Filled with our blood, sweat, and tears and became a sea
geureonde i haengbokdeul saie
Yet among these joys
i duryeoum deureun mwolkka
What is this fear we feel
wollae igoseun samagiran geol urin neomu jal ara
We know too well this place was once a desert
ulgo sipji anha
I don't want to cry
swigo sipji anha
I don't want to rest
ani jogeumman swimyeon eottae
No, what if we just rest a little
ani ani ani
No no no
jigo sipji anha
I don't want to lose
wollae samagijanha
It was a desert in the first place
geureom da alryeojwotne
Then they've all been told
deo uulhaeyaji mwo
I guess I should feel even gloomier
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi siryeoni itne
There's always trials
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi siryeoni itne
There's always trials
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi siryeoni itne
There's always trials
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi siryeoni itne
There's always trials
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi jeolmangi itne
There's always despair
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi jeolmangi itne
There's always despair
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi jeolmangi itne
There's always despair
huimangi itneun gosen
Where there's hope
bandeusi jeolmangi itne
There's always despair
urin jeolmanghaeyahae
We have to despair
geu modeun siryeoneul wihae
For all those trials
urin jeolmanghaeyahae
We have to despair
geu modeun siryeoneul wihae
For all those trials
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SONG MEANING
Sea invites you to step into BTS’s vivid imagination, where a single landscape can feel like both a shimmering ocean and a bone-dry desert. Through these shifting backdrops, the group reflects on their own climb from obscurity to fame: one moment they are splashing toward the shoreline of success, the next they are choking on sand, unsure whether the water they taste is real or just another mirage. The lyrics acknowledge that hope and despair travel together – if you find a place filled with dreams, it will inevitably contain shadows of doubt as well.
Rather than letting that duality discourage them, BTS turns it into fuel. They admit their thirst, their fear, even the “second names” the world once gave them, yet they keep rowing across the endless blue. The central message is simple: life will always feel like a sea that can become a desert at any time, but those contrasts are what make the journey meaningful. Embrace the uncertainty, keep searching for your own shoreline, and remember that every wave of hope owes its power to the depths beneath it.
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