People will try to break us down, but by waking ourselves up, they will fail to do so. Through our realities and dreams, we will find our true selves. The lyrics encourages fans to not be scared and to take it upon ourselves to break the societal rules that confine us and stop us from being who we truly are. However, it also has a much deeper meaning about societal norms and not constricting yourself to those, which becomes very evident in the bridge. Jaehyun’s ”NCT Noise you can’t break me”, the cultural meaning of Jungwoo’s ”bless me achoo” and the last line of the song ”we don’t pay no attention” all point towards it being a song about that. Simon Says is usually seen as a song directed to the haters. You think wow, this high note is it, but then he goes even higher and lands perfectly! Taeil lures you into a false sense of security during the highnote. It truly sounds like a symphony in the background as Haechan sings a wonderful falsetto. (The only complaint I have is Jungwoo’s pronounciation of ”rules” but that’s on me and it’s less appearant in the live performances. Jungwoo and Jaehyun’s harmonies work really well. Doyoung and Jaehyun might be the most iconic vocal pairing in NCT. The bridge lets the vocal line in 127 shine. The hip hop beats and electronic sound is so dominant throughout Simon Says so when it slows down, the beat is stripped out, and we are met by the man himself, mr Kim Dong Young, we are attacked by a series of heavenly vocals. 127 bridges often tend to function as a melodic break in rap/chant heavy song.
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Honestly, the song itself deserves a full appreciation post on why it’s genius (styling, video, message, choreo, production etc.) but that would be a full essay so I’ll analyse the bridge instead. So it’s late Christmas Day here in Europe and after a few glasses of mulled wine I have decided to sit down and write this very incoherent analysis of the Simon Says bridge.
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