
“Just like a pair of scissors need two blades, lean on me, I know you always got my back and you know I always got you right back.” - The Ark, “The Light” It also critiques society’s failure to help those who suffer from mental illnesses, and it’s written in a poetic, powerful way.īe alert, this delusion has swallowed youġ3. “Be alert, this delusion has swallowed you, in the grey city, polluted air and cold temperature infect rotten brains and spines, realize the tainted truth.” - B.A.P, “Wake Me Up”ī.A.P makes a strong point in this track, which is about mental illness and society’s refusal to acknowledge its existence as a legitimate health concern.

If you don’t feel anything when you watch the news,ġ2. “Have ears but don’t listen, have eyes but don’t see… Those who hear about what’s going on in the world but they don’t listen those who watch the news everyday but they don’t really see it and those who can’t feel empathy because they’re desensitized. It’s commenting on modern society, where many people not only feel powerless, they act like it. “If that comment is nothing to you, if that hatred is nothing to you, you’re not normal, you’re abnormal.” - BTS, “Am I Wrong?”īTS is known for their comments on social issues, and this song is a powerful one. Just like her, I wanna be pretty, I wanna be pretty,ĭon’t lie to my face telling me I’m pretty.”ġ1. I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me, I want to hide somewhere, I want to escape, “Don’t look at me, I hate this feeling right now, The lyrics are not only beautifully written, they’re raw and relatable – everyone compares themselves to someone else. This song speaks of the feeling of never feeling good enough, not only physically but emotionally, the need to escape the world that is “full of lies”. “I want to hide somewhere, I want to escape, I think I’m ugly and nobody wants to love me just like her, I wanna be pretty.” - 2NE1, “Ugly” It’s the reason why I look beyond the horizon again today.”ġ0. There are memories that I couldn’t hold onto I’m letting go of people I haven’t been able to forgot. “I’m walking barefoot through the memories It’s reminding listeners to be thankful for the people and the experiences in your past and present, and Akdong Musician sung it beautifully.

Instead of lamenting the passing of time and changing stages of life, this song celebrates the memories that are left from the past, whether good or bad.

“I’m building a dam called memories, there are memories that I couldn’t hold onto, it’s the reason why I look beyond the horizon again today.” - Akdong Musician, “Time and Fallen Leaves” You’re not alone, everyone has to stop to catch their breath.ĩ. This song reminds us to make mistakes is human, and that it’s important to breathe and continue on.
