Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: k-pop
Song Meaning of “걸음이 느려서 (From “신의”) [Original Television Soundtrack], Pt. 2.” by Shin Yong Jae
This song is about feeling like you’re moving too slow in life and growing frustrated with the pace. It expresses the feeling of wanting to do more, but being unable to reach your goals.
The lyrics mention feeling “like a caterpillar with stones in the way”, and feeling like you’re surrounded by bricks and water that stand in the way of you moving forward. This symbolizes the constraints people often face when trying to work towards their goals.
The chorus speaks of being in an uncomfortable and foreign place and how he wants to go back home, which could be interpreted in two ways. On one hand, it could suggest that he wants to go back to the place where he feels more in control of his life; alternatively, home could be interpreted as being closer to his answer and goal, where he can find the missing pieces to his puzzle.
The song speaks to the common feeling of wanting to have control over our lives, but feeling like we don’t and that maybe we’re just moving too slow. It encourages the explanation that sometimes life doesn’t go as planned, but it doesn’t mean we can’t push ourselves to get closer to where we want to be.