Bird Of Night

⋆ Taehyun solo song

⋆ Genre: R&B

⋆ Producing Credits: Davin Kingston, Slow Rabbit

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Ben Samama, Davin Kingston, Michael Gerrow, Sara Davis, Slow Rabbit, Taehyun, Lee Seu Ran, tru, Choi Bo Ra, Cho Yun Kyoung, danke, Woo Seung Yeon, Jeon Jieun, Ellie Suh, YIYIJIN, Na Jung Ah, Kim In Hyung

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ABOUT/MEANING: 'Bird of Night' evokes quiet perseverance through the image of a bird flying through darkness with no promise of dawn. It speaks to sleeplessness, worry, and longing - but never gives in to despair. Instead, it offers quiet encouragement: keep going, even when you can’t yet see the morning. Life isn’t always about dramatic reunions; sometimes, it’s about the daily, quiet work of staying. Once scattered by fear and time, the boys* now reaffirm their bond through this continued act of choosing each other, even in the dark.

*For further context on the song check out 'The Star Chapter: TOGETHER' album summary

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LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION (translations by @translatingTXT)

The deep night when everyone’s asleep

It speaks to me

A sleepless night

The ticking of the clock,

Only the noise of the city,

Grows louder and louder

Between the piling choices

My shoulders grow heavy with anxiety

What does growing up even mean?

Everything starts to blur

Spread my wings like a bird of night

Under the starlight of a sleeping city

A quiet night, my own night flight

Everything becomes a tiny dot, but

The deeper the darkness, the brighter it shines

That unwavering starlight

I know the reason for this moment

We should let it go

The names of uncertain emotions

The reason we lie awake

Whatever darkness this world holds

Will someday glow

Looking down at the city

The flickering street lights

Feel just like my heart

A nameless stranger's worries

Make me think of you

I wonder – do you feel the same?

Wings fluttering towards the stars

I pray that they reach you

The reason I’m awake

Is to keep moving forward towards the stars with you

(Go ahead)

I fly like a bird of night

Beneath the lights of countless worries

This radiant night, our night flight

Still unable to sleep but

The deeper the darkness, the brighter it shines

That unwavering starlight

I know the reason for this moment

We should let it go

The reason I think of you in the darkness

Wondering if we’re gazing at the same star

Whatever darkness this world holds

Will someday glow

Glow, glow, glow

Glow, glow, glow

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Helpful Context (Album Summary): ‘The Star Chapter: Together’ is the emotional culmination of TXT’s discography-long narrative: a final chapter that doesn’t just celebrate reunion, but explores what it means to sustain it. Where ‘The Star Chapter: Sanctuary’ marked healing and return, ‘The Star Chapter: Together’ captures what follows: the strength to walk forward, side by side. The boys*, once fractured by fear, time, and uncertainty, now choose each other again - not as the same people they once were, but as those who have grown, endured, and found their way back. Each track explores a different facet of what it means to be together, showing how relationships deepen and evolve when nurtured over time. The stars that once symbolized distant dreams now light the way toward a future built on trust, belief, and a promise kept. Here, love is no longer just comfort - it’s resistance: a quiet act of defiance against isolation, fear, and the passing of time. After seasons of separation and longing, “tomorrow” is no longer a far-off dream to wait for - it’s something you choose, again and again, with the people who matter. And after everything, the five boys have finally arrived at tomorrow, together.

Helpful Context (Album Series Summary): The Star Chapter series brings TXT’s discography-long journey to a close, revisiting the promise first made in their debut EP, 'The Dream Chapter: Star': five boys beneath the night sky, bound by a shared dream and a vow to meet again. But now, they return not as wide-eyed dreamers, but as individuals shaped by distance, disillusionment, and growth. What once felt boundless and full of wonder now carries the weight of memory and time. Still, they come back - back to each other, to the stars, and to the promise that endured even when belief faltered. This series explores how youthful dreams evolve into enduring bonds, and how connection, once fractured, can be renewed through understanding. Through themes of love, reconciliation, and resilience, The Star Chapters depict not untouched joy, but peace earned through hardship - where unity is not a given, but a choice. Their “tomorrow” has finally arrived: not as a fantasy, but as a reality shaped by trust, loss, and the decision to move forward together.

*In the context of TXT’s discography, the term ‘boy’/‘boys’ are used to represent both the members themselves as well as serve as generalized protagonists embodying the universal experiences of youth.