CORTIS’s “JoyRide” flows with the lyrical charm of alternative rock and the brightness of pop, carrying a sound that feels at once refreshing and wistful. With every member contributing to its writing and composition, the track becomes a collective expression of their artistry and spirit.

Song Credits

  • Artist: CORTIS
  • Album: COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES
  • Released: September 8, 2025
  • Length: 2:52
  • Label: BIGHIT MUSIC
  • Writer: Hiss Noise, MARTIN (CORTIS), Austin Corona, Wyatt Bernard, DFC, Kristin Carpenter, SEONGHYEON (CORTIS), Supreme Boi, JAMES (CORTIS), JUHOON (CORTIS) & KEONHO (CORTIS)
  • Producer: Hiss Noise, Austin Corona, Wyatt Bernard, MARTIN (CORTIS) & JAMES (CORTIS)

CORTIS “JoyRide” Official MV

CORTIS “JoyRide” Lyrics

Hangul

갇혀 이 건물 속에, 밤새
No sun no sky 얼굴은 창백, all day
미쳐 난 flipping 마치 fried eggs, pancakes
Bloodshot eyes tonight 도망가 여길 벗어나

Cause, Ooh
우리는 꿈꿔왔지
찰나의 해방

달려 부릉
트렁크에다 콜라 채워
얼른 밟아 그 pedal

이 자릴 떠, 지도는 집어치워
Cause we’re on a joyride
더 세게 speed it up 지금 기분 so high
Driving so fast
가로질러 긴 밤
Day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride

Driving so fast
가로질러 긴 밤
Day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

범생이는 나의 past tence
학교는 찍먹, 아지트로 came back
인생이 폭풍이면 난
내 drip 아래 춰 rain dance

종일 뛰었었지
폭주는 내 personality
마치 MJ, ever since ’23
Rat snakes 담을 넘었지

Cause, Ooh
우리는 꿈꿔왔지
찰나의 해방

달려 부릉
트렁크에다 콜라 채워
얼른 밟아 그 pedal

이 자릴 떠, 지도는 집어치워
Cause we’re on a joyride
더 세게 speed it up 지금 기분 so high
Driving so fast
가로질러 긴 밤
Day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride

Driving so fast
가로질러 긴 밤
Day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Romanized

gathyeo i geonmul soge, bamsae
No sun no sky eolgureun changbaek, all day
michyeo nan flipping machi fried eggs, pancakes
Bloodshot eyes tonight domangga yeogil beoseona

Cause, Ooh
urineun kkumkkwowassji
chalnaui haebang

dallyeo bureung
teureongkeueda kolla chaewo
eolleun balpa geu pedal

i jaril tteo, jidoneun jibeochiwo
Cause we’re on a joyride
deo sege speed it up jigeum gibun so high
Driving so fast
garojilleo gin bam
day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride

Driving so fast
garojilleo gin bam
day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

beomsaengineun naui past tence
hakgyoneun jjikmeok, ajiteuro came back
insaengi pokpungimyeon nan
nae drip arae chwo rain dance

jongil ttwieosseossji
pokjuneun nae personality
machi MJ, ever since ’23
Rat snakes dameul neomeossji

Cause, Ooh
urineun kkumkkwowassji
chalnaui haebang

dallyeo bureung
teureongkeueda kolla chaewo
eolleun balpa geu pedal

i jaril tteo, jidoneun jibeochiwo
Cause we’re on a joyride
deo sege speed it up jigeum gibun so high
Driving so fast
garojilleo gin bam
day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride

Driving so fast
garojilleo gin bam
day to night, ride
We’re on a joyride

Translation

Trapped inside this building all night
No sun, no sky, my face pale all day
I’m going crazy, flipping like fried eggs, pancakes
Bloodshot eyes tonight, I run, escaping this place

‘Cause, ooh
We’ve been dreaming of that fleeting freedom
Run, vroom
Fill the trunk with cola, hurry, step on that pedal

Leave this place, toss the map away, ’cause we’re on a joyride
Push it harder, speed it up, right now I’m feeling so high
Driving so fast, cutting across the long night
Day to night, ride, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, wе’re on a joyride
Driving so fast, cutting across the long night
Day to night, ridе, we’re on a joyride

Being a model student is my past tense
I came back to school as just a casual hideout
If life is a storm, then
I dance a rain dance under my drip
I ran all day long
Being reckless is my personality
Like MJ, ever since ’23
Like rat snakes, I jumped over the wall

‘Cause, ooh
We’ve been dreaming of that fleeting freedom
Run, vroom
Fill the trunk with cola, hurry, step on that pedal

Leave this place, toss the map away, ’cause we’re on a joyride
Push it harder, speed it up, right now I’m feeling so high
Driving so fast, cutting across the long night
Day to night, ride, we’re on a joyride


Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re on a joyride


Driving so fast, cutting across the long night
Day to night, ride, we’re on a joyride

CORTIS “JoyRide” Meaning

CORTIS’ “JoyRide” is a song that carries listeners on a drive with no destination, evoking the memory of a summer day filled with dreams of fleeting liberation. Witty lyrics like “the model student is my past tense” and “I ran all day” capture the monotony of ordinary, repetitive life while also hinting at the restless energy of youth.

Beginning with a melancholic, almost confining melody, the track gradually releases into a cathartic burst of emotion in the chorus with the line “driving so fast,” embodying the teenage desire for escape, freedom, and a brighter future. Ultimately, “JoyRide” encapsulates the liberating spirit of a carefree summer, symbolizing youthful ambition and the search for meaning in the face of uncertainty.