“For you I could pretend like I was happy when I was sad”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“FAKE LOVE" is not, as the title would suggest, about fake, or false, love. As the opening lyrics convey, the song is about the intentions and concerns of a person hiding their pain before the one they love, trying to show them only the best of themselves. On the surface, these lyrics might appear to tell a universal story of the pain of love, but they also represent the BTS members' minds at the time, standing before ARMY.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“In LOVE YOURSELF (Tear's first song, "Intro: Singularity," the final lyrics go, "Tell me / Even if the pain was fake / What should I have done," while the next song, "FAKE LOVE," opens with, "For you I could pretend like I was happy when I was sad." These lyrics are saying that, no matter what pain the person is going through, they can show a happy face in front of the one they love.
Then, in the following song, "The Truth Untold" (Feat. Steve Aoki), the lyrics go, "I'm afraid / I feel small / I'm so afraid / Will you end up leaving me as well / I put on a mask and go to you again." These lyrics tell the story of someone who is afraid that the one why love will turn away if they see their true face, and so, they wear a mask.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“In LOVE YOURSELF (Tear's first song, "Intro: Singularity," the final lyrics go, "Tell me / Even if the pain was fake / What should I have done," while the next song, "FAKE LOVE," opens with, "For you I could pretend like I was happy when I was sad." These lyrics are saying that, no matter what pain the person is going through, they can show a happy face in front of the one they love.
Then, in the following song, "The Truth Untold" (Feat. Steve Aoki), the lyrics go, "I'm afraid / I feel small / I'm so afraid / Will you end up leaving me as well / I put on a mask and go to you again." These lyrics tell the story of someone who is afraid that the one they love will turn away if they see their true face, and so, they wear a mask.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Magic shop is a psychodramatic technique that exchanges fear for a positive attitude.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Whether the song would get released or not, I decided to write it first and think about that later. Each and every moment was agonizing, writing it down line by line.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“On Titan the molecules that have been raining down like manna from heaven for the last 4 billion years might still be there largely unaltered deep-frozen awaiting the chemists from Earth”
Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“Cause there is no such thing / as a beautiful breakup”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“The first part of LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear'—from opening song, "Intro: Singularity," up until "FAKE LOVE," "The Truth Untold" (Feat. Steve Aoki), and so on—tells the story of a person living their life wearing a mask, and feeling the pain of being unable to be sincere in front of the one they love.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“After "Love Maze" comes "Magic Shop," in which BTS offer comfort to the other person. Next is "Anpanman," in which BTS say that, even if they are the weakest of heroes, they will live life as heroes to someone. Finally, the album concludes with a pledge in "So What.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS