고작, 고된 (Just / Heavy)
Dream-lofi spoken-word with soft airy female vocals (N Dal persona). Whisper-like tone at the start, slow drifting tempo, hazy pads, shimmering keys, minimal percussion. Gradual emotional lift in the second half: a soft swell of airy synths and subtle strings, slightly stronger vocal presence, creating a gentle climax without breaking the mood. Floating reverb, vinyl haze, distant chimes. Theme: the fragile weight of a single step and the desire for comfort. Slow echoing phrases, dreamy and warm.
고작, 고된 (Just / Heavy)
Dream-lofi spoken-word with soft airy female vocals (N Dal persona). Whisper-like tone at the start, slow drifting tempo, hazy pads, shimmering keys, minimal percussion. Gradual emotional lift in the second half: a soft swell of airy synths and subtle strings, slightly stronger vocal presence, creating a gentle climax without breaking the mood. Floating reverb, vinyl haze, distant chimes. Theme: the fragile weight of a single step and the desire for comfort. Slow echoing phrases, dreamy and warm.
Lyrics
It may seem small to someone, but to me, that step was everything.
‘Just, Heavy’ holds the weight of that fragile courage
and the warmth of the words I longed to hear.
(이전에 썼던 '고작 , ' 가사와 멜로디를 조금 바꿔봤습니다.)
(I slightly revised the lyrics and melody from my earlier song, ‘Just.’)
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누구에게는 고작,
누구에게는 고된,
한 발, 한 걸음.
고작, 한 발.
고된, 한 발.
어렵게 한 발을 내딛었지만
사람들은 말해, “고작?”
큰 용기를 내밀었어도
어려움은 사람마다 다르지.
알아도, 알지 못해.
그 한 발이, 그 말 한마디가,
그 글자 하나, 그 용기 하나가
나에겐 얼마나 큰지.
듣고 싶은 말이 있었어.
해줬으면 하는 말이 있었어.
누구에게는 고작…
누구에게는 고된…
한 발, 한 걸음.
고작, 한 발.
고된, 한 발.
나에게는 ‘고된’ 한 발이었어.
누군가에게는 ‘고작’일지도,
누군가에게는 ‘고된’일지도 모를
그 말 한마디에,
그 말 하나로…
의미가 달라져.
누군가는 쉽게 말하고,
누군가는 그 한 발에
모든 걸 걸어.
말은 쉽고,
발은 무겁고.
‘고작’이라는 말 하나가
내 마음을 무너뜨려…
힘내보려 했더니
그 말이 오히려 힘을 뺏어갔어.
가볍게 뱉은 한마디가
힘들게 버텨온 날들을 지워버리고,
앞으로 내딛은 발걸음을
부정해버렸어.
“고작, 한 발.”
그 한마디로.
듣고 싶은 말이 있었어.
해줬으면 하는 말이 있었어.
“고생했구나…”
“수고했어…”
“힘들었지…?”
그저 말 한마디라도 듣고 싶었어.
어렵게 내민 그 한 발을
인정해줬으면 했어.
적어도,
“고작”이라고만은
말하지 않았으면 했어.
나에게는
정말로 “고된” 한 발이었으니까.
어려움은 사람마다 다르지.
알아도, 알지 못해.
그 한 발이, 그 말 한마디가,
그 글자 하나, 그 용기 하나가…
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To some, it’s just a step.
To others, it’s a heavy one.
One step, one small move.
“Just” a step.
A “hard” step.
I took that step with difficulty,
but people said, “Just that?”
Even when I gathered all my courage,
everyone’s struggle is different.
I know… and yet, I don’t know.
That single step,
that single word,
that one letter,
that tiny piece of courage—
they mean so much to me.
There were words I wanted to hear.
Words I hoped someone would say.
To some, it’s just…
To some, it’s hard…
One step, one small move.
“Just” a step.
A “hard” step.
To me, it was a hard step.
To someone else, it might look “small,”
or maybe “difficult,”
but that one word,
that single phrase…
changes everything.
Some people speak easily,
while others stake everything
on that one step.
Words are light,
but footsteps are heavy.
That single word—“just”—
it crushed my heart.
I tried to be strong,
but those words only drained my strength.
A carelessly spoken line
erased all the days I barely held on,
and denied the step
I had fought so hard to take.
“Just one step.”
With that one phrase.
There were words I wanted to hear.
Words I wished for.
“You must’ve struggled.”
“You did well.”
“It must’ve been hard.”
I just wanted to hear something—
even a single gentle word.
I wanted that difficult step
to be acknowledged.
At the very least,
I wished they hadn’t said
“just.”
Because to me,
it truly was a hard step.
Everyone’s difficulties are different.
I know that… yet I don’t.
That one step,
that one word,
that single letter, that small courage…
they mean everything to me.