Red Velvet is such a strange and mysterious group. With each song there are many different messages that are shrouded within. From all the songs I’ve tried to interpret, this song is one of the more confusing ones and it’s not because the message isn’t clear, but more that it seems to be giving off different themes throughout the song. One minute it’s about running from toxic lifestyles and the next it’s about meeting the love of your life at the end of the road, which could represent death in a way. Is Red Velvet trying to tell us something about what life is supposed to represent? I’m unsure. What are your thoughts?
It’s time to stop crying
Obviously, Red Velvet are telling someone to stop their crying. Maybe it’s themselves but nonetheless, “it’s time to stop crying”.
I hear the sun rising after the darkness
It’s still nighttime in a corner of my room
Piece by piece, it’s breaking down
My old and dusty, small bag
To “hear the sun rising” is an interesting use of words. It brings other senses into play. Even though the sun is rising, there is still “nighttime in a corner” of her room. This could be telling that she has a secret that she’s hiding and “piece by piece, it’s breaking down” meaning that her secret is being exposed or ruined.
I blowed on it, touching the old scars
I found the key, finally I’m opening the heart
In the previous stanza, it is mentioned about a small bag. This stanza opens up with her blowing on it, removing the dust and finding it with its “old scars”. She found the key and she’s “opening [her] heart”. I believe this is about holding things in and not letting them out, but finally she decides to expose all of her flaws to the world.
I wanna leave
I’m not sure how to fit this into my theory but let’s just say she exposed herself to the world and now she wants to get out of the world she’s living in. Maybe there is something that is toxic to her way of living.
What I need more right now
Is a pair of shoes to take me away somewhere
So I won’t hurt, so I won’t stop
So I won’t get more tired, so long so long
In this stanza, it’s quite obvious that she is leaving. She states that she needs “a pair of shoes to take me away somewhere” so that she can continue on forever. I don’t think she literally needs a pair of shoes but I think it’s metaphorical for a reason to leave or something to get her away from whatever it is she’s leaving from.
Obviously, Red Velvet are telling someone to stop their crying. Maybe it’s themselves but nonetheless, “it’s time to stop crying”.
I hear the sun rising after the darkness
It’s still nighttime in a corner of my room
Piece by piece, it’s breaking down
My old and dusty, small bag
To “hear the sun rising” is an interesting use of words. It brings other senses into play. Even though the sun is rising, there is still “nighttime in a corner” of her room. This could be telling that she has a secret that she’s hiding and “piece by piece, it’s breaking down” meaning that her secret is being exposed or ruined.
I blowed on it, touching the old scars
I found the key, finally I’m opening the heart
In the previous stanza, it is mentioned about a small bag. This stanza opens up with her blowing on it, removing the dust and finding it with its “old scars”. She found the key and she’s “opening [her] heart”. I believe this is about holding things in and not letting them out, but finally she decides to expose all of her flaws to the world.
I wanna leave
I’m not sure how to fit this into my theory but let’s just say she exposed herself to the world and now she wants to get out of the world she’s living in. Maybe there is something that is toxic to her way of living.
What I need more right now
Is a pair of shoes to take me away somewhere
So I won’t hurt, so I won’t stop
So I won’t get more tired, so long so long
In this stanza, it’s quite obvious that she is leaving. She states that she needs “a pair of shoes to take me away somewhere” so that she can continue on forever. I don’t think she literally needs a pair of shoes but I think it’s metaphorical for a reason to leave or something to get her away from whatever it is she’s leaving from.
Will we meet at the end of this road?
Did we miss each other in this maze?
At this part of the song, we are introduced to another mysterious person. Or maybe it’s trying to tell us that sometimes we need to escape but hopefully we find the person we are looking for at the end of the road. It’s that hope that drives every human being forward. The need for companionship and we all hope we don’t “miss each other in this maze”.
This story isn’t over yet
It remains here, empty like this
The “story isn’t over yet” refers to the fact that even if we expose ourselves, even if we leave everything behind to chase after something or run from something, our story doesn’t end at that point. It is empty until we fill it up.
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
I can’t really interpret what the “ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y” means but I can say that she is really determined to leave regardless of what might happen.
When I close my eyes, it gets slow
Your voice, your breath, your smile comes to me again
On my lips, the flow, your name
I’m swallowing it up, feels like I could burst
I’m running again
In this stanza, it sounds like she is running from a relationship. Is it because she’s scared of the emotional attachment that comes with love? I’m not sure exactly.
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
This story isn’t over yet
It remains here, empty like this
[Lyrics from: www.colorcodedlyrics.com]
Did we miss each other in this maze?
At this part of the song, we are introduced to another mysterious person. Or maybe it’s trying to tell us that sometimes we need to escape but hopefully we find the person we are looking for at the end of the road. It’s that hope that drives every human being forward. The need for companionship and we all hope we don’t “miss each other in this maze”.
This story isn’t over yet
It remains here, empty like this
The “story isn’t over yet” refers to the fact that even if we expose ourselves, even if we leave everything behind to chase after something or run from something, our story doesn’t end at that point. It is empty until we fill it up.
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
I can’t really interpret what the “ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y” means but I can say that she is really determined to leave regardless of what might happen.
When I close my eyes, it gets slow
Your voice, your breath, your smile comes to me again
On my lips, the flow, your name
I’m swallowing it up, feels like I could burst
I’m running again
In this stanza, it sounds like she is running from a relationship. Is it because she’s scared of the emotional attachment that comes with love? I’m not sure exactly.
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just leave I
Ah-y-ah y-ah y-ah y-ah-y
I just leave I I just
This story isn’t over yet
It remains here, empty like this
[Lyrics from: www.colorcodedlyrics.com]
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