#mots7

[googiejar]

happy 4th! #bts #bangtan #mots7 #7 #OT7

#bts #bangtan #ot7 #MOTS7 #i love you #im proud of you #i miss you

[fuyuseiza]

Black Swan (x)

#jimin #park jimin #bts #bts fanart #fuyu art #black swan #map of the soul #mots7 #ptd in lv #artwork #illustration #artists on tumblr #fanart

[cowgodmoo]

210425 - [BTS] This is ARMY’s paradise

#2021 #bts #mots7 #mots on:e #jin #seokjin

[btsx50states]

Two Map Of The Soul updates!

"Black Swan" has now sold over 1 million units in the US, and 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7' officially becomes the first K-Pop album to sell over 1 million pure copies in the US!! 7️⃣🦢

#bts #map of the soul 7 #mots7 #black swan #🐞

[lokisasylum]

3YearsWithFilter! 💞💪🔥

#3YearsWithFilter #Jimin #Park Jimin #Jiminie #bts #MOTS7 #jimin bts #PJM #pjms #Queen Filter

[nelatzdasblog]

Zero O'Clock 🐋🕛

wallpaper • lockscreen

🐋 bit.ly/00oclock

#bts #wallpaper #bts wallpaper #bangtan boys #lockscreen #zero o'clock #mots7 #map of the soul 7 #map of the soul seven

[the-bangtext-is-rich]

Philosopher Kim Namjoon: On Staying and Praying

Written by J.

As I have been re-listening to my favorite moody BTS songs this week, as one does, I noticed RM uses the rhyme "stay - pray" in two songs: everythingoes and Louder than Bombs. These lines really speak to me, and in fact represent a deeply comforting life philosophy imo. Let’s look into it.

Louder than Bombs

I absolutely ADORE all the low, haunting, and yet also comforting (at least when it comes to Namjoon's and Hobi's) raps in Louder than Bombs (from Map of the Soul 7, released 21 February 2020). This is where I first noticed Namjoon's rhyme:

 Here I stay, pray

Just for better days

Every day a maze

Wonder if this is my place.

 These four lines come at the end of Namjoon's rap and have a different flow than the first part of his rap. For this reason, these lines form their own separate "mini-unit." (Clearly have no idea of technical terms here. Just following my ear and my heart.)

I have committed these lines to memory and seriously repeat them to myself to keep a hold onto sanity at least once every few days. What I love about them:

The meaning: Life is difficult to navigate and we may be full of doubts, and at the same time we stay. Out of hope for better days. We pray. Maybe not in a religious way, but in a way that is out of faith for life itself. We keep on going through the maze of life, holding onto faith that better days will come. (Hobi’s rap, which immediately follows Namjoon’s, goes on in a similar vein, saying not to be afraid of darkness and proclaiming to not give up no matter the darkness.)

Namjoon's low, almost whisper-like voice.

All the rhymes : "stay," "pray," "days," "day," "maze," "place." "Stay" and "day" are on the first and third lines, and they are in the middle of the line. The others are all at the end of the line. Love the symmetry of it all.

The reference to "Two! Three!", the subtitle of which is "Still Wishing There Will Be Better Days."

everythingoes

The "stay - pray" rhyme in everythingoes (from mono, released 23 October 2018) has similar energy.

 (Lyrics from Dool Set Bangtan)

  Here we have "pray," "stay," and "every day" again.

Namjoon seems to be praying for being a better person rather than for better days. Very relatable too.

"And every day I stay" hits hard and true. I too, Namjoon, stay every day. No matter how impossible I sometimes think it is to get to the end of the week or even day. I stay. This line is a testament to our strength to make it through life, day by day and every day. And why stay? Because everything goes, hard times will have their end as well. This too shall pass. Very comforting.

He says these lines with a lot of energy and conviction, in typical RM style. Quite a different vibe to his rap in Louder than Bombs, which is softer, quieter, more desperate.

 In both cases, I find the lines comforting and life-affirming. They're all about acknowledging struggles and still keeping going on because of our faith in ourselves and in life. It’s a message that really speaks to me, and, I would imagine, many others.

