These are the lyrics for yoongi's interlude "set me free"
Chorus]
Set me free, yeah, even though I know it won't turn out however I want to, hm
Set me free, yeah, even though I know it is not what I want, oh no no no (well the only way to be free is giving up your allegiance to satan and repenting, even though it seems that difficult to do)
[Verse]
Set me free, I'm freely afloat in the air
Set me free, these days I feel blue for some reason
My day crawls on the ground
And another flies in the sky
Why why (he enjoys fame, but feels empty and depressed, but then feels ecstasy on the "rewards" hes gotten. Gosh that mind control is really showing)
[Chorus]
Set me free, yeah, even though I know it won't turn out however I want to, hm
Set me free, yeah, even though I know it is not what I want, oh no no no
[Outro]
Set me free, yeah
Set me free, yeah
Set me free, yeah
Set me free, yeah
Set me free
So its like hes boasting and proclaiming how much he enjoys where hes at now, to the point where he cant get more higher than he is now, but but bevause of being too high up in fame, he feels depressed and "blue" because of the long way back down and still not being fulfilled/complete with his life. Its like Shadow. He is literally battling with the addiction of wanting more fame and fortune but at the same time it is too much for him to handle and it leaves him more sad and empty, but thinks its been worth it because of all the things he is able to have now. Literally its satan telling yoongi "you got what you wanted, you should be happy no?? Why do you still seek for more if its clearly making you "sad"?? You want more fame and fortune?? Then you gotta continue "fighting" for it even until your dead, hungry and thirsty, i can give you the whole world if you continue bowing for me". And sadly as a mk slave he thinks he is benefiting from all of this and doing the right thing....
Shadow
I wanna be a rap star
I wanna be the top
I wanna be a rockstar
I want it all mine
I wanna be rich
I wanna be the king
I wanna be me
I want a big thing
Oh boy let me see
I got a big dream yeah
[Verse 1]
Ooh, I wondered everyday how far I’d go
I came to my senses and I find myself here
Yeah, hmm, shadow at my feet
Look down, it’s gotten even bigger
I run but the shadow follows, as dark as the light's intense (condemnation, depression and expectation of giving more in the industry/occult follows him)
I'm afraid, flying high is terrifying (in the occult, members admit how terrifying it is to see and do the things that are happening, yet they do it anyways cuz itll be worth it cuz they will finally "illuminate" and become "gods" in the end)
No one told me how lonely it is up here (satan lures you in only to abandon you and treat you as a peasant in chains. And locking up mind control slaves alone for hours/days is a form of torture they do) I can leap in the air but also plunge, now I know
Running away could be an option too, pause (but if he escapes, he will most likely be targeted or even killed/sacrificed, so he has to "pause" on that option)
People say, there’s splendor in that bright light (how he has heard about God/eternal life being splendid??)
But my growing shadow swallows me and becomes a monster (but even if it is good, he is too defeated and a complete slave to the industry/Satan)
Up high, high, and higher, higher
I only go higher and vertigo overtakes me
I rise, rise, I hate it
I pray, I pray, hoping to be okay (again with the "i hate it but i love it/i love it but i hate it")
[Chorus]
The moment I’m flying high as I wished
My shadow grows in that blasting stark light
Please don’t let me shine
Don’t let me down
Don’t let me fly
Now I’m afraid(the more he desires more fortune and riches, the more he sees darkness and demons pollute his life, and will require more programming and rituals, which then ends up making him afraid to experience what he has to go through just to receive those temporary things)
The moment I face myself brought lowest
It so happens that I’m flying the highest
Please don’t let me shine
Don’t let me down
Don’t let me fly
Now I’m scared
Don’t let me shine (yoongi: stop giving me more fame, it is hurting me and making them (the handlers) squeeze out more of me when i almost have none! But still keep worshipping me because it is what gives me strength and energy and feeds me to keep reaching higher ranks and gain more rewards! Look at all the things i have now)
[verse 2]
Try smiling – what are you hesitating for?
Wasn’t this the kind of thing you were hoping for?
Or cry instead – what are you scared of?
Wasn’t this the kind of thing you’d been wanting?
The life you hoped for, the life you wanted
The life you chose: you achieved everything without regrets
And on top of that, you have a big house, big cars, big rings
All the things you wanted, you’ve got it all
So what’s the problem? Just enjoy it
Or just let it go – no?
Then run – or stop
Don’t whine, just choose one or the other
You’re saying I never told you that? (Yeah, yeah)
You’re asking me if I really didn’t know? (Oh no)
I’ll simply take just as much as you own, whatever it is
That at times, your rest becomes your fall
Do you finally get it? That giving it your best effort every time is what it means to do your best
It reminds me of michael jackson's "price of fame"
Father always told me you wont live a quiet life,
if you're reaching for fortune and fame
I feel the pressure setting in
Im living just to win
Im down in my pain
dont you feel it (no pain)
Its the price of fame
You pay the price of fame
So dont be feeling no pain!
Its the price of fame
You pay the price of fame
So dont you ever complain!