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What Does Harry Styles’ “Falling” Mean?

Shortly after Jungkook’s cover dropped, popular BTS fan and translation account @modooborahae, retweeted a 2016 comment from the member about how he approaches covers. In it, he wrote: “When I cover a song, I always check what the lyrics are/mean before I record the song! Please search for the meaning of the lyrics too. And then listen to it again. It will sound different..!”

The cover has prompted many BTS fans who might not be as familiar with Styles’ work to look up the meaning behind the very personal song, which is part of Styles’ “Fine Line” album, released in 2019. Though Styles famously almost never explains the specific inspiration behind his songs (“Watermelon Sugar” recently and gloriously excluded), he has broadly explained that “Fine Line” is about “having sex and feeling sad.” In an Apple Music interview, Styles said that he wrote the song in roughly 20 minutes while reflecting on a time he felt “the lowest I’ve ever felt in my life.” Most assume “Falling” is specifically about Styles’ break-up with former partner Camille Rowe.

The song includes some of Styles’ most intimate and emotional lyrics, starting off with “I’m in my bed and you’re not here… And there’s no one to blame but the drink and my wandering hands” and including thoughts like “What if I’m someone I don’t want around?” The vocals are often just as raw, especially the haunting bridge bellow “I get the feeling that you’ll never need me againnnnn,” which—in both the Styles version and the Jungkook cover—intentionally stays just on the right side of the belting-yelling divide.

Whatever the reasons for Jungkook choosing to cover Styles “Falling” (which is just a great song), it seems he has an interest in Styles’ career and music. Jungkook has yet to release his own solo album (unlike with One Direction and other western groups, there is more room for solo projects built into the K-pop system), and every cover is a glimpse into what that future project, known among fans as JJK1, could look like.

And, you know, BTS did recently collaborate with another mega-popular British musical artist

What do you think of Jungkook’s cover of “Falling?” Let us know in the comments below…

Source: Den of Geek

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