[Romanized:]
Hago shipeun ge eoptdaneun ge jinjja mwot gateunde
Heunhan kkumjocha eoptdaneun ge
Hanshimhan geo areo da aneunde
Haran daeroman hamyeon doendamyeo
Daehakgamyeon da gwaenchanha
Geureon maldeureul mideun
Naega iji na jukji mothae sareo
Surina jom jwobwa
Oneureun chwihago shipeuni jebal malliji ma
Mwodeun joha baeksu saekkiga
Sul mashineun geon sachijiman
Chwihajido anheun beotil suga eopseo
Moduga dallineunde wae naman yeogi isseo
Moduga dallineunde wae naman yeogi isseo
Moduga dallineunde wae naman yeogiseo itji
So far away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Don’t fall away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Dream geudaeye changjowa
Salmui kkeute hamkke hari
Dream geudaeye jariga
Eodiljirado gwandae hari
Dream gyeolguk shiryeonui
Kkeute mangaehari
Dream shijageun miyakhaljieonjeong
Kkeuteun changdaehari
Geurae jukji mothaeseo sara
Hago shipeun ge eoptdan geon marya
Mueosboda goerounde oerounde jubyeoneseon
Hana gati jeongshincharyeo
Ran malppunine hwapurihae sangdaeneun
Mwo nappuninde mwol hwapurihae
Maeil achime nun tteuneun ge sum swineun ge museopne
Chinguwa gajok jocha meoreojyeoman gane
Shigani heureumyeon heureulsurok deo jogeuphane
Na honjain gibun na honjain
Jigeum modeun ge sarajyeosseum hae shingiru
Cheoreom sarajyeosseum
Hae sara jyeosseum
Hae ijen bireo meogeul najochado sarajyeosseum hae
Ireohge sesange na beoryeojine
Geu sungan haneulgwa meoreojine
Tteoreojine
So far away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Don’t fall away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Dream geudaeye changjowa
Salmui kkeute hamkke hari
Dream geudaeye jariga
Eodiljirado gwandae hari
Dream gyeolguk shiryeonui
Kkeute mangaehari
Dream shijageun miyakhaljieonjeong
Kkeuteun changdaehari
So far away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Don’t fall away naegedo kkumi itdamyeon
Naraganeun kkumi itdamyeon
Dream geudaeye changjowa
Salmui kkeute hamkke hari
Dream geudaeye jariga
Eodiljirado gwandae hari
Dream gyeolguk shiryeonui
Kkeute mangaehari
Dream shijageun miyakhaljieonjeong
Kkeuteun changdaehari
Geudaeye changjowa
Salmui kkeute hamkke hari
Geudaeye jariga
Eodiljirado gwandae hari
Gyeolguk shiryeonui
Kkeute mangaehari
Shijageun miyakhaljieonjeong
Kkeuteun changdaehari
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
Don’t fall away
So far away
Don’t fall away
[Korean:]
하고 싶은 게 없다는 게 진짜 뭣 같은데
흔한 꿈조차 없다는 게
한심한 거 알어 다 아는데
하란 대로만 하면 된다며
대학가면 다 괜찮아
그런 말들을 믿은
내가 이지 나 죽지 못해 살어
술이나 좀 줘봐
오늘은 취하고 싶으니 제발 말리지 마
뭐든 좋아 백수 새끼가
술 마시는 건 사치지만
취하지도 않은 버틸 수가 없어
모두가 달리는데 왜 나만 여기 있어
모두가 달리는데 왜 나만 여기 있어
모두가 달리는데 왜 나만 여기서 있지
So far away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Don’t fall away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Dream 그대의 창조와
삶의 끝에 함께 하리
Dream 그대의 자리가
어딜지라도 관대 하리
Dream 결국 시련의
끝에 만개하리
Dream 시작은 미약할지언정
끝은 창대하리
그래 죽지 못해서 살아
하고 싶은 게 없단 건 말야
무엇보다 괴로운데 외로운데 주변에선
하나 같이 정신차려
란 말뿐이네 화풀이해 상대는
뭐 나뿐인데 뭘 화풀이해
매일 아침에 눈 뜨는 게 숨 쉬는 게 무섭네
친구와 가족 조차 멀어져만 가네
시간이 흐르면 흐를수록 더 조급하네
나 혼자인 기분 나 혼자인
지금 모든 게 사라졌음 해 신기루
처럼 사라졌음
해 사라 졌음
해 이젠 빌어 먹을 나조차도 사라졌음 해
이렇게 세상에 나 버려지네
그 순간 하늘과 멀어지네
떨어지네
So far away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Don’t fall away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Dream 그대의 창조와
삶의 끝에 함께 하리
Dream 그대의 자리가
어딜지라도 관대 하리
Dream 결국 시련의
끝에 만개하리
Dream 시작은 미약할지언정
끝은 창대하리
So far away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Don’t fall away 나에게도 꿈이 있다면
날아가는 꿈이 있다면
Dream 그대의 창조와
삶의 끝에 함께 하리
Dream 그대의 자리가
어딜지라도 관대 하리
Dream 결국 시련의
끝에 만개하리
Dream 시작은 미약할지언정
끝은 창대하리
그대의 창조와
삶의 끝에 함께 하리
그대의 자리가
어딜지라도 관대 하리
결국 시련의
끝에 만개하리
시작은 미약할지언정
