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October 10, 2016
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About the Song
《Reflection》 is a quiet and deeply introspective 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 RM and SLOW RABBIT, the song captures loneliness, self-doubt, and the fragile search for self-acceptance with striking honesty. With its restrained atmosphere, thoughtful lyricism, and quietly powerful emotional pull, 《Reflection》 stands out as one of BTS’s most personal and contemplative songs, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate the group at their most vulnerable, introspective, and emotionally honest.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
every life’s a movie
we got different stars and stories
we got different nights and mornings
our scenarios ain’t just boring
mae-il-mae-il jal jjik-go si-peo
nan nal sseu-da-deu-meo-ju-go si-peo
nal sseu-da-deu-meo-ju-go si-peo
i want to film it well every single day
i want to caress myself
i want to caress myself
sa-sil kkwae-na ja-ju na-neun nae-ga neo-mu mi-wo
nae-ga neo-mu mi-ul ttae nan ttuk-seom-e wa
geu-nyang seo i-sseo, ik-su-kan eo-dum-gwa
ut-go it-neun sa-ram-deul-gwa na-reul ut-ge ha-neun beer
seul-myeo-si da-ga-wa-seo na-ui son-eul jap-neun fear
gwaen-cha-na da dul-se-si-ni-kka
na-do chin-gu-ga i-sseum jo-chan-a
actually, quite often i hate myself so much
when i hate myself so much, i come to ttukseom
i just stand there, with the familiar darkness
with people who are laughing and the beer that makes me smile
the fear that quietly approaches and holds my hand
it’s okay because everything is in twos and threes
it’s good that i have friends too
na-ui ki-neun ji-gu-ui tto da-reun ji-reum
na-neun na-ui mo-deun gi-ppeum-i-ja si-reum
mae-il ban-bok-doe nal hyang-han jo-ko si-reum
my height is another diameter of the earth
i am all of my joy and sorrow
the love and hate toward myself repeat every day
u-ri ot-git-eul seu-chi-myeon in-yeon-i doel-kka
a-ni u-ri jeon-saeng-e seu-chyeo-sseul-ji mol-ra
eo-jjeom su-eop-si bu-dit-hyeo-sseul-ji-do mol-ra
if we brush past each other, would that be fate?
no, maybe we brushed past each other in a past life
maybe we’ve bumped into each other countless times
da-deul ja-gi-ga i-sseul got-eul a-neun-de
na-man ha-ril-eop-si geot-ne
geu-rae-do yeo-gi sseo-kyeo-it-neun ge deo pyeon-hae
bam-eul sam-kin ttuk-seom-eun na-e-ge jeon-hyeo da-reun se-sang-eul geon-ne
everyone knows where they’re supposed to be
only i walk without any purpose
but it’s more comfortable being mixed in here
ttukseom, which swallowed the night, hands me a completely different world
ja-yu-e-ge-seo ja-yu-rop-go sip-da
ji-geum-eun haeng-bok-han-de bul-haeng-ha-ni-kka
na-neun na-reul bo-ne
ttuk-seom-e-seo
i want to be free from freedom
because right now i’m happy but unhappy
i see myself
at ttukseom
i wish i could love myself
i wish i could love myself
i wish i could love myself
i wish i could love myself
i wish i could love myself
i wish i could love myself
The song depicts the internal struggle of an individual wandering through the darkness of self-doubt. It captures the paradox of enjoying the ‘movie’ of life while simultaneously grappling with the hatred of one’s own reflection, eventually expressing a desperate wish to finally love myself.
