Album
Release Date
February 21, 2020
Genre
Brit Rock / Pop
Label
Composers / Lyricists
V, RM, Pdogg, Matthew Tishler, Arcadio, Stewart Taylor
Participating Members
About the Song
《Inner Child》 is a warm and deeply reflective track by BTS from MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, released in 2020 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Written and composed by RM, Pdogg, and V, the song reaches back toward a younger self with comfort, reassurance, and quiet gratitude, turning past pain into something healing and hopeful. With its uplifting emotion, gentle sincerity, and beautifully personal message, 《Inner Child》 stands out as one of BTS’s most heartfelt and intimate songs, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate the group at their most tender, reflective, and emotionally healing.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
cham ma-ni him-deu-reot-ji
neo-mu-na meon jeo ha-neu-reui byeol
ol-lyeo-bo-myeon-seo
geu-ttae-eui neon
eu-na-su-reul mit-ji a-na
ha-ji-man nan bwa-beo-ryeot-neun geol
eun-saek Galaxy
Were really struggling
Looking up at the stars
In the distant sky
Back then you
Didn’t believe in the Milky Way
But I saw it
The silver Galaxy
neo-mu him-deu-reot-seul geo-ya
kkeut-eop-neun bi-cheul
jjo-cha nan dal-lyeot-geot-deun
a-rit-hae-wa geu yeo-reum-na-reui gong-gi
neo-mu cha-gap-deon jaet-bit geo-ri-eui so-ri
su-meul ma-si-go ne mun-eul du-deu-ri-ne
It must have been so hard
Chasing the endless light
I ran
The air of that summer day
The sound of the cold, gray streets
I breathe in and knock on your door
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
ma-ni u-seot-seum hae
gwaen-cha-neul geo-ya o-neul-eui nae-ga
gwaen-cha-neu-ni-kka
eo-je-eui neo
i-jen da bo-yeo
um-teu-deon jang-mi sok ma-neun ga-si
an-a-ju-go sip-eo
mi-so-jin kko-ma
ma-nyang hae-malk-ge ut-deon a-i
geu-reon neol bo-myeon
ja-kku u-seum-i na-wa
Should laugh a lot
It’ll be okay because today I
Am okay
Yesterday’s you
I see it all now
The many thorns in the budding rose
I want to embrace
The smiling child
The child who smiled so brightly
When I see you like that
I keep smiling
neo-mu cha-gap-deon jaet-bit geo-ri-eui so-ri
su-meul ma-si-go ne mun-eul du-deu-ri-ne
The sound of the cold, gray streets
I breathe in and knock on your door
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
ne-ge nae so-neul mat-da-eu-myeon
geu so-neul jab-a-jul su it-ni
ae-ga neo-ga doel te-ni
neon na-eui
eu-na-su-deu-reul bo-myeon dwae
jeo byeol-deu-reul mat-eu-myeon dwae
na-eui se-sang-eul ne-ge jul-ge
neo-eui nu-neul bi-chun
bit-deu-reun ji-geum-eui na-ni-kka
If my hand touches yours
Can you hold it
I’ll become you
You just need to see
My galaxies
Just face those stars
I’ll give you my world
The lights reflecting in your eyes
Are me now
My boy my boy my boy
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
We gon’ change
The song represents a deep conversation with one’s Inner child, acknowledging the past hardships and the lonely struggles to reach for the stars. It ultimately promises a positive transformation and healing, as the present self offers love and reassurance to the innocent child who once suffered in the grey streets, declaring that they will now change for a brighter future together.
