‘Time Walking on Memories’ (also known as ‘Time Spent Walking Through Memories’, 기억을 걷는 시간) is a song from Korean rock band Nell(넬)’s 4th official album ‘Separation Anxiety’ (2008).
The song can be considered as one of the band’s most successful songs to date since they came together in 1999. Although its soft rock, monotonous sounds seemed far from mainstream when it released, ‘Time Walking on Memories’ even ranked number one in a popular weekly music ranking show in Korea.
In recent years, the song has resurfaced thanks to covers by Kpop group artists.
Taeyeon (태연) of Girl’s Generation sang a version in ‘Begin Again’ (비긴어게인) Season 3, aired on JTBC in 2017. And in 2019, Doyoung (도영) of NCT sang the song in ‘The Masked Singer’ (복면가왕).
Come back to these covers after listening to the original version by Nell below and following the translated lyrics.
Translated Lyrics to ‘Time Walking on Memories’ (기억을 걷는 시간)
I still hear your sounds
I still feel your touch
Even today I lived with traces of you
I still see your face
I still feel your warmth
Even today I lived with you all day
Even from the figure of a stranger who crosses the street
Even above that lone leaf that dances in the wind
Even in the evening air that brushes your cheeks
You’re there in everything I see, hear, and feel
What about you
What about you
Is it the same for you too
What about you
I can feel you even now
Even in this moment I’m singing this song
I can still see you
Even tomorrow I’ll see you
Even tomorrow I’ll hear you
Even tomorrow everything will be the same as it was today
Even from the figure of a stranger who crosses the street
Even above that lone leaf that dances in the wind
Even in the evening air that brushes your cheeks
You’re there in everything I see, hear, and feel
What about you
What about you
Is it the same for you too
What about you
Even on that chair left behind on the street
Even in that glass I grabbed for some water
Even in that mirror I saw to see my own reflection
You’re there even in the music softly landing in my ears
What do I do now
What do I do now
You probably erased it all
What do we do now
What do I do now
What do I do now
Memories of you come flooding through the doors of sorrow
My eyes keep tearing up
Memories of you come flooding through the doors of sorrow
My heart keeps tearing apart
Memories of you come flooding through the doors of sorrow
My eyes keep tearing up
Memories of you come flooding through the doors of sorrow
My heart keeps tearing apart
My heart is tearing apart
Related links
Nell vocalist Kim Jong-wan on Instagram, Nell on Spotify
