BUTTERFLY EFFECT
SALU Lyrics


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Amugeotdo saenggak haijima
Neon amumaldo keonaejidoma
Ayo ...
Geunyang naege useo jwo
Yeah ...

Nan ajikdo midgijiga anha
Imodeunge da kkumin geot gata
Ayo ...
Sarajiryeo hajima
Yeah ...

Is it true? Is it true?
You... you .
Neomu areumdawo duryeowo

Aren't you? Aren't you?
You you you .

Gyeotte meomeullyeo jullae
Naege yaksokhae jullae
Sondaemyeon nara galka, buseo jilka
Geobna geobna geobna

siganeul meomchullae
I sungani jinamyeon
Eobseodeon irri doelka nal irheulka
Geobna geobna geobna

Butterfly Butterfly
Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom




Butterfly like a butterfly
Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom

Overall Meaning

In SALU's song "Butterfly Effect," he urges someone not to worry or overthink things. The lyrics “Amugeotdo saenggak haijima/Neon amumaldo keonaejidoma/Ayo.../Geunyang naege useo jwo/Yeah…” mean “Don’t think about anything/Don’t think about anything else/Hey…/Just smile at me, yeah…” Here, SALU wants the other person to live in the moment instead of getting bogged down by their thoughts or problems.


Next, SALU says “Nan ajikdo midgijiga anha/Imodeunge da kkumin geot gata/Ayo…/Sarajiryeo hajima/Yeah…” which translates to “I still don’t understand/Everything seems like a dream now/Hey.../Don’t disappear, yeah…” He is asking the other person not to leave him even though he does not fully comprehend what’s happening. SALU then asks, “Is it true? Is it true?/You... you. /Neomu areumdawo duryeowo/Aren't you? Aren't you?/You you you,” signifying his awe and fear of the situation.


The chorus of the song, “Butterfly Butterfly/Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom/Butterfly like a butterfly/Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom,” means “Butterfly Butterfly/Like a butterfly, butterfly/Butterfly like a butterfly/Like a butterfly, butterfly.” Here, Salu is comparing something to a butterfly, which may symbolize transformation, growth, or a fleeting moment. Overall, the lyrics of "Butterfly Effect" deal with the uncertainties of a situation and the desire to stay in the present moment despite not knowing what the future holds.


Line by Line Meaning

Amugeotdo saenggak haijima
Don't think about anything


Neon amumaldo keonaejidoma
You don't have to say anything


Ayo ...
Hey ...


Geunyang naege useo jwo
Just smile at me


Yeah ...
Yeah ...


Nan ajikdo midgijiga anha
I still don't know


Imodeunge da kkumin geot gata
If everything is just a dream


Ayo ...
Hey ...


Sarajiryeo hajima
Don't disappear


Yeah ...
Yeah ...


Is it true? Is it true?
Is it really true?


You... you .
You... you.


Neomu areumdawo duryeowo
So beautiful, it's scary


Aren't you? Aren't you?
Don't you? Don't you?


You you you .
You, you, you.


Gyeotte meomeullyeo jullae
Can you stay with me?


Naege yaksokhae jullae
Can you promise me?


Sondaemyeon nara galka, buseo jilka
If I let go, will you fly away and disappear?


Geobna geobna geobna
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid


Siganeul meomchullae
Let's stop time


I sungani jinamyeon
If this moment passes


Eobseodeon irri doelka nal irheulka
Will it all be meaningless? Will you forget me?


Butterfly Butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly


Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom
Like a butterfly, butterfly


Butterfly like a butterfly
Butterfly, like a butterfly


Machi butterfly, butterfly cheoreom
Like a butterfly, butterfly




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