Verse 1
He used to treat the strings like decoration
Six lines of silence hanging in his room
But ever since she laughed and said his hands looked nice when he held it
He’s been playing like the world would end soon
Pre-Chorus
She once joked, “너 기타만 잘 치면 완전 내 스타일이야. 진짜로. 막 무대 위에서 조명 받고, 머리 살짝 흔들면서… 아, 그런 사람 보면 심장 터질 것 같아.”
He laughed it off like it was nothing
But now every word echoes in his chest like thunder
Chorus
So now he’s picking every chord like it’s the last breath he’s got
Every riff a burning prayer saying “Notice me or not”
To others it’s just noise, but to him it’s her name
Written in tremolo and played without shame
He’s not trying to be famous, not begging to be seen
He just wants her to look his way and think, “혹시… 나만을 위해 치는 걸까?”
Verse 2
He used to quit when the strings bit back
But now he lets his fingers bleed without a sound
Cause pain feels better than knowing she’ll never know
How every melody is her spelled out
Pre-Chorus
Sometimes he imagines her right beside him saying,
“이 코드 이거 아니야, 봐봐. 손 이렇게 옮겨. 그렇지. 와… 너 진짜 많이 늘었다. 예전에는 그냥 장난으로 잡더니 이제는 완전 기타 치는 사람 같아.”
And he smiles alone at midnight, pretending she’s really there
Chorus
So now he’s picking every chord like it’s the last breath he’s got
Every riff a burning prayer saying “Notice me or not”
To others it’s just noise, but to him it’s her name
Written in tremolo and played without shame
He’s not trying to be perfect, just brave enough to say
“너 때문에 시작했고… 너 때문에 여기까지 왔어.”
Bridge
Maybe one day she’ll hear it from across the room
And stop talking mid-sentence
Maybe she’ll turn and whisper to her friend,
“야… 저 사람 내가 말했던 애 아니야? 내가 옛날에 기타 잘 치면 좋겠다고 했던 그 애?”
Or maybe she won’t even remember
But he’ll still play
Final Chorus
Cause someday he’ll stand in front of her without shaking
Heart plugged into the amp, no more faking
And he’ll say,
“이 노래는 네가 만든 거야. 내가 쓴 거 아니야. 넌 그냥 모르고 있을 뿐이야. 근데… 이제 알아도 돼.”
Then he’ll strum once
And let the truth ring louder than his voice.
