Jeoseung-ui Mun — The Gates of Jeoseung

The road was cold The rain was gone I walked alone Until

the dawn

Ahead of me

A doorway stood Beyond the dark Beyond the woods I heard the

wind

I heard my name

But I knew I couldn’t stay

Two figures waited by the gate They looked at me but did

not speak I looked behind,

the road was gone There was no way to carry on I

thought about the life I left The hands I held,

the words unsaid And for the first time

I wasn’t afraid

I don’t want to die

But I know I can’t return

Ije gallae

Now I must go

Open the gates Let me through

I’ve said goodbye To the life I knew Jeoseung-ui mun The gates

of the dead I won’t turn back I won’t run again If

love survives

Beyond this place Then I’ll carry hers

Into the dark

I stepped closer

The shadows moved The air became A different truth Then I heard

it— My name.

Your voice

Across the distance I turned around And there you were Just for

a moment

Just long enough

You were crying But you smiled And I finally understood

I wanted to run I wanted to stay But your eyes told

me It was okay Jal jina Please live well

Open the gates Let me through

I’ve said goodbye To the life I knew Jeoseung-ui mun The gates

of the dead I won’t turn back I won’t run again If

love survives

Beyond this place Then I’ll carry hers

Into the dark

Do I turn around?

One last time… Do I say your name?

One last time… I can still hear you I can still feel

you I can still see your face But I know now… Love

doesn’t disappear Just because I do So I won’t turn around.

Open the gates Let me through I’ve made my peace

With leaving you

Jeoseung-ui mun I’m walking through No more fear No more pain No

more running From the rain If I was given

One more life

I would still

Choose you

The gates opened… The light came through… I heard your voice

One final time.

“Goodbye.”

I smiled… And

walked into

the dark.