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Lyrics
NORMAL
Kerosene, dopamine, chemical induced Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof Yeah, we call this shit normal (hoo-hoo)
Run away out of sight, don't know what I want Wish I had a minute just to turn me off Kerosene, dopamine, what I gotta do Yeah, we call this shit normal
(Ah-ooh) heavy's the head when you chasin' true Will you color me red? Will you color me blue? Two sides of a coin and they both ain't true Is it different for me? Is it different for you?
Got me feelin' things unusual And I live them all Got me and my feelings up on this wall And my knees-ees
Kerosene, dopamine, chemical induced Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof Yeah, we call this shit normal (hoo-hoo)
Run away out of sight, don't know what I want Wish I had a minute just to turn me off Kerosene, dopamine, what I gotta do Yeah, we call this shit normal
(Ah-ooh) how I'm 'posed to feel? Used to think that I was built with a heart made of steel Now I understand the truth, some pain don't heal If everything's just happy, mm, that ain't real (that ain't real)
I breathe everything out like a thousand times Normal and special, they are just some lines One deep sigh, then it slips away, fades away What I try to keep never want to stay
Run away, pushin' me, pullin' me Said you wanted all of me, but what is even all of me? Suddenly, part of me is hauntin' me Heard the things they callin' me, what the hell you want from me?
Got me feelin' things unusual And I live them all Got me and my feelings up on this wall And my knees-ees
Kerosene, dopamine, chemical induced Fantasy and fame, yeah, the things we choose Show me hate, show me love, make me bulletproof Yeah, we call this shit normal (hoo-hoo)
About this track
"NORMAL" is a song by BTS from the album ARIRANG, released in 2026. The song was written by Derrick Milano, j-hope, Kirsten Spencer, Livvi Franc, Pdogg, RM, Ryan Tedder, Sean Cook, Sean Foreman, SUGA (슈가). It was produced by Ryan Tedder, Sean Cook.
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Contributors
- Bryce Bordone— 981 credits as assistant mixing engineer →
- Jung Kook (정국)— 467 credits as songwriter & producer →
- Derrick Milano— 176 credits as songwriter & producer →
- j-hope— 618 credits as songwriter & producer →
- Kirsten Spencer— 25 credits as songwriter →
- Livvi Franc— 89 credits as songwriter →
- Pdogg— 1,332 credits as songwriter & producer →
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