Awake
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Awake embraces accepting limits while courageously moving forward, cherishing precious bonds amid fear of being left behind.
Album
WINGS / YOU NEVER WALK ALONE
Release Date
October 10, 2016
Genre
Ballad
Label
BIGHIT MUSIC
Composers / Lyricists
Jin, Pdogg, RM, Slow Rabbit, j-hope, “hitman”bang, JUNE
Participating Members
Jin
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
mit-neun ge a-nya
beo-tyeo-bo-neun geo-ya
hal su it-neun ge
na i-geot-ppun-i-ra-seo
meo-mul-go sip-eo
beo-tyeo-bo-neun geo-ya
hal su it-neun ge
na i-geot-ppun-i-ra-seo
meo-mul-go sip-eo
It’s not that I believe
I’m just holding on
This is all I can do
Because it’s all I have
I want to stay
I’m just holding on
This is all I can do
Because it’s all I have
I want to stay
deo kkum-kku-go sip-eo
gae-rae-do mal-ya
tteo-nal ttae-ga dwaet-neun-geol
yeah it’s my truth
it’s my truth
gae-rae-do mal-ya
tteo-nal ttae-ga dwaet-neun-geol
yeah it’s my truth
it’s my truth
I want to dream more
But still
It’s time to leave
Yeah it’s my truth
It’s my truth
But still
It’s time to leave
Yeah it’s my truth
It’s my truth
on-tong sang-cheo-tu-seong-i-get-ji
but it’s my fate
it’s my fate
but it’s my fate
it’s my fate
I’m covered in scars
But it’s my fate
It’s my fate
But it’s my fate
It’s my fate
gae-rae-do bal-beo-dung-chi-go sip-eo
maybe i, i can never fly
jeo-gi jeo kkot-ip-deul-cheo-reom
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
maybe i, i can never fly
jeo-gi jeo kkot-ip-deul-cheo-reom
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
Still, I want to struggle
Maybe I, I can never fly
Like those flower petals
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
Maybe I, I can never fly
Like those flower petals
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
dal-lyeo-bo-go sip-eo jo-geum deo
i eo-dum so-geul geu-nyang geot-go tto geot-go it-seo
haeng-bok-haet-deon si-gan-deul-i nae-ge mul-eot-seo
i eo-dum so-geul geu-nyang geot-go tto geot-go it-seo
haeng-bok-haet-deon si-gan-deul-i nae-ge mul-eot-seo
I want to run a little more
In this darkness, I just walk and walk
The happy times asked me
In this darkness, I just walk and walk
The happy times asked me
neo neon jeong-mal gwaen-chan-eun geo-nya-go
oh no
nan dae-dap-haet-seo a-ni na-neun neo-mu mu-seo-wo
gae-rae-do yeo-seot song-i kko-cheul son-e kkok jwi-go
na nan geot-go it-seul ppun-i-ra-go
oh no
oh no
nan dae-dap-haet-seo a-ni na-neun neo-mu mu-seo-wo
gae-rae-do yeo-seot song-i kko-cheul son-e kkok jwi-go
na nan geot-go it-seul ppun-i-ra-go
oh no
Are you really okay?
Oh no
I answered, no, I’m so scared
But still, holding six flowers tightly
I, I’m just walking
Oh no
Oh no
I answered, no, I’m so scared
But still, holding six flowers tightly
I, I’m just walking
Oh no
but it’s my fate
it’s my fate
gae-rae-do bal-beo-dung-chi-go sip-eo
it’s my fate
gae-rae-do bal-beo-dung-chi-go sip-eo
But it’s my fate
It’s my fate
Still, I want to struggle
It’s my fate
Still, I want to struggle
maybe i, i can never fly
jeo-gi jeo kkot-ip-deul-cheo-reom
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
dal-lyeo-bo-go sip-eo jo-geum deo
jeo-gi jeo kkot-ip-deul-cheo-reom
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
dal-lyeo-bo-go sip-eo jo-geum deo
Maybe I, I can never fly
Like those flower petals
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
I want to run a little more
Like those flower petals
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
I want to run a little more
wide awake wide awake wide awake
don’t cry
don’t cry
wide awake wide awake wide awake
no lie
wide awake wide awake wide awake
don’t cry
wide awake wide awake wide awake
no lie
maybe i, i can never fly
no lie
wide awake wide awake wide awake
don’t cry
wide awake wide awake wide awake
no lie
maybe i, i can never fly
jeo-gi jeo kkot-ip-deul-cheo-reom
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
dal-lyeo-bo-go sip-eo
nal-gael dan geot-cheo-reo-meun an dwae
maybe i, i can’t touch the sky
gae-rae-do son ppeot-go sip-eo
dal-lyeo-bo-go sip-eo
Like those flower petals
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
I want to run
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
I want to run
jo-geum deo
A little more
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
버텨보는
(Beotyeoboneun)
Enduring
💡 Note: Trying to hold out or withstand a difficult situation despite feeling weak
상처투성이
(Sangcheotuseongi)
Covered in wounds
💡 Note: A state of being filled with emotional scars or physical marks of pain
발버둥치고
(Balbeodungchigo)
Struggling
💡 Note: Desperately moving one’s limbs or putting in frantic effort to overcome a situation
손 뻗고
(Son ppeotgo)
Reaching out
💡 Note: Extending one’s hand toward a goal or a dream that feels distant
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
the lyrics reflect a realistic acceptance of one’s limitations while maintaining a steadfast will to keep moving forward. it expresses the fear of being left behind but ultimately chooses to embrace one’s fate, holding onto the precious connections represented by the flowers in hand.
