Inner Child
BTS Lyrics


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그때 우리
참 많이 힘들었지
너무나 먼 저 하늘의 별
올려보면서

그때의 넌
은하수를 믿지 않아
하지만 난 봐버렸는 걸
은색 galaxy

아팠을 거야
너무 힘들었을 거야
끝없는 빛을
쫓아 난 달렸거든

아릿해와 그 여름날의 공기
너무 차갑던 잿빛 거리의 소리
숨을 마시고 네 문을 두드리네
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change

이제 우리
많이 웃었음 해
괜찮을 거야 오늘의 내가
괜찮으니까

어제의 너
이젠 다 보여
움트던 장미 속 많은 가시
안아주고 싶어

미소진 꼬마
마냥 해맑게 웃던 아이
그런 널 보면
자꾸 웃음이 나와

아릿해와 그 여름날의 공기
너무 차갑던 잿빛 거리의 소리
숨을 마시고 네 문을 두드리네
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change

Tonight 네게 내 손을 맞닿으면
그 손을 잡아줄 수 있니
내가 너가 될 테니

넌 나의 은하수들을 보면 돼
저 별들을 맞으면 돼
나의 세상을 네게 줄게

너의 눈을 비춘 빛들은 지금의 나니까
You're my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy

We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change
We gon' change




We gon' change
We gon' change

Overall Meaning

Inner Child is a touching solo song from BTS’s map of the soul: 7 album, sung by V. It speaks of hope and comfort, through reflecting on V's childhood and reminding himself that he can always return to the time where he was the happiest. The lyrics unfold as V reflects upon his past, acknowledging the struggles he has faced in the present, and reaching out to himself to assure himself that things will change, even if they don’t seem like they will right now.


The first verse describes how V and the people around him were struggling when they were younger. The second sentence is a metaphor, emphasizing how the sky seemed far away from them, making it almost impossible to reach. But despite this, V sings about how he sees a galaxy in the sky and feels hopeful that there’s still something to look forward to. The second verse shows how V remembers feeling pain and how hard it was to chase his dreams endlessly, but he found hope from the memories of a happier time in his childhood.


Overall, the song is about anchoring oneself in memories and self-reflection; by recalling the inner child, the person that they once were, it feels possible to think of themself as lovable, and they are to learn who they are now. It highlights the importance of embracing one’s true self, even if they’re not perfect.


Line by Line Meaning

그때 우리 참 많이 힘들었지 너무나 먼 저 하늘의 별 올려보면서
Back then, we were really struggling, Looking up at the distant stars in the sky, You didn't believe in the Milky Way, But as for me, I saw it- the galaxy in shades of blue


그때의 넌 은하수를 믿지 않아 하지만 난 봐버렸는 걸 은색 galaxy
You didn't believe in the Milky Way back then, But I saw it- the galaxy in shades of blue, Even though you couldn't see it, I did, And it was painted a shining blue


아팠을 거야 너무 힘들었을 거야 끝없는 빛을 쫓아 난 달렸거든
It must have hurt, It was incredibly difficult, But I ran towards the unending light anyway, I chased after it through thick and thin


아릿해와 그 여름날의 공기 너무 차갑던 잿빛 거리의 소리 숨을 마시고 네 문을 두드리네 We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change
The sound of the ashy gray street was so cold, But the air on that clear summer day was refreshing, I took a deep breath and knocked on your door, We will change things, we will change things, We will change things, we will change things, We will change things


이제 우리 많이 웃었음 해 괜찮을 거야 오늘의 내가 괜찮으니까
Now, we laugh a lot, It'll be okay, because I'm doing okay today, So it'll be okay for us now


어제의 너 이젠 다 보여 움트던 장미 속 많은 가시 안아주고 싶어
I can see the you from yesterday now, Those many thorns that were in the roses that made you empathize, I want to give you a hug


미소진 꼬마 마냥 해맑게 웃던 아이 그런 널 보면 자꾸 웃음이 나와
That little kid who always smiled, Whenever I see that kind of you, I can't help but smile


Tonight 네게 내 손을 맞닿으면 그 손을 잡아줄 수 있니 내가 너가 될 테니
If my hand touches yours tonight, Can you hold onto it for me? I'll be someone that you can rely on


넌 나의 은하수들을 보면 돼 저 별들을 맞으면 돼 나의 세상을 네게 줄게 너의 눈을 비춘 빛들은 지금의 나니까 You're my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy
All you have to do is see my Milky Way, Touch those stars in the sky, I'll give you my world, The light that shines in your eyes is now who I am, You're my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy, my boy


We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change We gon' change
We will change things, We will change things, We will change things, We will change things, We will change things, We will change things, We will change things, We will change things




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Adien Lewis, Ellis Miah, Ho Weon Kang, James F Reynolds, Matthew Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Nam Jun Kim, Ryan Lawrie, Tae Hyung Kim

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Andrea Cruz

"We write our own lyrics, so our songs 100% reflect our personalities."

-Min Yoongi

DF

@Somebody but still they write thier own song

-ولهان لجوني-

awwww :")

Angelina

@Somebody yes they helped each other in writing songs but still each memeber has contributed in writing lyrics and composing before and u can't ignore that , u seem to not know much about BTS ..if namjoon (or any other member) helped in writing songs for them that means they write their own song bcs namjoon is a part of BTS duh

Geethika Ashok

@Somebody Maybe check this out? It's him talking about this song and the lyrics.

Reggie Lo

@Somebody their a team- they work together and they all contributed.

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Aryanna Charles

i’m not a bts fan, but damn this song is beautiful.

Veronica Herrera

All it took was 1 BTS song to hit me in heart 😍 and Now its over OT7 Here. Enjoy the ride....You won't want to get off. Trust me. These Young men are so Talented its unreal. Try " Mikrocosmos" and "Spring Day" "you are my universe " with Coldplay. Absolutely Amazing.

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Magic shop, 2! 3!, love is not over, moon

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another sick song is jungkook still with you definitely recommend it 💜

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