When asked why they like something, the words can suddenly fail to come out. Trying to explain the feeling of being with someone often makes it seem as though the most important part slips away. "휴머노이드" borrows unfamiliar terms like programs, memory, and humanity to look into that gap. Rather than determining what the heart truly is, the song sounds like it asks how to accept the warmth and trembling felt in this moment.
Does naming it mean everything is understood?
Mechanical terminology and the sensations felt by a human body are woven together within a single track. Memories are depicted as if they could be stored or erased, yet water, heat, and the warmth of hands refuse to be so neatly organized. A gap emerges between classifying things with the mind and feeling them with the body.
It is possible to attach a suitable name to the reason one wants to stay by someone's side. However, having found that name does not mean the feeling has been fully explained. If the attempt to first determine whether it is romantic or friendly, real or fake leads to overlooking something, then tenderness can be seen within the cold impression of the title.
Memories that remain even when erased; expressions conveyed without words
Even if the imagination of freezing or erasing memories arises, the heart continues to leave traces. Just as a forgotten event can resurface with a single small gesture, it may seem that organizing information would eliminate anxiety, but within the song, adding answers only sometimes makes the unease grow.
Conversely, expressions that carry meaning without words can bridge a heart in the briefest of moments—like the subtle tremble when hands clasp or faces that are hard to replicate exactly. Following this song, such fleeting instants feel more trustworthy than precise sentences attempting to define a relationship.
toward not waiting for a verdict of authenticity
As the song progresses, it gradually moves away from binary standards of winning or losing, black and white. It is not as if something only becomes precious once someone makes a final judgment on what constitutes true feelings. Rather than trying to eliminate an indeterminate state, it seems to leave room for approaching one another within that very uncertainty.
So the tenderness at the end feels less like a grand certainty and more like a small farewell to close out the day. It is as if one briefly closes their eyes, holding both wounds and hesitation together. On days when searching for a name for the relationship has become exhausting, this song can be taken in a direction that does not rush toward an answer but instead looks once more at the expression of the person nearby.
Song information and listening
Open the official video on YouTube
“Humanoid” is the second track on the debut mini-album “Correct Deception Awakening,” released on November 14, 2018. The same album also includes an instrumental version without vocals.
The player above includes the music video from the earlier post. When listening to the song again, follow how mechanical language intersects with words closer to the body, such as hands, warmth, and expressions.
Official album and track listing information, music video
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