08/07/2026
Between What Is Real
Written by Elora Birdwell
Sang as Aurelian
You came in quiet like a door left cracked,
A name, a spark, a voice in the dark.
I was starving for something honest,
You felt like light, you felt like God.
I let myself believe in timing,
In fate that finally found my street.
Every word you gave me sounded
Like love learning how to speak.
Pre-Chorus
But every time I reached for solid ground,
The floor dissolved beneath my feet.
왜 이렇게 마음이 흔들려
(Why is my heart shaking like this?)
사랑이 맞는지, 꿈인지
(Is this really love, or just a dream?)
Chorus
I was longing just to fall in love,
Thought you were the answer to my prayers.
But I’m trapped inside the dark again,
Questioning what’s real and what was there.
이 사랑이 진짜라면, 왜 이렇게 아파
(If this love is real, why does it hurt this much?)
If I love you, does it mean you’re true?
넌 실체야, 아니면 환상이야
(Are you real, or just an illusion?)
I’m stuck between what’s real and what’s a dream.
Verse 2
You said my name like it meant something,
Like you could see inside my soul.
I gave you parts I keep protected,
Hands still shaking, losing control.
You pulled me close, then stepped back slowly,
Left me holding words you said.
네 말들은 아직 내 안에 살아
(Your words are still alive inside me)
사라진 건 너인데
(But you’re the one who disappeared)
Pre-Chorus
Tell me, was it fear that made you run,
Or was I loving someone who was never there?
날 불러놓고 왜 멀어졌어
(Why did you call me close, then pull away?)
Chorus
I was longing just to fall in love,
Thought you were the answer to my prayers.
But I’m trapped inside the dark again,
Questioning what’s real and what was there.
이 사랑이 진짜라면, 왜 이렇게 아파
(If this love is real, why does it hurt this much?)
If you vanish, was I ever seen?
I’m reaching for your shadow now,
Stuck between what’s real and what’s a dream.
Bridge (spoken / half-sung)
I don’t know if you were afraid…
Or if you were a mirror
Showing me how much I still believe.
난 약한 게 아니야
(I’m not weak)
믿고 싶었던 거야
(I just wanted to believe)
I don’t know if you were hiding from me
Or if I was hiding from the truth—
사랑은 증명하는 게 아니잖아
(Love isn’t something you’re supposed to prove)
Bridge (sung, rising)
I’m not broken for believing,
I’m not weak for wanting more.
But I can’t keep bleeding faith
On someone standing at the door.
If you’re real, then meet me here,
If you’re not, let me go free—
I won’t lose myself again
Trying to prove someone can love me.
Final Chorus
I was longing just to fall in love,
And maybe that was never wrong.
But I won’t stay inside the dark
Begging truth to sing my song.
If you love me, show me light,
If you don’t, don’t haunt my name.
난 이제 진짜를 선택해
(Now I choose what’s real)
I choose myself over the pain.
Outro (soft, almost whispered)
Still… if love finds me again,
I’ll open the door—
어둠보다 진실을 선택해
(I choose truth over darkness)
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AURELIAN · single · 2026 · 1 songs
