With SWIM, BTS is back, showing a calm and emotional side. The song is part of the eagerly awaited album ARIRANG, released almost 4 years after their last project “Proof”.
[Jung Kook, Jimin]
Swim, swimSwim, swim
Water falling off your skinWater falling off your skin
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching youI could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim, swimSwim, swim
This is how it all beginsThis is how it all begins
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I just wanna dive, I just wanna diveI just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
[RM]
Bad worldBad world
Gone away and I still wake up in this mad worldGone away and I still wake up in this mad world
Name a place that I could breathe on this map, worldName a place that I could breathe on this map, world
Lookin' like a goody goody in this bad world, bad worldLookin' like a goody goody in this bad world, bad world
Don't know how to act, girlDon't know how to act, girl
I'm in the deep, tell me, where the hell you at, girl?I'm in the deep, tell me, where the hell you at, girl?
Oh you ain't even gotta love me bad, girlOh you ain't even gotta love me bad, girl
You know that I'm never holdin' back, girlYou know that I'm never holdin' back, girl
YeahYeah
[Jung Kook]
So easy, don't make it so hardSo easy, don't make it so hard
Nights like these, I just wanna get lostNights like these, I just wanna get lost
Right here with the moon and the sharksRight here with the moon and the sharks
I ain't gotta think 'bout a thing, baby, I justI ain't gotta think 'bout a thing, baby, I just
[Jimin, V]
Swim, swimSwim, swim
Water falling off your skinWater falling off your skin
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching youI could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
This is how it all beginsThis is how it all begins
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I just wanna dive, I just wanna diveI just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
[SUGA]
Water water so deep, water so deepWater water so deep, water so deep
Take it off the ground, I ain't never gettin' cold feetTake it off the ground, I ain't never gettin' cold feet
Yeah, you know me, yeah, you know meYeah, you know me, yeah, you know me
Sittin' on the shore, now I'm ready for the whole seaSittin' on the shore, now I'm ready for the whole sea
I can feel the high waves comin'I can feel the high waves comin'
Why you run away, you can run inWhy you run away, you can run in
Salt on my tongue, she's stunnin' (Yea-ah)Salt on my tongue, she's stunnin' (Yea-ah)
You're the only place that I wanna beYou're the only place that I wanna be
[Jung Kook, Jin]
YeahYeah
Swim, swimSwim, swim
Water falling off your skinWater falling off your skin
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching youI could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
This is how it all beginsThis is how it all begins
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I just wanna dive, I just wanna diveI just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
[j-hope]
Splash (Splash), drift (Drift)Splash (Splash), drift (Drift)
I make waves with my two finsI make waves with my two fins
Splash (Woo), drip (Drip)Splash (Woo), drip (Drip)
I just wanna take it across the lineI just wanna take it across the line
Under here we don't chase the timeUnder here we don't chase the time
Baby, everything can't be so sad (So sad)Baby, everything can't be so sad (So sad)
Turn my face from the landTurn my face from the land
I just wanna dive, I just wanna diveI just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
[V, Jin]
Swim, swimSwim, swim
Water falling off your skinWater falling off your skin
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I could spend a lifetime watching youI could spend a lifetime watching you
Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)Swim (Swim), swim (Swim)
Let it all beginLet it all begin
Swim, swimSwim, swim
I just wanna dive, I just wanna diveI just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
About SWIM
The long break was due to the mandatory military service that all men in South Korea must complete. The 7 members fulfilled their duty between 2022 and 2025 and have finally returned to their fans!
The song features soft vocals and emotional rap parts. The music video shows Jungkook, RM, and the others on a ship, together with American actress Lili Reinhart (Riverdale). Lili wanders through the ship, confused and aimless. She can feel the members of BTS but can’t see them.
Fans interpreted Lili as an embodiment of themselves, since they too can only be partially close to BTS. V and the others support their fans, even though they can’t interact with one another.
The special bond between BTS and ARMY is still just as strong after all this time and will undoubtedly continue.
