[Korean Culture & Language] Just Close Your Eyes and Fall

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Have you ever felt as if you’re standing on the edge of a cliff? Or have you ever been too exhausted to even cry? One of the best ways to cope with negative feelings is to wait for them to pass. However, allowing oneself to fall deep can also help you get back up faster. IT also helps to have a supportive friend at your side.

 

AKMU sings ‘낙하(NAKKA),’ which means ‘fall’:

 

말 했잖아 언젠가 이런 날이 온다면 난 널 혼자 내버려두지 않을 거라고
I told you that I would never leave you alone when a day like this comes.
‘혼자 내버려두지 않는다’ means ‘I’ll never leave you alone’

죄다 낭떠러지야, 봐
Look. There are cliffs everywhere around us

예상했던 것보다 더 아플지도 모르지만
It might hurt more than we imagined.

내 손을 잡으면 하늘을 나는 정도 그 이상도 느낄 수 있을 거야
But if you hold my hands, you’ll feel like you’re soaring. Or maybe it will even feel better than soaring.

눈 딱 감고 낙하, 하
Just close your eyes and let yourself fall

믿어 날 눈 딱 감고 낙하, 우
Trust me. Close your eyes and let yourself fall

눈 딱 감고 낙하, 하
Just close your eyes and let yourself fall 

믿어 날 눈 딱 감고 낙하, 우
Trust me and close your eyes and let yourself fall

 

초토화된 곳이든 (uh) 뜨거운 불구덩이든 (yeah)
Whether it’s a place that has been burnt to the ground or is engulfed in flames,

말했잖아 언젠가 그런 날에 나는 널 떠나지 않겠다고
I told you I’ll never leave your side

죄다 낭떠러지야, 봐
Look. There are cliffs everywhere around us 

예상했던 것보다 더 아플지도 모르지만
It might hurt more than we imagined

내 눈을 본다면 밤하늘의 별이 되는 기분을 느낄 수 있을 거야
But if you look into my eyes, you’ll understand how the stars feel in the night sky. 

셋 하면 뛰어 낙하, 하
I’ll count to three, and you jump. Fall 

핫, 둘, 셋, 숨 딱 참고 낙하, 우
One, two, three. Hold your breath and fall

셋 하면 뛰어 낙하 하
I’ll count to three, and you jump. Fall

핫, 둘, 셋, 숨 딱 참고 낙하, 우
One, two, three, hold your breath and fall

 

Falling (Taking a risk/failing) can be painful, but it can also lead to success sometimes.

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