[Romanized:]
Gateun nal, gateun dal
24/7 maebeon banbokdoeneun mae sungan
Eojungganhan nae sarm
20daeui baeksuneun naeiri duryeowo cham
Utgiji eoril ttaen mwodeun ganeunghalgeora mideosseonneunde
Harureul beoreo harureul saneun
Ge ppadeutadan geol neukkyeosseul ttae
Naenae gibuneun keonteurol biteu
Gyesokhaeseo daundoene
Maeilmaeiri Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V banbokdoene
Gal gireun meonde
Wae nan jejarini
Dapdaphae sorichyeodo
Heogongui meari
Naeireun oneulbodaneun
Mwonga dareugil
Nan aewonhal ppunya
Ni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Buseojindaedo oh better
Ni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Muneojindaedo oh
Dwiro daranajima never
Haega tteugi jeon saebyeogi
Gajang eoduunikka
Meon hutnare neon jigeumui
Neol jeoldaero itji ma
Jigeum niga eodi seo itdeun
Jamsi swieoganeun geosil ppun
Pogihaji ma aljanha
Neomu meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Neomu meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Uriga geutorok gidarin naeildo eoneusae
Nuneul tteobomyeon eojeui ireumi dwae
Naeireun oneuri doego oneureun eojega
Doego naeireun eojega doeeo nae deung dwie seoinne
Sarmeun sarajineun ge anira saranaeneun geot
Geureoke saranaedaga eonjengan sarajineun geot
Meong ttaeridagan neo, sseullyeoga
If you ain’t no got the guts, trust
Eochapi da eojega doego
Mal tende haruharuga mwon uimigesseo
Haengbokhaejigo, dokhaejigo sipeonneunde
Wae jakku yakhaejigiman haji gyesok
Na eodiro ga, yeogiro gago jeogiro
Gado nan hangsang yeogiro wa
Geurae heulleogagin hagetji eodironga
Kkeuchi itgin halkka i miroga
Gal gireun meonde
Wae nan jejarini
Dapdaphae sorichyeodo
Heogongui meari
Naeireun oneulbodaneun
Mwonga dareugil
Nan aewonhal ppunya
Ni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Buseojindaedo oh better
Betterni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Muneojindaedo oh
Dwiro daranajima never
Haega tteugi jeon saebyeogi
Gajang eoduunikka
Meon hutnare neon jigeumui
Neol jeoldaero itji ma
Jigeum niga eodi seo itdeun
Jamsi swieoganeun geosil ppun
Pogihaji ma aljanha
Neomu meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Tomorrow, gyesok georeo
Meomchugien urin ajik neomu eoryeo
Tomorrow, muneul yeoreo
Datgien manheun geotdeuri nune boyeo
Eoduun bami jinamyeon
Balgeun achimdo itdeusi, araseo
Naeiriomyeon balgeun bichi bichuni
Geokjeongeun haji marajwo
Igeon jeongjiga anin ni sarmeul
Swieoganeun jamsi donganui ilsi jeongji
Eomjireul ollimyeo ni jasineul
Jaesaenghae modu boran deusi
Ni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Buseojindaedo oh better
Ni kkumeul ttaraga like breaker
Muneojindaedo oh
Dwiro daranajima never
Haega tteugi jeon saebyeogi
Gajang eoduunikka
Meon hutnare neon jigeumui
Neol jeoldaero itji ma
Jigeum niga eodi seo itdeun
Jamsi swieoganeun geosil ppun
Pogihaji ma, aljanha
Neomu meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Meoreojijin ma tomorrow
Neomu meoreojijin ma tomorrow
[Korean:]
같은 날, 같은 달
24/7 매번 반복되는 매 순간
어중간한 내 삶
20대의 백수는 내일이 두려워 참
웃기지 어릴 땐 뭐든 가능할거라 믿었었는데
하루를 벌어 하루를 사는
게 빠듯하단 걸 느꼈을 때
내내 기분은 컨트롤 비트
계속해서 다운되네
매일매일이 Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V 반복되네
갈 길은 먼데
왜 난 제자리니
답답해 소리쳐도
허공의 메아리
내일은 오늘보다는
뭔가 다르길
난 애원할 뿐야
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
부서진대도 oh better
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
무너진대도 oh
뒤로 달아나지마 never
해가 뜨기 전 새벽이
가장 어두우니까
먼 훗날에 넌 지금의
널 절대로 잊지 마
지금 니가 어디 서 있든
잠시 쉬어가는 것일 뿐
포기하지 마 알잖아
너무 멀어지진 마 tomorrow
멀어지진 마 tomorrow
너무 멀어지진 마 tomorrow
우리가 그토록 기다린 내일도 어느새
눈을 떠보면 어제의 이름이 돼
내일은 오늘이 되고 오늘은 어제가
되고 내일은 어제가 되어 내 등 뒤에 서있네
삶은 살아지는 게 아니라 살아내는 것,
그렇게 살아내다가 언젠간 사라지는 것
멍 때리다간 너, 쓸려가
If you ain’t no got the guts, trust
어차피 다 어제가 되고
말 텐데 하루하루가 뭔 의미겠어
행복해지고, 독해지고 싶었는데
왜 자꾸 약해지기만 하지 계속
나 어디로 가, 여기로 가고 저기로
가도 난 항상 여기로 와
그래 흘러가긴 하겠지 어디론가
끝이 있긴 할까 이 미로가
갈 길은 먼데
왜 난 제자리니
답답해 소리쳐도
허공의 메아리
내일은 오늘보다는
뭔가 다르길
난 애원할 뿐야
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
부서진대도 oh better
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
무너진대도 oh
뒤로 달아나지마 never
해가 뜨기 전 새벽이
가장 어두우니까
먼 훗날에 넌 지금의
널 절대로 잊지 마
지금 니가 어디 서 있든
잠시 쉬어가는 것일 뿐
포기하지 마 알잖아
너무 멀어지진 마 tomorrow
Tomorrow, 계속 걸어
멈추기엔 우린 아직 너무 어려
Tomorrow, 문을 열어
닫기엔 많은 것들이 눈에 보여
어두운 밤이 지나면
밝은 아침도 있듯이, 알아서
내일이오면 밝은 빛이 비추니
걱정은 하지 말아줘
이건 정지가 아닌 니 삶을
쉬어가는 잠시 동안의 일시 정지
엄지를 올리며 니 자신을
재생해 모두 보란 듯이
