TVXQ – Everday It Rains

With both members headed off to their mandatory military service, it makes since the last two members of TVXQ would say goodbye to their fans through music.  Probably one of the better kpop albums released this year just because you can listen to it all the way through, the duo left on a high note.

While there were several other songs from Rise as God in contention to be on this list (so many, in fact that they almost ended up with a second entry), this is the one non-single track that we find ourselves rewinding over and over.  The mellow groove and the sensuous vocal delivery have you sold almost immediately but it’s the lyrics that really get you.  About those moments when you just can’t help but to think of that certain someone, this songs feels relatable even without a translation.

Lyrics:
On a day off, in the morning, in my bed, sleeping in
The empty air, relaxing for the first time in a while
Quickly brewed coffee in one hand
I hear the rain knocking on the window

I start to think of you, how long has it been?
I was so busy that I forgot about you
But what’s wrong with me? I’m smiling by myself
Why am I thinking of you on a day like this?

You come to me with the rain
The blurry memories become clear, even your face
I hear you with the rain
Even the sound of your whispers from your sweet lips

Meeting, breaking up, high hopes, regret
Our time was a cycle of that
Seasons pass, rain falls and I will get more indifferent
But

Just like time still flows even if I stop
Will I think of you even when the rain stops?
Will everything disappear when the sun rises?
Drunk with the weather, I’m going to meet you

Even when one side of my shoulders were getting wet
We shared a kiss under the umbrella
The image of you on our last day when you leave
Is reflected in the window

I’m singing a song wet with rain
A lot of memories in it so it’s not that sad
Drunk with the rain, I’m calling out to you
Calling out all the questions I had without expecting anything in return