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2. FEVER (LYRICS + ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WITH CONTEXT!

Hey 세상 모든 게 다 Hey, everything in the world

풀어야 할 문제처럼 is like a question to be solved

눈앞에 모든 게 다 Everything in front of my eyes

두렵기만 해 나 그리고 너 Makes me frightened, but me and you

You 열병을 앓고 있어 You have a fever

나 그리고 우리는 Me and us

자리 없는 저 어딘가의 별 We are stars without a place somewhere out there

Every day Every night

하나 분명한 게 없는 여름밤 Summer nights where nothing is clear

Are you there? How you feel?

너도 나와 같은 어둠 속일까 Are you too in the same darkness as me?

저 방황 끝에 우린 어떨지 At the end of wanderings, what are we going to be?

그 누구도 모를걸 No one knows that

조바심과 뒤틀린 떨림 Anxiousness and twisted tremor

So I gotta let it go Woo So I gotta let it go Woo Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever So I gotta let it go

밤에 한줄기 별을 따라왔네 I followed a star tail at night

줄곧 넘어져 부딪혀 포기할까 생각했지만 "Should I give up after falling over and over again?" I thought, but

No, I don’t know 잡생각 집어치워 No, I don’t know, don’t think about it too much

부딪히고 치이는 삶에서 도망가자 빨리 Let's escape quickly of a life of being bumped and knocked down

Woah woah

알긴 뭘 알아 “I know” What do you know?

내 고통은 딱 나만 앓지, 누가 알아 Only I know my pain, who else would know?

아픔 따윈 엄살이라고 불러 They call my pain a bluff

Mayday

마주 본 세상이 난 괴로워 I’m in agony because of the world we face

No more, no more, no more, no more, yeah

이 모든 게 두렵기만 해 It all makes me frightened

별 수 없이 잡을 수 없기에 Because there is no choice, I can’t grab it

Note:  별수없어 means “there’s no other way” or “there is no other choice”, but 별 also means star. So it is a word play that fits the song’s lyrics - you can look at it like “because there is no stars, I can’t grab them.”

달을 보며 자신을 한탄해 I just look at the moon and pity myself

저 방황 끝에 우린 어떨지 At the end of wanderings, what are we going to be?

그 누구도 모를걸 No one knows that

조바심과 뒤틀린 떨림 Anxiousness and twisted tremor

So I gotta let it go Woo So I gotta let it go Woo Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever So I gotta let it go Cause we’re brighter than star

센 척하는 거야 충분히 아파 I’m pretending to be strong, it hurts enough

위로하지 마 눈물이 날까 봐 Don’t comfort me, I’m afraid I’ll cry

죽지 않을 정도로만 피 흘리다 Spilling blood just enough not to die

먼 훗날 기억될 거친 젊음에 감사해 Thank you for the rough youth that will be remembered in the far future

Passion, Young, Fever Woo So I gotta let it go Woo Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever Maybe we’re living younger That’s why we’re Fever So I gotta let it go Woo So I gotta let it go Woo Woo Woo So I let it go

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6. Good Lil Boy (LYRICS + ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WITH CONTEXT!

Behind story: As Hongjoong said in his Hong Night VLive, he was bored in the dorm and decided to watch their performances on Youtube, and watched one in Dallas where they all did the "Yeehaw". And while watching the video, he suddenly thought it would be nice to have a horse riding/cowboy styled song for the album (because the album would be released in the summer). He thought it would be nice to have a song that could have a MV with a horse riding scene, that’s why he wrote Good Lil Boy.

달려라 달려 Run, run 더 빠르게 Faster 숨이 턱까지 차오른다 Until your breathing quickens 달려라 달려 Run, run 겁먹지 말고 앞만 보고 달려가 Don’t chicken out, just look ahead and run

Hey, little boy Why you look down? 똑바로 봐 Look straight 부릅뜨고 Open your eyes and

같은 배경에 속지 마라 더 강해져야 해 Don’t be fooled by a similar surronding, you have to be stronger 세상은 바보가 아니야 The world isn’t a fool

총알이 탕 A bullet’s “bang” 가시는 픽 A thorn’s “pick” 번개가 팡 A lightning’s “pang” 바람은 휙 A wind’s “woosh” Everything is just a moment baby 정신 꽉 붙잡아라 baby Hold on tight to your senses, baby

아리고 따가운 바람 속에 (Hey, little boy) In a stinging and hot wind (Hey, little boy) 부딪혀 찢기는 게 삶이야 It’s a life of being bumped into and torn

신발 끈 조여 매고 Tightening my shoelaces and 거칠 것도 없이 Without difficulty 세상을 내 것처럼 다 The entire world will be like my own thing 두 주먹 꽉 쥐고 With both fists clenched and

두려울 것도 없이 no more Without any fear, no more 나를 봐 good little boy Look at me, good little boy

Oh (Hands up, hands up) Get ready for a new day We gon’ ride

Oh (Hands up, hands up) 지금부터야 나를 봐 good little boy From now own look at me, good little boy

틀어진 세상에 울리는 bell A bell ringing in the wrong world 힘 빡 주고 달려갈게 I will run with all my strenght 어쩌면 이곳은 캄캄한 스릴러 Maybe this place is a dark thriller 그러기에 올라온 우리의 트레일러 That’s why our trailer was released

Do do 따가운 비 A hot rain 발밑에 비친 내 모습과 빛 My reflection and my light reflected under my feet 틀린 팔자 돌려 무한대로 넘어 바꿔낸 뫼비우스의 띠 The Möbius strip that turned the wrong destiny into something beyond infinity

NOTE: The Möbius strip, also called the twisted cylinder, is a one-sided surface with no boundaries. It looks like an infinite loop (or the infinity symbol). Like a normal loop, an ant crawling along it would never reach an end, but in a normal loop, an ant could only crawl along either the top or the bottom - that doesn’t happen with the Mobius strip because it is one sided so the ant would be crawling in both the top and bottom part in a single stretch.

그래 착하게 사는 거 Yeah, being nice 정해진 길 따라가는 거 Following a set path 1부터 10을 다 아는 거 Knowing everything from 1 to 10 그게 뭔데 What’s up with that? 너의 기준은 바로 너 Your standard is only you

아리고 따가운 바람 속에 (Hey, little boy) In a stinging and hot wind (Hey, little boy) 부딪혀 찢기는 게 삶이야 It’s a life of being bumped into and torn

신발 끈 조여 매고 Tightening my shoelaces and 거칠 것도 없이 Without difficulty 세상을 내 것처럼 다 The entire world will be like my own thing 두 주먹 꽉 쥐고 With both fists clenched and

두려울 것도 없이 no more  Without any fear, no more  나를 봐 good little boy  Look at me, good little boy

Oh (Hands up, hands up) Get ready for a new day We gon’ ride

Oh (Hands up, hands up) 지금부터야 나를 봐 good little boy From now own look at me, good little boy

조금 더 크면 다 알 거야 You’ll know when you grow up a little 지겨워 그런 말들도 I’m tired of those words too Why should I know that I don’t want it 지금을 누릴 거야 난 I’m going to have a hell of a moment now

우리가 간다 우리는 가 We’re coming, we’re going 말리지 마라 말리지 마 Don’t stop us, don’t stop 우리가 간다 우리는 가 We’re coming, we’re going 말릴 테면 말려보던가 If you’re going to stop us, try to stop us

우리가 간다 우리는 가 We’re coming, we’re going 말리지 마라 말리지 마 Don’t stop us, don’t stop 세상은 바보 아니고 바보 The world isn’t a fool, fool

우리가 바보 아 몰라 그냥 가 We’re fools. Ah, I don’t know. Just go.

신발 끈 조여 매고 Tightening my shoelaces and 거칠 것도 없이 Without difficulty 세상을 내 것처럼 다 The entire world will be like my own thing 두 주먹 꽉 쥐고 With both fists clenched and

두려울 것도 없이 no more  Without any fear, no more  나를 봐 good little boy  Look at me, good little boy

Oh (Hands up, hands up) Get ready for a new day We gon’ ride

Oh (Hands up, hands up) 지금부터야 나를 봐 good little boy From now own look at me, good little boy

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4. 춤을 춰 (TO THE BEAT) (LYRICS + ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WITH CONTEXT!

[ 춤을 춰 means “Dance”, so the title of the song is Dance (To The Beat)]

물 만났지 어푸 I’m in my comfort zone

Note: 물 만났지 어푸 translated word by word means “I met the water, splash” ( 물 만났지 being “met with water” and  어푸 being an onomatopoeia like “splash”). The first part is an idiom. You can think about it like a fish that has been out of the water for a long time, but then it is finally put (or, it meets) in the water again. It then gets relaxed, finally being in its comfort zone.

