The full moon looked spectacular two nights ago. I took a photo of it and spent a few minutes moon gazing. Luminous. Mysterious. Silent. How it captures the fancy and fascination of artists and poets as metaphor to emphasize a point and to relay a message in a special way. In Moon, Kim Seokjin sings about the companionship that BTS will always have with ARMY even in the darkest of times. This stanza from the song is my favorite. A source of comfort.
“You who stand by me
In the dark night and in the dark day
When you are sad
When you are sick
Just shining on me
I will be by your side
More brightly in the dark night”
Kim Namjoon on the one hand, sings and melody raps his way into my heart with Moonchild. He right away begins with contradictions moving on to the hurdles we all face in life.
“We're born in the moonlight
Ain't no fantasy
Can't breathe in the sunlight
Gotta hide your heart
We're born to be sad, sad, sad, sad
Suffer to be glad, glad, glad, glad”
Then eases into a reassuring chorus.
“Moonchild you shine
when moon rise its your time cmon on y’all
Moonchild don’t cry
when moon rise it’s your time”
Jin’s Moon and Joon’s Moonchild present the harsh realities of life. A personal battle. A struggle against the pressures of society. A failed relationship. The songs do not hide nor dismiss the dark moments and the shadows of our inner selves and a society that can be apathetic. It coaxes the listener to accept them because, just like the waning and waxing moon that has a dark side, it also goes through phases. We only need to understand this cycle of light and shadow. And BTS just like the moon, through their music and art, will always be with ARMY. Bright and constant in whatever form it takes in the dark sky of our lives.
Moon lyrics taken from Lyric Freak and Moonchild lyrics from Genius.
