BTS (방탄소년단) – Born Singer

I’m a born singer
좀 늦어버린 고백 (I swear)
언제나 멀기만 했었던
신기루가 눈 앞에 있어
I’m a born singer
어쩌면 이른 고백
그래도 너무 행복해
I’m good, yeah

난생 처음 방탄이란
이름으로 선 무대
삼년 전 첫 무대의
마음을 다시 검문해
여전히 대구 촌놈 랩퍼와
다를게 없었지 but
아마추어란 단어 위에
프로란 단어를 덧썼지
그토록 원하던 무대,
랩을 하며 춤출 때
아직 살아있음을 느껴
피곤하고 고된 출퇴근
따위는 견딜만 해
내 사람들이 지켜보니까
몸이 아파도 버틸만 해
함성들이 밀려오니까
데뷔 전후의 차이점
아이돌과 랩퍼 사이 경계에
살아도 여전히
내 공책엔 라임이 차있어
대기실과 무대
사이에선 펜을 들고 가사를 써
이런 내가 니들
눈에는 뭐가 달라졌어?
Damn, shit 난 여전해
내가 변했다고?
가서 전해
변함없이 본질을 지켜
I’m still rapperman
3년 전과 다름없이
랩하고 노래해 (I’m out)

I’m a born singer
좀 늦어버린 고백 (I swear)
언제나 멀기만 했었던
신기루가 눈 앞에 있어
I’m a born singer
어쩌면 이른 고백
그래도 너무 행복해
I’m good, yeah

솔직히 두려웠었어
큰 소린 쳐놨는데
날 증명한다는게
펜과 책만 알던
내가 이제 세상을 놀래킨다는게
I dunno, 세상의 기대치와
너무 비대칭할까봐
두려웠어 나를 믿어줬던
모든 사람들을 배신
하게 될까봐 무거운 어깨를
펴고 첫 무대에 올라
찰나의 짧은 정적,
숨을 골라
내가 지켜봤던 사람들이
이젠 날 지켜보고 있네
항상 올려봤던 TV 속
그들이 지금은 내 밑에
주마등처럼 스칠 틈도 없이
한 번뿐인 연극은 시작돼버렸지
3분 만에 증발한
내 3년의 피땀
피 터지는 마이크와의 기 싸움
몇십초일 뿐이었지만
똑똑히 쏟아내 I’m fucking real
얌마 니 꿈은 뭐야
나는 랩스타가 되는 거야
can’t you feel
그리고 내려온 순간 그 함성
Yeah I could read your mind,
I could read your mind
물음표 대신 미소만
말없이 멤버들은 그저
내 어깨를 두드려줬어
꼭 엊그제 같은데
스무 밤이 흘러버렸어
And let the haters hate on me
걔네가 늘상 해온 일
니네가 키보드 놀릴 동안
난 내 꿈들을 채웠지
선글라스, hairstyle, 왜 욕하는지 알아
어쨌든 스무살에 너보다
잘 나가는 나야
하하

I’m a born singer
좀 늦어버린 고백 (I swear)
언제나 멀기만 했었던
신기루가 눈 앞에 있어
I’m a born singer
어쩌면 이른 고백
그래도 너무 행복해
I’m good, yeah

우리가 뛰었던 날,
우리 같이 겪었던 날
3년이란 시간,
모두 하나가 됐던 마음
그렇게 흘린 피땀이 날 적시네
무대가 끝난 뒤 눈물이 번지네
매 순간마다 자신에게
다짐해 초심을 잃지 않게
항상 나답게,
처음의 나에게 부끄럽지 않게
So we go we go we go
더 위로 위로 위로

I’m a born singer
좀 늦어버린 고백 (I swear)
언제나 멀기만 했었던
신기루가 눈 앞에 있어
I’m a born singer
어쩌면 이른 고백
그래도 너무 행복해
I’m good, yeah

I’m a born singer
A little belated confession (I swear)
The mirage that always seemed so far away
is now before my eyes
I’m a born singer
Perhaps an early confession
But I’m so happy
I’m good

The very first stage we stood
under the name Bangtan
I revisit how we felt about
our first stage 3 years ago
Still I’m nothing different
from a rural Daegu rapper but
I wrote the word “pro”
on top of “amateur”
While rapping and dancing
on the stage I wanted so badly
I feel yet alive, the tiresome trip
to work and back home
I can withstand such troubles
because my people are watching me
Because even if my body hurts,
the cheers come rolling in
Before and after debut difference
lies on the boundary between idol and rapper
Living on, my notebook’s
still filled with rhymes
In the waiting room and between performances
I hold a pen and write the lyrics
This is how I am,
did something about me change before your eyes?
Damn, shit I’m still the same
I changed, you say?
Go and tell them
Without change I keep my essence
I’m still rapperman
Unchanging since 3 years ago
I rap and sing I’m out

I’m a born singer
A little belated confession (I swear)
The mirage that always seemed so far away
is now before my eyes
I’m a born singer
Perhaps an early confession
But I’m so happy
I’m good

Truthfully, I was afraid,
I said I’d show them all but
I was afraid of proving myself
The fact that a kid who grew up on pens and books
is now surprising the world
I dunno
I was afraid I’d stand asymmetrical
to the world’s expectations
In case I betray all those
who had faith in me
I straighten my heavy shoulders
and go up on my first stage
During the brief static of the moment,
I steady my breath
People I’ve been watching
are now all watching me
Those I looked up to on TV,
right now they’re beneath me
Like a kaleidoscope, the one chance act
without a moment to brush past had begun
3 year’s battle with the mic doused
in blood and sweat evaporates in 3 minutes
I was merely 0 seconds but I pour them out
clearly I’m fucking real
“Hey, kid. What’s your dream?”
Mine is to become a rap star
can’t you feel
And the moment it drops, those cheers
yeah I could read your mind
I could read your mind
Just smiles instead of question mark
The members patted
my shoulder wordlessly
It feels just like the day before yesterday
but 20 nights have passed already
And let the haters on me
It’s a day job they’ve always been at
While you were teasing the keyboard
I fulfilled my dreams
Sunglasses, hairstyle I know why you ridicule me
In any case, it’s me who’s gone further
than you at age 20
haha

I’m a born singer
A little belated confession (I swear)
The mirage that always seemed so far away
is now before my eyes
I’m a born singer
Perhaps an early confession
But I’m so happy
I’m good

The days we’ve run through,
the days we’ve experienced together
How we became one mind
in 3 year’s time
I’m drenched with the blood and sweat I’ve spilled
After the performance tears leak through
Every moment I make sure
not to lose my integrity
To always be myself,
so I don’t embarrass the me from the beginning
So we go we go we go
Higher higher higher

I’m a born singer
A little belated confession (I swear)
The mirage that always seemed so far away
is now before my eyes
I’m a born singer
Perhaps an early confession
But I’m so happy
I’m good