Darl+ing (Holiday ver.) – SEVENTEEN (세븐틴)
Lyrics by：WOOZI/BUMZU/Shannon
Composed by：WOOZI/BUMZU/Hyun Hwang(MonoTree)
You know without you I’m so lonely
When you’re not here 911 calling
Into your heat again I’m diving
Darling you darling you baby
Fighting round in circles where is the way out
‘Cause I know that our love was hotter than the sun
Yeah the taste of this tequila I’m drinking now
Isn’t bitter than my heart
If you know this
I want to know our problem blood type or DNA
Friends see my feed and worry do you babe yeah
Been waiting for your call every night
But I can’t wait no more
Dialing you-u-u sorry darling you
You know without you I’m so lonely
When you’re not here 911 calling
Into your heat again I’m diving
Darling you darling you baby
You know without you I’m so lonely
If you won’t be here 911 calling
Falling to you I’m always diving
Darling you darling you baby
Darling with me under the sun
I know that you’re my one
I don’t wanna let you go
I can’t think of being alone
What am I supposed to do
And I gotta let you know
You got my heart like it’s yours
Don’t wanna say goodbye
If you know this
I want to know our problem blood type or DNA
Friends see my feed and worry do you babe yeah
Been waiting for your call every night
But I can’t wait no more
Dialing you-u-u sorry darling you
You know without you I’m so lonely
When you’re not here 911 calling
Into your heat again I’m diving
Darling you darling you baby
You know without you I’m so lonely
If you won’t be here 911 calling
Falling to you I’m always diving
Darling you darling you
I see you you see me
I care for you you care for me
We can be all we need
Promise I won’t take you for granted never
I’ma treat you better I’ma treat you better
I’ma see you better I’ma see you better
So honey now come into my arms yeah
Kiss me baby
Kiss me baby
You know without you I’m so lonely
When you’re not here 911 calling
Into your heat again I’m diving
You know without you I’m so lonely
If you won’t be here 911 calling
Falling to you I’m always diving
Darling you darling you baby
《Darl+ing》发行于2022年4月15日，是SEVENTEEN第四张正规专辑《Face the Sun》的先行曲，也是组合首次推出的全英文团体单曲。这首歌由组合的核心制作人WOOZI（李知勋）携手BUMZU以及海外词曲作家Shannon共同填词谱曲，旨在打破语言壁垒，向全世界的听众传递SEVENTEEN独有的感性魅力。值得一提的是，这也是K-POP艺人首次与苹果公司合作的“Today at Apple Remix”项目曲目，足见其在国际化布局上的重要地位。
歌曲的核心意象“Darl+ing”，巧妙地在单词中间加入了一个加号（+），寓意着“特别的你与我相遇，我们成为完整的一体”。整首歌在浪漫甜蜜的表层之下，暗藏着关于孤独、依赖与自我和解的深刻探讨，主要传达了以下几层深意：
歌词开篇便用极具画面感的比喻道出了对爱人的深切渴望：“You know without you I'm so lonely, When you're not here 911 calling.”（你深知我不堪忍受没有你的孤寂，当你不在身边就像亟待911救援）。这里的“911 calling”并非真实的报警电话，而是当代年轻人表达“极度需要你”时的一种幽默又夸张的文化梗。主角坦率地承认自己无法忍受孤独，甚至因为等待对方的消息而让朋友们担心。这种毫不掩饰的脆弱感与依赖感，反而显得格外真诚可爱，精准戳中了恋爱中人们那种“没有你我就活不下去”的极致心情。
尽管两人之间可能会有兜兜转转的迷茫（Fighting round in circles），甚至偶尔会有激烈的对立瞬间，但主角依然坚定地唱出：“'Cause I know that our love was hotter than the sun.”（因我知道我们的爱比炽阳都更为火热）。歌曲传达了一种成熟且包容的爱情观：真正的亲密关系不是永远一帆风顺，而是在看清彼此的不完美、经历争吵与磨合后，依然愿意为了对方热烈相爱。那句“I see you, you see me, We can be all we need”（你我的眼中都装载着彼此，相守相依于我们而言就足矣），更是升华了主题，表达了只要心意相通，两个人就能成为彼此全世界的坚定信念。
结合其极具艺术感的MV来看，《Darl+ing》还有一层更深的隐喻。MV中构建了一个阳光普照却略显虚幻的“永无岛”世界，成员们在这里第一次面对了自己内心的影子（即内心的恐惧与阴暗面）。起初他们畏惧这些影子，但在彼此的陪伴下，13个人的影子最终汇聚在一起，打破了虚假的平静，开启了通往现实新世界的大门。这象征着SEVENTEEN不再沉迷于过去的美好回忆或逃避成长的阵痛，而是选择带着内心的伤痕与不完美，勇敢地与现实世界接轨。
