Intro (soft, almost whispered)
> [Light piano]
(breathy) “Yeah… afraid to say…”
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Verse 1 (low, vulnerable tone)
> I kept my words behind a wall,
Watched you leave, I said nothing at all.
(tiny catch in breath)
Every ‘what if’ cuts too deep,
I lost you to the things I couldn’t speak.
Korean part (gentle, falsetto on last line):
> Japji mothan geu sonkkeut… ajikdo nan gieokhae…
Hansungan nochin geu nari… nae salmeul bakkwobeoryeosseo…
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Pre-Chorus (builds emotion, head voice)
> The silence became my only friend,
But it’s a weight that never ends.
I could scream your name today,
But I’m afraid to say…
(Hold “say” softly with vibrato)
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Chorus (stronger but still broken—belt on “miss you”)
> I’m afraid to say I miss you, (slight rasp)
Afraid to say I need you still.
Nae maeumeun ajik neoreul bulleo… (gentle falsetto run)
But you’re too far, beyond my will.
Every note I sing is pain,
A song that calls you in vain…
(short pause, breath sound left audible)
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Verse 2 (soft, almost talking)
> The crowd is loud, but I can’t hear,
Your voice is the only sound I need near.
I try to move, I try to hide,
But you’re the echo I hold inside.
Korean (whispery, fading):
> Da ijeun cheok haebwado… neoui miso tteoolla…
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Bridge (climactic, mix voice + falsetto switch)
> If I had just one more night… (crescendo)
I’d break the walls, I’d hold you tight.
But my voice fades away… (drop to soft falsetto)
I’m still afraid to say.
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Final Chorus (emotional peak → sudden drop)
> I’m afraid to say I love you… (belt → cry tone)
Afraid to face the truth I knew…
Nae simjangeun ajik neoreul bulleo… (long high note with vibrato)
But the past is stronger than what I do.
> Even now I walk this way… (fade out to whisper)
Still afraid… afraid to say.
