About
"Wave" opens with the powerful sound of the band Blueeewoot, immediately drawing listeners in. Ryu Jooncheol's keyboards, Lee Inwoo's bass, and Kim Yejun's drums create a heavy rock sound that recalls 1970s songs by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The lyrics begin with "those people in radiant memories" and contrast past and present, delicately addressing the violence of modern civilization and human alienation. The line "only gray smoke and tears repeat like a wheel" hints at tragedy brought by technological civilization, revealing an existential crisis beyond a single event. The question "what is beauty" rising with the band's weighty sound invites reflection on the relationship between civilization and nature, the collapse of community, and the role of art.
Lyrics
In brilliant memories, those people All wearing the same clothes We held a grand festival When the laughter passes and the bonfire goes out Only gray smoke and sighs Only gray smoke and tears When it all passes, the same things Repeat like a wheel My song and your tears Flow into those waves How much must I cry and cry again To meet you within me I ask you You ask me What is beauty When it all passes, the same sorrow Repeats like a wheel My song and your tears Flow into those waves
Credits
Kim Dongsan
Kim Dongsan
Kim Dongsan, Kim Yejun, Ryu Jooncheol, Lee Inwoo
Kim Dongsan
Ryu Jooncheol
Lee Inwoo
Kim Yejun
Kim Dongsan, Semin
Hwang Gyeongha
Lee Jaesu