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the concept of outsiders being confused at how much jalnans are being thankful on simple praises on his demos like baby you don’t know how bad the hate’s been
에반, 신곡 베일 벗었다… 강렬함과 차분함 오가는 극과 극 매력
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두 곡 모두 에반이 직접 작사, 작곡을 비롯해 전체 프로듀싱까지 도맡아 자신만의 음악적 색채를 투영했다. 정식 발매에 앞서 곡의 초기 형태인 데모 버전을 선공개했다는 점에서, 그만의 음악적 결과물과 완성도에 대한 탄탄한 자신감이 엿보인다.
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[RIDE OR DIE] 트랙 소개 🎧🪽
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1. Ride Or Die - 팝 록 사운드 기반 트렌디한 하이퍼팝 요소를 가미한 얼터너티브 록 장르의 타이틀곡, 사랑을 갈구하는 맹목적인 마음과 걷잡을 수 없이 커진 감정을 노래하며 그 이면에는 오랜 시간 곁을 지켜준 팬들을 향한 진솔한 메세지 투영
2. Overflow - 차분하고 서정적인 무드의 인디팝 장르 수록곡, 복합적인 감정의 변화들을 물이 가득 담긴 유리잔에 비유한 곡으로 듣는 이의 상황에 따라 위로와 슬픔, 공감 등 다채로운 감상을 자아낼 것
So, I also listened to the longer demos of both? his upcoming songs, and I'm definitely tuning in for his debut. I think his music is gonna be sincere and raw. All the stan twt hate seems just forced and pointless, but I'm sure he will find the right audience and be successful
i don’t know if you’ve noticed this or not but despite their opposing genres and vibes, the two tracks complement each other and i have to give heeseung his tens for this.
oveflow is such a deeply personal survival track about the behind the scenes of the idol industry. he literally talked about three different topics in just 55 seconds.:
idols forced to hide their true feelings:
“I've been losing hope, but I never show / so just holdin on, but there really goes”
“I've been tryna keep it low, it never never goes”
an idol is required to perform perfection energy and happiness 24/7, regardless of how they actually feel and if u dare to show vulnerability or exhaustion you will get dragged to the muds. there is no room for real human struggles until they overflow.
coping mechanisms:
“Swallowed the pills, you know I'm sober”
“We will never find a way out of this haze now”
i think this one is clear we’ve seen how idols get burned out to the point they need to rely on meds to be able to sleep and sometimes they need drops to be able to stand up and perform the lyrics perfectly described how it’s hard for an idol to feel fully sober bcz of their cruel schedules and the companies who don’t see them as humans.
the feeling of being completely sucked into the vortex of comebacks:
kpop is the only industry where artists have to release two or three albums a year which require an insane energy and time to prepare,
“Here it go again, here it go again”
“Everytime I call yeah I fall back in like here we go again”
like even when an idol is drained and wishes they could finally rest they had to start all over again and prepare for the next era.
now let’s move to ride or die which a thank you for the fans who kept him alive through what he went through (talked about in overflow)
while performing could be something exhausting and draining cuz they have to do it constantly, the loud cheers and the support of the fans give him energy. when his idol makes him feel numb and helpless the fans and their support are what wake him up and bring him back to life.
this is my own theory and i could be right or wrong but what matters is heeseung is telling his own story here this is not something he randomly chose to release there is a storyline and personal thoughts and feelings he was brave enough to share with his fans.
for me overflow is the reality of the industry and how many times he wanted to give up while ride or die is the reason why he didn’t and what was his driving force and source of hope and energy during the hard times.
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i've been thinking about this for a while, but evan's debut promo rollout feels very intentional to me, rather than 'low budget' like i've seen others say. heeseung is deliberately making everything feel a lot more personal & immersive, whether it's about the way he's choosing to share his demos with us ahead of the official release, or involving us throughout the process of building his brand as evan.
it feels very different from the conceptual releases we're used to in kpop & i find the way he's trying to deconstruct the typical image of an idol really refreshing. he's choosing to let us in on his creative process instead of showing us the polished, final cut. that's precisely why i enjoy the minimalist theme he's going for a lot, i think it suits him well & it's definitely a reflection of his own words: that he's sharing his stories with us, a deeper, more introspective version of himself :')
OVERFLOW (DEMO) ROUGH LYRICS
swallowed the pills, you know i’m sober
she knows that i might feel it’s the end it’s end now
we will never find a way out of this haze now
so let me fall in deep this well i know
this is not a joke, cause it’s long ago
kinda gettin on, but it never slow
i’ve been losing hope, but it never show
so just holdin on, but there really goes i
overflow, overflow~
i’ve been tryna keep it low, it never
never goes, never goes (never)
i wish it would just be over
here it go again, here it go again (siren voice)
everytime i call yeah i fall back in like
here we go again
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