7AM
CHOILB Lyrics

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자고 일어나면
무너져 있을 거 같던 세상은 여전해
모든 게 그대로 흘러가
시간은 말할 것도 없지 난 늦기 전에
준비를 해야 해
아무튼 1교시 넣었던
과거의 나는 반성해
이것도 걔 때문에 넣은 건데

또다시 휩쓸릴 뻔해 감정의 파도에

꽉 잡아 정신줄 지금 몇 신줄
알고서 이러는 거야 거울에
비친 얼굴에 뺨 한대 날려주고
그제서야 치약 칫솔을 꺼내
슬퍼서 저번 주도 안 나갔잖아
출석은 채워야 학고는 면해
교수님은 너의 이별을 신경 쓰지 않아
넌 사람이기 전에 학점의 노예

대충 씻고서 나왔지
유난히 밝았던 아침
차라리 밝은 게 낫지
어둠은 쓸데없는 생각을 낳으니
어제도 불 켜고 잤지
슬픔이 뱀처럼 내 몸을 삼킬까 봐
쟨 항상 침대 밑에 똬리를 틀고 있다가
내가 겨우 잠이
들려고 하면 기어 나와 감지
내 몸을 머리끝부터 발까지
뱀의 입속에서 지옥을 봤기 때문에
나는 너무 싫어 밤이
또 생각이 깊어졌네

버스 도착할 때까지
시간은 빨리 가서 좋네

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from CHOILB's song "7AM" depict the feeling of waking up in the morning and facing the same chaotic world that one expects to collapse. Despite everything remaining unchanged and time passing by relentlessly, the singer realizes the need to prepare before it's too late. Reflecting on their past self who might have neglected certain responsibilities, they acknowledge that they might easily be swept away by the waves of emotions again.

Grasping onto their sanity by a thread, the singer questions their own behavior in the mirror, slapping their own face as a wake-up call. Only then do they finally take out toothpaste and a toothbrush. They regret not going out last week due to sadness, knowing that attendance needs to be filled and academic worries need to be overcome. The professor doesn't care about the singer's recent breakup, emphasizing that they are a slave to grades before anything else.

After a quick wash, the singer steps outside into a particularly bright morning, believing it's better to have brightness rather than darkness, as darkness breeds unnecessary thoughts. They mention how they even slept with the lights on yesterday, fearful that sadness might consume them like a snake. There's always a lizard lurking under the bed, waiting to come out and sense when the singer is trying to fall asleep. Having seen hell inside the snake's mouth from head to toe, the singer despises the nights that make their thoughts even deeper. But until the bus arrives, they appreciate the fast pacing of time.

Line by Line Meaning

자고 일어나면
When I wake up from sleep

무너져 있을 거 같던 세상은 여전해
The world that seemed to be falling apart is still the same

모든 게 그대로 흘러가
Everything is flowing as it was

시간은 말할 것도 없지 난 늦기 전에
There's no need to mention time, I need to be prepared before it's too late

준비를 해야 해
I need to prepare myself

아무튼 1교시 넣었던
Anyway, the class I put in for the first period

과거의 나는 반성해
I reflect on my past self

이것도 걔 때문에 넣은 건데
But even this was because of them

또다시 휩쓸릴 뻔해 감정의 파도에
I almost got swept away again by the waves of emotions

꽉 잡아 정신줄 지금 몇 신줄
Hold on tight, how many threads of sanity do I have now

알고서 이러는 거야 거울에
I know this is what I'm doing in front of the mirror