So Nyeon-seung releases new song Tree featuring self-composed lyrics

Singer So Nyeon-seung has released "Tree" through dingo music's "TEXTED" series, a track she co-wrote and composed. The song uses the image of a leaf-less tree enduring heatwaves to express the narrator's feelings of pain and loneliness.

Singer So Nyeon-seung has released "Tree," a song featuring questions directed toward a tree that has lost its leaves amidst a heatwave. Released through dingo music's "TEXTED" series, the track features participation from So Nyeon-seung, who contributed to both the lyrics and composition.

Heatwaves, leaf-less trees, and the projection of isolated emotions

The lyrics of "Tree" begin by describing a tree with no leaves left during extreme conditions of intense cold and heatwaves. The lyrics, "Tree, aren't you hot? Tree, using leaves to cover yourself in the heatwave, don't you die either," convey the state of the tree enduring without its leaves. The lyrics further mention the state of the leaf-less tree, stating, "It's freezing, there isn't a single leaf."

In the middle of the song, the narrator's isolated state of mind is revealed. Through the English lyrics "Now I look painful and lonely without you," the pain and loneliness felt in the absence of a subject are expressed. This is followed by "So are you? Tell me how. To fly away" and "So hard, you tell me how to find a way," which describe questions directed toward the subject and the process of finding a way forward. Adding "Like a fool, you can't say anything, Tree," the lyrics express the sorrow regarding a subject with whom communication is impossible.

Song composition completed with So Nyeon-seung's participation

For this track, So Nyeon-seung led the lyric writing and composition, while ESJAY and Choi Hyun-woo handled the arrangement to enhance the quality. In the video provided by dingo music, So Nyeon-seung's musical color can be identified through the core flow of the lyrics. According to the song's information, the lyrics were co-written by So Nyeon-seung and ESJAY, and the composition was also carried out by So Nyeon-seung and ESJAY. The arrangement was handled by ESJAY and Choi Hyun-woo.

The lyrics alternate between repetitive questions and a situation with no answers, connecting the image of a tree enduring without a single leaf in the heatwave with the narrator's emotions. Throughout the song, So Nyeon-seung leads the narrative by posing questions about the tree's condition. The lyrical flow at the beginning of the video develops around the image of the tree that has lost its leaves in the heatwave and the resulting painful emotions of the narrator.

Source: original video (YouTube)