노스탈지아 (Nostalgia) (English translation) cover art

노스탈지아 (Nostalgia) (English translation)

BIG Naughty (서동현) 노스탈지아 (Nostalgia) English

Refrain

Our yearning for the times we never lived throughAnd the shadow of fearFor the times we'll live aheadYesterday, today, and tomorrowDoesn't childhood disappointment make the causeLess painful and more solid?

Chorus

(Nostalgia) The music from an era we never heard(Nostalgia) The moments in times we never felt(Nostalgia) The fleeting scents we never smelled(Nostalgia) Let's hold onto the memories we'll fill ahead

Verse 1

Yeah, at seventeen, my pride may have beenOnly talent show stages, but on TVI was reflected, and overnight the dream I drewA member of the Label, I'm a rapper, I put off studyingYeah, yeah, I feel alive, I feel alive, when I make musicI feel alive, when I put my story out to the worldWhen people snicker or say somethingThat's when I'm conscious again that I'm alive

Pre-Chorus

In this hour when everyone's asleepI draw pictures in my browI sold the night and wrote songs all nightAnd those songs received so much love from peopleSo I got up high, but something feels emptyGently passed down to my younger selfIt's not regret, that feeling isA very deep mark left by the time that's passed

Chorus

(Nostalgia) The music from an era we never heard(Nostalgia) The moments in times we never felt(Nostalgia) The fleeting scents we never smelled(Nostalgia) Let's hold onto the memories we'll fill ahead

Verse 2

24:26, MADE, back in middle schoolI lived every day within eleven-thirtyOn rainy days, the ripple effect on the way to schoolWhen "My City" comes on, I'm OkasianGrowing up like that, some fans heard meSince middle school, and now they've become college studentsWhen I opened my eyes, several seasons had changedNo, in front of the mic I'm still seventeen

Pre-Chorus

How about it? If my song gave you strengthWill it remain as a memory?If my story is rememberedI'd like that, but if not, what? I'm justOne hundred seventy-six in youthTwo hundred seventy steps at fifty-nineEven if it's slow, I wish I'd become an adult and lovedMy awkward teenage years

Refrain

Our yearning for the times we never lived throughAnd the shadow of fearFor the times we'll live aheadYesterday, today, and tomorrowDoesn't childhood disappointment make the causeLess painful and more solid?

Chorus

(Nostalgia) The music from an era we never heard(Nostalgia) The moments in times we never felt(Nostalgia) The fleeting scents we never smelled(Nostalgia) Let's hold onto the memories we'll fill ahead
What the song means

The song explores nostalgia and the passage of time, reflecting on unfulfilled dreams from past eras and anxieties about the future. BIG Naughty contemplates how childhood struggles shape resilience, and how his music connects with listeners across generations, creating lasting memories while grappling with the bittersweet feeling of growing older.

Learn a word

동경 — yearning

A deep longing or admiration for something unattainable or from the past.

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