Blue & Grey

BE · 2020

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

Chanranan bit soge hollo

[Intro: V, Jung Kook]

Where is my angel?

Gakkeum naneun mutgo sipeohjyeo

Where is my angel?

Is it okay if I'm not okay

The end of a tiring day

Blue & grey, naya

Someone come and save me, please

지친 하루의 한숨뿐

I gamjeong pyohyeonhagi himdeuro

Is overshadowed by a sigh

사람들은 다 행복한가 봐

Blue & grey, gwaenchana

I guess everyone's happy

Can you look at me? 'Cause I am blue and grey

Eodumi jinamyeon saebyeogi wa

Can you look at me? 'Cause I am blue and grey

거울에 비친 눈물의 의미는

Blue & grey, naraolla

The tears reflected in the mirror mean

웃음에 감춰진 나의 색깔 blue and grey

My colors hid in the smile, blue and grey

[Verse 1: SUGA]

어디서부터 잘못됐는지 잘 모르겠어

I really don’t know what went wrong

나 어려서부터 머릿속엔 파란색 물음표

I grew up with a blue question mark in my mind

어쩜 그래서 치열하게 살았는지 모르지

Maybe that’s why I’ve been fighting for my life

But 뒤를 돌아보니 여기 우두커니 서니

But looking behind, I’m standing here dazed

나를 집어삼켜버리는 저 서슬 퍼런 그림자

The powerful shadow swallows me

여전히도 파란색 물음표는

The question mark is still blue

과연 불안인지 우울인지

Is it anxiety or depression?

어쩜 정말 후회의 동물인지

Am I just an animal that regrets

아니면은 외로움이 낳은 나일지

Or is it me born out of loneliness?

여전히 모르겠어 서슬 퍼런 블루

I still don't know, the ferocious blue

잠식되지 않길 바래 찾을 거야 출구

I hope I don't get eaten away, I'll find the exit

[Chorus: Jin, Jung Kook, Jimin, V]

I just wanna be happier

차가운 날 녹여줘

Melt me, I'm cold

수없이 내민 나의 손

I've reached out my hand countless times

색깔 없는 메아리

The echo is colorless

Oh this ground feels so heavier

Oh, this ground feels so heavier

I am singing by myself

I just wanna be happier

이것도 큰 욕심일까

Am I being too greedy?

[Post-Chorus: Jung Kook & Jin, Jimin & V]

추운 겨울 거리를 걸을 때 느낀

I still feel my heart

빨라진 심장의 호흡 소릴

Breathe faster like when

지금도 느끼곤 해

I walked on the cold winter streets

괜찮다고 하지 마

Don't say you're fine

괜찮지 않으니까

'Cause you're not

제발 혼자 두지 말아 줘 너무 아파

Please don't leave me alone, it hurts too much

[Verse 2: j-hope, RM]

늘 걷는 길과 늘 받는 빛

The road I always walk and the light I always receive

But 오늘은 왠지 낯선 scene

But today seems like an unfamiliar scene

무뎌진 걸까 무너진 걸까

Have I become used to it or have I collapsed?

근데 무겁긴 하다 이 쇳덩인

This piece of metal does feel heavy

다가오는 회색 코뿔소

A grey rhino approaches

초점 없이 난 덩그러니 서있어

I just stand there without focus

나답지 않아 이 순간

I don't feel like myself at this moment

그냥 무섭지가 않아

I'm just not scared

난 확신이란 신 따위 안 믿어

I don't believe in a God called conviction

색채 같은 말은 간지러워

Words like 'color' embarrass me

넓은 회색지대가 편해

The wide grey zone is comfortable

여기 수억 가지 표정의 grey

With hundreds of millions of grey faces

비가 오면 내 세상

When it rains, I dance

이 도시 위로 춤춘다

Over this city, my world

맑은 날엔 안개를

Raise a toast to

젖은 날엔 함께 늘

The fog on clear days

여기 모든 먼지들

And all the dust always

위해 축배를

Here with me on rainy days

[Chorus: Jung Kook, Jimin, V, Jin]

I just wanna be happier

내 손의 온길 느껴줘

Please feel the warmth in my hands

따뜻하지가 않아서 네가 더욱 필요해

They're cold, that's why I need more of you

Oh this ground feels so heavier

Oh, this ground feels so heavier

I am singing by myself

먼 훗날 내가 웃게 되면

If I laugh in the future far away

말할게 그랬었다고

I'll tell you that I did

[Outro: V]

허공에 떠도는 말을 몰래 주워 담고 나니

After secretly taking back words floating in the air

이제 새벽잠이 드네 good night

I now fall asleep at dawn, good night

Fan Annotations (1)

“Is it okay if I'm not okay” Is it okay if I'm not okay

"Is it okay if I'm not okay" sits bare in English inside an otherwise Korean song, which makes the question feel like it's spoken straight to the listener. As a lyric it reframes simply admitting you're struggling as something that needs permission. "Blue & Grey" was released November 20, 2020 as the third track on BTS's album Be; it was initially slated for member V's solo mixtape, and it explores fear, depression, burn-out and pandemic-induced loneliness, using the colours blue and grey to illustrate that state. Its writers include Suga, RM, J-Hope, V and Hiss Noise (Wikipedia).

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