Lirik
You stare at me like I’m brain dead
“Dr. Bad News” came with meds
Think I’m suffocating under water bad enough
Empty promises and lies are made with deeper cuts
I’m okay, unafraid
When my lungs collapse, it’s overkill
To whom you wrote
I hope they choke on words that broke me
And when they ghost, keep playing dead
Bite my tongue instead
Instead
Instead
Let it burn the open wounds in you
Bite it instead
Every tragic tales you’ve told
Became my clarity that I’ve known
That feeling, something breathing under my bed
Something breathing next to my head instead
You always pick the best times
To drop every worst lines
Celebrate the scars and ones to come
Caving in like everything is breaking
One by one, gone blink of an eye
To whom you wrote
I hope they choke on words that broke me
And when they ghost, keep playing dead
Bite my tongue instead
Instead
Instead
Let it burn the open wounds in you
Bite it instead
An empty house with mirrors show
I can’t be loud when no one knows, woah
Instead
Instead
Let it burn the open wounds in you
Bite it instead
Every tragic tales you’ve told
Became my clarity that I’ve known
That feeling, something breathing under my bed
Something breathing next to my head instead
Lyrics by: Musixmatch
Writer(s): Joseph J, . Lee, . O.de, . Gun-il, . Jooyeon, . Jungsu, . Gaon, . Versachoi, . Nickko Young
Deskripsi lagu
Lagu “iNSTEAD!” dirilis pada 9 September 2024 sebagai bagian dari proyek digital single seri Open ♭eta v6.4 oleh Xdinary Heroes di bawah Studio J / JYP Entertainment.
Single ini juga unik karena menampilkan kolaborasi vokal dengan Yoon Do Hyun, vokalis dari band rock legendaris Korea Selatan YB, menambah energi emosional dan kekuatan vokal di bagian chorus.
Secara lirik dan tema, iNSTEAD! membahas perjuangan emosional menghadapi pengkhianatan, tekanan, dan luka batin, serta fokus pada ketahanan diri dan pilihan untuk tetap kuat meskipun tertekan.
Musik Xdinary Heroes sering mengeksplorasi berbagai genre rock dari pop-rock yang cerah hingga nu-metal yang berat seperti pada lagu iNSTEAD!, menunjukkan fleksibilitas dan evolusi artistik mereka dari waktu ke waktu.
