[Instrumental Intro – distant piano, ambient pad, low sub rumble]
[Verse 1 – soft piano, minimal percussion]
I keep going even when I’m breaking
Smiling like I’m not mistaken
Everything’s a blur but I’m in the past
Trying to make the moment last
Room full of faces, I drift away
Back when nothing cost this much to say
Eighteen felt like open air
Now I measure what I share
[Pre-Chorus – clean guitar, subtle drums]
웃고 있지만 속은 달라
Crown on but it’s heavier now
어릴 땐 사랑이 쉬웠는데
Why’s it harder somehow
시간은 빠른데 난 그대로
Standing still in designer clothes
빛나는 stage 위에 서 있어도
I still feel alone
[Chorus – layered vocals, full drums, warm synth]
We were glass youth, shining reckless
Breaking easy, feeling endless
Now the pieces cut too deep
We don’t fall the same in sleep
We were glass youth, no protection
All emotion, no direction
Now we guard what we reveal
Learning how to feel
[Instrumental Break – ambient synth swell, bass pulse]
[Verse 2 – deep 808, restrained beat]
유리잔 속에 비친 얼굴
성공은 달콤하지만 공허함은 full
모든 걸 가졌다고 말하지만
밤이 되면 silence is cruel
Friends turn distant, love turns formal
Adult life ain’t simple, it’s orbital
We circle pride like it’s normal
But honesty feels paranormal
I built towers in foreign cities
Yet struggle with “hey, I miss you”
돈은 쉽게 움직이는데
Why can’t my heart issue
[Pre-Chorus – drums soften, intimate vocal]
Maybe nothing’s wrong with us
Maybe growing just costs too much
Maybe staying young was trust
Before we learned to rush
[Build – rising synth texture, snare taps]
[Chorus – fuller, cinematic lift]
We were glass youth, shining reckless
Breaking easy, feeling endless
Now the pieces cut too deep
We don’t fall the same in sleep
We were glass youth, no protection
All emotion, no direction
Now we guard what we reveal
Learning how to feel
[Bridge – piano only, alternating vocals]
어쩌면 다 자연스러운 걸까
Maybe this is what we are
유년은 짧고 책임은 길어
Youth is a borrowed star
Still I chase that reckless light
Even knowing it won’t return
[Final Chorus – emotional lead, layered harmonies]
We were glass youth, but we’re breathing
Even if it’s hard believing
Every crack is proof we lived
Every scar is something given
We were glass youth, now we’re steady
Not as wild, but still not empty
Even if it’s bittersweet
We’re still on our feet
[Outro – piano fade, ambient city noise]
DreamyCow
