Cover Me

**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.
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## Lyrics

 All   Bang Chan   Lee Know   Changbin   Hyunjin   HAN   Felix   Seungmin   I.N
* HAN
* ROM
* ENG

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)

On nights when the moon is so dazzling bright

Why do I feel so lonely in this night?

Is the dawn breeze magical?

Starry night hanging on the window

Now the sun rises, as I toss and turn in that bright light

I sit because of the loneliness that I don't know why

You don't come

Feeling lost in the thick of it

I'm dizzy, someone please give me a hug, no, no, no

I don't know

What should I do?

Even if I force myself to smile

On nights when the moon is so dazzling bright

I cry out for someone to cover that light

In the daytime when the night ends

I accept the warm light shining down

Needle in a haystack, find me

I'm not lonely, but everything is so cold

If that light reached out towards me

It will melt away the frozen emptiness

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 want to close my eyes and smile at the sunlight

I don't know

What should I do?

Even if I force myself to smile

On nights when the moon is so dazzling bright

I cry out for someone to cover up that light

In the daytime when the night ends

I accept the warm light shining down

I can't take it anymore, what should I do?

(What should I do? What should I do?)

Today, pretend not to notice and turn a blind eye

So, cover me now

Cover me now

On nights when the moon is so dazzling bright (Oh)

I cry out for someone to cover up that light (I cry out for someone to cover up)

In the daytime when the night ends (Oh, no, no)

The light that shines warmly (The light that shines)

## Media Evaluation

> 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.
> ― DAZED: The 50 best K-pop tracks of 2023
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