끝은 창대하리
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
Don’t fall away
So far away
Don’t fall away
[English translation:]
It sucks when you don’t have anything you want to do
I know it’s pathetic to not have something
As common as a dream, I know
You said to do as I’m told
That it would all fine when I go to university
I’m the asshole for believing those words
I live because I can’t die
Give me some drinks
I want to get drunk today, please don’t stop me
Anything will be fine
Alcohol is a luxury for a bum
But I can’t stand it sober
Everyone else is running, why am I the only one here
Everyone else is running, why am I the only one here
Everyone else is running, why am I the only one here
So far away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Don’t fall away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Dream may all of creation be with you
Till the end of your life
Dream wherever you are
Will welcome you
Dream may your trials
End in full bloom
Dream though your beginnings might be humble
May the end be prosperous
Yeah, fuck, I live because I can’t die
Nothing is more miserable
And lonely than not having something you want to do
The only thing everyone around me says is to come to my senses
I try to take out my anger but the only one here
With me is me so what’s the point of venting
Every morning, it’s terrifying to open my eyes, to breathe
My friends and even my family are getting further away
As time goes by I’m becoming more impatient
The feeling of being on my own, I am on my own right now
I want everything to disappear
I want it to disappear like a mirage
Want it to disappear
I want my damn self to disappear
Like this, the world throws me away
In that moment I’m getting farther away from the sky
I’m falling
So far away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Don’t fall away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Dream, may all of creation be with you
Till the end of your life
Dream, wherever you are
Will welcome you
Dream, may your trials
End in full bloom
Dream, though your beginnings might be humble
May the end be prosperous
So far away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Don’t fall away if I have a dream
If I have a dream that flies away
Dream, may all of creation be with you
Till the end of your life
Dream, wherever you are
Will welcome you
Dream. may your trials
End in full bloom
Dream, though your beginnings might be humble
May the end be prosperous
May all of creation be with you
Till the end of your life
Wherever you are in life
It will be generous
May your trials
End in full bloom
Though your beginnings might be humble
May the end be prosperous
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
First love
So far away
Don’t fall away
So far away
Don’t fall away
Understanding the Longing in “So Far Away” by BTS
“So Far Away” by BTS is a song that delves deeply into the struggles of feeling lost and disconnected from one’s dreams. Through raw and honest lyrics, the track captures the pain of having no clear direction in life and the loneliness that ensues when it feels like everyone else is moving forward. The repeated plea for a dream to “fly away” reflects a yearning for hope and purpose, while the refrain “Don’t fall away” is a desperate wish not to lose the last thread of aspiration. Despite dark moments of isolation, the song offers encouragement: even humble beginnings can lead to a flourishing end, and trials can eventually bloom into something beautiful.
Song Credits
- Songwriters: Suga (Min Yoongi), Slow Rabbit, Suran
- Release Year: 2016
- Label: Big Hit Entertainment