My Sea by: IU

But there are things that don’t heal even after time
Because I don’t love me completely
It’s a poor night for my heart

The face I see in the mirror is strange
I close my eyes silently as a habit
When the night comes, I want to hurry and go to tomorrow
I dreamed a different dream every day under so many wishes

Has the child gotten sick of being me for so long?
As the days pile up, we get further away
I don’t think I can reconcile with myself
I don’t think it’s gonna get any better

When I was young, there was an endless sea in my heart
That I was never able to hide
Now in the faintest places, only traces remain

The sound of my breath that was filled with excitement
And the breeze blowing above my head
I want to become a wave and run anywhere
Being a little scared, I slowly open my eyes

The world comes to me at every moment
And it becomes a dazzling gift
I have a big number of doubts
But I think I can find the answer to them

The memories are calling me from the other side
With the voice I had forgotten for a long time
I go back to being against the waves
In the place where the sea inside me was born

Even if I get swept away and get lost, I’m free
I don’t close my eyes to the darkness that locks me up anymore
I won’t pretend I don’t know myself again

But still sometimes
There will be days in which I’ll lose against life
Even if get lost again, I know my way back

It is somewhat known that Gatsby is an extreme persona of himself, and this is kind of what the song is about IU has been an idol since she was 15 and has completely built a persona around herself so much so that she doesn’t know who she is when she looks in the mirror.