Just move your body Your body, one, two

사지를 자유롭게 춰 막춤 Dance freeing your limbs, a wild dance

Note: 막춤 is a type of free dance that lacks elements of rhythm and movement. It does not match the background music whatsover, so it looks like the person is struggling to dance.

We got different blood

꽤나 다른 mood 수혈해 우리 것으로 A pretty different mood, do a transfusion with our blood

계속 베끼고 베끼니 참 부끄럽지 Copying and copying continuously is very embarrassing, isn’t it?

옛다 더 보여줄게 배로 Here we go, I’ll show you much more, double (of that)

죄다 비슷 어느새 끼들이 넘쳐 난리 They’re all similar, suddenly a fuss of overflowing talents

아주 칭찬해요 두배로 I’m flattered. Double it. 

Note: As in double the compliments.

이렇게 생겨버렸지 too many twins Looking like this, right? Too many twins

뿌듯하지 모두 모두 화이팅 I’m proud, everyone: fighting!

Note: 화이팅 is hwaiting/fighting, a type of cheer.

우리는 한결같이 We’re consistent

우리 춤을 출 테니 We’ll keep dancing

날 따라 해봐 (요렇게) Try to follow me (like this)

Follow ma lead

손잡고 돌아 지구 한 바퀴 Hold hands and [circle] around the earth

Follow ma voice

더 크게 소리 질러 피가로 Scream louder than Figaro

Let it shine Let it shine Let it shine

확 미쳐버려 다 Go crazy

Note:  확 has a lot of meanings, but it is usually said giving the idea of something coming out of the blue or just the idea of angerness. Here I think it sounds more like “I’m fed up, so go crazy”.

따라 해라 모두 다 Follow me, everyone

I’ll make you say wow To the left To the right

다 미쳐버려 다 It’s crazy

발을 멈추지 마라 Don’t stop moving your feet

I’ll make you say wow To the left To the right To the beat

가짜나 같잖은 아이들 저리 Fake and foolish kids, go away

여기에 오지 마 삑 Don’t come here, beep

낮과 밤에 경계는 에러 A day and night boundary error

내 몸이 후두두 힝 My body pitter pattering, hing

Note: 후두두 and 힝 are both onomatopoeias. The first one has the same meaning as pitter patter, and the last one is a sound you make when something happens and leaves you with an upset feeling. I don’t know how I should translate hing, so I just left it as it is ahahaha It has that underlying “upset feeling” tone.

오 되려 빛이나 Oh, it’s shining

몸에 스친 열기는 뜨거워 The heat that’s on my body is hot

Note: it may be a reach, but 열 in korean means both fever and heat. So this part reminded me of the second song in the mini-album “Fever” and also the name of the album…

난 더워 더워 I’m hot, hot

여기저기 어디 둘러보는 너네 못 끼면 You guys looking around here and there, if you don’t get in

모두 다 강퇴지 You’re all going to get kicked out

이제 막 분위긴 끝없이 올라가 The atmosphere now is going up endlessly

전부 터트렸지 Everything blew up

근데 넌 뭐가 다 불만이야 그렇게 But what are you so frustrated with, like that

배알이 꼴리니? (미안해) Are you offended? (Sorry)

자격지심이지 이미 우리는 다른 위치 It’s an inferiority complex, right? We’re already on a different level

무리 무리 무리 해봐도 전부 우리가 이김 Even if you try too hard, we’re going to win it all

Follow ma lead

손잡고 돌아 지구 한 바퀴 Hold hands and [circle] around the earth

Follow ma voice

더 크게 소리 질러 피가로 Scream louder than Figaro

Let it shine Let it shine Let it shine

확 미쳐버려 다 Go crazy

따라 해라 모두 다 Follow me, everyone

I’ll make you say wow To the left To the right

다 미쳐버려 다 It’s crazy

발을 멈추지 마라 Don’t stop moving your feet

I’ll make you say wow To the left To the right To the beat

규칙은 no more 여긴 chaos No more rules, here’s only chaos

그리고 우린 out of control And we’re out of control

(확 미쳐버려 다) Go crazy Dance

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7. One Day At A Time (LYRICS)

