Buttons
[Verse 1]
What's it like to know?
The words in your mouth right 'fore you say them? (You say them, but)
Wonders what it’s like to be in sync with someone, almost predicting their thoughts before they’re expressed.
I wanna know what's it like to waste (Yeah-yeah)
Time on your couch, stare at the ceiling
Imagines spending time together in comfortable silence, yearning for intimacy in shared moments.
[Pre-Chorus]
If it's alright we can go from late night (Night)
'Til sunrise (Rise), you're on my mind
Suggests staying up all night in each other’s presence, emphasizing her infatuation and desire to be close.
I just wanna be—
[Chorus]
Close, closer than the buttons on your clothes
Yearns to be physically and emotionally close, as close as the fabric clinging to him.
Can I be the melody you know?
Hopes to become as familiar and memorable to him as a favorite song.
Stay on replay in your head
Wants to occupy his thoughts continually, like a song stuck on loop.
What am I supposed to do to get close to you? (To you)
Feels a sense of helplessness, unsure how to bridge the distance between them.
[Verse 2]
What's it like to be the shirt on your back?
Wants to be something essential and constant in his life, like his clothing.
What's it like to be the pink to your black? (K-pop)
Describes wanting to complement him, like contrasting colors that work together, possibly referencing harmony through differences.
A hinge on your door, a date on your tour
Imagines being part of his life’s structure and important moments, always there as a part of his journey.
Guess I'd like to be the pin on your map (Oh)
Wants to be the place he thinks of, a destination he longs to return to.
[Pre-Chorus]
From late night (Late night)
'Til sunrise (Sunrise), you're on my mind
And I just wanna be—
[Chorus]
Close, closer than the buttons on your clothes
Can I be the melody you know?
Stay on replay in your head
What am I supposed to do to get close to you?
[Outro]
I just wanna be close
Closer than the buttons on your clothes
Reaffirms her desire to be an inseparable part of his life, always near and significant.
Can I be the melody you know?
Stay on replay in your head
What am I supposed to do to get close to you?
Ends with a final plea, expressing her longing for closeness and connection.
