Sunrise
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Patient hope and quiet perseverance carry a weary heart through darkness toward an approaching dawn.
Release Date
October 8, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Pop / Ballad
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
EDEN, Hongjoong, BUDDY, LEEZ, Mingi
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
a-jik-eun a-jik-eun eo-du-un geon
sa-sil-eun dang-yeon-han geo-ya
gyeol-gug-en si-gan-i ji-na
hae-gyeol-hae-jul geo-ra-go
wae hang-sang i-reoh-ji nan
mae-beon na-reul sok-yeo geu-reo-ji ma
sa-sil-eun dang-yeon-han geo-ya
gyeol-gug-en si-gan-i ji-na
hae-gyeol-hae-jul geo-ra-go
wae hang-sang i-reoh-ji nan
mae-beon na-reul sok-yeo geu-reo-ji ma
It’s still, it’s still dark
It’s actually natural
In the end, as time passes
It will solve it
Why am I always like this?
I deceive myself every time, don’t do that
It’s actually natural
In the end, as time passes
It will solve it
Why am I always like this?
I deceive myself every time, don’t do that
deo jit-gut-ge mot sal-ge he-mae-neun na-reul
nan pil-yo-hae pil-yo-hae han-ma-di-ga
geo-jit-i-ra-go hae-do
nu-gun-ga nae-ge hae-jwoss-eu-myeon haess-deon mal
geok-jeong an hae-do dwae
jal-ha-go iss-eo
nan pil-yo-hae pil-yo-hae han-ma-di-ga
geo-jit-i-ra-go hae-do
nu-gun-ga nae-ge hae-jwoss-eu-myeon haess-deon mal
geok-jeong an hae-do dwae
jal-ha-go iss-eo
More mischievously, I wander
I need, I need a word
Even if it’s a lie
Words I wished someone would say to me
Don’t worry
You’re doing well
I need, I need a word
Even if it’s a lie
Words I wished someone would say to me
Don’t worry
You’re doing well
ji-geum-cheo-reom-man hae
no matter what some people say
no matter what some people hate
no matter what the things
that make you sick
just keep it up
no matter what some people say
no matter what some people hate
no matter what the things
that make you sick
just keep it up
Just like now
No matter what some people say
No matter what some people hate
No matter what the things
That make you sick
Just keep it up
No matter what some people say
No matter what some people hate
No matter what the things
That make you sick
Just keep it up
mo-du-ga bol su it-ge
deo just keep it up
se-sang-e da deul-li-do-rok
u-rin just keep it up
ga-kkeum ma-eum gat-ji anh-a-do
geu-nyang just keep it up
deo just keep it up
se-sang-e da deul-li-do-rok
u-rin just keep it up
ga-kkeum ma-eum gat-ji anh-a-do
geu-nyang just keep it up
So everyone can see
More, just keep it up
So the world can hear
We just keep it up
Even if it’s not like your heart sometimes
Just keep it up
More, just keep it up
So the world can hear
We just keep it up
Even if it’s not like your heart sometimes
Just keep it up
just keep it up
just keep it up
why is my life so dark?
why always makes me hard?
an jab-hi-neun mam
eo-kkae wi bu-dam-gam
just keep it up
why is my life so dark?
why always makes me hard?
an jab-hi-neun mam
eo-kkae wi bu-dam-gam
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
Why is my life so dark?
Why always makes me hard?
Uncatchable heart
Burden on my shoulders
Just keep it up
Why is my life so dark?
Why always makes me hard?
