CLOSE YOUR EYES – All My Poetry (내 안의 모든 시와 소설은)

다시 미뤄진 하루 끝
아마 시간은 열두 시쯤
오늘따라 잠도 오지 않는 듯해
불현듯 네가 떠오를 땐
어느새 미소를 짓곤 해
그냥 나는 그래 Mmm

오늘따라 네 새벽이 궁금해
눈을 뜬 채 널 꿈꾸는 밤
아껴뒀던 노랫말처럼 피어올라
Then I loop back, then I loop back
Then I loop back
몇 번을 되뇌었던 선율
그건 너의 이름

내 안의 모든 시와 소설은
너로 수놓아진 얘기들
Look, everything I do, everything I do
네 존재만으로
서툴게 적어낼까 하나 둘
우리라고 써 다음 Page를
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
허공에 뱉으면 다 전해질까
If I write it, does it matter?

빈틈없게 채워가는 공백
줄거리의 Climax
아직은 먼 듯해
널 그려낼 단얼 쫓아서 빙빙
공을 들여 한 문장씩
말은 길수록 왠지 가벼워만 보여
힘을 줘 눌러쓴 글씨에 내 맘 담아서
흰 여백 위로 춤을 추는 손끝
겨우 시작이래도
일단은 펜을 잡을 뿐

때론 그런 생각들이 들곤 해
언어도 채 없었던 순간
최초의 말은 ‘사랑해’였을지 몰라
Then I loop back, then I loop back
Then I loop back
몇 번을 되뇌었던 선율
그건 너의 이름

내 안의 모든 시와 소설은
너로 수놓아진 얘기들
Look, everything I do, everything I do
네 존재만으로
서툴게 적어낼까 하나둘
우리라고 써 다음 Page를
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
허공에 뱉으면 다 전해질까

수없이 쓰고 지워봐도
오롯이 너를 담을 순 없는걸
내 마음속 널 빼곡히
그리는 이 밤

내 안의 모든 시와 소설은
너로 수놓아진 얘기들
Look, everything I do, everything I do
네 존재만으로
서툴게 적어낼까 하나 둘
우리라고 써 다음 Page를
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
허공에 뱉으면 다 전해질까

Does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
So If I write it, does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
허공에 뱉으면 다 전해질까
If I write it, does it matter?

The day has stretched on again
It’s probably around midnight
It seems as if sleep won’t come tonight
When you suddenly cross my mind
I find myself smiling
I just do Mmm

I’m curious about your night today
A night where I dream of you with my eyes open
Surfacing like the lyrics I had cherished
Then I loop back, then I loop back
Then I loop back
The melody I’ve repeated over and over
It’s your name

All the poems and novels within me,
Are stories embroidered with you
Look, everything I do, everything I do
Just with your presence
Should I write it clumsily, one by one
Write ‘us’ on the next page
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Would it reach you if I say it out loud
If I write it, does it matter?

Filling the void without a gap
The climax of the plot
It still feels distant
Going around in circles to find the words to describe you
Taking my time, one sentence at a time
The longer the words, the more they seem shallow
I press down hard, writing with all my heart
My fingertips dance across the empty page
Even if it’s just the beginning
For now, I just pick up the pen

Sometimes those thoughts cross my mind
In moments when there were no words
The first word might have been ‘I love you’
Then I loop back, then I loop back
Then I loop back
The melody I’ve repeated over and over
It’s your name

All the poems and novels within me
Are stories embroidered with you
Look, everything I do, everything I do
Just with your presence
Should I write it clumsily, one by one
Write ‘us’ on the next page
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Would it reach you if I say it out loud

No matter how many times I write and erase them
Can never fully capture you
I fill my heart with you
Tracing you endlessly on this night

All the poems and novels within me
Are stories embroidered with you
Look, everything I do, everything I do
Just with your presence
Should I write it clumsily, one by one
Write ‘us’ on the next page
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Would it reach you if I say it out loud

Does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
So If I write it, does it matter?
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
So tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Would it reach you if I say it out loud
If I write it, does it matter?