Encore

23. Breathe

Jaebeom leaned back, stretching. After Keanu left, he continued writing the lyrics and recording the songs.

In the music world, there is a saying. Behind every song, there is an untold story.

Jaebeom's story hasn't been pleasant.

In his world, every event feels like a grand reckoning; there are no lowercase feelings. It has been a few years, and in that time Jaebeom lost his parents, and then withdrew from the music world. Nevertheless, amidst the darkness, he found a light at the end of the tunnel.

His album, Alive, is about how one continues to be alive, remains living. Even when the memories are unbearable.

The songs are: Falling, Nights, Memories, Every day, Brave, It's Okay, Breathe (his title track)

Breathe

I thought I was good on my own, that I was alright,

But I wasn't, my days no longer bright.
The days pass, drowned in our memories.
Swimming through life, wishing for a place.
A place to breathe.

I walked along the same streets.

I ate at the same restaurants.
I breathed in the same air.

But I couldn't breathe in life.

Until I met them.

When I first met them

They were nothing more than another face.
But six months later
they're the only face I could ever find in a crowded place.

Every day, my mind filled with thoughts.

Of wanting to hold them tight.
Of wanting to be the reason behind their laughter.
Of wanting everything I ever wished for to be smiling from the other side of the bed.

I began to care.

I began to laugh.I began to breathe.

And just like me, one day,

you are going to be breathe.
This pain you feel is going to pass.

Maybe not this moment

Or today or tomorrow,but sometime soon.

The hurt will fade.

Don't give up before things get better.

You maybe wounded,

but you're not broken.
You can and will breathe.

Every day, your mind only filled with thoughts.

Of wanting to hold them tight.
Of wanting to be the reason behind their laughter.
Of wanting everything you ever wished for to be smiling from the other side of the bed.