Being left
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요즘 따라 시간이 이상해
헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
나지막한 바람 창틈으로 새면
네 숨결이 닿을 것 같아

끝내 읽히지 못한 편지 한 장
포장째 시들어 버린 꽃 한 다발
내가 받아 본 것 중 가장 비참했던 이벤트

계절은 봄을 데리러 갔지만
난 지난번 겨울 끝자락에 남아
천천히 배웅하려고 해 잘 가 잠깐

내가 붙여준 별명들 사사로운 네 기쁨, 슬픔까지
이제 내 것이 아닌 거네 난 무사할까 감히 혼자서

요즘 따라 시간이 이상해
헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
날 지긋이 보는 까만 밤 하늘이
네 눈동자를 닮았어

고개만 돌려도 만날 수 있었는데 (있었는데)
눈 감아야 겨우 보일 듯해
얼마나 환했으면 이토록 찡그리는 걸까

그동안 내 흔적을 몇 개나 발견했니
문득 떠올라도 그가 볼까 봐 딴청 했니
기억은 잊혀질 때가 돼서야 뚜렷한 형상을 하고 앞을 지나쳐 가
보름 내내 날 간호해 줬을 때도
재미 삼아 결혼 날짜를 꼽아볼 때도
넌 계속 마지막을 준비 해왔나 봐
영혼 없이 영원만 들먹인 이 머저리한테서

어떻게 된 게 두근거림이 전보다 심해졌어
설레임 보단 조바심이 생겨서
넌 우릴 내려놓았고 난 미처 몰랐지
이유와 잘못을 찾는 내가 그 이유와 잘못인 걸

No no
요즘 따라 시간이 이상해
헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
구차한 거 맞아 안 떠난다는 말 나 혼자라도 지킬게

메시지 창엔 여전히 화목한 대화가 남아있어
엄지 손에 한때 흘린 너의 눈물 자국이 남아있어




그만 가봐야 된다는 너의 마지막 목소리가 남아있어
아직도 모든 게 제자리에 남아있어

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ZICO's song "Being Left" poignantly capture the feeling of heartbreak and the aftermath of a breakup. The first verse describes how time seems to be acting strangely since the breakup, and how the singer is barely surviving since then. He talks about how he can almost feel his ex's breath on his cheek when the wind blows through the window. The second verse speaks of a letter and a bunch of wilted flowers, which the singer has received from his ex, and how it was the most tragic event he has experienced in his life.


In the chorus, he talks about how the seasons have changed, but he still feels like he's stuck in the winter of his past, unable to move on. He also mentions the nicknames he gave his ex, and how they don't seem to belong to him anymore, hinting at the sense of displacement and loneliness he's feeling. The bridge talks about the memories and traces he's left behind, and how he wonders if his ex will ever encounter them or if they will simply fade away.


Overall, the song is a melancholic portrayal of a breakup and its aftermath, with a sense of longing, regret, and sadness pervading the lyrics.


Line by Line Meaning

요즘 따라 시간이 이상해
Lately, time seems to be acting strange.


헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
Days pass since the day we broke up.


나지막한 바람 창틈으로 새면 네 숨결이 닿을 것 같아
When a faint breeze slips through the window, I feel like I can catch your breath.


끝내 읽히지 못한 편지 한 장 포장째 시들어 버린 꽃 한 다발 내가 받아 본 것 중 가장 비참했던 이벤트
The unopened letter, wilted bouquet wrapped in paper, was the saddest event I've encountered.


계절은 봄을 데리러 갔지만 난 지난번 겨울 끝자락에 남아 천천히 배웅하려고 해 잘 가 잠깐
The season went on to bring spring, but I was left behind on the edge of last winter, saying a slow goodbye for a moment.


내가 붙여준 별명들 사사로운 네 기쁨, 슬픔까지 이제 내 것이 아닌 거네 난 무사할까 감히 혼자서
The nicknames that I gave you, all the happiness and sadness, are no longer mine. I wonder if I can still survive on my own.


날 지긋이 보는 까만 밤 하늘이 네 눈동자를 닮았어
The dark night sky that I keep seeing resembles your pupils.


