Life Goes On

BE · 2020

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

Eoneu nal sesangi meomchwosseo

[Intro]

(I remember)

Amureon yego do eopsi

I remember

Life goes on, on, on

I, I, I remember

(I remember)

Sigani jinado gwaenchana

Ah, ah

(Ah, ah)

Balgeoreum naedidyeobwa

[Verse 1: Jung Kook, Jimin, Jimin & Jung Kook]

Uriga hamkkeramyeon gwaenchana

[Verse 1: Jung Kook, Jimin, Jimin & Jung Kook]

어느 날 세상이 멈췄어

Life goes on, saraga

One day, the world stopped

아무런 예고도 하나 없이

Without any warning

봄은 기다림을 몰라서

Spring didn't know to wait

눈치 없이 와버렸어

Showed up not even a minute late

발자국이 지워진 거리

Streets erased of footprints

여기 넘어져있는 나

I lie here, fallen to the ground

혼자 가네 시간이

Time goes by on its own

미안해 말도 없이, yeah

Without a single apology, yeah

[Verse 2: RM, RM & Jung Kook]

오늘도 비가 내릴 것 같아

It looks like rain again today

흠뻑 젖어버렸네

I'm soaked to the bone

아직도 멈추질 않아

Still won't stop (Hey)

저 먹구름보다 빨리 달려가

Running faster than that cloud of rain

그럼 될 줄 알았는데

Thought that'd be enough

나 겨우 사람인가 봐

Guess I'm only human after all

몹시 아프네

I'm in a world of pain

세상이란 놈이 준 감기

This cold the damn world gave to me (Woo)

덕분에 눌러보는 먼지 쌓인 되감기

Prompts me to press the dust-covered rewind

넘어진 채 청하는 엇박자의 춤

Dancing off-beat lying on the ground

겨울이 오면 내쉬자

Once winter comes, let's exhale

더 뜨거운 숨

A warmer breath

[Pre-Chorus: V, Jung Kook]

끝이 보이지 않아

There's no end in sight

출구가 있긴 할까?

Is there a way out?

발이 떼지질 않아 않아, oh

My feet refuse to move, oh

잠시 두 눈을 감아

Close your eyes for a moment

여기 내 손을 잡아

Hold my hand

저 미래로 달아나자

To that future, let's run away

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

Like an echo in the forest

하루가 돌아오겠지

The day will come back around

아무 일도 없단 듯이

As if nothing happened

Yeah, life goes on

Like an arrow in the blue sky

또 하루 더 날아가지

Another day flying by

On my pillow, on my table

Yeah, life goes on like this again

Yeah, life goes on

Like this again

[Verse 3: SUGA]

이 음악을 빌려 너에게 나 전할게 (Ayy)

Let me tell you with this song (Ayy)

사람들은 말해 세상이 다 변했대 (No)

People say the world has changed (No)

Mm-mm-mm-mm

다행히도 우리 사이는

But thankfully between you and me

아직 여태 안 변했네

Nothing's changed

[Verse 4: j-hope, Jung Kook]

늘 하던 시작과 끝 "안녕" 이란 말로

With the 'annyeong' that we start and finish the day

오늘과 내일을 또 함께 이어보자고 (Ooh, oh)

Let us thread tomorrow with today (Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh-woah)

멈춰있지만 어둠에 숨지 마

Stopped for now but don't hide in the shadow

빛은 또 떠오르니깐

Once again daylight will glow

[Pre-Chorus: V, Jin, Jung Kook]

끝이 보이지 않아 (않아)

There's no end in sight

출구가 있긴 할까? (할까)

Is there a way out?

발이 떼지질 않아 않아, oh (않아 않아, oh)

My feet refuse to move, oh

잠시 두 눈을 감아 (감아)

Close your eyes for a moment (Close it)

여기 내 손을 잡아 (잡아)

Hold my hand (Hold it)

저 미래로 달아나자 (Oh, oh, oh)

To that future, let's run away (Oh, oh, oh)

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

Like an echo in the forest

하루가 돌아오겠지

The day will come back around

아무 일도 없단 듯이

As if nothing happened

Yeah, life goes on (Oh, woah)

Like an arrow in the blue sky

또 하루 더 날아가지 (날아가지)

Another day flying by (Flies by)

On my pillow, on my table

Yeah, life goes on like this again

Yeah, life goes on

Like this again

[Outro: Jimin & V, V]

I remember

I, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

I remember

Ah, ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

I remember

I, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

I remember

Ah, ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Fan Annotations (2)

“eoneu nal sesangi meomchwosseo” 어느 날 세상이 멈췄어

"어느 날 세상이 멈췄어" (eoneu nal sesangi meomchwosseo) means "one day, the world stopped" — the opening names the collective shock of lockdown without ever saying "pandemic," so the feeling outlasts the news cycle. "Life Goes On" (from Be, November 20, 2020) was written in response to the COVID-19 postponement of BTS's Map of the Soul tour, with RM, Suga and J-Hope among the credited writers, and it became the first primarily Korean-language song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (Wikipedia).

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“Life goes on, on, on” Life goes on, on, on

The triple "on, on, on" sonically enacts the song's argument: time keeps moving and won't pause for grief to catch up. The track leans on a soft, acoustic-guitar / "folky" production rather than BTS's usual high-energy sound, underlining its intimate, consoling tone (Wikipedia). The label framed it as "a message of healing... our life goes on" even amid the new normal (Wikipedia).

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