The lyrics focus on the inevitability of change and the profound nostalgia that develops from leaving behind one’s vibrant youth. The phrase “green seasons,” usually linked to the simple passing of spring and summer, is here reinterpreted as a symbol of fading innocence and the painful loss of a cherished past. Their journey forward might be hesitant and filled with lingering attachments to yesterday, but acknowledging the need to adapt strengthens their quiet resolve to survive. The repeated chorus highlights the exhausting but necessary effort to navigate life’s transitions, transforming the fear of the unknown into a brave determination to keep trying. Instead of viewing the passage of time as an absolute erasure of identity, the song portrays it as a difficult but natural evolution, underscoring the hope that the beautiful memories of the past will remain intact even as the narrator changes.
Winds of Time
Artist: 예성 (YESUNG)
Genre: Ballad
Release Date: 2026.09.28
Lyrics by 예성 (YESUNG), 민연재, Mason Murphy
Composed by Mason Murphy
Arranged by Mason Murphy
Romanization
ipi tteoreojine
naui pureureotdeon gyejeoldeureun
sageurajigo
tto maeil ibyeorine
dasin mot ol oneulgwa
deo meomulgo sipjiman
nan sigane tteomillin chae
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
Oh
apeuro gaya haneunde
wae doraseo meomutgeorilkka
mwongal dugo on saramcheoreom
ajigeun nasseoreo
byeonhaeganeun punggyeongmajeo
byeonhaeya haneun nae moseummajeo
heulleogayagetji
Because everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
Oh I promise I’m trying but
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
naega byeonhaegado
naega saranghaetdeon geu sijeoreun
namaitgil geudaero
English Translation
The leaves are falling away
My seasons, once so green
Are withering away
Another goodbye today
To a moment that won’t come again
Though I wish I could stay
I’m swept along by time
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
Oh
I know I have to make my way
So why do I keep looking back
Like I left something behind
It all still feels strange
The shifting scenery
And who I have to become
I guess I’ll drift along
Because everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
Oh I promise I’m trying but
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
Even as I change
I hope the days I loved back then
always stay the same
Hangul
잎이 떨어지네
나의 푸르렀던 계절들은
사그라지고
또 매일 이별이네
다신 못 올 오늘과
더 머물고 싶지만
난 시간에 떠밀린 채
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
Oh
앞으로 가야 하는데
왜 돌아서 머뭇거릴까
뭔갈 두고 온 사람처럼
아직은 낯설어
변해가는 풍경마저
변해야 하는 내 모습마저
흘러가야겠지
Because everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
and I’m trying I’m trying
Oh I promise I’m trying but
Everything’s changing
Everything’s changing me
Just to survive,
I’m trying and trying
But everything’s changing
and I can’t find my way
You know I’m still in yesterday
But I
I guess I can try
내가 변해가도
내가 사랑했던 그 시절은
남아있길 그대로
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Source: Genie Music
Romanized: KLyrics For You
English translation: SM Entertainment
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