MC #1 : They Ain't Got A Shot On Me

 

You Never Know (BLACKPINK)

Lately I was suddenly interested in BLACKPINK, so I decided to listen to their new album. Also, this is the first time I listened to them. Previously I’ve just heard their songs played by others, but never really paid attention.

Since I'm not really into K-pop, I would admit that the tracks of the album stole my attention. My most favorite is the last track, titled You Never Know.

It feels personal to me even from the beginning.

(By the way, I used some sources to translate the lyrics cause I've never learned Korean. #cmiiw)

So, here we go.

애써서 활짝 웃었던 날에

(On the day I tried to smile broadly)

밤은 왜 더 어두울까

(Why is the night darker?)

It keeps bringing me down, down, down

Since I've never followed them, I never know if their song would be as deep as this. Without knowing the lyrics yet, the music itself already sounds deep. That's the first thing that goes inside my mind.

This first verse is sung by Jisoo. Damn, I'm always in love with the deep-angelic voice like hers. It becomes deeper when I finally found out the meaning behind the lyrics.

Like—it's so dark and relatable, at least for me.

모두 너무 쉽게 내뱉던 말

(The words that everyone said so easily)

아마 들리겠지 머지않아

(Maybe you can hear it soon)

I've heard enough, I've heard enough

Of the things that I'm not

The second verse is sung by Lisa. As an outsider, I knew her as the rapper of the group. I never thought she would be this good while singing.

Her voice is sooo smooth and I love it. I love it even more because of the lyrics. I couldn't help but fascinated the more the song goes on.

It's not something new when some people won't think twice before talking (OR typing) and denying the fact that their simple words can hurts easily.

They wouldn't believe even if we said their words probably killed someone, either as the real meaning or as the pseudo meaning.

When they keep telling us some things that we're not, we could just stay in silent. As it is said in the lyrics, others would find it out soon, but we've heard enough.

Then some people will come and tell us to stop hiding and shut them up.

Trust me, we tried it. But they would still be themselves.

Even if we tried to fight them, they still won't hear our voice.

So it just like the song title, you (will) never know (us).

온 세상이 바뀌어가도

(Even if the whole world changes)

아직 나는 그대론 걸

(I'm still the same)

내가 걸어가는 이 길을 꿈꾸던

(The same as when I dreamed of this path I walked)

그때 그대로 그때 그대로

(As it was then, as it was then)

내 매일을 춤추던

(When I danced every day)

처음 그 자리에 남아 있는 걸

(I remained where I was at the beginning)

Wow.

After the lyrics are revealed in English, I can't stop myself from keeping praising on how good the lyrics are. I'm still amazed.

Rosé sang the pre-chorus with her beautiful voice. She makes the song sound deeper. Her high-pitch voice is on another level.

At the same time, I was slapped by the lyrics. It is such the great words to put in. It feels like we're told to not easily give up just by their harsh words.

We should've kept going no matter what they said.

In BLACKPINK's case, they have practiced for dancing a lot, so they put the words danced here to emphasize that they would keep walk on the path they've been dreamed before.

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know 엉켜버린 내 끈 (my tangled strings)

Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

Here it comes my favorite part: the chorus.

It is sung by Jennie and I'm really in love with her voice. Just like the other members, she could make the lyrics come deeper with her voice. She seemed to try to emphasize each sentence to tell us what she really felt about that kind of things.

This part is also the first thing that exactly makes me love this song so much. Since it was written in English and the tune itself stole my heart. The melody is also my cup of tea.

It's just like a reminder to those people who easily throw some kind of harsh words to others. Maybe it’s easier to judge them, to judge us; than to believe. Cause you just see what you wanna see, but never wanna listen to us.

You. Yes, you. You will never know.

We’re all struggling in our own life, so just don’t easily judge other people’s life. Well, maybe I will never know how hard your life is just like you will never know my tangled strings are.

So just do it as Thumper in Bambi told, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.”

깊이 숨겼던 낡은 생각들

(The old thoughts I hid deeply)

가끔 나를 잡고 괴롭히지만

(Sometimes grabbing and tormenting me)

그럴수록 (But the more I do) I'mma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

It feels so real isn't it?

I think I keep saying that everytime I listen to the song and remembered the lyrics meaning. The way Jisoo and Jennie sang this part also makes me feel the feelings they tried to deliver to us.

For me, personally, it actually happened suddenly often. Mine is not as bad as others tho. But those thoughts or even some bad memories that I've been tried to hide and bury deeply, sometimes would come back to my head and try to grab and torment me.

But at the same time, those kind of things would also raise me up. It's said on the lyrics that they ain't got a shot on me. So whenever you got overthinking about something that actually hurts you, don’t curse ‘em; just accept it.

You shouldn’t overthink about it but you shouldn’t just leave it there. Cause it also could make us realize that we are more than this.

We are more than what people said. We are more than what we thought. We can do something more. We must do something more to prove that we are much better than what we think we are.

내가 그려 왔던 그림 속에

(In the pictures I’ve been drawing)

찢어버린 곳들까지

(Even the torn places)

다 비워내고 웃을 수 있게

(So I can empty everything and laugh)

보기 싫었던 나와 마주할래

(I wanna face me who I didn’t wanna see)

In this part, there are some little difficulties to understand—for me, especially. I don’t know if it's the right translation or not, but previously I was confused. Since English is also not my first language, I’ll try my best to understand the meaning:>

I think this part tried to show some situations where you’ve been drawing something and you keep drawing until you torn the canvass or the papers, so that nothing remains and you can laugh.

Maybe it means that you shouldn’t waste your time to those kind of bad feelings that they caused anymore. You shouldn’t give up just because of those people who don’t know you well.

Everything would feel so hard, until you don’t wanna face yourself. But you know that you want to, you have to.

So just do it and ignore all those bullshit. Let them mind their business, you should keep going to reach your dream. You know yourself better, right?

난 기억해

(I remember)

So I'll be okay

파란 내 방 한가득 꽃이 피게

(Make flowers bloom in my blue room)

I'll always be waiting

Here’s another part that got my attention; the last part of the bridge. These words are the best choice to close the bridge part, before it goes back to the chorus and makes it climax, then the song’s over.

It sounds like what I’ve told in some previous sentences, you shouldn’t overthink about their words but you shouldn’t just leave it there too. You should remember it all and overcome it, so you’ll be okay.

By turning that crap into a feat, it will prove who’s much better.

You must keep going until you can embrace all your emotions. That’s when you realize that life could be full of suffer tears, but you’ll still find happiness and satisfaction behind it all.

Well, that’s all. Actually, there’s more. I love the whole song but I just want to put some of my favorite part. I advise you to listen more in digital music platform. This song deserves more!

Oh, and maybe if you’ve got much time, just listened to their full album. The other tracks also got their own attraction either the lyrics or the melodies. They really just represented ‘the independent woman’ vibes here.

It would be really nice, right? 😉

I hope y'all can support these girls cause they are so precious! Thanks for having me anyway x

P.S. Sorry if there’s some wrong grammar or words, I’m still learning tho^^

(BLACKPINK - THE ALBUM : https://smarturl.it/BLACKPINKTHEALBUM  )