Something's in the Water
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Album
Release Date
November 24, 2025
Genre
K-pop / R&B / Alternative R&B
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Elijah Waters, Josef Lamercier, Luke Titus, Mike Irish, 유슬기 (XYXX)
Participating Members
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
i don’t do good by myself
i should have you by my side
ae an-e gip-ge keo-jyeo-gan teum-sae
ssa-neul-han bam
han-sun-gan nal hwi-mo-ra-chin
I don’t do good by myself
I should have you by my side
A deepening gap grows inside me
A chilly night
Swept me away in an instant
nun-eul gam-go breathe
running all the way
all the way to your mind
Close your eyes and breathe
Running all the way
All the way to your mind
something’s in the water
staring me down
na-reul dal-meun eyes
ae-ge mal-eul geo-reo
“take me in”
Something’s in the water
Staring me down
Eyes that resemble me
Speak to me
“Take me in”
wake me up outside this hell
eo-geut-nan sum-so-ri
he-eo-nal su eobs-neun nightmare
eo-seo nun-tteo-ya hae
wae a-jik yeo-gi-e
Wake me up outside this hell
Misaligned breaths
A nightmare I can’t escape
I must wake up
Why am I still here
mwol cha-ja he-mae-neun geon-ji
dwi-eong-kin mul-sal-e a-deuk-hi jam-gyeo
’cause
What am I searching for
Deeply submerged in tangled currents
‘Cause
something’s in the water
staring me down
na-reul dal-meun eyes
ae-ge mal-eul geo-reo
“take me in”
Something’s in the water
Staring me down
Eyes that resemble me
Speak to me
“Take me in”
The lyrics descend into a psychological struggle shaped by loss, isolation, and a fractured sense of self. Unable to save a relationship or endure solitude, the narrator is drawn into a cold, dreamlike space where turbulent water reflects his own eyes back at him. The presence beneath the surface appears both threatening and familiar, urging him to accept the darkness he has tried to escape. Through submerged anguish, haunting reflection, and emotional disorientation, the water becomes an image of inner pain that can only be confronted by taking the hidden self in.
