The Meaning Behind Suga & J-Hope's "I’ll Be Missing You" Cover Lyrics Will Make You Weep
They made small changes that were so meaningful.
On Tuesday, July 27, BTS appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, where they performed a cover of “I’ll Be Missing You.” Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, and the R&B group 112 originally released the song in May 1997 as a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. following his death earlier that year. While BTS kept the main message of the song in their cover, the boys made a few small, but meaningful changes. Suga and J-Hope also reinterpreted their verses in Korean. BTS' Suga and J-Hope's "I’ll Be Missing You" cover lyrics in English are so moving.
RM began their performance by saying, “This right here goes out to everyone that can’t see someone that they truly love,” before launching into his verse. Although he kept most of Puff Daddy’s original English lyrics, RM also made a few subtle changes to reflect people’s experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of rapping, “Reminisce some time, the night they took my friend,” RM said, “Reminisce some time, the night they took my chance.” He also changed the finishing line from “Give anythin' to hear half your breath/ I know you still livin' your life after death,” to “Give anything to see half your face/ I know we’re still living our lives after this.”
After V, Jimin, Jungkook, and Jin delivered the song’s emotional chorus, Suga came in with a powerful verse in Korean that continued RM’s theme about the pandemic.
We’re now used to our routines taken away / But still can’t give up living on/ We’re more worn out because we don’t know where this ends / We’re an island we made ourselves because we couldn’t trust each other.
Suga finished his verse by saying he wished the pandemic would end, rapping:
Hope an end comes for this tiring pandemic virus / Negative thoughts can sometimes be a minus/ I knew it wasn’t the end so I couldn't say bye / When that day comes, will say ‘Hi’ like nothing happened.
J-Hope’s verse was equally emotional. It seemingly sent a message to ARMYs, who BTS hasn’t seen live in concert for almost two years. In it, he rapped:
I hate this world, our traces became memories/ I just empty my mind, trust without conditions/ I fill it every day with just loneliness/ Not like the longing that encircles me / We miss U, baby/ Whenever it may be / Here’s hoping we meet again / I promise.
Read BTS’ full “I’ll Be Missing You” lyrics via Genius below.
Intro: RM
Yeah, this right here goes out to everyone that can't see someone that they truly loved
Check it
Verse 1: RM
In the future, can't wait to see
If you'll open up the gates for me
Reminisce some time
The night they took my chance
Try to black it out, but it plays again
When it's real feelings hard to conceal
Can't imagine all the pain I feel
Give anything to see half your face
I know we're still living our lives after this
Chorus: V, Jimin, Jungkook, & Jin
Every step I take
Every move I make
Evеry single day
Every time pray
I'll bе missing you
Thinking of the day
When you went away
What a life to take
What a bond to break
I'll be missing you
Verse 2: Suga
We're now used to our routines taken away
But still can't give up living on
We're more worn out because we don't know where this ends
We're an island we made ourselves because we couldn't trust each other
Hope an end comes for this tiring pandemic virus
Negative thoughts can sometimes be a minus
I knew it wasn't the end so I couldn't say bye
When that day comes, will say "hi" like nothing happened
Chorus: Jungkook, Jin, V, & Jimin
Every step I take (La, la)
Every move I make (And I miss you)
Every single day
Every time I pray
I'll be missing you
Thinking of the day (The day)
When you went away (*You*)
What a life to take
What a bond to break
I'll be missing you
Interlude: Jimin & V
Somebody tell me why
One glad morning
When this life is over
I know I'll see your face
Bridge: Jungkook, Jin, & J-Hope
Every night I pray, every step I take
I hate this world, our traces became memories
Every move make, every single day
I just empty my mind, trust without conditions
I fill it every day with just loneliness
Every night pray, every step I take
Not like the longing that encircles me
Every move make, every single day
We miss you, baby
Whenever it may be
Here's hoping we meet again, I promise
Chorus: All
Every step I take (La, la)
Every move I make (I'll miss you)
Every single day
Every time pray
I'll be missing you (Yeah)
Thinking of the day
When you went away (You)
What a life to take
What a bond to break
I'll be missing you
Every step I take
Every step I take
Every move I make (*Every move I make*)
Every single day
Every time I pray
I'll be missing you
I'll be missing you (*I'll be missing you*)
Thinking of the day
Thinking of the day (**Thinking of the day**)
When you went away
What a life to take
What a bond to break
I'll be missing you
BTS really knows how to pull on ARMYs’ heartstrings!