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
부서진대도 oh better
니 꿈을 따라가 like breaker
무너진대도 oh
뒤로 달아나지마 never
해가 뜨기 전 새벽이
가장 어두우니까
먼 훗날에 넌 지금의
널 절대로 잊지 마
지금 니가 어디 서 있든
잠시 쉬어가는 것일 뿐
포기하지 마, 알잖아
너무 멀어지진 마 tomorrow
멀어지진 마 tomorrow
너무 멀어지진 마 tomorrow
[English translation:]
Same day, same moon
24/7 every moment repeats
My life is in between
Jobless twenty-somethings are afraid of tomorrow
It’s funny, you think anything
Is possible when you’re a kid
When you feel how hard it is to get through a day
Keep feeling like the
“Control” beat, keep downloading it
Every single day is a repetition of Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
I have a long way to go but
Why am I running in place?
I scream out of frustration
But the empty air echoes
I hope tomorrow will
Be different from today
I’m just wishing
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down, oh better
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down
Don’t ever run backwards, never
Because the dawn right before
The sun rises is the darkest
Even in the far future
Never forget the you of right now
Wherever you are right now
You’re just taking a break
Don’t give up, you know
Don’t get too far away, tomorrow
Don’t get far away, tomorrow
Don’t get too far away, tomorrow
The tomorrow we’ve been waiting
For becomes the name of yesterday at some point
Tomorrow becomes today, today becomes yesterday
Tomorrow becomes yesterday and is behind me
Life isn’t about living along but living through
As you live through, you’ll disappear some day
If you keep spacing out, you’ll be swept away
If you ain’t no got the guts, trust
It’ll all become yesterday
Anyway so what’s the use?
I wanted to become happy and strong
But why am I getting weaker?
Where am I going? I’m going here and
There but I always come back here
Yeah, I’ll probably flow somewhere
Is there an end to this maze?
I have a long way to go but
Why am I running in place?
I scream out of frustration
But the empty air echoes
I hope tomorrow will
Be different from today
I’m just wishing
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down, oh better
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down
Don’t ever run backwards, never
Because the dawn right before
The sun rises is the darkest
Even in the far future
Never forget the you of right now
Wherever you are right now
You’re just taking a break
Don’t give up, you know
Don’t get too far away, tomorrow
Tomorrow, keep walking,
We’re too young to stop
Tomorrow, open the door
We see too much to shut the door
When the dark night passes,
A bright morning will come
When tomorrow comes
The bright light will shine so don’t worry
This isn’t a stop but just
A pause in your life for a break
Turn up your thumbs and press play
So everyone can see
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down, oh better
Follow your dream like breaker
Even if it breaks down
Don’t ever run backwards, never
Because the dawn right before
The sun rises is the darkest
Even in the far future
Never forget the you of right now
Wherever you are right now
You’re just taking a break
Don’t give up, you know
Don’t get too far away, tomorrow
Don’t get far away, tomorrow
Don’t get too far away, tomorrow
Finding Hope in the Everyday Struggle
“Tomorrow” by BTS captures the uncertainty and restlessness of youth, speaking to anyone who has ever felt stuck in a repetitive routine while yearning for change. The song’s lyrics reflect the frustrations of running in place, where each day feels like a copy of the last, yet hope persists. BTS encourages listeners to follow their dreams, even if the journey is tough and progress seems slow. The recurring line about the darkest dawn before sunrise is a reminder that challenges are temporary and brighter days are ahead.
The Journey Toward a Brighter Future
Throughout the track, BTS uses the metaphor of walking toward tomorrow despite setbacks and fears. The message is empowering: don’t give up, embrace your struggles as pauses, not stops, and keep moving forward. The song resonates deeply with those navigating transitional periods, assuring them that persistence and self-belief will eventually lead to light after darkness.
Song Credits
- Artist: BTS
- Songwriters: SUGA, RM, j-hope, Pdogg, Slow Rabbit
- Release Year: 2014
- Label: Big Hit Entertainment