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Stranger

A Japanese track about a soul connection that changes everything in an instant.

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A Japanese track about a soul connection that changes everything in an instant.

The lyric treats fate not as destiny but as a pre-existing tether you have to find your way back to, often in the dark.

That shifts the weight from waiting for a meeting to the exhausting work of tracing the line until morning.

Editor's note

SHINee's Stranger and the search before dawn

A Japanese track about a soul connection that changes everything in an instant.

"asa ga kuru made Can't stop it yoru no hate made tadori tsukeru"

The lyric treats fate not as destiny but as a pre-existing tether you have to find your way back to, often in the dark. That shifts the weight from waiting for a meeting to the exhausting work of tracing the line until morning.

The phrase "umareru mae ni kara tamashi wa musubareteta kara", our souls were already tied before we were born, doesn't feel like a romantic idea. It feels more like a fact the singer is trying to convince himself of while walking through a lonely dark. It answers the fear that this connection might just be another sad memory trap.

Searching until morning, can't stop it, tracing a path to the edge of night. It's the plain mechanics of devotion: you just keep walking until the light comes or you find the person.

The way "Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!" cuts through the verses sticks with you, less a hook and more a breath or a signal flare in the middle of all that wandering.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "umareru mae ni kara tamashi wa musubareteta kara" how "Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!" turns into a mantra the pull of "asa ga kuru made Can't stop it yoru no hate made tadori tsukeru"
Lyrics

Stranger

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isshun de kawaru scenario

unmei wo kanjita shunkan kara

mamori nuke to kimeta kimi dake wo

Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!

doko made mo samayou

kodoku na yami no, oh

kotaete kure yo

kimi wa doko ni iru no, oh

yoake no hikari yoku nita hitomi

sagashi motometeta bokura wa kitto

hanare banare no tamashi ga kasanari au toki

three two one go

I got you asa ga kuru made

Can’t stop it yoru no hate made

tadori tsukeru itsuka kimi to nara

Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!

kanashimi wo kesenai

kioku no wana no, oh

kizutsuku tame ni

aisuru wake janai no, oh

tashika na itami kanjiru tabi ni

wakari aeru hazu bokura wa kitto

umareru mae ni kara tamashi wa musubareteta kara

three two one go

I got you asa ga kuru made

Can’t stop it yoru no hate made

tadori tsukeru itsuka kimi to nara

Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!

kono koe ga kareru made

yobi tsuzukeru kimi dake wo

nando demo sono namae wo

minarenai keshiki on this way

koori no you ni kogoeru te

ato iu ma akiramenai de

shoumen toppa te ni suru Fortune

mamoritai mono wa issho datte

konna kurayami norikae Break it

isshun de kawaru scenario

unmei wo kanjita shunkan kara

mamori nuku to kimeta kimi dake wo

Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!

I got you asa ga kuru made

Can’t stop it yoru no hate made

tadori tsukeru itsuka kimi to nara

Oh, lalalalalala, lalalala!

donna mirai demo

koete yuku kimi to go oh

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What is "Stranger" by SHINee about?

A Japanese track about a soul connection that changes everything in an instant. The lyric treats fate not as destiny but as a pre-existing tether you have to find your way back to, often in the dark. That shifts the weight from waiting for a meeting to the exhausting work of tracing the line until morning.

Who performs "Stranger"?

SHINee performs "Stranger", and this lyric page sits inside the SHINee catalog on LyroVerse.

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

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "SHINee's Stranger and the search before dawn", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Stranger"?

Yes. The related section below points to Don't Let Me Go and 1000 Years Always By Your Side with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by SHINee?

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