BTS' Poetry {philosophy, poetic lyrics, quotes}

bts - dis-ease

Lyrics: Ghstloop Ivan Jackson Rosenberg J-Hope Jimin Pdogg RM Randy Runyon Suga

Translation/analysis: ColinSH3 on tweeter

DIS-EASE
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Mmm, uh-oh, something's off
I quench this queasy feeling with coffee
An endless rest (due to COVID-19),
An unexpected serendipity (happiness)
That is wrapped in unease

24 hours; too much time on my hands
Sleeping all day long? No problem these days

But shouldn't I be working my tail off?
My sin: being a dog that bites its resting self
I curse at myself for eating three meals a day
"Don't do that," I yell at myself
Yet I can't help but worry about
My goals and achievements

Err day do my thing; damn if I fail
It's like something's after me
I'm about to grasp at straws, tap
This unsettled feeling is a disease,
Though my physical ailment is
Due to my job (dancing), stun

Maybe, it's my overthinking
That is causing my suffering, I hate that
I'm still naive, still young,
Like a child in an adult's body
I falter walking on the road of life
(but) One for the laugh, two for the show
Just like I'm so fine

Every day, I soothe myself with this thought:
We're all the same, ain't so special
Ay man, keep one, keep two
Take my time to try to heal all of it:
My disease, di-sea-sea-sea-se
Get rid of fear, fe-fe-fe-fe-fear

My mentality needs breaks, too
'Man, just think of work as simply work'
I'm ill (sick, the work itself, the best)
Yeah, all these 'ills' make who I am
That friend called 'rest'? oh, I never liked him
How much money will satisfy me?
My brain is getting battered
By this glass (fragile) mentality

I'm baffled as to Who is sick: the world or me?
Even when I take off my glasses,
I can still clearly see the gloom
No matter what label gets attached to me,
I hope I stay true to myself

We're all suffering from something
Here's what I'm baffled about:
Is it because people are born possessing fallibility
That exist more than
400 different kinds of mental illnesses,
Almost everyone claiming to have them all?

Yo, who is sick: the world or me?
Does the answer depend on each other's judgment?
Is it that simple? I don't know,

It's much quicker to change myself
Than to try to change someone else

Sick and tired
But I don't wanna mess up 'cause life goes on
Through the fire, I will soldier on
With even more confidence (walk it)
When I'm lying in bed at night
With my eyes closed (walk it),
I'll remind myself to believe in
The real me that I used to know

Hey, rise up, one more time
The sun is up again; make today worth it

Let's go, one more night
I have no clue what's waiting at the end

(but) There are no permanent nights (hardships)
I'm now much more hardened
I feel the energy bursting out of me
I will never fade away

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