There's a quiet stubbornness in admitting you're just waiting, 'nan gidarilsubakke.' It's not about hope or action, but about accepting the posture of waiting as the only thing left.
The lyric holds that stillness without trying to fix it.
Lyric guide
Black Ocean
Black Ocean lyrics by E.SO (이소). Loving you is easy Loving you is easy But loving you is wild But loving you is wild Loving you is suffer Loving you is suffer...
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Editor's note
E.SO's Black Ocean and the deep end of love
nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo
There's a quiet stubbornness in admitting you're just waiting, 'nan gidarilsubakke.' It's not about hope or action, but about accepting the posture of waiting as the only thing left. The lyric holds that stillness without trying to fix it.
The phrase 'Love is as deep as the ocean' isn't just a pretty line. It turns the ocean into a place you sink into without strength, 'nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo', sitting there, powerless to go anywhere else. The song keeps circling back to that depth, like the thought itself is inescapable.
It's a plain statement of inertia: 'I go and sit without strength.' There's no drama in the words, just the fact of being there, which makes the feeling heavier.
The way the Korean lines about sitting powerless in the deep ocean slot between the English refrain gives the whole thing a heavy, circling rhythm.
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the pull of "nan gidarilsubakke."
the pull of "Love is as deep as the ocean"
the pull of "nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo"
Lyrics
Black Ocean
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Loving you is easy
Loving you is easy
But loving you is wild
But loving you is wild
Loving you is suffer
Loving you is suffer
Wish I could tell my mind
Wish I could tell my mind
내 마음 안, 비가 내려 넘칠듯 해
nae ma-eum an, biga naeryeo neomchildeut hae
눈감아도 새어나와
nun-gamado sae-eonawa
Da da-la-la la-la-la la-la-la
Da da-la-la la-la-la la-la-la
Love is as deep as the ocean
Love is as deep as the ocean
깊은 바다속
gipeun badasok
난 힘없이 가라 앉고 있어
nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo
어디있는지 너의 목소리
eodiinneunji neoui moksori
닿지않는곳
dachianneun-got
난 기다릴수밖에 oh 널
nan gidarilsubakke oh neol
Love is as deep as the ocean
Love is as deep as the ocean
깊은 바다속
gipeun badasok
난 힘없이 가라 앉고 있어
nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo
어디있는지 너의 목소리
eodiinneunji neoui moksori
닿지않는곳
dachianneun-got
난 기다릴수밖에 oh 널
nan gidarilsubakke oh neol
헤엄치는 듯이
he-eomchineun deusi
아무렇지 않은 척
amureochi aneun cheok
너는 알까 이 느낌
neoneun alkka i neukkim
아니 모르고 살아 제발
ani moreugo sara jebal
내 호흡이 작아져 널 잡을때 처럼
nae hoheubi jagajyeo neol jabeulttae cheoreom
떠나려해 제발 가지 말아
tteonaryeohae jebal gaji mara
Da da-la-la la-la-la la-la-la
Da da-la-la la-la-la la-la-la
Love is as deep as the ocean
Love is as deep as the ocean
깊은 바다속
gipeun badasok
난 힘없이 가라 앉고 있어
nan himeopsi gara an-go isseo
어디있는지 너의 목소리
eodiinneunji neoui moksori
닿지않는곳
dachianneun-got
난 기다릴수밖에 oh 널
nan gidarilsubakke oh neol
익숙해졌나봐
iksukaejyeonnabwa
눈을 감고 있는 나
nuneul gamgo inneun na
때가 되면 누군가 구해줄까
ttaega doemyeon nugun-ga guhaejulkka
그게 너였으면, but you keeping me down
geuge neoyeosseumyeon, but you keeping me down
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아무것도 보이지도 들리지도 않는 이 곳
amugeotdo boijido deullijido anneun i got
Re dive into the black ocean
Re dive into the black ocean
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What is "Black Ocean" by E.SO (이소) about?
There's a quiet stubbornness in admitting you're just waiting, 'nan gidarilsubakke.' It's not about hope or action, but about accepting the posture of waiting as the only thing left. The lyric holds that stillness without trying to fix it.
Who performs "Black Ocean"?
E.SO (이소) performs "Black Ocean", and this lyric page sits inside the E.SO (이소) catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "E.SO's Black Ocean and the deep end of love", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
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Yes. The related section below points to Orgel (오르골) with a short reason for opening each page next.
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