The Shadow
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The Shadow nareul ttaraoneun ttokgateun nae moseup
The Shadow 나를 따라오는 똑같은 내 모습
The Shadow—the identical version of me that follows me
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sumeobogo sipeodo pihal suga eomneun
숨어보고 싶어도 피할 수가 없는
The one I can’t escape even if I want to hide
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moduga saenggakaneun danmyeon eolgul wie
모두가 생각하는 단면 얼굴 위에
Over the one-sided face that everyone imagines
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salmyeosi eonjeo noeun Mask geu dwie inneun
살며시 얹어 놓은 Mask 그 뒤에 있는
A mask gently laid on—the one behind it
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geu nunmureul boanni Have you
그 눈물을 보았니 Have you
Did you see those tears, have you
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geu seulpeumeul boanni See how I do
그 슬픔을 보았니 See how I do
Did you see that sorrow, see how I do
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geu apeumeul nan ditgoseo ireonasseo kkeutira neukkin sungane
그 아픔을 난 딛고서 일어났어 끝이라 느낀 순간에
I rose up stepping over that pain—at the moment I thought it was the end
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The Shadow nal ttaraoneun nal baraboneun
The Shadow 날 따라오는 날 바라보는
The Shadow that follows me, that watches me
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ne siseon nunbit geu modeun geosi nal eolge mandeureo
네 시선 눈빛 그 모든 것이 날 얼게 만들어
Your gaze, your eyes, all of it makes me freeze
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The Shadow nal gamssajuneun nal jikyeojuneun
The Shadow 날 감싸주는 날 지켜주는
The Shadow that wraps around me, that protects me
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ne moseup jonjae geu modeun geosi nal salge mandeureo
네 모습 존재 그 모든 것이 날 살게 만들어
Your presence, your being, all of it keeps me alive
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jomyeongi nareul bichumyeon neowa hamkke chumeul chwo
조명이 나를 비추면 너와 함께 춤을 춰
When the lights shine on me, I dance together with you
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nae modeun pyohyeoneun neoege dagagaji
내 모든 표현은 너에게 다가가지
All my expressions reach out to you
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eodume datchimyeon neon nae mome deureowa
어둠에 닫히면 넌 내 몸에 들어와
When darkness closes in, you enter into my body
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hanaui bicheuro cheoncheonhi muldeureogaji geu nunbicheul boanni
하나의 빛으로 천천히 물들어가지 그 눈빛을 보았니
Slowly dyeing me into a single light—did you see that gaze
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Have you geu sunganeul neukkyeonni
Have you 그 순간을 느꼈니
Have you—did you feel that moment
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See how I do geu gippeumeul kkeureoango
See how I do 그 기쁨을 끌어안고
See how I do—embracing that joy
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dangdanghage dasi sijakae neowa na
당당하게 다시 시작해 너와 나
We start again proudly, you and me
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The Shadow nal ttaraoneun nal baraboneun
The Shadow 날 따라오는 날 바라보는
The Shadow that follows me, that watches me
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ne siseon nunbit geu modeun geosi nal bichugo isseo
네 시선 눈빛 그 모든 것이 날 비추고 있어
Your gaze, your eyes, all of it is shining on me
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The Shadow nal gamssajuneun nal jikyeojuneun
The Shadow 날 감싸주는 날 지켜주는
The Shadow that wraps around me, that protects me
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ne moseup jonjae geu modeun geosi nal jikigo isseo
네 모습 존재 그 모든 것이 날 지키고 있어
Your presence, your being, all of it is protecting me
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sigane ttara byeonhaneun nae moseube
시간에 따라 변하는 내 모습에
As I change over time
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neodo byeonhae jayeonseureon byeonhwae sihaengchago gyeokkon haji
너도 변해 자연스런 변화에 시행착오 겪곤 하지
You change too—we go through trial and error with natural change
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jogeumssik kkaedaragago injeonghaneun sigan soge
조금씩 깨달아가고 인정하는 시간 속에
In the time of gradually realizing and accepting it
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yeongwonhi itji motal ganjikago sipeun The Shadow
영원히 잊지 못할 간직하고 싶은 The Shadow
The Shadow I can never forget, that I want to keep forever
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nal barabogo itgetji nal jikyeojugetji
날 바라보고 있겠지 날 지켜주겠지
You’ll be watching me, you’ll be protecting me
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eodiedo neowa hamkkeramyeon ijen neoreul balkhilge
어디에도 너와 함께라면 이젠 너를 밝힐게
Anywhere, if I’m with you, now I’ll light you up
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naega geoureul tonghae malhadeut neoneun nal saenggakage mandeureo
내가 거울을 통해 말하듯 너는 날 생각하게 만들어
Just as I speak through the mirror, you make me think of myself
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yonggireul jwo nega jun bitgwa momjit
용기를 줘 네가 준 빛과 몸짓
Give me courage—the light and gestures you gave me
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geu sorideuri uril dasi ireukyeo jwo
그 소리들이 우릴 다시 일으켜 줘
Those sounds lift us up again
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The Shadow nal ttaraoneun nal baraboneun
The Shadow 날 따라오는 날 바라보는
The Shadow that follows me, that watches me
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ne siseon nunbit geu modeun geosi nal utge mandeureo
네 시선 눈빛 그 모든 것이 날 웃게 만들어
Your gaze, your eyes, all of it makes me smile
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The Shadow ijen nae mom aneseo neol jikyeo julge
The Shadow 이젠 내 몸 안에서 널 지켜 줄게
The Shadow—now I’ll protect you from within my body
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nae soge jarihan tto hanaui The Shadow
내 속에 자리한 또 하나의 The Shadow
Another The Shadow settled inside me
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