고개만 돌려도 만날 수 있었는데 (있었는데) 눈 감아야 겨우 보일 듯해 얼마나 환했으면 이토록 찡그리는 걸까
If I just turned my head, I could have met you (could have). Now, I can barely see you when I close my eyes. How happy were we that it brought me to tears?


그동안 내 흔적을 몇 개나 발견했니 문득 떠올라도 그가 볼까 봐 딴청 했니 기억은 잊혀질 때가 돼서야 뚜렷한 형상을 하고 앞을 지나쳐 가
How many traces of me did you find? Did you ever think of me, only to dismiss the idea that you might see me too? Memories become clearer as they pass by.


보름 내내 날 간호해 줬을 때도 재미 삼아 결혼 날짜를 꼽아볼 때도 넌 계속 마지막을 준비 해왔나 봐 영혼 없이 영원만 들먹인 이 머저리한테서
Even when you took care of me for a month, even when you guessed our wedding date as a joke, you were always preparing for the end. Now I'm left with this soulless, eternal void.


어떻게 된 게 두근거림이 전보다 심해졌어 설레임 보단 조바심이 생겨서 넌 우릴 내려놓았고 난 미처 몰랐지 이유와 잘못을 찾는 내가 그 이유와 잘못인 걸
I have this stronger heartbeat, but it's not the good kind of nervousness, it's impatience. You let us go, and I didn't realize that it's my fault for searching for reasons and finding faults.


No no
No no


구차한 거 맞아 안 떠난다는 말 나 혼자라도 지킬게
It may sound stubborn, but I'll keep my promise not to leave, even if I'm the only one here.


메시지 창엔 여전히 화목한 대화가 남아있어 엄지 손에 한때 흘린 너의 눈물 자국이 남아있어 그만 가봐야 된다는 너의 마지막 목소리가 남아있어 아직도 모든 게 제자리에 남아있어
The message box still has happy conversations, and there's a trace of tears that you shed. There's your last voice saying we should stop, but everything remains in its spot even now.




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Dvwn, Gwang Bin Lee, Ji Ho Woo

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jiwonlee2960

I wanted to let the international fans know that a lot of Koreans think this MV is referring to the Sewol Ferry Incident. People think the MV is about a woman thinking about her child (Zico) that she lost in the incident. Some connections:
- Emphasis on water in the MV (Also note the transition from the word indelible to the sea).
- Two dates are circled red on the calendar. 14th refers to the Titanic sinking on the 14th of April and the 16th refers to the date of the Sewol Ferry Incident (April 16th)
- Items such as the dinosaur to refer to a child
- Knocking before coming into the empty room, meaning the owner of the room, if they were her child, was probably in middle school or high school.
- Balloons were also quite frequently used to remember the victims of Sewol Ferry and also in protests related to the incident.


Also, there's mention that one of the victims of the Sewol Ferry Incident was BlockB fan so people were thinking Zico might have had him/her in mind.



@SindyEdison

My interpretation is that she is a mom that has been “left behind” by her child which followed his own path. She is always thoughtful and nostalgic thinking about him. Maybe ZICO made this for his mom, considering how many times Zico appears in the MV.
The lady is always there by his side even tho he doesn’t notice that.
2:18 She sees his shoes. She wants to enter his child’s room, but prefer to pretend he is still there and she must knock.
2:58 “indelible” = something/a person that cannot be forgotten
3:23 Zico’s balloons aka “dreams” reference (another thing that reveals Zico’s connection with this person)
Her eyes have an empty glance. She feels the loneliness and the emptiness of missing someone she loves the most.
Truly heart touching.

To the end she is tearing up but she wipes off her tears meaning that she knows she must go on.
The last scene shows her sitting on a bank peacefully while Zico is passing in front of her again, probably meaning that she is at ease only knowing him well even tho she is.. alone.



@gitaangst9913

[ENG TRANS]
Time is weird these days
I’ve been living in our break up for several days now
When the gentle breeze passes through the window
Feels like your breath is reaching me

The letter I couldn’t bear to read
The wrapped up but withered bouquet of flowers
It was the worst gift I’ve ever received

The seasons have come to take spring away
But I’m still stuck in last winter
I’m going to slowly send you off
Goodbye

The nicknames I made for you
Your little joys and sadness
Now they’re not mine
Will I be ok alone?

