Oh, Father, where did you go?
(Ei, the silence is too loud)
I walk these dusty streets alone today
Watching other children find their way
They have a hand to hold, a path to tread
I walk in circles with the tears I shed
It takes me ten times more to reach the line
To find a simple peace that should be mine
The foundation was empty when I arrived
Just a lonely heart trying to survive
If I had met my father before he passed
Would these shadows in my soul have ever cast?
Would the man I am be who I was meant to be?
Or did your absence change the heart of me?
Oh, Father, how I wish you had been there
To teach me how to live, to show me that you cared
(Chale, the burden is heavy)
I learned the hard lessons through the pain
Walking through the thunder and the rain
No blueprint left behind for me to see
Just the heavy weight of silent history
Why did the road have to be so steep?
Why are the secrets that you took so deep?
I strive for excellence in all I do
But still, I find myself searching for you
If I had met my father before he passed
Would these shadows in my soul have ever cast?
Would the man I am be who I was meant to be?
Or did your absence change the heart of me?
Oh, Father, how I wish you had been there
To teach me how to live, to show me that you cared
I see the world through a glass so blurred
Waiting for a song that I never heard
Is it too late to ask what you would say?
To guide my spirit on this lonely way?
(Wonim? I just needed you)
I’m carving out a legacy alone
Building up a future from the stone
But in the quiet moments of the night
I wish you were here to make it right
I’m doing my best to break the chain
Despite the history and despite the pain
If I had met my father before he passed
Would these shadows in my soul have ever cast?
Would the man I am be who I was meant to be?
Or did your absence change the heart of me?
Oh, Father, how I wish you had been there
To teach me how to live, to show me that you cared
If I had met you... if I had met you
Just a moment of your time
(Yoo, rest in peace, Papa)
I'm finding my way... I'm finding my way
(Ei, my Father...)
Gone too soon.