faced before, this is a whole different Bermuda Triangle
Their expectations both uplift and harm me, trapping me in that contradiction
If neither I, nor you, nor anyone else can be satisfied
Then where can I lean on now?

I ain’t got no energy
I’m feeling dead inside
Too much of this, too much of that
I’m overloaded this time

Yeah I just don’t know what to say
’Cause to this day I’m still astray
Yeah I just don’t think I can make it
Endless rain, I’m still in pain

I know I wanna feel the rays of sunlight
Fill my empty space
Yeah I just don’t know what to say
I lost my way way way way

I feel like I’m a ghost, I’m out of my mind
I don’t know why I’m lost in space and time
I feel like I’m a ghost, I’ll say that I’m fine
I’m fine, I’m done

Rendezvous with the déjà vu
Repeated blues yeah the world’s so cruel
Howling “boo” when the time is due
I don’t know what to say, just pray that I’m okay

I feel like I’m a ghost, I’m out of my mind
I don’t know why I’m lost in space and time
I feel like I’m a ghost, I’ll say that I’m fine I’m fine

Yeah I just don’t know what to say
’Cause to this day I’m still astray
Yeah I just don’t think I can make it
Endless rain, I’m still in pain

I know I wanna feel the rays of sunlight
Fill my empty space
Yeah I just don’t know what to say
I lost my way

0801

I know that you're holding on
You say that you're okay when you're not
But when you're stuck inside the dark
Just know that I'm right here waiting
Let's go and see the light

Like when an unusually cold winter (again)
Turns into spring again (oh)
Like flowers blooming on parched land (flowers)
Like they start to bloom

I know how it feels to be alone
I've wandered astray, oh, I've been lost
Let out all your tears, I'll keep you close
Hold on to my hands, don't give up

For you, who's as special as a flower
I'll become sunlight for you
It's gonna be okay
I'm right here
When things get hard, I'll comfort you
For you, my whole life
I'll sing for you
I'm right here, yeah

I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever
I'm right here

Even if you've heard "You're doing well" hundreds of times
There are still days when things don't go your way
I know very well that such days surely exist
If it's tough, just shout it out
Feel the relief and run with me
Just promise me one thing, never forget
You're not alone

I know how it feels to be alone
I've wandered astray, oh, I've been lost
Let out all your tears, I'll keep you close
Hold on to my hands, don't give up

You're doing great, okay?
Blooming in the rain
I'll always stay
Right here, all day

You're doing great
Blooming in the rain
I'll always stay
Right here

For you, who's as special as a flower
I'll become sunlight for you
It's gonna be okay
I'm right here
When things get hard, I'll comfort you
For you, my whole life
I'll sing for you
I'm right here

I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever, oh, I'll stay here
I'll stay forever
I'm right here

CEREMONY (English version)

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Yuh yuh yuh yuh

We're moving forward with maximum power
And we're gonna dominate, pop it
So sick, we're the big news topic
Exp from all of my trophies
No one, nobody can stop me
Their hate is the fuel when I'm launching
Jump up, jump up
Like a pop-up, toaster, lift

Working off time
That ratio got us going worldwide (Worldwide)
Thirsty day and night
They put us in the desert but we survive
Busy giving our light
Unlike them, we're getting all the spotlight
Listen to the war cry
Karma, karma, karma, karma

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Cerеmony
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip (Hooray)
Woah, ceremony
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip (Hooray)

We did it, hear the crowd, wow
Slide, in your face, mwah
Taking that win like it's a bouquet
Yeah, my hands won't ever be empty
From place to place, I'm way too busy
But that's okay, my speech is ready
I feel like too, good, boom, boom, boom, ho

You and I, let's go celebrate
Yeah, it's getting intense now
Flicker, flicker, call it emergency
We don't care, show them we're on our feet
Here and there, just look at our paradise
No one knows how far we gon' end up, yeah
Chitter chatter, crowded, ayy
All the noise that they make, yeah, that's our BGM

Hip hip hooray
Hip hip hooray
Hip hip, hip hip
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Ceremony
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip (Hooray)
Woah, ceremony
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip (Hooray)

Yeah, we gon' celebrate 'cause we got good
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Calmer, calmer, calmer, that's our
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Yeah, we gon' celebrate 'cause we got good
Karma, karma, karma, karma
Calmer, calmer, calmer
Oh, ceremony

ABOUT THE ALBUM

KARMA is the fourth studio album by Stray Kids and it features a total of 11 tracks.

