#I'm screaming at a frequency that only whales can hear

[bts-army-youniverse-blog]

Whalien 52

   Many others have discussed this song and done it well, but Imma use it to start our move into BTS' music and symbology. Because, to my mind, it's one of BTS' best songs ever and embodies everything that's so special about them. First, let's look at the lyrics. I'll write the translation out here and not repeat the refrain, for space purposes. I'm using Genius English Translations. I'll also indicate which rapper sings which part, so you know what they wrote, basically.

   RM:

Yeah, the most lonely creature in the world

Eh, do you want to know my story?

I've never told this to anybody

Yeah, come on

   Suga:

In the middle of the vast ocean

One whale speaks softly and lonelily

The fact that no matter how much they shout, it won't reach

Makes them so gravely lonely that they quietly shut their mouths

Of course i don't care what's the matter or what I've now become

When loneliness is the only thing that stays by my side

I've become completely alone. It's a lock that fills sadness

Someone says "Bastard, you've become a celebrity"

Oh fuck that! So what?! Nobody remains by my side and I'm fine on my own

These words that are easily said towards me quickly becomes a wall

Even loneliness turns into something you can see

Even if my breaths are blocked

Because I'm confined in that wall

Head towards the surface of water above

Hey oh, oh hey oh yeah

   Chorus:

Lonely lonely lonely whale

Sing alone like this!

Will i ever shine so brightly like a remote island?

Lonely lonely lonely whale

Like this, try calling once again

Until this song that doesn't have a response

Reaches tomorrow

No more, no more baby

No more, no more

An endless signal will reach someday

Everywhere, even to the other side of the earth

No more, no more baby

No more, no more

Even the blind whales will be able to see me

Today i sing again

        J-Hope:

The world will never know

How sad i am

My hurt is oil and water that can't mix

So only above the surface of the water do I

Breathe, and the interest ends

A child in the lonely ocean

I want to make it known too

My value, Everyday

I become sick with worry, the sticker always beneath my ear

Never end... Why is there no end and always hell?

As time goes by, it's a Neverland in a cold abyss!

But I always think, now

Even if i sleep a shrimp's sleep, my dreams are like that of a whale's

The upcoming big praise will make me dance everyday

Like me, Ye I'm swimmin'

   Bridge:

I go towards my future

That blue beach and

Believe in my hertz

Hey oh, oh hey oh yeah

   RM:

Mom said the sea is blue

She said to let out your voice as far as you can

But what do i do? It's so dark here and there are only different whales

 speaking entirely different words!

I just can't hold it, ma! I want to say I love you

Alone, I look back at this music sheet that's like a rotating song

This ocean is too deep

Still, I'm lucky

(No one besides me knows of these tears.)

I'm a whalien.

   Chorus to end

   Wow, really strong moving lyrics. Just by reading, you can feel the pain and loneliness that they've experienced. Now add the music and voices. Even down to Adora's adlibs in the background, reminiscent of whale songs...

(Adora is a long-time producer with BigHit, in case you were unaware.) And the way they use the "radio sound" to make RM's voice sound further away. And lonelier. The credits for writing this are Kim Namjoon, Min Yunki, Jung Hoseok, Brother(?) Su, PDogg, Hitman Bang and Slow Rabbit. They are the dream team, when it comes to some of BTS' best songs.

   Then you figure out that the basis of the song is the 52-hertz Whale, the loneliest whale in the world. The story goes, a scientist discovered a lone whale in the Pacific who sang at the frequency of 52 hz. And whales can only hear up to about 40hz. So none could ever hear it sing. But it sang its song throughout the ocean, nonetheless.

   What genius! Why aren't there more songs about this?!? Isn't it the perfect basis for a song? Then, they added alien to the word! The very spirit of feeling disassociated, unfamiliar, remote... unheard. The incredible word play that BTS is known for, on full display. How could you not love this song? It's not a trite boyband love song, but rather, a scream from the soul, much like whale song. Reaching out to those around the world who can "hear" this level of loneliness and want. And doing what BTS has always done... Letting the listener know they can "hear" you, too. And they share your fears. And they're in this with the rest of the world. But we are together. Our lonely songs in the dark aren't in vain. They will be rewarded with time, as in all else. Keep singing, no matter who hears, because your song is also valid and necessary in the world.

   So, if you haven't heard this song, it's off of their HYYH (The Most Beautiful Moment in Life) pt 2 album. Released all the way back in November, 2015. Go listen immediately. It's obviously one of my favorite songs in the world. And I would love to share it with everyone. Even while we're all singing our own songs. ❄👸

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[almostdangerousdreamer]

Whalien 52, Do you want to know my story?

“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wuiLF04Rg

In the middle of the vast ocean

One whale speaks softly and lonely, The fact that no matter how much they shout, it won’t reach

Makes them so gravely lonely that they quietly shut their mouths. Of course I don’t care what‘s the matter or what I’ve now become. When loneliness is the only thing that stays by my side, I’ve become completely alone. It's a lock that fills sadness

Someone says, “bastard, you’ve become a celebrity”

Oh fuck that! So what?! Nobody remains by my side and I'm fine on my own These words that are easily said towards me quickly becomes a wall

Even loneliness turns into something you can see’

Those are one of the lyrics of their song Whalien 52, a song that saves me, saves me from darkness and loneliness. So do you want to know my story? Most of the songs of BTS consists of meaningful messages that talks about the different mental issues that the person will face from anxiety to depression. BTS sets themselves part from other K-pop groups to me because instead of singing and writing a song about heart break and loneliness they talked about a whale.

Yes ladies and gentleman, a lonely whale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrnfKz2Ccoc

The 52-hertz whale is an individual whale of unidentified species, which calls at the very unusual frequency of 52 Hz. This pitch is a much higher frequency than that of the other whale species with migration patterns most closely resembling this whale's– the blue whale (10–39 Hz) or fin whale (20 Hz). It has been detected regularly in many locations since the late 1980s and appears to be the only individual emitting a whale call at this frequency. It has been described as the "world's loneliest whale". BTS used this as a significant metaphor for their song. The song is about how you can be surrounded by crowds of people of different kinds and when you scream at the top of your lungs no one hears you. Hence the metaphor for the 52-hertz whale, the whale is surrounded by different types of life in the cast waters of earth by its cry us never heard because no one can hear it.

"In the middle of the vast ocean

One whale speaks softly and lonely

The fact that no matter how much they shout, it won’t reach

Makes them so gravely lonely that they quietly shut their mouths"

BTS try to convey the message that everyone's voice at many points of their life goes unheard. When we try to stand up for ourselves we get pushed aside and ignored. Or we keep to yourselves our problems that we hope someone can hear our silent screams within ourselves to help us.

But even when our voices are not heard we got to keep trying so that they do hear us.

"Even if my breaths are blocked

Because I’m confined in that wall

I head towards the surface of water above

Hey oh oh hey oh yeah"

You may feel invisible now, but you can't stay that way forever because someone will hear your cries over the noise of others. Keep trying until someone hears you.

https://youtu.be/7UWBYJjuIL0

[whisperedlouis]

This asshole (Louis) is going to do a surprise drop and I'm going to cry every tear of my body while I scream at a frequency only whales can hear. I'm looking forward to it tbqh.

SHUT YOUR MOUTHLOUIS IF YOU RELEASE ANYTHING WHILE IM AT WORKI SWEAR TO GOD ILL FIND HIM AND SLAP HIS LITTLE NIPPLE