Opening Sequence

⋆ Genre: Alternative R&B

⋆ Producing Credits: Sam Klempner

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Koda, Sam Klempner, Bryn Christopher, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, Hueningkai, January 8th, Taehyun, danke

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ABOUT/MEANING: As the opening track, 'Opening Sequence' captures the boys'* initial shock and disbelief after a breakup, representing the denial stage in Kübler-Ross' model of grief. The song reflects their emotional turmoil and resistance to accepting the end of the relationship, using vivid cinematic metaphors to depict their longing to revisit past moments as they struggle to move forward. As the first song of 'Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child', 'Opening Sequence' sets the tone for the album's exploration of heartbreak and self-discovery, signaling the beginning of the boys' journey through grief and healing.

*For further context on the song check out the 'Minisode 2: Thursday's Child' album summary

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LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION (translations by @translatingTXT)

The screen plays in reverse from the moment we broke up

The movie begins with the scene where you and I ended

You’re walking away, the build-up of this breakup

The opening sequence rewinds the incident

Ah, this familiar pain

I can see you in my memories 

Dance with me, dance with me, dance with me

Take one more chance on me, chance on me, chance on me

I'm bleeding painfully, painfully, painfully

You in the faded picture

And your gaze that erased me

Stay for me, stay for me, stay for me

I can't get used to it, used to it, used to it

It repeats brutally, I can’t endure it

I cry

Why'd you laugh? 

I see it, your ghost smiling at me

The calendar taking a step backwards

It's driving me crazy

So many memories fade and dissolve

Someone please stop this opening sequence, no

It's running through my head

It's just hitting me now

All the hidden foreshadowing

You and the promised end of the world

SELF REFERENCE: 0x1=LOVESONG: "Say you love me / Till the end of the world"

"That's so cliche"

I can see you in my memories 

Dance with me, dance with me, dance with me

Take one more chance on me, chance on me, chance on me

I'm bleeding painfully, painfully, painfully

You in the faded picture

And your gaze that erased me

Stay for me, stay for me, stay for me

I can't get used to it, used to it, used to it

It repeats brutally, I can’t endure it

I cry

I can't do anything anyway

Blame on me, blame on me, blame on me

The tragedy, tragedy, tragedy of you and me

I’m filled with sorrow, sorrow, sorrow

This scene traps me

This sequence feels like eternity

Stay for me, stay for me, stay for me

I can't get used to it, used to it, used to it

It repeats brutally 

I can’t endure it

I cry

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Helpful Context (Album Summary): 'Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child' delves into the emotional turbulence of adolescence, centering on heartbreak, identity, and self-discovery. The love that once offered salvation in The Chaos Chapters proves unsustainable. After his first breakup, the boy* - who had relied on that connection for healing and direction - finds himself lost and emotionally hollow. Framed through the lens of the Kübler-Ross model of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance), the album traces his journey through loss and growth. As the boy begins to process the end of a love that once defined him, he no longer clings to what was. This marks a crucial turning point: a conscious step toward the future and the beginning of discovering his identity, purpose, and – ultimately - his name.

Helpful Context (Album Series Summary): In between each series of chapters in TXT's discography,  'minisodes' are released. Minisodes serve as transitional bridges, between chapters, guiding the listener from one era to the next while introducing new themes and emotional turning points.

*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.