If you’re a bit scared You’re living on edge It’s hard to escape your worries If you wanna hide You’re losing your mind

You gotta lean on somebody I’ll be that somebody for ya Thousand miles it don’t matter When you’re feeling under pressure Say the word I’ll be there

‘Cause you can reach me, easy, whenever you like Hit me up, DM, tweet, Kakao me, or FaceTime ‘Till we’re free to meet up for a coffee and a smile See you on the other side

Don’t let it get, don’t let it get you down (you down, you down, you down) It’s gonna end, it’s gonna end, no doubt I’m out here holding my breath

I just can’t wait to see you again Oh yeah, it feels like it’s been forever Counting down the days When it’s overwhelming, hold on tight I’ll be here, don’t forget it ‘Cause in life sometimes we need a Helping hand, you’ll be alright Just take it slow, one day at a time

If you think you’re trapped You’re in that box you built yourself, I’ll help you break it And I’m gon’ catch you when you fall or when you’re sinking

And when it gets too much don’t over think it Don’t look back, let it go Just keep calm and carry on, oh Yeah they talk a lot but I ain’t tripping Trying to drown us, keep on swimming What we have, stay in the moment We can’t stop just trynna be honest Put it on lock, we could pull up

Yeah, we can keep up, it’s about love We go up top, no this ain’t luck Yeah they can all try but they never break us ever

When it’s overwhelming, hold on tight I’ll be here, don’t forget it ‘Cause in life sometimes we need a Helping hand, you’ll be alright Just take it slow, one day at a time

Oh you’ve come so far We’re in this together Even though we’re apart Won’t be for long, won’t be for long We face stormy weather

Rain’s pouring but it never lasts Only gets better from here When it’s overwhelming, hold on tight I’ll be here, don’t forget it ‘Cause in life sometimes we need a Helping hand, you’ll be alright Just take it slow, one day at a time

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5. INCEPTION (LYRICS + ENGLISH TRANSLATION) with context!

Note: The song's title refers to the 2010 American film "Inception", starred by Leonardo DiCaprio.

I’m in love I’m in love

찰나에 순간 그 눈맞춤 A momentary eye contact 모든 감각이 멈춘 순간 The moment when all senses stop 내 안에 퍼진 작은 떨림 The little tremors inside of me 처음 느껴보는 내가 된듯한 기분이 날 삼켜와 For the first time I am swallowed by this feeling that I became who I am

꿈에서도 본 적 없는 꿈을 꾸는 기분이야 I feel like I’m having a dream that I have never seen before 꿈이라고 단정 짓기엔 꽤 확실한 느낌이라 It feels like it is too clear to conclude it as just a dream

그려내고 그려내 I draw and draw 그림자 선 끝까지 선명한데 It’s clear to the ends of the shadow line, but 널 다시 마주할 날만 바라볼게 I long only for the day I see you again

전으로 돌아갈 순 없을 것 같아 I don’t think I can go back to the way it was 널 모르던 나 널 마주친 후에 난 When I didn’t know you. After I bumped into you, 걷잡을 수 없이 더 갈망하게 되는걸 It made me start to want more of you, uncontrollably

난 마치 꿈에서 꿈을 꾼 듯이 As if I have a dream in my dreams, 널 찾아서 헤매다 길을 잃어가 I’m lost looking for you 다신 깨지 못할 너란 꿈에 살아 You’re the dream I live in, where I can’t wake up again Every day & night, I’m gon’ chase you I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night) I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night)

네가 남긴 흔적을 찾아 Finding traces you’ve left behind 너란 꿈을 방황하는 나 A wandering me in a dream like you  Nobody say oh 그 어떤 것도 너로 채울 수 없어 Nothing can fill you 매일 꿈꾸는 밤도 전부 사라져가 Every night with dreams are all fading too 배인 향기가 떠나질 않아 The scent that can’t be ridden of 널 찾아 헤매는 날 I’m lost looking for you 구해줘 say oh Save me, say oh Nobody say oh 전으로 돌아갈 순 없을 것 같아 I don’t think I can go back to the way it was 널 모르던 나 널 마주친 후에 난 When I didn’t know you. After I bumped into you, 걷잡을 수 없이 더 갈망하게 되는걸 It made me start to want more of you, uncontrollably