In the United States, KARMA entered Billboard 200 at number one, becoming the first ever act in Billboard history to debut atop the chart with the first seven entries, and the most number one albums among musical groups in 21st century, surpassing BTS, Linkin Park, and Dave Matthews Band.

According to Hanteo Chart, the album sold over 2 million copies on the first day of the release, and 3.03 million within one week, becoming the best-selling 2025 album in South Korea.

Commercially, KARMA topped the national album charts in South Korea, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and the United States, and reached the top five in Australia, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The album title refers to karma with the word play of “calmer“, expressing the meaning of “when bad karma comes, Stray Kids will calm it with their good karma.

Heavily centered on the sport concept, the album’s main theme reflects the achievements Stray Kids have made so far with the major inspiration of the recent tour, and the songs’ lyrics speak of growth, evolution, hope, challenges, and introspection.

삐처리 BLEEP

Composed by: 3RACHA, VERSACHOI
Arranged: VERSACHOI, Bang Chan

This his hip-hop track, with its cinematic feel and boom bap rhythm, expresses Stray Kids’ confidence in blocking out negative noise and moving forward toward growth. With its powerful beat and addictive, reciprocal hook, the song conveys the message of ignoring criticism and interference and overcoming challenges.

CEREMONY

Lyrics by: 3RACHA
Composed by: 3RACHA, VERSACHOI

This song is the title track and it’s an EDM trap and baile funk track, expressing celebrations of the achievement and success forged through perseverance and hard work, as well as the journey of overcoming obstacles. Rooted on sports culture, the song likens the group as athletes fighting for hard-earned wins. In Intro: Karma video, Stray Kids described “Ceremony” as a celebration of their Dominate World Tour, which set various records, and returning to South Korea in triumph.

The song earned 6 consecutive wins on Korean music shows.

CREED

Lyrics: 3RACHA
Music: 3RACHA, Millionboy

As the title suggests, this track is about strong conviction. The captivating melody and repetitive chorus are impressive. Over a dark trap hip-hop beat, it embodies the commitment to “say what I believe and act on it,” as well as the determination to “forge our own path without wavering“.

MESS

Lyrics: HAN, Bang Chan
Music: HAN, Bang Chan, Millionboy

This is an emo track, with its rough guitar sound over a hip-hop beat and straightforward lyrics, expresses the lingering feelings and conflicts that linger after a breakup. Unraveling complex emotions around the theme of “mess”.

IN MY HEAD

Lyrics: Bang Chan, Changbin
Music: Bang Chan, Changbin, JUN2

This pop rock song features a bright and cheerful guitar soundtrack and a sing-along melody. The lyrics express the moments of worry that sometimes arise in the repetitiveness of everyday life. If there’s anyone amongst STAYs struggling with something, we hope humming this song will lighten your mind, even if only for a moment.

반전 HALF TIME

Lyrics: 3RACHA
Music: 3RACHA, VERSACHOI

This song is centered around the turning point of halftime, it depicts the will to rise again and turn things around, even after falling. The song was written with the imagination of a scene where the members’ chants, accompanied by tactical maneuvers and a narrative of tenacity, resonate like a chorus, creating a turning point together.

PHOENIX

Lyrics: 3RACHA
Music: 3RACHA, Ronnie Icon, DallasK

This EDM track carries the message of overcoming hardships and leaping higher, like a phoenix reborn in flames. Its heart-pounding, thrilling sound and majestic chorus fill the song with passion and hopeful energy.

GHOST

Lyrics: Bang Chan, Changbin
Music: Bang Chan, Changbin, VERSACHOI

The track features a thrilling sound created by heart-pounding bass, stabbing synths, emotional organ sounds, and big beat-influenced rhythms. Contrasting these elements are lyrics expressing inner pain, the struggle to become stronger, and the duality amidst confusion, creating a captivating contrast. The vocals, which speak to the desire to hold onto hope amidst haunting emotions and emptiness, blend exquisitely with the track, leaving a lasting impression.

0801

Lyrics: Bang Chan
Music: Bang Chan, VERSACHOI

This synthwave pop song features lyrics filled with warm comfort and support, along with a cozy melody. It’s a song Bang Chan wrote to celebrate STAY‘s birthday as a fandom and to tell Stray Kids‘ fans that the band will always be there to support them and comfort them.

The video for this song was entirely written, interpreted and made by Stray Kids.