When I Think
Dr. F. James Clark Lyrics
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내가 읽다 적당히 접어뒀었던 소설책도 펼쳐있어
바람결처럼 그댄 다녀갔을까
내가 자릴 비운 사이
미처 지우지 못한 흔적들일까
애타는 내게로 yey yeah
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
When I'm alone
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
모두 다 내 착각일 거라 말하는 친구들과 엄마 아빠
너는 상상력이 지나치다며 웃을 때마다 나 맘이 아파
꽃잎 떨어져 있던 침대에 누워
그댈 상상하다 보면
Bitter 또는 sweet 해져 잠들지 못해
애타는 내게로 yey yeah
어둠 속 내린 달빛을 따라와요 yey yeah oh
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
난 창을 가득 열어 그대를 기다려요 (꼭 내가 혼자일 때 babe ah)
나 눈을 감은 순간 바람이 입을 맞춰 (꼭 내가 널 느낄 때 babe)
Ah 은밀히 내게로 yey yeah
아무도 yey yeah 내 맘을 따라와요 yey yeah (yey yeah)
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
애타는 내게로 yey yeah (yey yeah)
어둠 속 내린 달빛을 따라와요 yey yeah (yey yeah)
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
달빛을 따라와요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
내 맘을 따라와요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
넌 몰래 다녀가요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
어서 날 데려가요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
The lyrics to Dr. F. James Clark's song "When I Think" describe the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing for someone who may have left without saying goodbye. The opening lines suggest that a window or door that was previously closed is now open, implying that the person the singer is waiting for may have left without warning. The mention of a novel left partially folded, now opened, adds to the atmosphere of absence and loss.
Throughout the song, the singer asks whether the person they are waiting for has slipped away quietly, leaving behind only traces that they cannot erase. Despite the reassurances of friends and family who say that it was all just a misunderstanding, the singer cannot shake the feeling that this person was real and has left a hole behind. The lyrics suggest that the singer turns to their imagination to fill this hole, spending nights lying in a bed full of falling flower petals, trying to imagine the person they miss.
The chorus repeats the phrase "when I'm alone" several times, emphasizing the isolation and yearning that the singer feels. The mention of the moonlight and following the moonlight suggests a sense of being lost, both physically and emotionally. However, the chorus also has a note of hope, suggesting that the singer is waiting for the person they miss, keeping a window open and hoping that they will return.
Line by Line Meaning
나가기 전 분명히 닫아뒀었던 유리창이 열려있어
The window I clearly closed before leaving is now open.
내가 읽다 적당히 접어뒀었던 소설책도 펼쳐있어
The novel book that I partially folded while reading is now open.
바람결처럼 그댄 다녀갔을까
Did you leave like a gust of wind?
내가 자릴 비운 사이
While I was away from my place
미처 지우지 못한 흔적들일까
Are you the traces that I could not erase?
애타는 내게로 yey yeah
Towards me who is ardent
어둠 속 내린 달빛을 따라와요 yey yeah oh
Followed by the moonlight that arrived in darkness
When I'm a, when I'm alone when I'm a, a
When I am alone
모두 다 내 착각일 거라 말하는 친구들과 엄마 아빠
My friends and parents say that it's all my imagination
너는 상상력이 지나치다며 웃을 때마다 나 맘이 아파
Every time you laugh and say that my imagination is excessive, it hurts my heart.
꽃잎 떨어져 있던 침대에 누워
Lying on a bed with fallen flower petals
그댈 상상하다 보면
When I imagine you
Bitter 또는 sweet 해져 잠들지 못해
Unable to sleep as it becomes either bitter or sweet
난 창을 가득 열어 그대를 기다려요 (꼭 내가 혼자일 때 babe ah)
I open the window and wait for you (when I'm alone, babe)
나 눈을 감은 순간 바람이 입을 맞춰 (꼭 내가 널 느낄 때 babe)
The wind kisses me when I close my eyes (when I feel you, babe)
Ah 은밀히 내게로 yey yeah
Ah, secretly towards me
아무도 yey yeah 내 맘을 따라와요 yey yeah (yey yeah)
No one, follow my heart (yey yeah)
달빛을 따라와요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
Follow the moonlight (when I'm alone)
내 맘을 따라와요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
Follow my heart (when I'm alone)
넌 몰래 다녀가요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
You secretly pass by (when I'm alone)
어서 날 데려가요 (when I'm a, when I'm alone, when I'm a, a)
Quickly take me away (when I'm alone)
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Carly Rae Jepsen, Bonnie Leigh Mckee, Matthew Smith Radosevich, Stephen Paul Robson, Hyeon Hwang, Yoon Kyeong Cho
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