Breathe(한숨)

Lee Hi;이하이
숨을 크게 쉬어봐요 Take a deep breath
당신의 가슴 양쪽이 저리게 Until both sides of your heart get numb
Until it hurts a little
조금은 아파올 때까지
Let out your breath even more
숨을 더 뱉어봐요 Until you feel
당신의 안에 남은 게 없다고 Like there's nothing left inside
느껴질 때까지 It's alright if you run out of breath
숨이 벅차올라도 괜찮아요 No one will blame you
아무도 그댈 탓하진 않아 It's okay to make mistakes sometimes
가끔은 실수해도 돼 Because anyone can do so
Although comforting by saying it's alright
누구든 그랬으니까
Are just words
괜찮다는 말
말뿐인 위로지만 Someone's breath. That heavy breath
How can I see through that?
누군가의 한숨 그 무거운 숨을 Though I can't understand your breath
내가 어떻게 헤아릴 수가 있을까요 It's alright I'll hold you
당신의 한숨 그 깊일 이해할 순 없겠지만
괜찮아요 내가 안아줄게요 It's alright if you run out of breath
No one will blame you
It's okay to make mistakes sometimes
숨이 벅차올라도 괜찮아요 Because anyone can do so
아무도 그댈 탓하진 않아 Although comforting by saying it's alright
가끔은 실수해도 돼 Are just words
누구든 그랬으니까
괜찮다는 말 Someone's breath. That heavy breath
말뿐인 위로지만 How can I see through that?
Though I can't understand your breath
It's alright I'll hold you
누군가의 한숨 그 무거운 숨을
내가 어떻게 헤아릴 수가 있을까요 Even if others think your sigh
당신의 한숨 그 깊일 이해할 순 없겠지만 Takes out energy and strength
괜찮아요 내가 안아줄게요 I already know
That you had a day that's hard enough
남들 눈엔 힘 빠지는 To let out even a small sigh
한숨으로 보일진 몰라도 Now don't think of anything else
Let out a deep sigh
나는 알고 있죠
Just let it out like that
작은 한숨 내뱉기도 어려운
하루를 보냈단 걸 Someone's breath. That heavy breath
이제 다른 생각은 마요 How can I see through that?
깊이 숨을 쉬어봐요 Though I can't understand your breath
그대로 내뱉어요 It's alright I'll hold you
You really did a good job
누군가의 한숨 그 무거운 숨을
내가 어떻게 헤아릴 수가 있을까요
당신의 한숨 그 깊일 이해할 순 없겠지만
괜찮아요 내가 안아줄게요
정말 수고했어요

    When Lee Hi wrote the song 'Breathe', she was suffering from a slight panic disorder
which caused her to constantly feel short of breath. Because she frequently felt the
feeling of suffocation, she wrote Breathe for people who were exhausted from fighting
the same problems as she had. The song's lyrics hold deep meaning and symbolize
Lee Hi's struggle to maintain her ability to sing despite her panic disorder.
   Kim Jonghyun(writer and composer of breathe), wrote that song to pour his emotion of
depression and his struggled to the others, however no one notice, this causes
Jonghyun to committed a sucide.
   In my opinion, the lyrics which is in bold shows that it is okay to make mistakes as no
one is perfect and it is the main idea of the lyric. If we keep the feeling of burden and
pressure to ourselves, it could lead to depression and other mental health problems
such as panic attack. In asian countries, we still perceive mental health problems as
taboo, the reason behind this might be because of culture and rituals they are used to,
such as strict rules on getting straight A in every subjects, this causes them to feel
pressured and go through mental illness.
I choose this song because I feel that I could relate to this song and understand what
Lee Hi and Jonghyun is trying to tell as I used to have panic disorder and it is so
stressful and at some time I feel tired and hopeless, this song gave me empowerment
and a glimpse of hope that everything is alright and I am doing great especially because
of the sentence “you really did a good job” and “It’s alright”, this simple sentences could
mean so much for people who are going through a hard day and struggling emotionally.
This could help to give them support.
I would recommend this song to Lulu and Sophia as I feel that their life is full of
pressure coming from Amy. There is no time for playing, entertainment, emotional
support, only studying. This song could at least give them emotional support that they
lack.