It's you

Based off of my favorite song at the moment. Lyrics are translated from Korean. I own none of the Italics. Thank you Super Junior! Un-italicized letters are inserted by me

I don't need anyone else, I don't need any words. Put simply, it's only you

 

The moment my heart was captured by you.

It was such a long time ago, and yet I can still clearly remember it. But what happened between us? Where did we go wrong?

“The number you are trying to call is not available. Please leave a message—” Beep. As the little screen flashes END OF CALL, I sigh. It had only lasted eight seconds.

I call and there's no reply.

“Did you hear?” I hear them say. “Those two? Those two who everyone thought they will always be together? Yeah, I think they broke up. She’s with someone else now.”

“Really? I was so sure they were going to be together…” They stop abruptly as they see me watching them. I just smile and pretend not to notice.

Even if you already have another love, I just can't forget you, I can't turn time around.

“You should just forget her,” my friends urge.

“Sorry,” I say, “I can’t. Thanks anyway.” Brushing aside their protests, I stand up and turn away from them. Out of the corner of my eye, I see you there. For a while longer, I gaze at you, wondering, like I have thousands of times, what had gone wrong. When you finally turn my way, I’m already gone. You can’t see the tears that well up and obscure my vision.

Whatever anyone says, it doesn't matter to me. Because I'll only look at you. For me it's only you.

But, even as the world tries to pull me away, I cling onto you because I can’t break that promise that you’ve forgotten.

 I'll keep waiting for you

The minutes that I think of you slowly becomes hours. Hours melts into days, days into nothingness.

(Tic toc tic toc) Even as time goes by…

 

On this shadowy street, we meet again. I watch you in the warm jacket, hoping for a sign on your face and eyes. But all I see is what I fear to see. Finally, you speak. You say, slowly, “I’m sorry. It's too late for us."

For a moment, I can’t understand what you say. Unfortunately, the locks in my brain click into place and I suddenly grasp your meaning. A dismayed look crosses your face as an unintentional smile crosses mine.

I wish you can know that when I say, “Okay then,” what I meant is “No, don’t leave. Because, for me, it's just you.”

Dismay changes to defeat that makes me shiver. You reach into your pocket and draw out that ring. Touching my cold hand with warm fingers, you gently set the glinting silver band into my palm. A sad smile crosses your face.

For me, it's you, my heart wails desperately, it's you. Why don't you know? Why don't you know?

“I see,” I say instead, ignoring the tightening of my throat. I know it is over. I try a smile.

“Well then,” you say, so casually it hurts. Do I see a tear? “Good-bye.”

I want to say more, but the unspoken words die in my throat. My body shakes with the effort to restrain the pain.

The moment my eyes began to burn with tears.

As we turn away from each other, I already regret my choice. But, what is there to do when there is nothing to fix? As the night wind whips my face, I feel a chill run through me. My lips are dry and cold.

My lips are even colder. I cry for your warmth.

With each step, it feels empty. A void of slowness and oblivion. Then I hear my heart’s cry. Each beat and its resonating echo.

It's you (it's you)

It's you (it's you)

 

I have no regrets, I hear myself tell you so long ago. Because I chose you

I know our love is wrong, I’ve told you thousands of times. But I just can't give up, I can't let you go. Don’t you remember?

I stop on this dark paved street. “What am I doing?” I think.

I spin around with your name on my lips, but you’re already too far. Taking a step, I want to call out to you, but I can’t. Instead, I give up. As I bend my head, I hide my smile as tears begin to fall. My hand clenches around the cold ring, feeling the sharp edges of the words “I love you” cut into my palm. You are like that hand, grasping my cold heart and using the memory of those three words to slice into me. A cold wind whistles around me as a distant clock ticks in the empty place where my heart had been…

 

Even when my eyes burn with tears…

I don’t regret meeting you…

Even as time goes by…

It’s still only you…

 

Author's Note

Original song: Neorago (It's you) by Super Junior
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Reviews

[Max Murphy]

Maybe needs a little fine tuning, so the the words you've wrote empathise fully with the lyrics, but that's just getting overly pedantic. A really original concept, putting song lyrics and playing your written word off them. Great work.