Stray Kids

Released: January 24, 2020

Songwriter: J.Y. Park BANG CHAN HAN (Stray Kids) CHANGBIN 3RACHA Herz Analog

Producer: 홍지상 (Hong Ji Sang) BANG CHAN HAN (Stray Kids) CHANGBIN 3RACHA

[Verse 1: Bang Chan, Lee Know, IN, Changbin]
Never wanted anything as much as you
Never crossed my mind that I could ever lose
I had this picture in my head
Of all the promises you've made
But you turned them into dust
Empty-handed, now I'm lost
I know I gotta let go
With no regrets, you're already gone

[Pre-Chorus: Lee Know, Han]
Oh, I let my dreams tie me down
Is it too late, can I break out?
They say it's darkest of all before the dawn

[Chorus: Seungmin, Han, Bang Chan]
I wanna be myself (I don't care)
Yeah, I gotta be myself (Just don't care)
And now that your weight's come off my shoulders
I realize that I can fly
I needed to find me (Now I know)
The key was inside of me all along
I'm listening to my heart, let it guide me
I feel the light, I feel the light

[Verse 2: Felix, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Changbin]
I never stopped (To find my way)
I always thought (It was a race)
To win it all, and that you were the prize
The closer I got, the more I lost
My soul, it was slowly fading
I'm like the autumn leaves, don't know which way I'm blowing
But it don't matter if it's raining or it's snowing
All of my problems growing smaller when I'm way up here
Any illusions I had left about you disappeared

[Pre-Chorus: Seungmin, Lee Know, Han]
Oh, this is the end of the road
Oh, I'm holding out for a new hope
'Cause it's the darkest of all before the dawn

[Chorus: Seungmin, Han, Bang Chan]
I wanna be myself (I don't care)
Yeah, I gotta be myself (Just don't care)
And now that your weight's come off my shoulders
I realize that I can fly
I needed to find me (Now I know)
The key was inside of me all along
I'm listening to my heart, let it guide me
I feel the light, I feel the light

[Bridge: IN, Felix]
Afraid to let you go
But in my heart, I know
Got to move on, I think it's time
It's all good now

[Outro: Bang Chan, Han]
I wanna be myself (I don't care)
Yeah, I gotta be myself (Just don't care)
And now that I left it all behind me
I'm flying high, I'm flying high

Stray Kids is a K-pop group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The band has eight Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, I.N. They can further be separated into three 3RACHA (the producing/rap unit), VOCALRACHA (the vocal unit) and DANCERACHA (the dance unit).

Stray Kids' first self-produced tracks were shown during the survival show, with first single “Hellevator” getting a music video prior to the show’s premiere. The rest of the tracks were included in their January 2018 pre-debut EP titled Mixtape which debuted at #2 on Gaon Album Chart and Billboard World Albums Chart.

Stray Kids officially debuted on March 25, 2018, with their lead single “District 9” and EP I am NOT.“ This was followed by two more EPs in 2018, I am WHO? and I am YOU. These three EPs make up Stray Kids' first trilogy, dubbed the I am… series. They were met with widespread success in 2018, with each EP outselling the last. Stray Kids picked up eight rookie awards in the 2018 award season.

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