난 마치 꿈에서 꿈을 꾼 듯이 As if I have a dream in my dreams, 널 찾아서 헤매다 길을 잃어가 I’m lost looking for you 다신 깨지 못할 너란 꿈에 살아 You’re the dream I live in, where I can’t wake up again Every day & night, I’m gon’ chase you I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night) I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night)

네 흔적은 향기로 남아 Your traces remain as scent 미친 사람처럼 너를 찾아 헤매다 I’m like a maniac lost searching for you 잠이 깨면 When I wake up 다시 또 제자리인걸 I find myself in the same place once again

Where you at? Where you at? 너는 어디에 Where are you

Where you go? Where you go? 남겨 둔 채 넌 You’re leaving behind

Comin’ tonight 매일 밤 Every night 너를 찾아 헤매는 난 The me who’s been searching for you

T/n: This could be a reference to With U lyrics (흘러가던 시간을 건너 널 찾아 헤매는 나 - The me who’s been searching for you across time). You can check it right here.

널 잊을 수가 없는걸 I can’t forget you

난 마치 꿈에서 꿈을 꾼 듯이 As if I have a dream in my dreams, 널 찾아서 헤매다 길을 잃어가 I’m lost looking for you 다신 깨지 못할 너란 꿈에 살아 You’re the dream I live in, where I can’t wake up again Every day & night, I’m gon’ chase you I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night) I’m in love (I’m dream in a dream, every night)

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3. THANXX (LYRICS + ENGLISH TRANSLATION) WITH CONTEXT!

너 그러다 후회한다고 You’re going to regret it if you keep acting like this, and 조금 더 크면 알게 된다고 You’re going to understand when you get older, and 매번 다시 똑같은 말만 Always just the same thing said over and over again

I’m sick and tired of it I’m sick and tired of it (Nobody knows)

하고 싶은 게 뭐냐고 What do you want to do?

너는 커서 뭐가 될 거냐고 What are you going to become when you get older?

모르겠네요 처음이라 I don’t know. This is my first time

더 살아봐야 알 것 같은데 So I think I’ll have to live a little longer

이래라저래라 에베베베 Do this, do that, eh-be-be

Note: this is an onomatopoeia. It is the sound that babies make when they are trying to speak, so you can interpret it as someone making a funny face when you’re talking or just straight up making fun of what you’re saying. Like this:

씹어주면 난 더 즐겨 pop pop pop I enjoy it more when you chew [what you’re saying], pop pop pop

Note: or as in the MV "the more I enjoy if you ridicule me, pop pop pop". Same meaning.

재질이 완전 풍선껌 터져 pum pum pum The quality [of what you’re saying] is a lot like a bubblegum burst, pum pum pum

Note: as Hongjoong said himself on his Hong Night VLive “I enjoy when you chew because the more you chew the harder it gets, just like bubblegum”.

Ah yeah 끼리끼리들 모여 쪽쪽쪽 Ah yeah, they gather up in pairs like kiss kiss kiss [the likes attract like a kiss]

입들이 안 쉬어 참, 그냥 박수 쳐 짝짝짝 Their lips won’t rest at all, so just clap (clap clap clap)

청기 들어 백기 들어 “Lift your blue flag, lift your white flag”

Note: blue-flag-white-flag is a korean game. If you watch korean variety shows you may already have seen it. In the game, someone tells you to lift or put down the blue or the white flag, and you lose when you get it wrong. Here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVnb9bpVkuQ So the sentence here means like “do this, do that” in a demanding manner.

어? 너는 왜 말 안 들어 “Uh? Why aren’t you listening?”

나 때는 음 너 때가 뭐 “When it was me… Hm…” When it was you, what?

