Stay Alive
정국 Lyrics

Hmm
An exclamation or sound of contemplation before beginning the song.

Please stay alive
The primary message of the song conveyed through its title - a plea for the listener to stay alive.

어디서부터 잘못됐나 전혀 기억이 나질 않아 작은 방안에 나의 몸을 숨긴 채 속삭이네
Wondering what went wrong as its details are difficult to remember, our narrator whispers while hiding his body in a small room.

어둠이 유일한 내 벗 (내 벗) 구원을 바라는 내 손
Darkness is my only companion, and I reach out to save myself.

내가 이상한 걸까? 피로 물든 방 누구든 제발 날 구해줘
Feeling like an outcast, our narrator is trapped in a worn-out room and earnestly calls for help from anyone.

Hide in the moonlight 그래, 기적 따윈 없어 내 바람들은 그저
Hiding in the moonlight, our narrator starts to lose hope that there would be miracles. Instead, he learns that his wishes are just simple desires.

Hide in the moonlight 그리 거창한 게 전혀 아닌데 그게 어렵네
He realizes that his vast dreams are beyond his reach and feels frustrated.

잠들지 못하는 새벽 끝엔 눈뜬 채 악몽을 헤맨듯해
At dawn, he is exhausted from months of struggling, haunted by nightmares that keep him up at night.

"기적 따윈 없어" 라고 말한 난데 기적처럼 와준 그 한마디
He realizes that though he once doubted miracles, a single, miraculous word came to his rescue.

"넌 나의 운명" 이따위 말로 설명할 순 없어 "이 지친 나를 구한 구원" (구원) 이 말이 설명하기가 쉬울까? 나를 살린 그 한마디
He cherishes the words, "You are my destiny," acknowledging that they saved him during his most draining times. It's difficult to explain how telling a person that they saved you is understandable, but for him, it's just that one word that brought him back to life.

많은 밤이 지나도 너의 곁에 나 있을게 Oh, yeah 그 한마디 나의 발에 피 나도 너의 곁에 나 있음에 Please, you stay alive
Promising to stick by their side no matter what, our narrator hopes for the listener to always be with him, because knowing that they are around provides him with the will to survive.

(Ooh-ooh) Ooh-whoa Please, you stay alive (Ooh-ooh) Ooh-whoa (Please, you stay alive)
An emotional appeal to the audience, with our narrator pleading with listeners to stay alive, even as the track ends.

그림잔 커져가지만 괜찮아, 너란 큰 빛 덕분이니 내 삶의 이윤 네가 전부이니 넌 언제든 그저 그렇게 웃어줘
Despite feeling small, the singer accepts that he can rely on the listener for light, as they are his entire reason for existence. He asks only that they smile whenever they feel like it.

나와 너무도 닮은 너 너와 너무나 닮은 나
The singer notes that he and the listener resemble one another significantly, but in his mind, they are actually quite similar.

가끔씩 이유 없이 겁나 이 감정은 뭘까? 끝이 날지 모르지만
Sometimes the singer's inexplicable fears get the best of him, making him question its nature, so he doesn't know how it will end.

끝나지 않는 이 악몽 끝에 너라는 존잰 날 일으켜 매일 기적처럼 와준 기적과도 닮은 기적과도 같은 그 한마디
Desperately trying to awaken from his long nightmare, the artist finds solace in the listener, praising them for being "amazing" and just for saying "you" - the word that brought him back to life.

많은 밤이 지나도 너의 곁에 나 있을게 Oh, yeah 그 한마디 나의 발에 피 나도 너의 곁에 나 있음에 Please, you stay alive
Once again, our narrator makes a solemn promise to stand next to the listener no matter how many nights go by. Knowing that the listener is there for him, even if he's bleeding, gives him strength to keep going.

"넌 나의 구원" 이따위 말로 설명할 순 없어 Please, you stay alive
The listener was more than just his tool for salvation, they were his redemption. The singer is at a loss when it comes to explaining how he has been saved, and thus can only plead with the listener to stay alive.

(Ooh-ooh) Ooh-whoa Please, you stay alive
A final, desperate plea to the listener to survive at all costs.