Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)

⋆ Genre: Reggaeton

⋆ Producing Credits: "hitman" bang, Slow Rabbit, Carson Thatcher, Ewan Mainwood

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: "hitman" bang, Slow Rabbit, Carson Thatcher, Ewan Mainwood, Beomgyu, danke, Woo Seung Yeon (153/Joombas), tru (153/Joombas), January 8th, Lee Seu Ran, Soobin, Kim In Hyung, Cho Yun Kyoung, Taehyun, Hueningkai, Jeon Jieun, Na Jung Ah (153/Joombas)

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ABOUT/MEANING: 'Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)' marks a pivotal moment in the boys’* emotional journey, shifting from the escapism explored in previous chapters to a more grounded and resilient stance. While ‘Run Away’ reflected a desire to flee from life’s challenges through love and friendship, ‘Resist’ embraces love as a source of strength. The boys commit to confronting difficulties head-on, with the phrase "I can resist" symbolizing their emotional resilience and determination to remain anchored in love. This evolution highlights their growing maturity, where love becomes a force that empowers them to face life’s complexities with courage, rather than seek escape.

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

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LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION (translations by @translatingTXT)

When I look at you

I can resist

You are my one and only

I can’t exist without you

'Cause I don’t wanna live without you

I can resist

I’ll endure everything for you

I can resist

Now, without you

I’m a sunset that has lost its color

You are the reason that makes me exist

Life wants to take you away

My mind lost all the control

Everything around us

Pushes me away from your side

But I’m gonna get down with you

Down with you, down with, down with you

Holding our two hands together

Believing it’s paradise

I take root next to you

When I look at you, I can resist

You are my one and only

I can’t exist without you

'Cause I don’t wanna live without you

I can resist

I’ll endure everything for you

I can resist

For you, predictable insincere lies,

Don't care

Even if I was insignificant

Holding your hand, I become the one and only

SELF REFERENCE: In Lonely Boy, the boy carries the weight of a lost relationship, symbolized by a permanent tattoo on his ring finger - a mark of emotional scars and lingering pain. This is reflected in the lyrics: "We became one when we held hands / Leaving the other half of the star all alone / Tell me about the meaning, it isn't there / It's just become a scribble with a lost meaning," and "She ain't my one and only, one and only." Here, the boy grapples with the loss and emptiness that comes with a faded connection. These lyrics are referenced here in 'Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)' to show a transformation. Holding someone’s hand, the boy begins to feel significant again, as if despite his painful past, he becomes "the one and only" for someone else. This shift marks a journey from loss and insignificance to rediscovering self-worth and healing through a new bond.

As much as I want you

I hope you need me to

So Imma get down with you

Down with you, down with, down with you

You uniquely alone

Are what keeps me alive

I’ll bear it all next to you

When I see you, I can resist

I have no fear

I can’t exist without you

Even in this cruel world

I can resist

I’ll embrace this bruised heart

I can resist

For you, I can resist

You are my air

I can’t exist without you

Not gonna run away without ya

SELF REFERENCE: Run Away

I can resist

Holding you tightly, enduring it all

I can resist

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Helpful Context (Album Summary): If 'Minisode 3: Tomorrow' was the long night - a desperate hope that reunion might still be possible - then 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' is the moment the sun begins to rise. This chapter captures what it means to come home - not to the past, but to each other. After seasons of emotional frost and internal distance, the boys* find themselves once again beneath the sky where everything began. Yet this reunion isn’t a return to innocence; it’s something deeper: a conscious choice to reconnect, to heal, and to stay. Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' - where love melts frozen hearts after separation - the album portrays the slow thaw of emotional walls and a return to childhood wonder through a matured lens. Here, love is no longer a fantasy or escape; it becomes a sanctuary grounded in mutual trust, quiet understanding, and the courage to be seen. Exploring love in its many forms and stages, 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' marks a shift from turmoil to peace, reimagining connection not as a way to flee reality, but as the very thing that makes it worth facing. Sanctuary isn’t found by running away - it’s found by choosing to stay, to feel, to remember, and to move forward toward tomorrow.

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.