The Cost We Pay Before We Understand by Jay Jeong un Yang

 

I created a song using Suno titled 'The Cost We Pay Before We Understand', and the lyrics were inspired by the movie 'Tenet'.

The artwork featured in the videos was created by me using ChatGPT. 

 

This is version 1.

 

 

This is version 2.

 

 

 Lyrics:

Verse 1
I stepped into the dark with borrowed faith
No map, no proof, no guiding hand
I felt the weight before I saw the shape
Of every consequence I couldn’t plan
They said, “Just trust the path unfolding”
Like that was something I could do
So I walked forward while time kept folding
Around the things I never knew

Pre-Chorus
Every door I opened quietly
Closed another part of me
But I kept moving anyway
Because stopping felt like more betrayal

Chorus
I chose the fire before I knew the burn
Held the blade before I saw the scar
The meaning came too late to turn
But I stayed right where the choices are
Some sacrifices make no sound
Some losses never get a name
You only know what they were for
When you’re the one who bears the flame

Verse 2
I played my part without the ending
Spoke the words before the truth
Every thread I kept defending
Pulled apart what once was youth
They’ll call it courage when it’s over
They’ll call it fate when I survive
But no one sees the quiet moment
Where I decided not to hide

Pre-Chorus
Every step erased a version
Of the life I might have lived
But I kept walking through the distortion
Because I had nothing left to give

Chorus
I chose the fire before I knew the burn
Bled for truths I couldn’t see
The meaning came too late to learn
But it was always part of me
Some sacrifices happen backward
You only feel them when they’re gone
You only hear the reason clearly
When you realize you carried it all along

Bridge
Maybe that’s the shape of duty
Not glory, not applause
Just holding on to something fragile
Without ever knowing why
Maybe all the things I lost here
Are the proof I didn’t run
Maybe understanding isn’t given
Until the damage is already done

Final Chorus
I chose the fire before I knew the burn
But still I held my ground
The meaning came too late to earn
But I stayed when truth was drowned
Some sacrifices are understood in reverse
Like light that travels back through time
You don’t know why you stayed alive
Until you see the reason in hindsight

Outro
Maybe I was never meant to see
The full design, the perfect plan
Maybe all I was required to be
Was someone who would stand.