Soju

Title	Soju
Artist	HOAX
Album	b?
Release Date	2022-01-26
Description	On the surface, “soju” might be best described to have an upbeat pop-centric sound, but the song itself is about dealing with death and reflecting on the notion that life sometimes feels like random moments in time that are out of your control. For most people, they wouldn’t know that I wrote “soju” from the perspective of his late grandfather and that 2021 was the year of loss for him. The first verse and chorus of “soju” was written about the aftermath of loss and grief. We tend to feel completely helpless and achingly wish for one more moment with our loved ones, as we are overwhelmed by the struggle to go on through life feeling like the meaning is lost. Most of the lyrics in the first verse and chorus are reflections on how hopeless life feels when you lose someone, and how much the sky feels like it is falling in the wake of their death. Simply put, life becomes monochromatic. The second half of the second verse is all about that idea to not lose love when you have lost a loved one, and rather to use the pain you experienced that has undoubtedly changed you – to love even deeper. Pain is more relatable to people than success; than happiness; than anything else we often experience. Our lives more often than not are our symbols of pain that we have synthesized through our coping methods into how we then choose to perceive the world. At its worst, we let it consume us and we create insecurities that eat us alive. At its best, our pain becomes lessons of growth and empathy that we can use to understand why it is so goddamn hard for all of us to be alive and human. The takeaway message of the song? Make sure you find someone that you can give your all to, and then love them in your every waking moment – until their final breath. That’s what the bridge of “soju” is all about. How often can we regret the time we no longer have with someone who is gone? Savor every moment you get with someone who loves you, exist with them, and be with them. And though I hope that none of you will ever have to go on living without someone you love, knowing you were truly with them – and they were with you – is enough. -Mike Raj
Lyrics	Staring out the window Reaching for a North Star Waiting just to wake up From this nightmare Where you could be Right back in my arms Dancing to the limbo Stuck here in the middle You tell me that it’s simple But I could Paint A thousand different pictures Of what is wrong But if we turn the clocks back A couple dials We should throw them out Because time ain’t ours Oh, but you fill me up And I can feel it now She said, “Life is just a symbol For the pain that you can get through Like a camel through the needle Everyday people are just A thousand versions Of who they were" So love me like we’re equal Cause if there is no sequel I rather live in Peaceful understanding That we believed Our every single words And if we turn the clocks back A couple dials We should throw them out Because time ain’t ours You might also likeAnd if we burned these blocks down A couple miles We could build them up Until the sky was ours Cause I’ve lived, I lived One hundred years of solitude With you And never questioned "What gives? What gives? Anyone the right to, right to Believe these superstitions Outside of human intuition? ‘Cause tonight It's enough for me to know That you and I Exist inside this paradise And if we turn the clocks back A couple dials We should throw them out Because time ain’t ours And if we burned these blocks down A couple miles We could build them Up Until the sky was ours