Scars

오늘은 조용해, 창 닫고 두 번

Oneureun joyonghae, chang datgo du beon

Tonight is hushed, I close the window twice

말은 아낀 채 몰래 발자국 접어 또 돌아, 그 길뿐

Mareun akkin chae mollae baljaguk jeobeo tto dora, geu gilppun

Silent words fold into secret steps, returning to that path again

어제와 같은 밤, 반쯤 빈 장면 서랍에 뉘이고

Eojewa gateun bam, banjjeum bin jangmyeon seorabe nwiigo

A night repeating, half-empty frames tucked away in drawers

속 깊이 멈춰 목을 쥐고 ‘괜찮다’ 되뇌며 다시 간다

Sok gipi meomchwo mogeul jwigo "gwaenchanta" doenoemyeo dasi ganda

I stop, clutching my throat, whispering “it’s fine” as I move on

그날 쥐어준 칼끝에 빛은 올라타

Geunal jwieojun kalkkeute bicheun ollata

The blade you gave me that day caught fire in the light

발끝 새로 자란 풀들, 네 공기를 들이마셔

Balkkeut saero jaran puldeul, ne gonggireul deurimasyeo

At my feet, fresh grass rises, I breathe the air you left behind

흩어질수록 차갑게 피는 Rue, 그래 난

Heuteojilsurok chagapge pineun Rue, geurae nan

The more it scatters, the colder Rue begins to bloom—

너를 읽어본다

Neorеul ilgeobonda

And still, I read you

쏟아져 버린 틈에야

Ssodajyeo beorin tеumeya

In the cracks that overflow

Pages turn to ash, it’s meaningless

But what of what remains?

사라진다고 끝이 아냐

Sarajindago kkeuchi anya

Disappearing is not the end

흐려진 것들뿐이야

Heuryeojin geotdeulppuniya

Only faded remnants stay

Scars remember everything

The mold and flowers walk on, bleeding

See, the eyes are rust and wane

가눌 데가 없는 주름은 빈 방 가득 채워

Ganul dega eomneun Jureumeun bin bang gadeuk chaewo

Unruly folds of time fill the vacant room

잊기 전에 그러쥐고 안아

Itgi jeone geureojwigo ana

Before forgetting, I seize and embrace you

괜찮아, 난 네 찬 온기를 알아

Gwaenchana, nan ne chan ongireul ara

It’s alright— I know your warmth, even in its chill

그날 내 빗물 끝에 빛은 꺼졌고

Geunal nae binmul kkeute bicheun kkeojyeotgo

That day, at the edge of my rainfall, the light went dark

몸틈새 따뜻한 그림자, 축축히 악취는 번져가

Momteumsae ttatteuthan geurimja, chukchuki akchwineun beonjyeoga

Warm shadows seep through my skin, damp with spreading stench

지워 갈수록 더 선명해질 Stain도 나는 다

Jiwo galsurok deo seonmyeonghaejil Stain-do naneun da

The more I erase, the sharper the stain becomes—

알아버리고 말아

Arabeorigo mara

Until I know it all too well

쏟아져 버린 끝에야

Ssodajyeo beorin kkeuteya

In the cracks that overflow

Pages turn to ash, it’s meaningless

But you know what remains?

사라진다고 끝이라면

Sarajindago kkeuchiramyeon

If fading away is truly the end

흐려져버린 끝이야

Heuryeojyeobeorin kkeuchiya

At the end of what’s overflowed

Scars remind me everything

The lost and voids and lights we made

See that days are fade away