Time is weird these days
I’ve been living in our break up for several days now
The night sky is peering into me
It resembles your eyes

I used to see you just by turning my head
Now I have to close my eyes to barely see you
How bright must you have been for me to squint like this?

How many traces of me have you discovered so far?
Even if you thought of me, did you pretend to do something else so he doesn’t notice?
Memories become the clearest when they’re about to be forgotten and pass by
Days where you took care of me when I was sick
Days when we planned our wedding for fun
I guess you were preparing for the end
I was the fool to whom you fed soulless idea of forever

How is it that my heart pounding has gotten more intense than before?
But it wasn’t the butterflies, it was anxiety
So you let us go and I just didn’t know
I was looking for the reason and the cause
But I was the reason and the cause

Time is weird these days
I’ve been living in our break up for several days now
Yes, I’m being pathetic
Let me keep my promise of never leaving you

In our texts, there are still nice conversations
On my thumb, there’s still the trace of your tears that fell
Your last voice that said you had to go still remains
Everything is still in the exact same place



@_andresiniesta6542

요즘 따라 시간이 이상해 헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
나지막한 바람 창틈으로 새면 네 숨결이 닿을 것 같아

끝내 읽히지 못한 편지 한 장 포장째 시들어 버린 꽃 한 다발
내가 받아 본 것 중 가장 비참했던 이벤트

계절은 봄을 데리러 갔지만 난 지난번 겨울 끝자락에 남아
천천히 배웅하려고 해 잘 가 잠깐

내가 붙여준 별명들 사사로운 네 기쁨, 슬픔까지
이제 내 것이 아닌 거네 난 무사할까 감히 혼자서

요즘 따라 시간이 이상해 헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
날 지긋이 보는 까만 밤 하늘이 네 눈동자를 닮았어

고개만 돌려도 만날 수 있었는데 눈 감아야 겨우 보일 듯해
얼마나 환했으면 이토록 찡그리는 걸까

그동안 내 흔적을 몇 개나 발견했니 문득 떠올라도 그가 볼까 봐 딴청 했니
기억은 잊혀질 때가 돼서야 뚜렷한 형상을 하고 앞을 지나쳐 가
보름 내내 날 간호해 줬을 때도 재미 삼아 결혼 날짜를 꼽아볼 때도
넌 계속 마지막을 준비 해왔나 봐 영혼 없이 영원만 들먹인 이 머저리한테서

어떻게 된 게 두근거림이 전보다 심해졌어
설레임 보단 조바심이 생겨서 넌 우릴 내려놓았고 난 미처 몰랐지
이유와 잘못을 찾는 내가 그 이유와 잘못인 걸

요즘 따라 시간이 이상해 헤어진 날에서 며칠째 살아
구차한 거 맞아 안 떠난다는 말 나 혼자라도 지킬게

메시지 창엔 여전히 화목한 대화가 남아있어
엄지 손에 한때 흘린 너의 눈물 자국이 남아있어
그만 가봐야 된다는 너의 마지막 목소리가 남아있어
아직도 모든 게 제자리에 남아있어



@roa1231

이 노래를 처음 들었을 때가 생각 나요.
오전 7시 반 버스 안에서 다소 쌀쌀한 4월의 출근길.
하천길 따라 핀 벚꽃을 보며
새삼 놀란건지 정신이 어벙벙한건지도 잘 모르는 채 난 그대로인데 계절은 변해가고
난 아직도 춥고 어두운 12월에 갇혀 퇴근 후 이불 속에만 숨어있었는데
마음의 준비도 하기 전에 세월이란 시간에 끌려다니며 생각했어요. 난 그대로인데 아니 어쩌면 ㅇㅏ직도 그때의 12월인데 야속하게도 벚꽃은 피어 아름다움을 뽐내듯이 만개하였는데
마치 듣고싶지 않은 알람소리처럼 다가온 벚꽃의 계절
다시는 봄이 올 것 같지 않았고
다시는 꽃 같은 건 안 필줄 알았는데
제 마음의 생명력만 꺼진채
남겨졌을 때
이 노래를 들으면서
나와 같은 사람이 있구나하며
위로는 아니지만 그냥
먹먹하고 답답했어요.



