Album
Release Date
May 22, 2017
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, Hoshi, BUMZU, Vernon, Dino
Participating Members
About the Song
《Swimming Fool》 adds a lighter yet emotionally colorful energy to SEVENTEEN, featured on SEVENTEEN 4th Mini Album ‘Al1’. Composed by WOOZI, Hoshi, and BUMZU, with lyrics by WOOZI, BUMZU, Vernon, and Dino, and arrangement by BUMZU, the track moves with a playful sense of rhythm while still carrying SEVENTEEN’s signature emotional detail. Its title suggests someone helplessly drifting through feelings like water, and 《Swimming Fool》 turns that image into a bright, fluid performance that feels charming, expressive, and distinctly SEVENTEEN.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
neo-e-ge heo-u-jeok-dae-go
um-ji-gim-i neu-ryeo-ji-go
jeom-jeom su-mi mak-hi-neun
I’m a swimming fool
Struggling in you
My movements slow down
Gradually suffocating
I’m a swimming fool
saeng-gak-i nal ttae-myeon mi-chil geot gat-a
When I do, I feel like going crazy
e-ra La lala lalalala
Oh well La lala lalalala
tti-ring tti-ring tti-ring tti-ring jeon-hwa-reul geo-reo
ip-i ip-i kko-yeo
jeon-hwa bat-ja-ma-ja na-neun ip-i kko-yeo
ae mam-i deut-go sip-eo-ji-myeon
Throw your hands up throw your hands up
throw your hands up
Ring ring ring ring make a call
My words get tangled
As soon as I answer, my words get tangled
When you want to hear my heart
Throw your hands up throw your hands up
throw your hands up
neo-e-ge heo-u-jeok-dae-go
um-ji-gim-i neu-ryeo-ji-go
jeom-jeom su-mi mak-hi-neun
I’m a swimming fool
Struggling in you
My movements slow down
Gradually suffocating
I’m a swimming fool
han beon um-jjil
sim-jang-eun chum-chwo du-dum-chit
mom-eul deon-jyeo ne-ge ppa-jin Stupid
neul i neu-gim-e jeo-jeo
neo-ro in-hae bi-chin bit tteu-geo-wo
nan he-eom-chi-go sip-eo nae-nae
u-rin mae-il muk-kyeo iss-eo bae-bae
A sudden twitch
My heart dances thump thump
Throwing myself, a Stupid falling for you
Always soaked in this feeling
The light reflected by you is hot
I want to swim forever
We are tied up every day
tti-ring tti-ring tti-ring tti-ring jeon-hwa-reul geo-reo
ip-i ip-i kko-yeo
jeon-hwa bat-ja-ma-ja na-neun ip-i kko-yeo
ae mam-i deut-go sip-eo-ji-myeon
Throw your hands up throw your hands up
throw your hands up
Ring ring ring ring make a call
My words get tangled
As soon as I answer, my words get tangled
When you want to hear my heart
Throw your hands up throw your hands up
throw your hands up
neo-e-ge heo-u-jeok-dae-go
um-ji-gim-i neu-ryeo-ji-go
jeom-jeom su-mi mak-hi-neun
I’m a swimming fool
Struggling in you
My movements slow down
Gradually suffocating
I’m a swimming fool
neo-e-ge heo-u-jeok-dae-go
um-ji-gim-i neu-ryeo-ji-go
jeom-jeom su-mi mak-hi-neun
I’m a swimming fool
Struggling in you
My movements slow down
Gradually suffocating
I’m a swimming fool
The lyrics whimsically compare the overwhelming sensation of falling deeply in love to helplessly floundering in a vast body of water. Stripped of their usual composure, the speaker describes a total loss of physical and verbal control, feeling completely paralyzed yet exhilarated by the partner’s intoxicating presence. Ultimately, it emphasizes a playful romantic infatuation and joy, framing the lack of emotional restraint as a completely drenched state of happiness while surrendering to an uncontrollable sensory rush.
