Album
Release Date
June 10, 2022
Label
Composers / Lyricists
hitman bang, RM, j-hope, Marcus McCoan, Owen Roberts, Matty Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Camilla Anne Stewart
Participating Members
About the Song
《Jamais Vu》 is a tender and emotionally reflective track by BTS from Proof, released in 2022 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Written and composed by Max Lynedoch Graham, RM, j-hope, and “hitman”bang, the song unfolds with a soft but aching sense of vulnerability, capturing the weight of pain that feels familiar yet still impossible to fully overcome. With its quiet intensity, delicate atmosphere, and deeply human emotion, 《Jamais Vu》 stands out as one of the most introspective moments on Proof, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate BTS at their most fragile, sincere, and emotionally resonant.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
neon hwa-ga na bo-yeo
You seem angry
ma-nag game-i-ra-myeon
tto load-ha-myeon doe-gej-ji-man
i guess i gotta deal with this
deal with this
real world
If it were a game
I could just reload
I guess I gotta deal with this
Deal with this
Real world
neo-mu a-peu-ni-kka
Because it hurts so much
but i’m another star
wan-byeok-ha-ji mot-haess-deon na-reul tat-hae
brake in my head
brake in my step always
geu-jeo jal-ha-go sip-eoss-go
ut-ge hae-ju-go sip-eoss-neun-de damn
But I’m another star
I blame my imperfect self
Brake in my head
Brake in my step always
I just wanted to do well
Wanted to make you smile Damn
meom-chwo-beo-rin sim-jang-eul ttwige hal remedy
i-je eo-tteo-ke hae-ya hae
nal sal-lyeo-jwo da-si gi-hoe-reul jwo
please give me a
a remedy a melody
o-jik nae-ge-man nam-gyeo-jil geu memory
A remedy to make my stopped heart beat
What should I do now
Save me, give me another chance
Please give me a
A remedy a melody
That memory left only for me
kkeo-beo-ri-myeon mo-deun ge da pyeon-hae-jil-kka
gwaen-chanh-ji-man gwaen-chanh-ji a-na
ik-su-ka-da-go hon-ja-mal-haess-ji-man
neul cheo-eum-in geot-cheo-reom a-pa
If I turn it off, will everything be easier
I’m okay but not okay
I said I’m used to it but
It always hurts like the first time
gye-sok a-pa ’cause si-haeng-cha-go-wa o-man ga-ji
nae no-rae ga-sa mom-jit ha-na
mal han-ma-di da nae mi-si-gam-e mu-seo-wo-ji-go
tto neul do-mang-ga-ryeo hae
but jab-ne geu-rae-do ne-ga
nae geu-rim-ja-neun keo-jyeo-ga-do
nae salm-gwa neon equal sign
so nae remedy-neun your remedy
It keeps hurting ’cause of trial and error and so many things
My song lyrics, every gesture
Every word scares me in my déjà vu
I try to run away again
But you still hold me
Even if my shadow grows
My life and you are an equal sign
So my remedy is your remedy
meom-chwo-beo-rin sim-jang-eul ttwige hal remedy
i-je eo-tteo-ke hae-ya hae
nal sal-lyeo-jwo da-si gi-hoe-reul jwo
please give me a
(remedy)
A remedy to make my stopped heart beat
What should I do now
Save me, give me another chance
Please give me a
(Remedy)
(honestly)
su-eop-si ban-bok-doen-dae-do
nan tto ttwil geo-ra-go
(Honestly)
Even if it’s repeated countless times
I’ll run again
meom-chwo-beo-rin sim-jang-eul ttwige hal remedy
i-je eo-tteo-ke hae-ya hae
nal sal-lyeo-jwo da-si gi-hoe-reul jwo
please give me a remedy
A remedy to make my stopped heart beat
What should I do now
Save me, give me another chance
Please give me a remedy
meom-chwo-beo-rin sim-jang-eul ttwige hal remedy
(jib-jung-hae-seo kkok ne-ge dah-go mal-gess-eo
tteo-reo-ji-go neo-meo-ji-go)
i-je eo-tteo-ke hae-ya hae
(ik-su-kan a-peum-i ttok-gat-chi nal deop-chyeo)
A remedy to make my stopped heart beat
(I’ll focus and reach you
Falling and stumbling)
What should I do now
(The familiar pain covers me the same)
(i-beon-e-do swip-ji a-na)
da-si gi-hoe-reul jwo
(gwan-dul geo-nya-go? no no never)
i won’t give up
(This time it’s not easy)
Give me another chance
(Will I quit? No no never)
I won’t give up
The song explores the psychological pain of experiencing familiar failures as if they are brand new, metaphorically comparing life to a video game where one wishes to simply “load” a previous save. The narrator desperately searches for a healing remedy to restart their broken heart and fix the errors caused by their own clumsiness. Ultimately, it is a raw confession of vulnerability and a resolute promise to keep running forward, even if the same pain attacks them over and over again.
