Album
Release Date
October 10, 2016
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Jin, Pdogg, RM, Slow Rabbit, j-hope, Bang Si-hyuk, JUNE
Participating Members
About the Song
《Awake》 is a tender and emotionally stirring track by BTS, first introduced on Wings in 2016 and later included on YOU NEVER WALK ALONE in 2017 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Written and composed by Jin, Pdogg, RM, SLOW RABBIT, j-hope, “hitman”bang, and JUNE, the song reflects on limits, hope, and the quiet courage to keep moving forward even when the path feels uncertain. With its vulnerable message, soaring emotion, and heartfelt sincerity, 《Awake》 stands out as one of BTS’s most moving and reassuring songs, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate the group at their most honest, hopeful, and emotionally uplifting.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
beo-tyeo-bo-neun geo-ya
hal su it-neun ge
na i-geot-ppun-i-ra-seo
meo-mul-go sip-eo
I’m just holding on
This is all I can do
Because it’s all I have
I want to stay
gae-rae-do mal-ya
tteo-nal ttae-ga dwaet-neun-geol
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
but it’s my fate
it’s my fate
But it’s my fate
It’s my fate
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
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 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
In this darkness, I just walk and walk
The happy times asked me
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
I answered, no, I’m so scared
But still, holding six flowers tightly
I, I’m just walking
Oh no
it’s my fate
gae-rae-do bal-beo-dung-chi-go sip-eo
It’s my fate
Still, I want to struggle
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
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
don’t cry
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
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
I can’t have wings
Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky
But still, I want to reach out
I want to run
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.
