This is the story behind why I had to rewrite a song I first wrote thirteen years ago.
Two-Faced World was originally written for a child who could not go to school.
I knew how delicate, gentle, and easily hurt they were.
And yet, at the same time, I wished they could walk alongside everyone else.
Back then, I firmly believed that “to survive, one must endure.”
Deep inside, however, I knew I carried the same kind of fragility.
I, too, found it difficult to let others see into my heart, and in that child’s struggle I saw my own reflection.
Perhaps that child was braver than I was.
Or perhaps weaker.
It was the moment I realized that the weight of life’s struggles is often born from within ourselves.
I wanted them to grow stronger, and I felt I must grow stronger too.
The desire to “walk together” has remained within the song ever since.
I have written this song twice—once 13 years ago, and again now.
Even though I thought I had grown since then, I realized I had not changed as much as I believed.
Whether that was my fault, or the fault of my surroundings, I still do not know.
But there is one truth I have come to understand:
In a world with two faces that can shake and mislead us at every turn, the path forward opens only when we accept the fierce attachment to life that resides within us.
To “live true to oneself” is easy to say, but difficult to practice.
If selfish desire or calculation gets in the way, it becomes nothing more than self-indulgence.
And one cannot live—or grow—on selfishness alone.
Hardships must be overcome.
And then come the thoughts of others, their misunderstandings, lies, and prejudices, which push me to the brink of defeat. Even now.
And yet—perhaps it does not need to be so complicated.
All one must do is live earnestly.
Not in isolation, but with an openness to feel the support of others.
Not leaning too heavily, yet not standing alone—
and wishing, above all, to become a source of support for someone else.
That is why.
So that even one person might find the strength to live with hope—
I chose to remake this song.