ZE:A
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Breathe

A ballad about a memory so vivid it feels like a ghost in the room.

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A ballad about a memory so vivid it feels like a ghost in the room.

The lyric circles a single, simple absence, a voice, until it becomes a physical presence.

It's less about heartbreak and more about a haunting, the way a specific frequency can occupy a room long after the person is gone.

Editor's note

ZE:A's 'Breathe' and the voice you can't forget

A ballad about a memory so vivid it feels like a ghost in the room.

Neoui sumsori / Neol itji motane

The lyric circles a single, simple absence, a voice, until it becomes a physical presence. It's less about heartbreak and more about a haunting, the way a specific frequency can occupy a room long after the person is gone.

The Korean lines 'Neoui sumsori / Neol itji motane', 'Your voice / I can't have you', do the heavy lifting. It's not just missing someone; it's the specific, maddening echo of their voice that won't leave. 'Geuriwojyeo jami deul su eobseo', 'I miss you so I can't sleep', isn't poetic longing. It's a plain fact of insomnia, the kind where a sound you loved becomes a noise you can't turn off.

It states the problem directly: the voice is here, but the person isn't. That disconnect is where the whole song lives.

The way 'sogonsogon', 'softly, softly', describes that voice lingering in the ears. It's a whisper that won't fade.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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What to keep in your ear

the pull of "Neoui sumsori / Neol itji motane" the pull of "Geuriwojyeo jami deul su eobseo" the pull of "softly, softly"
Lyrics

Breathe

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Breathe in, breathe out

It’s time to rise

It’s time to shine

(Uh, show 'em some love)

Neoui sumsori

Neol itji motane

Dwicheogida dwicheogida

Geudae saenggage hansumman nayo

Ireona dasi mul han jan masigo

Eopdeuryeotda baro nuwo geudae saenggage nunmul nayo

Changbakke byeoreul chyeodaboneyo

Areumdaun bamhaneuri bitnago isseo

Geunde wae jakku nan nunmuri nalkkayo

Areumdaun geudae moseup jakku tteoolla

Jugeul mankeum neol saranghae

Nae gwitgae hangsang sogonsogon

Daedeon neoui sumsori

Ijen du beon dasi deureul su eomneun

Neoui moksori

Geuriwojyeo jami deul su eobseo

Neoui jageun sumsori

Ijen bol suga eomneyo

Jabeul su eobseoyo geudaereul

Naneun molla neol itneun beop

Na honja udukeoni neo eomneun got

Honja nama nal maemdoneun ne heunjeok

Aju jogeumman deo meomulleojwo

Ttaseuhan ne ongiga

Dalkomhaetdeon sumsoriga

Geuriwojyeo I’m sorry ma

Nal michige hae bissoriga

Areumdaun bamhaneuri bitnago isseo

Geunde wae jakku nan nunmuri nalkkayo

Areumdaun geudae moseup jakku tteoolla

Jugeul mankeum neol saranghae

Nae gwitgae hangsang sogonsogon daedeon neoui sumsori

Ijen du beon dasi deureul su eomneun neoui moksori

Geuriwojyeo jami deul su eobseo

Neoui jageun sumsori

Ijen bol suga eomneyo

Jabeul su eobseoyo geudaereul

Naega bogo sipji antago malhaji mayo

Malhaji mayo

Dareun saram mannal geora

Malhaji mayo

Neomu apeunde, woah

Neoui sumsori, oh, yeah

Neol itji motane

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What is "Breathe" by ZE:A about?

A ballad about a memory so vivid it feels like a ghost in the room. The lyric circles a single, simple absence, a voice, until it becomes a physical presence. It's less about heartbreak and more about a haunting, the way a specific frequency can occupy a room long after the person is gone.

Who performs "Breathe"?

ZE:A performs "Breathe", and this lyric page sits inside the ZE:A catalog on LyroVerse.

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

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "ZE:A's 'Breathe' and the voice you can't forget", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Breathe"?

Yes. The related section below points to Be Alright Lyrics (Si Wan Misaeng Ost) and Love Coach with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by ZE:A?

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