Let me tell you a story about myself. When I was growing up, I moved a lot. By the time I graduated high school, I had lived in five different states and changed schools just as many times. When I got older, the moves got much harder. At one point, I remember making the mental decision to just not make friends – what was the point if I was just going to move away after a couple years?
I moved to North Carolina in the middle of seventh grade and, day after day, I remember vividly eating lunch alone at one end of a lunch table in the corner of the cafeteria. There was a group of girls who sat a little bit further down from me that I recognized from some of my classes. I would glance at occasionally because they seemed friendly but I didn’t approach them or say anything for weeks. And then one day, a girl from that group approached me and said, “Do you want to sit with us?” And I did. I’m still friends with her to this day and even though we don’t talk very often, that bit of kindness has stayed in my heart for the past twelve years and will continue to do so for many, many more. The friends I made that day I will always cherish.
The lyrics of this song transported me back to those days of desperate loneliness right after I had moved to a new place. Never again do I want to experience the feeling of seeing groups of friends all around me but not knowing how to talk to them, literally feeling the words get stuck in my throat as I approached them. I think I’ve cried several times listening to this song but afterwards I always feel thankful for the people who have reached out to me over the years and received me with warmth. I hope I’ve helped someone in the same way.
Lyrics translated by me:
| 안녕 나는 너를 아는데 너는 나를 모르지 그 동안 말도 하지 않고 매일 저 만치서 어울리고 있는 너희를 바라보고 다가갈까 말까 혼자라는 게 날 멀리 두지 말아줘 날 혼자 두지 말아줘 Don’t hate me 늘 내게만 똑같은 태도 아무도 몰래 어두운 곳에서 안녕 나는 너를 아는데 안녕 나는 너를 아는데 날 멀리 두지 말아줘 날 혼자 두진 말아줘 Don’t hate me |
Hello, I know you but You don’t know me, do you All this time, we’ve never even spoken Everyday, I just watch all of you, Mingling with each other, in the distance ‘Should I go over there or not?’ Do you know how lonely it is Don’t leave me so far behind Don’t leave me by myself Don’t hate me Always the exact same attitude towards me In a dark place, without anyone knowing Hello, I know you but Hello, I know you but Don’t leave me so far behind Don’t leave me by myself Don’t hate me |
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Archana, I feel the the same – except with less moving and more of my shyness etc~ 이 노래가 좋다~ ^^
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Thanks for sharing the song. I feel melancholy when reading your story and listening to the song.
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I just realized that I haven’t been fully listening to the lyrics until now. Thank You.
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