Cover Me

Cover Me
Information
Original title	가려줘
Released	Nov. 10, 2023
Album(s)	ROCK-STAR
Genre	Power ballad
Length	03:11
Credits
Label	JYP Entertainment
Artist(s)	Stray Kids
Lyrics by	Hyunjin, Bang Chan
Composed by	Hyunjin, Bang Chan, Nickko Young
Arranged by	Bang Chan, Nickko Young
Song Chronology
◄ Previous	"COMFLEX"
Next ►	"Leave"

Cover Me (가려줘 garyeojwo) is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It is the fifth track from their eighth mini album ROCK-STAR.

Composition

“	The song is both warm and uplifting, expressing a wish for someone to block out the bright moonlight that keeps you awake on long nights, with lines like "When the moon is so dazzling, I cry out for someone to block out that light, so that the night can come to an end, so that the day can shine its warm light." The song starts off with an emotional acoustic melody and builds towards the end with a heavy electric guitar sound.	”
― Stray Kids' Comment

“	The message in this one is: "That bright moonlight is making the night longer. So stay by my side and cover me from it." I like how the track builds up emotionally, with intensifying vocals toward the end. I hope this warm and passionate song will bring comfort to listeners.	”
― Hyunjin

Lyrics

(달이 이렇게 눈부시는 밤엔) Why do I feel so lonely in this night? 새벽바람은 마법일까? 창문에 걸려 있는 starry night 저 밝은 빛에 뒤척이다 날이 샌다 이유를 알 수 없는 외로움에 걸터앉아 오지 않는 너 숱하게 피어 있는 방황에 어지러워 누가 나를 좀 안아줘, no, no, no I don't know 뭘 해야 할지도 억지로 웃어 봐도 달이 이렇게 눈부시는 밤엔 누가 저 빛을 가려주길 외쳐 밤이 어느새 끝이 나는 낮엔 따스한 빛을 내리쬐는 빛을 받아줘 Needle in a haystack, 나를 찾아줘 외롭진 않은데 모든 게 너무 차가워 저 빛의 손을 내게 기울인다면 그동안 얼어붙은 공허함을 녹여줘 Yeah, I tried to hide away from all the sorrow and pain But little did I know that I was going insane The sun will always be there, waiting after the rain 눈 감고서 햇빛을 바라보며 웃어 볼래 I don't know 뭘 해야 할지도 억지로 웃어 봐도 달이 이렇게 눈부시는 밤엔 누가 저 빛을 가려주길 외쳐 밤이 어느새 끝이 나는 낮엔 따스한 빛을 내리쬐는 빛을 받아줘 I can't take it anymore, what should I do? (What should I do? What should I do?) 오늘은 모른 척 눈감아 줘 So, cover me now Cover me now 달이 이렇게 눈부시는 밤엔 (Oh) 누가 저 빛을 가려주길 외쳐 (가려주길 외쳐) 밤이 어느새 끝이 나는 낮엔 (Oh, no, no) 따스한 빛을 내리쬐는 빛을 (내리쬐는 빛을)

(dari ireoke nunbusineun bamen) Why do I feel so lonely in this night? saebyeokbarameun mabeobilkka? changmune geollyeo inneun starry night jeo balgeun biche dwicheogida nari saenda iyureul al su eomneun oeroume geolteoanja oji anneun neo suthage pieo inneun banghwange eojireowo nuga nareul jom anajwo, no, no, no I don't know mwol haeya haljido eokjiro useo bwado dari ireoke nunbusineun bamen nuga jeo bicheul garyeojugil oechyeo bami eoneusae kkeuchi naneun najen ttaseuhan bicheul naerijjoeneun bicheul badajwo Needle in a haystack, nareul chajajwo oeropjin aneunde modeun ge neomu chagawo jeo bichui soneul naege giurindamyeon geudongan eoreobuteun gongheohameul nongnyeojwo Yeah, I tried to hide away from all the sorrow and pain But little did I know that I was going insane The sun will always be there, waiting after the rain nun gamgoseo haetbicheul barabomyeo useo bollae I don't know mwol haeya haljido eokjiro useo bwado dari ireoke nunbusineun bamen nuga jeo bicheul garyeojugil oechyeo bami eoneusae kkeuchi naneun najen ttaseuhan bicheul naerijjoeneun bicheul badajwo I can't take it anymore, what should I do? (What should I do? What should I do?) oneureun moreun cheok nungama jwo So, cover me now Cover me now dari ireoke nunbusineun bamen (Oh) nuga jeo bicheul garyeojugil oechyeo (garyeojugil oechyeo) bami eoneusae kkeuchi naneun najen (Oh, no, no) ttaseuhan bicheul naerijjoeneun bicheul (naerijjoeneun bicheul)

(On a night when the moon is so dazzling) Why do I feel so lonely in this night? Is the dawn wind a kind of magic? The starry night hanging on the window I toss and turn in that bright light until daybreak In the loneliness I can't understand Sitting here, waiting for you who doesn't come In the endless wandering that blooms countless times Dizzy, I need someone to hold me, no, no, no I don't know What I should do Even if I force a smile On a night when the moon is so dazzling I shout for someone to block that light On a day when the night has suddenly turned to morning Accept the light that shines warmly Needle in a haystack, find me I'm not lonely, but everything is so cold If the hand of that light would lean toward me Melt the frozen emptiness I've endured Yeah, I tried to hide away from all the sorrow and pain But little did I know that I was going insane The sun will always be there, waiting after the rain I'll close my eyes and try to smile while looking at the sunlight I don't know What I should do Even if I force a smile On a night when the moon is so dazzling I shout for someone to block that light On a day when the night has suddenly turned to morning Accept the light that shines warmly I can't take it anymore, what should I do? (What should I do? What should I do?) Today, just pretend you don't know and close your eyes So, cover me now Cover me now On a night when the moon is so dazzling (Oh) I shout for to someone cover me from that light (I shout for to someone cover me) On a day when the night has suddenly turned to morning (Oh, no, no) Accept the light that shines warmly (the light that shines)

Reviews

“	Stray Kids' singles might make them one of K-pop's loudest groups but their B-sides demonstrate their numerous facets as writers and producers. "Cover Me" is a glimmering pearl in the ROCK-STAR jewellery box, a near-ballad that chronicles being caught in soul-emptying sadness. Its simple wishes - "I want to close my eyes, look at the sunlight and smile" - are poignantly heartbreaking but "Cover Me", with its soaring chorus, has a pathos that's resilient rather than maudlin, holding out a reassuring hand to anyone struggling even if it hasn't found all the answers for itself yet.	”
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