  Bonus: Monterlude

Both times, the "pray - stay" lines are rapped in English. This got me curious, so I poked around on Google a bit.

Fun fact: turns out Namjoon already used the "pray - stay" rhyme in Monterlude, a soundcloud release from January 17, 2014. The song uses the same beat as "Interlude" from 2 Cool 4 Skool and, in School Trilogy fashion, is about love in school:

 I'll pray, I'll stay, yeah

You make me this way

Girl, you make me say

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

 These are the last lines of the first verse. Notice the rhymes again: “pray,” “stay,” “way,” and “say.” Gotta say they’re not exactly transcending lyrics, although they do crack me up! It's also interesting to find RM using the "pray - stay" rhyme as far back as 2014.

 Ok, that's it for today's thoughts on Namjoon being the greatest philosopher of our times. Keep on staying and praying, dear army reader.

#namjoon the greatest philosopher of our times #going off on bts lyrics #rm #namjoon #kim namjoon #louder than bombs #everythingoes #bts #mono #map of the soul 7 #mots7 #bts lyrics #namjoon lyrics #rm lyrics #army academic #philosopher kim namjoon #lyrics analysis #bts analysis

[mochimini95]

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

I knew the moment I saw the With You Hoodie photocard that I wanted to do something with Jimin’s handwriting. Then, with the release of his beautiful and meaningful OST it was time.

The placement is special - as a little nod to Jimin’s own Young Forever tattoo, and this is truly my most meaningful tattoo.

Jimin has been with me for most of my teenage and early adult years, and I am honoured to have shared my journey with him and bangtan.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ

#bts #kpop #bangtan #jimincollector #jimin aesthetic #with you #withyouost #jimin with you #park jimin #artist made merch #with you hoodie #tattoo #kpop tattoo #jimin tattoo #7withyou #mots7 #7 #hyyh

[motherofyoongischildren]

─ ⊹ ⊱ ☆ ⊰ ⊹ ─

song: jamais vu ~ by bts

─ ⊹ ⊱ ☆ ⊰ ⊹ ─

괜찮지만 괜찮지 않아

익숙하다고 혼잣말했지만

늘 처음인 것처럼 아파

translation ~ ©doolsetbangtan

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[angrymac]

2 years ago today, I watched a music video that changed my life, and now I never walk alone because I have Bangtan. Being an ARMY is one of the greatest joys I ever stumbled on. @BTS borahae forever

#bts #kim namjoon #kim seokjin #min yoongi #jung hoseok #park jimin #kim taehyung #jeong jungkook #RM #suga #jhope #hobi #jimin #hi #jungkook #v #TAE #taehyung #mots7 #map of the soul #persona #indigo #BTS army #army #bangtan shit #purple ocean #borahae

[yutamyhusband]

◥꧁ད 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖒𝖊 ཌ꧂◤

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[inn3rchi1d]

#moon #bts jin #mots7 #wednesday addams #bts #bts army

[etlu-yume]

BTS - (Together) We are Bulletproof [2020]

From the promotions of ON, for Map of The Soul 7 (MOTS7), March 2020.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro, Wacom Bamboo (2013)

#bts #bts art #ot7 #mots7 #artists on tumblr #bring the pain ON #I think this was Inkigayo? #I don't remember #it was the first time we got this kind of angle though #etluart

[cowgodmoo]

210422 - BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E CONCEPT PHOTOBOOK Preview cuts CLUE VER. [SHADOW]

#2021 #bts #mots7 #mots on:e #jungkook

[alexgalacticreader]

"You just have to look at my galaxies, you just have to be showered by those stars. And I will give my world to you"✨🌦️ #bts #kimtaehyung #vbts #fanart #innerchild #mots7 ##tears #taehyung #btsarmy https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8ZIBQp1Sc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[lokisasylum]

#FilterByJimin300M #HISTORY MAKER JIMIN #park jimin #jimin #bts #PJM #pjms #jiminie #Filter #Queen Filter #bantansonyeondan #mots7 #map of the soul 7 #JIMIN DATA