"WANNABE" (Japanese Version) by Golden Child is a song that expresses the desire to be someone else or to emulate another person. The lyrics talk about losing one's smile and seeing the colors of the town disappear. The monochrome flower petals falling down represent the feelings of despair. The song mentions that the sun does not rise in the sea of despair, and before being engulfed in darkness, the singer asks to be saved by the melody of the person they long for. The singer wants to be filled with that person's melody and their eyes are the only source of light in their life. The chorus emphasizes the overlapping heartbeats and the desire to become the person they admire. The singer wants to be like them, symbolized by the repeated sounds of "dat, dat, dat." The person they want to become is their star, and they are willing to fall and be a fool for them. The song also mentions moments of indecisiveness and being stuck in place for a long time. The singer's mind becomes overwhelmed as time goes by. They invite the person they long for to join their parade and take things slowly. The person's presence turns the singer's world upside down, and their sweet poison spreads. The bridge of the song expresses the feeling of wanting to be completely synchronized with the person they admire. They want to be in perfect harmony and become that person. The singer sees themselves and the person they admire as inseparable, and they desire to feel their heartbeat. Overall, "WANNABE" (Japanese Version) depicts the longing to be someone else and the admiration for someone so powerful that the singer wants to become them. It showcases the desire to find oneself through emulating and being connected to this person.
