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1822

A song about running from yourself while staring right at the reflection.

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Quick meaning

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A song about running from yourself while staring right at the reflection.

Most anthems about self-discovery promise a breakthrough.

'1822' stays in the messy middle, where the only thing you know for sure is 'I don't know who you are.' It's less about transformation than the exhausting work of even looking at what needs to change.

Editor's note

2Z's '1822' and the mirror you can't look away from

A song about running from yourself while staring right at the reflection.

I don't know who you are

Most anthems about self-discovery promise a breakthrough. '1822' stays in the messy middle, where the only thing you know for sure is 'I don't know who you are.' It's less about transformation than the exhausting work of even looking at what needs to change.

The Korean lines 'Mirror sok nektaireul maen geogi neoneun daeche nugunde' translate roughly to 'In the mirror, who exactly are you standing there?' It's that blunt, daily confrontation, the face you see but don't recognize anymore. The song keeps circling back to it because some questions don't get answered, they just get asked harder every morning.

It's a simple, repeated admission that grounds the whole track. Not a dramatic crisis, just the quiet confusion of looking in the mirror and drawing a blank.

The way 'Fly to the sky' crashes into 'We keep running everyday', the escape fantasy immediately undercut by the daily grind.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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the pull of "I don't know who you are." the pull of "Mirror sok nektaireul maen geogi neoneun daeche nugunde" the pull of "Fly to the sky"
Lyrics

1822

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nan wae daeche mueoseul wihae

kkumkkugo issneunji

neon wae dareun nugungareul wihae

aesseugo issneunji

I don’t know who you are

Mirror sok nektaireul maen geogi

neoneun daeche nugunde

I don’t know what do you want

nae ane saenggagi padoreul chine

Fly to the sky

We keep running everyday

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

sesangi ontong deulsseokgeorige

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

sonyeoneul jina na eoreuni doenda da

jogeumeun dalla ra sasireun geopna nan

gwaenchanha ajik nan eoreun aiya

oeoeoeo gogael deureo haneureul bonda

moreugesseo daeche

eotteon geoseul majimoshae hage doego

haran daero haneun geose michyeobeorin nande

To get tired da da da

A fire goes out bye bye bye

ije nan jichyeo dakchyeo nae meosdaero sallae

tteodeureo bwassja an deullyeo ay!

I don’t know who you are

Mirror sok nektaireul maen geogi

neoneun daeche nugunde

I don’t know what do you want

nae ane saenggagi padoreul chine

Fly to the sky

We keep running everyday

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

sesangi ontong deulsseokgeorige

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

dallajyeossneunga geudaeroinga

naege mutneunda nareul chajneunda nan

gwaenchanha ajik nan kkumsoge sara

oeoeoeo saenggage tto nuneul gamneunda

andoen dago malman haji malgo ppalli

Tell me what to do (to do)

ije nan algeon da ara

geureoni gareuchiryeo malgo no nope

nan gidohae nan nal gidaehae

dareun gireul taekhan nareul mideo bollae

ajik eorin naege geoneun gidaeneun keo

haneureul bonda

jeo haneul kkeuten mwoga issneunji

nuneul gamneunda

saenggage jamgin cheokdo haesseossji

moreugesseo nan

almyeonseo moreuneun cheok haesseossji

ije jom swija

ido jeodo anin nae sanghwang geu eodijjeum

Fly to the sky

We keep running everyday

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

sesangi ontong deulsseokgeorige

oeoeo oeoeo hei!

sonyeoneul jina na everybody

eoreuni doenda da move your body

jogeumeun dalla la let’s get high

sasireun geopna nan we like party

gwaenchanha ajik nan eoreun aiya

oeoeoeo gogael deureo haneureun bonda

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What is "1822" by 2Z about?

A song about running from yourself while staring right at the reflection. Most anthems about self-discovery promise a breakthrough. '1822' stays in the messy middle, where the only thing you know for sure is 'I don't know who you are.' It's less about transformation than the exhausting work of even looking at what needs to change.

Who performs "1822"?

2Z performs "1822", and this lyric page sits inside the 2Z catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "1822"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "2Z's '1822' and the mirror you can't look away from", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "1822"?

Yes. The related section below points to A QUEDA and My 1st Hero with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by 2Z?

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