Dream Of Mine
- Apr 6
- 3 min read
Updated: May 20
⋆ Korean Title: The Next Next
⋆ Genre: Alt-Pop
⋆ Producing Credits: Dave Hamelin
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Dave Hamelin, Leven Kali, PXPILLON, Park Sung Hee (Jamfactory), Park Sang Yu (153/Joombas), danke, Yoon (153/Joombas), Soobin, Gu Samyoung (153/Joombas), Jung Na Gyeong (153/Joombas), TENSEECHEE (XYXX), Chang Yeo Jin (lalala studio), Cho Yun Kyoung
ABOUT/MEANING: 'Dream of Mine' closes the album in motion - reaching toward a future that's still undefined but actively chosen. The song holds fear and excitement at once without trying to resolve them, letting both exist as part of moving forward. There's an openness to it, a quiet curiosity that sits alongside the hesitation rather than fighting it. For TXT, that feels like the natural endpoint of everything 7TH YEAR sits with: after seven years, continuation isn't automatic anymore, it's a decision. And they've made it. In the end, the "next next" isn't a destination - it's a willingness to keep reaching, even when the outcome is still unwritten.
LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION (translations by @translatingtxt)
On a map with no roads
Chasing the unknown, a dream of mine
I wonder what’s the next next
I'm a wonderlust, I dream every day
A story with an open ending
I wonder what’s the next next
I said, I’m on my way
Shall I follow along
The dream that question mark leads me to
When fear starts to creep in,
Excitement layered on top of it
The reason I throw myself into the unknown
Eyes gleaming with curiosity
It’s always been a dream of mine
I long for the next next
I'm a wonderlust, I dream every day
Anxiously excited
I long for the next next
When fear starts to creep in,
Excitement layered on top of it
The reason I throw myself into the unknown
No I'm not afraid to love
No I'm not afraid to fall, to fall
The more it hurts, the deeper I breathe
Even if I wander, I'll trace my own path
Toward the tomorrow I once envisioned
Even if it turns out differently
I'll keep going to the next next
Helpful Context (Album Summary): '7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns' is a quiet but defining moment in TOMORROW X TOGETHER's discography. For the first time, the group steps outside the long-running narrative framework that has shaped their music since debut, turning the focus inward - onto themselves, their bond, and the future they are actively choosing together. At seven years - the length of a standard K-pop contract, and a point where many groups face an uncertain future - the album doesn't treat continuation as something guaranteed. Rather than reaching for reinvention or dramatic resolution, it lingers in the uncertainty, reflection, and emotions that come with deciding to keep going. The "thorns" aren't just symbols of hardship - they're the direct result of choices made on their own terms, inseparable from who they've become. The "moment of stillness" exists within that tension: a pause taken not after the struggle has ended, but while living inside it. Rather than offering peace or certainty, it becomes a brief space for reflection before anything moves forward again. What gives the project an additional layer of meaning is the context surrounding it: all five members renewed their contracts, turning what could have felt like an ending into a continuation shaped by intention rather than obligation. Across six tracks, 7TH YEAR moves through anxiety, release, defiance, and reflection, gradually arriving at something quieter - not certainty, but curiosity about what still lies ahead, and a willingness to keep walking forward together.
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