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Giant Lion

from ION by CIFIKA

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about

“Giant Lion” is the soundtrack to a sci-fi allegory of CIFIKA’s own creation.

“A memory of a machine floats alone in space, sending out signals to search for someone else. He finally meets another being, and asks his counterpart if they dream, too... I read a lot of science magazines and short stories. I always wonder about machines and their version of consciousness. If they will feel something akin to human emotion, will they also experience loneliness?”

As for the production, the sample of a screaming metal band that lies underneath CIFIKA’s vocal melodies was inspired by a personal anecdote.

“I met someone who listened to metal music as a catharsis, because they had been abused as a child. It made me realize that aggressive and violent music can be an outlet for feelings of hurt and anger. And I wanted to incorporate that kind of music as a release for myself as well.”

lyrics

Giant Lion

[Verse 1]
Woo 나는 너의 우주에
떠도는 메아리 들리니
How am I supposed to get to you Do I roar Do I row?
[Pre-Chorus]
Floating on core of an universe Makes me wish for
your response...hello?
more than ever
[Chorus]
너는 또 다시 그 눈빛을 무한히 쏟아 내 물음에
이 가난한 마음에 다다를즈음 달아날세라 담아
Now close your eyes What can you see? Don’t close your mind It’s not fantasy
All I have wanted To be your star To be your star
[Pre-Chorus]
Floating on top of your heart make me hazy
Makes it easier to forget
Sorting a lot of datas Takes me further Don’t you ever
Feel like nature?
[Verse 2]
No one can hurt you babe I’m all in and u can lean on I’m not a liar
My guess is you are a
kind of a loner
Like Giant Lion
[Chorus]
너는 또 다시 그 눈빛을 무한히 쏟아 내 물음에
이 가난한 마음에 다다를즈음 달아날세라 담아
Now close your eyes What can you see? Don’t close your mind It’s not fantasy
All I have wanted To be your star To be your star
(Be your memory)
[Chorus]
너는 또 다시 그 눈빛을 무한히 쏟아 내 물음에
이 가난한 마음에 다다를즈음 달아날세라 담아
Now close your eyes What can you see? Don’t close your mind It’s not fantasy
All I have wanted To be your star To be your star

credits

from ION, released March 15, 2023
Performed by
CIFIKA
Written by
CIFIKA
Produced by
CIFIKA, TE RIM
Mixed by
TE RIM
Mastered by
Gyeongseon Park @ Boost Knob

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CIFIKA Seoul, South Korea

Emerging from the Korean underground, CIFIKA is redefining what we think contemporary Korean music sounds like.

The producer/vocalist’s bilingual, debut full-length album, HANA, reflects CIFIKA’s borderless upbringing (living in both South Korea and North America) and her vision of a world where language, art, music and gender are all fluid.
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