SWIM
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SWIM captures the freeing escape into love, diving deep beyond chaos and time to find true liberation.
Album
ARIRANG
Release Date
April 10, 2026
Genre
Pop / Contemporary R&B
Label
BIGHIT MUSIC
Composers / Lyricists
Ryan Tedder, James Essien, Sean Foreman, Tyler Spry, Jamison Baken, RM, j-hope, SUGA, Pdogg, Kirsten Allyssa Spencer, Derrick Milano
Participating Members
RM
Jin
SUGA
j-hope
Jimin
V
Jungkook
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
Swim, swim
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim, swim
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
Bad world
Gone away and I still wake up in this mad world
Name a place that I could breathe on this map, world
Lookin’ like a goody goody in this bad world, bad world
Don’t know how to act, girl
I’m in the deep, tell me where the hell you at, girl?
Oh you ain’t even gotta love me bad, girl
You know that I’m never holdin’ back, girl
Gone away and I still wake up in this mad world
Name a place that I could breathe on this map, world
Lookin’ like a goody goody in this bad world, bad world
Don’t know how to act, girl
I’m in the deep, tell me where the hell you at, girl?
Oh you ain’t even gotta love me bad, girl
You know that I’m never holdin’ back, girl
So easy
Don’t make it so hard
Nights like these
I just wanna get lost
Right here with the moon and the sharks
I ain’t gotta think ’bout a thing, baby, I just
Don’t make it so hard
Nights like these
I just wanna get lost
Right here with the moon and the sharks
I ain’t gotta think ’bout a thing, baby, I just
Swim, swim
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim, swim
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
Water water so deep
Water so deep
Take it off the ground
I ain’t never gettin’ cold feet
Water so deep
Take it off the ground
I ain’t never gettin’ cold feet
Yeah, you know me
Yeah, you know me
Sittin’ on the shore
Now I’m ready for the whole sea
Yeah, you know me
Sittin’ on the shore
Now I’m ready for the whole sea
I can feel the high waves comin’
Why you run away, you can run in
Salt on my tongue, she’s stunnin’
You’re the only place that I wanna be, yeah
Why you run away, you can run in
Salt on my tongue, she’s stunnin’
You’re the only place that I wanna be, yeah
Swim, swim
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim, swim
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
This is how it all begins
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
Splash, drift
I make waves with my two fins
Splash, drip
I just wanna take it across the line
Under here we don’t chase the time
Baby, everything can’t be so sad
Turn my face from the land
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
I make waves with my two fins
Splash, drip
I just wanna take it across the line
Under here we don’t chase the time
Baby, everything can’t be so sad
Turn my face from the land
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
Swim, swim
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Water falling off your skin
Swim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim, swim
Let it all begin
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
Let it all begin
Swim, swim
I just wanna dive
I just wanna dive
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
잠수
(Jamsu)
Diving
💡 Note: The act of plunging into water, symbolizing total immersion in an emotion or relationship.
평생
(Pyeong-saeng)
Lifetime
💡 Note: The entire duration of one’s life, expressing a deep and long-term commitment.
지도
(Ji-do)
Map
💡 Note: A representation of an area, used here to find a metaphorical place where one can breathe freely.
파도
(Pa-do)
Waves
💡 Note: Moving ridges of water, representing the high and low energies or challenges found within life.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The song “SWIM” is a poetic metaphor for finding immersion and freedom in love amidst a chaotic and “mad world.” It expresses a desire to dive deep into a relationship to escape external pressures, ultimately celebrating a sense of liberation where time and social expectations no longer matter.
