When We Were Young
D.Y.C. Lyrics


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When we were young
We would talk about
The things that we'd both want
And through thick and thin
We knew all about
The things that'd make us strong
When we were young
We knew everything and everyone who dared to take it all
And when we look back on it all
Will you still feel the same?
Back when the days were so long
And we were still so young
Feeling the music?
You feeling the movement?
Yeah! I want what everybody wants
Just like in the movies
The fame and beauty
Yeah, I want what everybody wants
Just what everybody wants
But when it's golden you'll believe
And when you know it you'll feel free yeah
When we were young
We would run through the woods
We would run through the fire
When we were young
When we were young
We had burning love
And had burning desire
Lala la la
Lala la la
You need me to be
Just want you want me to be!
And I get what everybody wants
Well, I just want to be
Right where you want me
I can't get you outta my mind
But when it's golden you'll believe
And when you know it you'll feel free yeah
When we were young
We would run through the woods
We would run through the fire
When we were young
When we were young
We had burning love
And had burning desire
When we were young
We would talk about
The things that we'd both want
And through thick and thin
We knew all about
The things that'd make us strong
When we were young
We knew everything and everyone who dared to take it all
And when we look back on it all
Will you still feel the same?
Back when the days were so long
And we were still so young
When we were young
We would run through the woods
We would run through the fire
When we were young
When we were young
We had burning love
And had burning desire
Lala la la




Lala la la
When we were young

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to D.Y.C.'s "When We Were Young" reminisce on the beauty and simplicity of youth, and how the passing of time can dull the vividness of such memories. The first verse reflects on a time in which "we were so beautiful," when a simple whisper could cause blushing. The second verse admits that it took a long time to reach a point where memories of such a time didn't hurt so badly, and that the singer relegated such memories to the past.


The chorus repeats the image of a season that shone brightly and rainstorms that filled the heart with beauty, and speaks of a longing to return to those days of laughing and crying. The bridge speaks of warmth that could be felt at one's fingertips and a night that couldn't be let go of, leading up to another repetition of the chorus. The outro speaks of flying through rough nights and returning to a time where the singer was able to breathe because of the one who shone with beauty and warmth.


Overall, "When We Were Young" is a nostalgic and wistful reflection on memories that have become distant with the passage of time, evoking a longing for a time that once was.


Line by Line Meaning

손 닿을 수 없었던 그 시절
Refers to a time that is now out of reach


그때 우리 참 예뻤었더라 너는
We were both so beautiful then


숨 고르며 했던 한마디에
One word spoken with bated breath


붉어진 네 얼굴
Your face blushed red


아름다운 그 시절의 너와 나
The beautiful you and me of that time


참 많이 오래도 걸렸지 우리
It took us such a long time


추억이란 너무 아파서 나는
Memories hurt me too much


꽃 내음 가득했던 거리
The streets were filled with the scent of flowers


걷는 게 좋다 했던 너를
You said it was nice to walk


추억 속에 감춰뒀잖아
I've hidden it away in my memories


멈출 수 없었던
We couldn't stop


우리의 빛나던 계절
Our shining season


가슴 가득 아름답게 내리던 비와
The rain fell beautifully, filling our hearts


몇 번을 다시 돌아가도
No matter how many times we go back


널 안고 안아
I hold you tight, embracing you


울고 웃던 파란 여름날
The blue summer days we laughed and cried


손끝에 닿았던 온기 가득한
The warmth I felt at my fingertips


잠시 손 놓을 수 없었던 그 밤
That night where I couldn't let go for a moment


따스한 바람 불어오던
The warm wind blowing


푸르던 계절 그 자리에
In that place of the season of green


나만 혼자 남겨졌잖아
I was left alone


거친 밤을 날아서 (거친 밤을)
We flew over rough nights (rough nights)


함께 했었던
The time we spent together


그 시절 속에 (그 시절 속에)
In those times (in those times)


돌아가 (돌아가)
Let's go back (let's go back)


다시 너를 만나면
If I see you again


너 하나였었어
You were the only one


나를 숨 쉬게 했던 건
What made me breathe was you


가슴 가득 아름답게 빛나던 너와 (빛나던 너와)
You who shone so beautifully, filling my heart (shining you)


몇 번을 다시 사랑하고
I love you again and again


네 손을 잡아
Taking your hand


울고 웃던 파란 여름날
The blue summer days we laughed and cried


그리움
Longing




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Written by: Joston Smith

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