Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 105 · middle

Haejangguk

VOLUME V — the CURES, crawling back to life. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Haejangguk". Its true history: South Korea — literally 'hangover-chasing soup'; an electrolyte-rich bean-sprout rice broth; clean and restorative. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, my head...

[Verse 1]
The sun is way too bright for me today
I danced my favorite silver shoes away
My pulse is knocking in my temples now
The room is taking a merry-go-round
Bring a silver spoon, a porcelain bowl
To put the sparkling pieces back in my soul

[Chorus]
Haejangguk, oh Haejangguk
The hangover-chasing soup
Straight from South Korea to save the day
Watch the dizzy shivers melt away
With the bean sprouts floating white
Electrolytes to make it right
Haejangguk, my favorite friend
Bringing last night to a gentle end

[Verse 2]
The steam is rising like a little cloud
Turning the volume of the morning down
Inside this broth there is a secret cure
A salty rescue, so golden and pure
I take a sip, the color rushes back
Putting my little orbit back intact

[Chorus]
Haejangguk, oh Haejangguk
The hangover-chasing soup
Straight from South Korea to save the day
Watch the dizzy shivers melt away
With the bean sprouts floating white
Electrolytes to make it right
Haejangguk, my favorite friend
Bringing last night to a gentle end

[Bridge]
It literally chases the shadows out the door
I'm not a broken party girl anymore
Just a spoonful of magic in the steam
Waking up from a very fizzy dream
I think I'm ready to stand up.

[Outro]
Hangover-chasing, shadow-erasing
Haejangguk, oh Haejangguk
The little bean sprouts in the bowl
Saving my... totally fragile soul