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Permitted Failure
113
R&B/Soul
Permitted Failure was released on June 23, 2026 by Plyseum Records as a part of the album A Pause, Not the End
album cover
Release DateJune 23, 2026
LabelPlyseum Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM68

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
plyseum
plyseum
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donghwa Kang
Donghwa Kang
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
plyseum
plyseum
Executive Producer

Lyrics

I hit the ground harder
Than I ever thought I would
Watched every careful plan
Fall apart for good
The future I imagined
Went missing overnight
And I spent a long time staring
At the wreckage of that life
Everybody had advice
Everybody had a guess
Some called it a lesson
Some called it a test
But all I really knew
Was I had nothing left to prove
When you've got nothing left
You've got nothing left to lose
So let me fail
Let me fall
Let the whole thing come undone
I've spent too many years
Trying to be the perfect one
Let me break
Let me bend
Let the ending start again
Maybe failure wasn't something
I was supposed to outrun
There's an old rejection letter
Somewhere in a drawer
A dream I used to worship
That I don't chase anymore
A road I thought I needed
A door that never moved
Funny how the things I wanted
Aren't the things I'd choose
And now the sky looks different
From the bottom looking up
You notice things you missed before
When your pride gets crushed enough
The air feels strangely lighter
Without all the disguise
Turns out disappointment
Can open your eyes
What if losing wasn't losing
What if breaking wasn't death
What if every wrong direction
Led me somewhere else instead
So let me fail
Let me fall
Let the whole thing come undone
I've spent too many years
Trying to be the perfect one
Let me break
Let me bend
Let the ending start again
Maybe failure wasn't something
I was supposed to outrun
These scars on my knees
Shine brighter than gold
Every wrong turn
Every story untold
The nights that defeated me
The days I couldn't stand
Built a stronger foundation
Than everything I'd planned
I don't need applause
I don't need a crown
The freedom I was searching for
Was hiding in the breakdown
So let me fail
Let me fall
I don't fear it anymore
I've seen the other side
And I've walked back through the door
Let me break
Let me bend
If I have to start again
The best parts of my story
Came after I gave in
Perfect never saved me
But getting back up did
Perfect never saved me
But getting back up did
Written by: Donghwa Kang
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