SEUNGMIN – 급류 (Into The Current) Lyrics (English Translation)

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[Verse 1]
Inside a small, cramped fishbowl,
Flowers that can barely breathe,
They bloom so beautifully, yet carry no scent.
In so many ways, you’re just like me.
Through the glass, I try to see,
What the open ocean feels like.
No matter how hard I swim toward it,
The horizon always stays out of reach.

[Pre-Chorus]
We’ve been left behind in this place,
Until it started to feel like home.
Too many worries tangled up with fear,
I can’t tell them apart anymore.

[Chorus]
To a new and distant shore, to the rolling, endless waves,
I want to let myself be swept away.
Just one step outside this tiny cage,
Into the wide and glistening sea.

Beyond this clouded, dusty glass
Forgotten, ancient, streaked with green
I’ll let my little dreams fall, piece by piece,
And slowly, slowly, become the sea.

[Verse 2]
The star I used to watch from my glass bowl
Spoke to me softly one clear night:
“You’re still so young, little one.
And the sea is never calm or still
That’s not where your world belongs.
Beyond this round sky you’re staring at,
There’s so much more. Once you escape,
Everything will look completely different.”

[Pre-Chorus]
Now cracks appear, and water starts to leak.
One strong push, and the wall will finally break.
Even if the shattered glass cuts deep into my skin,
I don’t care anymore I’m almost there.

[Chorus]
To a new and distant shore, to the rolling, endless waves,
I want to let myself be swept away.
Just one step outside this tiny cage,
Into the wide and glistening sea.

Beyond this clouded, dusty glass
Forgotten, ancient, streaked with green
I’ll let my little dreams fall, piece by piece,
And slowly, slowly, become the sea.

[Outro]
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