에구머니야 가던 길 가셔 Oh, just go on your way

내 말이 다 맞다고 “Everything I say is right, and

해봐서 다 안다고 I know everything because I’ve done it”

Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Yes Sir Gracias

걱정은 no thanks I’m ok Worries? No thanks, I’m ok

난 그저 나일 뿐인걸 I’m only doing me

날 위해서라 하지 마 Don’t say [you’re worrying] because of me

내버려 둬 난 내 리듬에 Leave me alone, I have my own rhythm

춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 Dance, dance, dance

움직여 움직여 움직여 Move, move, move

춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 (Let’s go let’s go) Dance, dance, dance (let’s go, let’s go)

내 시간은 내가 원하는 대로 I’ll spend my time the way that I want

FIX ON

쏜다 길을 비켜라 내가 나간다 번쩍 Shoot! Get out of the way, I’m going out (flash)

하나둘 하면 정적 In one, two: silence

지나친 관심은 독이니 Too much interest is poison

잔을 버리고 bless up Empty your glasses and bless up

선봉의 우두머리 백이면 백을 잡지 I’m the boss, I make my catch a hundred times of a hundred

준비를 하시고 잡아 Get ready and hold on

내 꼬리에 꼬리를 물때까지 Until I bite my own tail

청기 들어 백기 들어 “Lift your blue flag, lift your white flag”

어? 너는 왜 말 안 들어 “Uh? Why aren’t you listening?”

나 때는 음 너 때가 뭐 “When it was me… Hm…” When it was you, what?

에구머니야 가던 길 가셔 Oh, just go on your way

내 말이 다 맞다고 “Everything I say is right, and

해봐서 다 안다고 I know everything because I’ve done it”

Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Yes Sir Gracias 걱정은 no thanks I’m ok Worries? No thanks, I’m ok

난 그저 나일 뿐인걸 I’m only doing me

날 위해서라 하지 마 Don’t say [you’re worrying] because of me

내버려 둬 난 내 리듬에 Leave me alone, I have my own rhythm

춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 Dance, dance, dance

움직여 움직여 움직여 Move, move, move

춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 (Let’s go let’s go) Dance, dance, dance (let’s go, let’s go)

내 시간은 내가 원하는 대로 I’ll spend my time the way that I want

하지 마 하지 마 네 맘대로 Don’t, don’t do what you want

나는 날 나는 날 잘 알아 I, I know myself pretty well

뭐든 다 뭐든 다 내 식대로 Whatever it is, whatever it is I do it my own way

하게 내버려 둬 Just give me a break

We are another type We are another, baby

각자의 속도는 다 달라 Everyone’s speed is all different

We are all another, baby

내 말 좀 들으라고 They say “listen to me”

해보면 안 되냐고 “Why don’t you give it a try?”

Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Yes Sir I’m ok, it’s all right

걱정은 no thanks I’m ok Worries? No thanks, I’m ok

난 그저 나일 뿐인걸 I’m only doing me

날 위해서라 하지 마 Don’t say [you’re worrying] because of me 내버려 둬 난 내 리듬에 Leave me alone, I have my own rhythm 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 Dance, dance, dance (춤을 춤을 춰 yeah) (Dance, dance yeah) 움직여 움직여 움직여 Move, move, move (몸을 움직여 yeah) (Move your body, yeah) 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 춤을 춰 (Let’s go let’s go) Dance, dance, dance (let’s go, let’s go) 내 시간은 내가 원하는 대로 I’ll spend my time the way that I want

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1. Dear Diary: 2016.07.29

29th of July. 

Weather is clear. 

One adult asked me. “What is your dream?” 

As if my dreams explained who I am... 

When I said I had no dream, the look on the adult’s face was like to the child with no name. 

The look was familiar to me.   

Though studying wasn’t much of my taste, I tried my best. 

Parents were fond of joy, when I brought good grades to them. 

Walking on the same path at the same time, I continued my life with no expression. 

Many books tell me, look at the stars in the night sky and become the person who shines bright like those stars. 

But, the stars that I looked up in the sky did not shine at all. 

So, I continue to walk, looking down on the floor. 

Suddenly, a strange thing happened to me. 

As I was walking, a child came up to me and started talking to me. 

“There is nothing on the floor to look at, raise your head up.” 

This child was a bit weird. 

The child looked at me with a bright smile and had a pure glow from its face but, it seems like this child had the same expression on its eyes as me. 

From that moment, we started to hang out a few times.

Turning up the music and dancing together was the most exciting part of our hangouts. 

 For the first time, I actually felt alive. 

 Hearts pounding like it is about to burst out and this tingling feelings coming up from my fingertips started to take over me. 

 Was there a moment when I wanted something this bad? 

 One by one, more children started to say my name.  

The path that I only walked with one another person became a path to many. 

Slowly, the word ‘I’ became ‘ours.’ 

Wandering around with this unknown fever, as we looked above our heads, stars seem to shine bright. 

Today. 

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