@joonichoi4095

여자친구와 안좋게 헤어져서 남겨지고
분노와 증오의 감정속에서 힘들어 할 때
마침 이 노래가 나와 나를 치유해주고
그 사람을 용서하게 되었습니다.
나에게 너무 큰 상처를 준 것은 맞지만
제가 우선적으로 느꼈어야 할 감정은
비로소 남겨짐과 슬픔, 그리움이었고
한때 정말 사랑했던 사람으로서
부디 행복하고 잘 지내길
비록 짧았지만 제 인생의 한 순간을
빛내준 당신에게 감사합니다.
또, 좋은 음악 만들어주셔서 감사합니다.



@jinyounggo9661

남겨짐에대해, balloon, 사람, 극, 천둥벌거숭이, Y 까지 뮤비를 보면 겹치는것들이 많이있네요

(남겨짐에대해)
1.초만에 산양이나오는거(사람에서 지하철에서 산양이나오고 극에서도 산양이나오죠)

2.배종옥님이 버스에있을때 내리는사람중에 마지막에 지코가 내리고 버스뒤 창문으로 3개의 풍선이 날라가요 (balloon뮤비 처음에 지코가 버스에서 내리고 걸어가다 날라가는 풍선을 봐요 이때 두 뮤비 지코옷이 같아요 풍선은 사람에서도 나와요)

3.마지막엔딩에 지코가 등장합니다(그때 지코옷이 사람때 빨간옷이랑 같은걸 입고 걸어가다 한번뒤돌아봐여 사람뮤비 흐름이 전체적으로 뒤돌아보는 느낌의뮤비)

(사람)
1.지코가 타는차가 (Y때 차랑 같음 )

2.불타는차가 or 사고난차 나옴 (Y에서도 불타고 있는차가 나옴)

3.사람들이 스크린에 나온 랩하는 지코를 핸드폰으로 찍고 (극 뮤비에서도 마지막쯤 지코가 사각형에서 랩을하고 있는데 스크린같은 형태가 되기도하면서 사람들이 핸드폰으로 찍음)

4. 애들이들고있는 3색의 풍선나옴

(balloon)
1.아까말한 남겨짐에대해에서 써놨던거

2 마지막에 동물들이나오는게(천둥벌거숭이 뮤비에나오는 동물들)

3.이건애매한데 balloon뮤비에서 계단을오르면 하늘로 올라감 (천둥벌거숭이에나오는 지코가 뭔가 하늘의신느낌? 구름에 앉아있기도하고)

Y.
Y해석 너무알고싶다.

그냥 껴맞춘걸수도있는데 보이는데로 만 적어봤어요 누가 해석좀..



All comments from YouTube:

@paolitaa4m

Who's here after watching ODG ?

This song is pure feelings, pure talent expressed in a song.

@sveta8756

Me🤚

@aliciack5034

Paola Rodriguez me!!

@triafd5889

Me

@balqisali3300

Paola Rodriguez meeeeee

@fridajoincoffee6871

Me

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@jiwonlee2960

I wanted to let the international fans know that a lot of Koreans think this MV is referring to the Sewol Ferry Incident. People think the MV is about a woman thinking about her child (Zico) that she lost in the incident. Some connections:
- Emphasis on water in the MV (Also note the transition from the word indelible to the sea).
- Two dates are circled red on the calendar. 14th refers to the Titanic sinking on the 14th of April and the 16th refers to the date of the Sewol Ferry Incident (April 16th)
- Items such as the dinosaur to refer to a child
- Knocking before coming into the empty room, meaning the owner of the room, if they were her child, was probably in middle school or high school.
- Balloons were also quite frequently used to remember the victims of Sewol Ferry and also in protests related to the incident.


Also, there's mention that one of the victims of the Sewol Ferry Incident was BlockB fan so people were thinking Zico might have had him/her in mind.

@katrina703

Thanks!!

@user-db3hv8el6m

Aww... This rly makes sense :(

@nondescript4311

It's making me cry.

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