Dancing Like Butterfly Wings
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Trembling first steps become a fearless shared flight toward dreams, freedom, and an unknown horizon.
Release Date
June 10, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Pop Rock / Dance Pop
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
EDEN, LEEZ, Hongjoong, Mingi
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
tteol-li-neun sun-gan kkum-deu-reul jaeng-chi-hae
neu-kkil su it-da-myeon so-neul ppeo-deo him-kkeot
na-neun ga-neung-hae ga-seum-e tteol-li-meul pum-kko
deo ga-neum-hae seol-le-meul ga-deuk an-kko
we gone lit up
nu-gun-ga-e-gen neu-kkil su eop-neun
neu-kkil su it-da-myeon so-neul ppeo-deo him-kkeot
na-neun ga-neung-hae ga-seum-e tteol-li-meul pum-kko
deo ga-neum-hae seol-le-meul ga-deuk an-kko
we gone lit up
nu-gun-ga-e-gen neu-kkil su eop-neun
In the trembling moment, seize the dreams
If you can feel it, reach out with all your might
I can do it, holding the thrill in my heart
Guess more, embracing the excitement fully
We gone lit up
Something others can’t feel
If you can feel it, reach out with all your might
I can do it, holding the thrill in my heart
Guess more, embracing the excitement fully
We gone lit up
Something others can’t feel
nu-gun-ga-e-gen pok-pung gat-eun geot
u-rin man-deul su iss-eo something new
keo-jyeo-ra let the wind blow
we don’t wanna fall deep down
we don’t wanna lose our mind
meom-chu-ji anh-a geu-go-se da-ki jeon-en
u-rin man-deul su iss-eo something new
keo-jyeo-ra let the wind blow
we don’t wanna fall deep down
we don’t wanna lose our mind
meom-chu-ji anh-a geu-go-se da-ki jeon-en
To some, it’s like a storm
We can create something new
Grow bigger, let the wind blow
We don’t wanna fall deep down
We don’t wanna lose our mind
We won’t stop until we reach there
We can create something new
Grow bigger, let the wind blow
We don’t wanna fall deep down
We don’t wanna lose our mind
We won’t stop until we reach there
tteol-li-deon so-neun gi-eok-hae ye
eo-tteoh-ge na-rat-neun-ji
bu-seo-jil deut keu-ge um-jik-yeo ye
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh oh oh
dancing like butterfly wings
eo-tteoh-ge na-rat-neun-ji
bu-seo-jil deut keu-ge um-jik-yeo ye
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh oh oh
dancing like butterfly wings
Remember the trembling hands, yeah
How we flew
Move big as if to break, yeah
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dancing like butterfly wings
How we flew
Move big as if to break, yeah
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh
mo-deun geol ga-ro-jil-leo da-eul ttae-kka-ji
na-ra-ra na-ra gu-reum wi-ro
gum-ji son-ga-rak ga-ri-kin got-kka-ji fly high
a-jik nal-gaet-jis-i jom eo-saek-hae seo-tu-reun bi-haeng gam-gak
o-reun-jjok right deo wi-ro oen-jjok left tto wi-ro
mo-deun geol ga-ro-jil-leo da-eul ttae-kka-ji
na-ra-ra na-ra gu-reum wi-ro
gum-ji son-ga-rak ga-ri-kin got-kka-ji fly high
a-jik nal-gaet-jis-i jom eo-saek-hae seo-tu-reun bi-haeng gam-gak
o-reun-jjok right deo wi-ro oen-jjok left tto wi-ro
Oh oh oh
Cross everything until you reach
Fly, fly above the clouds
To where the index finger points, fly high
Still a bit awkward with the wing flaps, clumsy flight sense
Right, more up, left, again up
Cross everything until you reach
Fly, fly above the clouds
To where the index finger points, fly high
Still a bit awkward with the wing flaps, clumsy flight sense
Right, more up, left, again up
eo-ryeop-ge eo-deun nal-gae-ni-kkan da bi-sang-hae jeo wi-ro ya
we don’t wanna fall deep down
we don’t wanna lose our mind
meom-chu-ji anh-a geu-go-se da-ki jeon-en
tteol-li-deon so-neun gi-eok-hae ye
eo-tteoh-ge na-rat-neun-ji
we don’t wanna fall deep down
we don’t wanna lose our mind
meom-chu-ji anh-a geu-go-se da-ki jeon-en
tteol-li-deon so-neun gi-eok-hae ye
eo-tteoh-ge na-rat-neun-ji
Since these wings were hard to get, soar up there, ya
We don’t wanna fall deep down
We don’t wanna lose our mind
We won’t stop until we reach there
Remember the trembling hands, yeah
How we flew
We don’t wanna fall deep down
We don’t wanna lose our mind
We won’t stop until we reach there
Remember the trembling hands, yeah
How we flew
bu-seo-jil deut keu-ge um-jik-yeo ye
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh oh oh
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh
mo-deun geol ga-ro-jil-leo da-eul ttae-kka-ji
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh oh oh
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh
mo-deun geol ga-ro-jil-leo da-eul ttae-kka-ji
Move big as if to break, yeah
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh
Cross everything until you reach
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh
Cross everything until you reach
jeul-gyeo u-ri-man-e bi-haeng (ok)
chum-chwo ha-neul bae-gyeong stage (yeah we back)
nu-ryeo kkeut-eop-si infinity
geu kkeut-e eo-tteoh-ge da-eul-jin mol-la fly high
i just want you to know
oh oh oh oh oh
chum-chwo ha-neul bae-gyeong stage (yeah we back)
nu-ryeo kkeut-eop-si infinity
geu kkeut-e eo-tteoh-ge da-eul-jin mol-la fly high
i just want you to know
oh oh oh oh oh
Enjoy our own flight (Ok)
Dance, sky as the background stage (Yeah we back)
Enjoy endlessly, infinity
Don’t know how we’ll reach the end, fly high
I just want you to know
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dance, sky as the background stage (Yeah we back)
Enjoy endlessly, infinity
Don’t know how we’ll reach the end, fly high
I just want you to know
Oh oh oh oh oh
dancing like butterfly wings
oh oh oh
geu-go-se-seo u-rin neol gi-da-ri-go iss-eo
oh oh oh
geu-go-se-seo u-rin neol gi-da-ri-go iss-eo
Dancing like butterfly wings
Oh oh oh
We’re waiting for you there
Oh oh oh
We’re waiting for you there
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
쟁취해
(jaengchwihae)
seize and obtain
💡 Note: Expresses claiming a cherished dream through determined effort rather than waiting for it to arrive.
날갯짓
(nalgaetjit)
flapping of wings
💡 Note: Symbolizes the repeated, imperfect effort required to rise and learn how to move freely.
비상해
(bisanghae)
soar upward
💡 Note: Conveys escaping the ground and ascending toward possibility with newly gained strength.
가로질러
(garojilleo)
cross through
💡 Note: Describes passing boldly across every obstacle and distance until the desired place is reached.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics portray the pursuit of a dream as an uncertain first flight, filled with trembling hands, awkward wings, and exhilarating possibility. Although the destination remains unknown, the speakers refuse to fall or stop before reaching it, trusting that courage and movement will create something new. Their fragile beginning gradually becomes fearless ascent, youthful freedom, and a shared promise to wait beyond every cloud for those still learning how to fly.
