내 목에 줄세개
Three strings around my neck
내가 살아온
As I've lived my life
그때에 느낀 색깔
I felt these three colors
두고두고 담아왔던 생각
I've kept these thoughts
위로 풀었지 빈틈도 없이 가득
With full, unbroken brush strokes
파란 빨간 초록 물감으로
I paint with blue, red, and green
엄마는 남이었지 불러본 적도없이
My mom was a stranger who I stopped calling
편안할 맘이없어 불편했던 아이었지
My heart has never felt at peace, even as a child I was uneasy
그흔한 조명없이 밝았던 아이었지
I was a bright kid without the typical lighting
대부분 열이붙던 내나인 파랑이었지
The feverish feeling at this age was the color blue
내 목에 줄 세개
Three strings around my neck
내가 살아온
As I've lived my life
그때에 느낀 색깔
I felt these three colors
두고두고 담아왔던 생각
I've kept these thoughts
위로 풀었지 빈틈도 없이 가득
With full, unbroken brush strokes
파란 빨간 초록 물감으로
I paint with blue, red, and green
이별로 취해야지 저별로 날아가지
I'll get drunk off goodbyes, flying to the stars
하루를 별일없이 사는건 바보같았지
I was foolish to live without treating anything like it was special
낮에는 노랠했지 밤에는 주정했지
I sang during the day and got drunk at night
뜨겁던 스물일곱 여름은 빨강이었지
My hot summer at age 27 was the color red
내 목에 줄 세개
Three strings around my neck
내가 살아온
As I've lived my life
그때에 느낀 색깔
I felt these three colors
두고두고 담아왔던 생각
I've kept these thoughts
위로 풀었지 빈틈도 없이 가득
With full, unbroken brush strokes
파란 빨간 초록 물감으로
I paint with blue, red, and green
밤을걷지 그리운 일을적지
I walk at night and write down the things I long for
좋아서 걷는거고 불안해서 적는거지
I walk because I enjoy it, I write because I'm nervous
사실은 잘모르지 어떻게 살아갈지
Truthfully, I don't know how to live well
적당한 어른이고 아프면 작아지겠지
I'm a decent adult, but I grow small when I'm hurt
감았던 눈을 뜨면 남은건 초록이겠지
When I open my closed eyes, only green remains
내 목에 줄 세개
Three strings around my neck
내가 살아온
As I've lived my life
그때에 느낀 색깔
I felt these three colors
두고두고 담아왔던 생각
I've kept these thoughts
위로 풀었지 빈틈도 없이 가득
With full, unbroken brush strokes
파란 빨간 초록 물감으로
I paint with blue, red, and green