Running to Future Lyrics – ZEROBASEONE | from “RE-FLOW”

This track is ZEROBASEONE distilled to its most tender core—a medium-tempo pop ballad laced with soaring emotional melodies that build like waves crashing into hope. Composed and penned by the sharp trio of HUMBLER, Seungho Lee, and Kenny Hong, it’s got that signature ZB1 polish: layered harmonies from Han Yujin’s soft edges to Sung Hanbin’s steady anchor, all over a warm synth undercurrent that nods to their boyish charm without skimping on the ache.

Thematically, it’s a love letter to fleeting miracles—the air shifting around “see you tomorrow” goodbyes, seasons stacking like promises, and that defiant run toward a future where “you are stunning” no matter the miles. It’s not just nostalgia; it’s rebellion against endings, with lines like “I’m running, running to future” looping like a vow to outpace time itself. Dropped today with a cinematic MV that’s already racking views on YouTube, it’s the kind of teaser that has fans screenshotting lyrics mid-sob, sharing how it mirrors their own tangled heartstrings.

RE-FLOW itself feels like the group’s poetic exhale, a five-month bridge from their last drop, channeling that Akan-inspired loop-back vibe but flipped to reclaim what’s slipping away. As a limited physical edition, it’s got Track 1 locked as “Running to Future,” with the rest of the tracklist still under wraps—buzz points to more reflective cuts blending pop introspection and those ZB1 hooks that stick. No overblown concept here; it’s raw excavation of their shared saga, produced in-house to capture the nine’s unfiltered spark before the curtain call. Fans are already clamoring for those photobook extras and signed polaroids that make it feel like holding onto a Polaroid of youth.

For ZEROBASEONE, this lands like a victory lap laced with quiet gravity—the Boys Planet survivors who turned project-group limits into sold-out arenas and a Grammy-nodded full-length last year. Extended two months past their original clock-out, they’re sprinting into March 2026 with a second world tour still echoing, proving they’ve evolved from survival-show scrappers to K-pop’s emotional heavyweights. It’s Hanbin leading with that effortless cool, Ricky’s velvet runs stealing breaths, all while owning the fragility of “we’ll shine on together.” They’re not fading; they’re etching permanence.

[Refrain: Park Gunwook, Kim Jiwoong]
기분 좋은 꿈을 꿨다며 눈뜰 수 있게
한 번 더 안녕이란 말 건넬 수 있게
기적 같던
우리를 기억해 줄래

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Jiwoong, Ricky, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae]
Don’t Wanna Wake Up, 아무래도 난
꽉 붙잡은 손 놓칠 수 없을 것 같아
시간을 뛰어 건너
약속했던 그곳에서 (꼭 다시 만나)

[Chorus: Zhang Hao, Sung Hanbin]
You Are Stunning, Stunning, 영원 속에
겹겹이 쌓인 계절 위에
가만히 눈을 감은 채
미소를 띠고 기다려 줄게
어떤 모습이라도 널
알아볼 수 있도록
I’m Running, Running To Future
천천히 늦지 않게 ’til We Love Again

[Verse 2]
Yeah, 우연에 우연이 모여 우리가 돼 (우리가 돼)
Uh, 위태롭다가도 넌 내 방 안 같아 꼭 (방 안 같아)
언젠가 헤어져도 (Yeah) 슬퍼 말자고 너로
영원했기에 뭐든 Happy And (Now We Are Not Alone), Oh
그때의 우린 막연함 뒤로 (막연함 뒤로)
내가 먼저 인사를 건네 Hello
눈앞의 너를 볼 때면
바보 같은 난 네가 보고 싶어

[Refrain: Park Gunwook, Han Yujin, Zhang Hao]
기분 좋은 꿈을 꿨다며 눈뜰 수 있게
한 번 더 안녕이란 말 건넬 수 있게
기적 같던
우리를 기억해 줄래

[Pre-Chorus: Kim Taerae, Ricky]
But It’s Not The End
언젠가 우리
시간을 뛰어 건너
영원히 함께할 (그곳에서 만나)

[Chorus: Ricky, Kim Jiwoong]
You Are Stunning, Stunning, 영원 속에
겹겹이 쌓인 계절 위에
가만히 눈을 감은 채
미소를 띠고 기다려 줄게
어떤 모습이라도 널
알아볼 수 있도록
I’m Running, Running To Future
천천히 늦지 않게 ’til We Love Again