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Pinocchio

A song about wanting to be a puppet who can't lie, even when the truth hurts.

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A song about wanting to be a puppet who can't lie, even when the truth hurts.

Pinocchio wanted to be a real boy; here, the real boy wants to be Pinocchio, to have his lies physically stop him.

The desire isn't for freedom, but for a cage that forces honesty.

Editor's note

Taemin's Pinocchio and the weight of truth

A song about wanting to be a puppet who can't lie, even when the truth hurts.

sumgim-eobsneun pinokio

It's a sharp inversion of the story. Pinocchio wanted to be a real boy; here, the real boy wants to be Pinocchio, to have his lies physically stop him. The desire isn't for freedom, but for a cage that forces honesty.

He sings about 'white laughter' covering 'black lies', and how those lies have become 'too much' for him. The whole thing feels like someone who's tired of the performance, who wants the mask to just be skin, even if it means showing every ugly thing underneath.

'A Pinocchio with no secrets', it's the whole song in four syllables. Not a wish to be perfect, just to be incapable of the hiding that's wearing him out.

The way 'I wanna be Pinocchio' gets stretched and repeated, like a mantra or a prayer that's starting to sound desperate.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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the pull of "white laughter" how "I wanna be Pinocchio" turns into a mantra the pull of "A Pinocchio with no secrets"
Lyrics

Pinocchio

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hayan us-eum neomeo geom-eun geojismal deul-eul

kkog jinsil-in cheog kkog jinsim-i cheog nan naleul kkumyeo

deo gipsughage sum-eobeolin jinsim

ileodaga jinjja nae moseubmajeo salajil deushae

chalali nugunga-ege modeun geos-eul da deulkigo sip-eo

Oh nan

miso jisneun gamyeon dwie sumgin jinsim

eoneusaenga chagawojin nae nunbich-i

neoleul hyanghan pyojeong eobsneun nae geojis-i

naegen igsughae

chalali I wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

Naegen igsughae

But I wanna be wanna be

tumyeongham-i salajin pyojyeongwa jase

ijen deultong naji anhneun gasig

geojismal-i igsughaejyeobeolin na nae eolil jeog

sunsuham-eun eodissna salang-gwa sa-eob

saie seoissne jinsim-i neomunado

haesgeollyeo ijen mu-igsig-i jigeum

naegenneun Poison yeojeon-eul galmanghaessdeon mam-i

nal joine

miso jisneun gamyeon dwie sumgin jinsim

eoneusaenga chagawojin nae nunbich-i

neoleul hyanghan pyojeong eobsneunnae geojis-i

naegen igsughae

chalali I wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

naegen igsughae

But I wanna be wanna be

gamyeon sseugo sala gal ba-en soljighaji moshal ba-en

chalali nan doegosip-eo sumgim-eobsneun pinokio

gamyeon sseugo sala gal ba-en soljighaji moshal ba-en

chalali nan doegosip-eo sumgim-eobsneun pinokio

miso jisneun gamyeon dwie sumgin jinsim

eoneusaenga chagawojin nae nunbich-i

neoleul hyanghan pyojeong eobsneunnae geojis-i

naegen igsughae

chalali I wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

I wanna be wanna be Pinocchio

naegen igsughae

But I wanna be wanna be

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What is "Pinocchio" by Taemin about?

A song about wanting to be a puppet who can't lie, even when the truth hurts. Pinocchio wanted to be a real boy; here, the real boy wants to be Pinocchio, to have his lies physically stop him. The desire isn't for freedom, but for a cage that forces honesty.

Who performs "Pinocchio"?

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