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TNC: Temptation album analysis (spoilers, it's all about sex!)
okay wait the more I'm looking at the lyrics and the narrative structure of the album, the more I'm moved by how creatively and thoughtfully they managed to express one's loss of innocence and the emotional journey that that is...wow
minors maybe don't interact 😵💫
also tw: devil by the window has some pretty strong language that can be read as sexual coercion/rapey (if we're assuming the devil is an actual being here and not an inner monologue) so...tread lightly w that one cause there's no doubt in my mind this entire album (hello it's called temptation) is about sex
so anyway!
we start with devil by the window, which alternates point of view between the tempter (the devil, perhaps also interpreted here as one's inner monologue), and the tempted (txt/our protagonists).
the devil (or their inner voice as I'll refer to it now aka voice of temptation) tries to convince them to "come out to play":
it's coaxing them to lean into desire and "give up, don't you put up a fight", meaning they should stop resisting and just follow the temptation
evidently our protagonists, after some initial resistance, follow through, as we can tell from the way they describe themselves drifting higher and higher, "weightless without a worry into the night"
@impuritywrites mentioned there seems to be hints about masturbation and listen...this doesn't seem like a stretch at all if we look further at the context. devil by the window really does seem to be a song about our protagonists who are finally allowing themselves to masturbate
It makes sense cause then we start the next song on the album, sugar rush ride, which is them navigating how much they should lean into this newfound temptation and them discovering very quickly once they allow themselves to experience it that it is in fact the best feeling ever:
And if the sexual theme wasn't obvious enough, track 3 moves into happy fools, which is basically them riding out this new high they're feeling:
"I'll just enjoy the skewed path that I've hopped on"
also:
This song has such good vibes my god???
Anyhow then we jump into Tinnitus which tbh I'm having a hard time interpreting cause the beat is so addictive I just want to get up and dance and forget all about the lyrics. Lyrically it makes the least sense to me but it's giving me sad drunk who is coming off his high and feels like a loser but doesn't want the party to end:
But what really wraps this all together so beautifully, this journey of our protagonists losing their innocence and having to grapple with the fact that nothing will ever be the same to them again, is the closing song on this album: Farewell, Neverland.
This song merely reinforces the sexual theme of sugar rush ride.
Neverland is metaphorically associated with eternal childhood.
And yet by the end, our protagonists decide to depart from this safe haven. They speak of Neverland fondly, almost wistfully, like their heart is heavy but leaving is the right choice:
In sugar rush ride, they say "Oh my, I see the stars", which is pretty suggestive for an orgasm/climax. And then here in Farewell, Neverland, they reference this again, but more metaphorically:
I found this part so beautiful because...they are pretty much saying "I love it here but I've outgrown this place. It isn't even as grand as I once knew it."
They know what they actually want now - not a life of endless pleasure, as they realize in Tinnitus is no fun - but instead a life where they have the choice of balance, where they can pursue sexual pleasures if they want. Neverland doesn't give them this freedom. It merely soaks them in the sun and sure, it's nice and warm, but what about the beauty of the night sky? What about seeing the stars? I love this metaphor so much ugh my heart
So there we have it, my interpretation of The Name Chapter: Temptation!
I think it's a lovely depiction of characters grappling with innocence and temptation. I won't try and milk this as something totally-unique-never-done-before, but I have to admit, considering how taboo the topic of sex is in the kpop industry (like overtly obvious sex stuff) this album has grounds to be pretty revolutionary. What's not to love? It sonically, visually, and lyrically captures their journey through pleasure and desire so well.
Let me know your thoughts!!! :D
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