Uncatchable heart
Burden on my shoulders
gi-da-ri-ja deo jo-geum-man
chup-deo-ra-do deo jo-geum-man
tteo-o-reul geo-ni-kkan jo-man-gan
sok-neun sem-chi-go alright
geo-jit-i-ra-go hae-do
nu-gun-ga nae-ge hae-jwoss-eu-myeon haess-deon mal
chup-deo-ra-do deo jo-geum-man
tteo-o-reul geo-ni-kkan jo-man-gan
sok-neun sem-chi-go alright
geo-jit-i-ra-go hae-do
nu-gun-ga nae-ge hae-jwoss-eu-myeon haess-deon mal
Let’s wait a little longer
Even if it’s cold, a little longer
It will rise soon
Let’s pretend to be deceived, alright
Even if it’s a lie
Words I wished someone would say to me
Even if it’s cold, a little longer
It will rise soon
Let’s pretend to be deceived, alright
Even if it’s a lie
Words I wished someone would say to me
geok-jeong an hae-do dwae
jal-ha-go iss-eo
ji-geum-cheo-reom-man hae
no matter what some people say
no matter what some people hate
no matter what the things
jal-ha-go iss-eo
ji-geum-cheo-reom-man hae
no matter what some people say
no matter what some people hate
no matter what the things
Don’t worry
You’re doing well
Just like now
No matter what some people say
No matter what some people hate
No matter what the things
You’re doing well
Just like now
No matter what some people say
No matter what some people hate
No matter what the things
that make you sick
just keep it up
mo-du-ga bol su it-ge
deo just keep it up
se-sang-e da deul-li-do-rok
u-rin just keep it up
just keep it up
mo-du-ga bol su it-ge
deo just keep it up
se-sang-e da deul-li-do-rok
u-rin just keep it up
That make you sick
Just keep it up
So everyone can see
More, just keep it up
So the world can hear
We just keep it up
Just keep it up
So everyone can see
More, just keep it up
So the world can hear
We just keep it up
ga-kkeum ma-eum gat-ji anh-a-do
geu-nyang just keep it up
just keep it up
just keep it up
bul-an-han i gong-gan sog-e
mo-du-ga nal oe-myeon-hal ttae
geu-nyang just keep it up
just keep it up
just keep it up
bul-an-han i gong-gan sog-e
mo-du-ga nal oe-myeon-hal ttae
Even if it’s not like your heart sometimes
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
In this anxious space
When everyone turns away from me
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
In this anxious space
When everyone turns away from me
hon-ja so-ri-chi-myeo ban-bog-haess-deon mal
na-reul bwa-jwo-yo ji-geum-i a-ni-ra-do
geu eon-jen-ga-reul gi-da-ril-ge
just keep it up
mo-du-ga bol su it-ge
deo just keep it up
na-reul bwa-jwo-yo ji-geum-i a-ni-ra-do
geu eon-jen-ga-reul gi-da-ril-ge
just keep it up
mo-du-ga bol su it-ge
deo just keep it up
Shouting alone, the words I repeated
Look at me, even if not now
I’ll wait for that someday
Just keep it up
So everyone can see
More, just keep it up
Look at me, even if not now
I’ll wait for that someday
Just keep it up
So everyone can see
More, just keep it up
se-sang-e da deul-li-do-rok
u-rin just keep it up
ga-kkeum ma-eum gat-ji anh-a-do
geu-nyang just keep it up
just keep it up
just keep it up
u-rin just keep it up
ga-kkeum ma-eum gat-ji anh-a-do
geu-nyang just keep it up
just keep it up
just keep it up
So the world can hear
We just keep it up
Even if it’s not like your heart sometimes
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
We just keep it up
Even if it’s not like your heart sometimes
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
Just keep it up
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
헤매는
(hemaeneun)
wandering
💡 Note: Describes being emotionally lost while struggling to find direction or reassurance.
부담감
(budamgam)
sense of burden
💡 Note: Refers to the invisible pressure weighing heavily upon the speaker’s mind and shoulders.
외면할
(oemyeonhal)
to turn away
💡 Note: Conveys the pain of being ignored or abandoned while silently asking to be seen.
떠오를
(tteooreul)
will rise
💡 Note: Symbolizes hope emerging after darkness, like the sun appearing beyond a difficult night.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics speak to someone enduring a long emotional night, burdened by doubt, loneliness, and the feeling that no one can see their struggle. Even when encouragement feels uncertain, the words “you are doing well” become a lifeline that helps them wait for the darkness to pass. The coming sunrise symbolizes patient hope, while continuing despite criticism and exhaustion becomes an act of quiet perseverance and faith that recognition will eventually arrive.
