10cm (십센치) is a South Korean indie band. The band has two male members, Kwo… Read Full Bio ↴10cm (십센치) is a South Korean indie band. The band has two male members, Kwon JungYeol (권정열) and Yoon CheolJong (윤철종) and they describe their music as indie pop inspired by reggae and many other styles. In active since 2009, the duo's debut was in 2010 with the release of 10cm 'The First EP' and the band has been a rookie among other Korean bands. The band won "This Year's Discovery Award" at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and "Best Pop Single Award" at the 2011 Korean Music Awards.

Kwon JungYeol is the main vocalist in the group and plays the jembe, a type of percussion played with bare hands. Yoon CheolJong plays the guitar. The name of the band '10cm' means the difference in the heights of two members. Since the debut release, they released one single Americano in 2010, and the first official album 1.0 in February, 2011. The album sold over 20,000 copies which Korean music critics called remarkable considering consumers' tendency to download music online. The band also held its first concert in February, 2011.

Softness
10cm Lyrics

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살살살살 살살살살 흐르네
창문가에 부드러운 햇살이
살살살살 살살살살 거리네
그대와의 꿈결같은 속삭임이
오늘아침 새하얗게 밤이 녹아버렸나
눈부시게 밝은 빛이 쌓이네

살살살살 살살살살 부르네

창문가에 아침바람 노래를
살살살살 살살살살 흔드네
그댈 보는 어지러운 내 마음을

알람소리 요란하게 울지만
그저 우린 일어날줄 모르네
언제라도 그대 날아갈까봐
감고 있던 두 눈 뜨지 못하네

낡은 서랍장 속 비밀 일기장에
빼곡히 채워놓을 수 있다면
작은 책가방 속 해진 주머니에
영원히 가둬놓을 수 있다면

살살살살 살살살살 흐르네

살살살살 살살살살 거리네
음 조금씩 껴안아 감싸네

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 10cm's song "Softness" describe the gentle beauty of a morning with the sun streaming in through the window and becoming brighter and brighter. The soft breeze outside sings a morning song that shakes the singer's heart. The singer is torn between the beauty of the morning and their fear of the unknown, as they awake to the blaring sound of an alarm clock without knowing what the day will bring. They want to capture the moment and the feeling of being wrapped up in their lover's arms and hold onto it forever.

The lyrics use repetition of the phrase "살살살살" (sal sal sal sal) to reinforce the gentle and gradual movements and feelings of the morning. The words also include descriptive phrases such as "부드러운 햇살" (soft sunlight) and "어지러운 내 마음" (my dizzy heart) to evoke emotions in the reader that mirror the singer's feelings.

The singer's desire to hold onto this moment and their memories is represented in the final verse with references to a diary and a bag full of precious possessions that they wish they could keep forever. However, the song ultimately ends with the singer embracing the moment and their lover, cherishing it for as long as they can.

Line by Line Meaning

살살살살 살살살살 흐르네
Softly, softly, it flows

창문가에 부드러운 햇살이
The gentle sunlight by the window

살살살살 살살살살 거리네
Softly, softly, it rustles

그대와의 꿈결같은 속삭임이
Whispers like a dream with you

오늘아침 새하얗게 밤이 녹아버렸나
Did the white morning melt away the night?

눈부시게 밝은 빛이 쌓이네
The dazzling bright light piles up

살살살살 살살살살 부르네
Softly, softly, it sings

창문가에 아침바람 노래를
A morning breeze sings by the window

살살살살 살살살살 흔드네
Softly, softly, it shakes

그댈 보는 어지러운 내 마음을
My dizzying heart that sees you

알람소리 요란하게 울지만
The ringing alarm is loud