Peaked at #1 on the Hot 100
Swim Lyrics by BTS
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Swim quick summary
- Recording: “Swim” is credited to BTS.
- Lyrics: This page has 62 lyric lines and 63 timed cues.
- Chart: The song reached number 1 on the Hot 100.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
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Questions about “Swim” by BTS
Who performs “Swim”?
The recording on this page is credited to BTS.
Can I follow the lyrics in time with the song?
Yes. This page has 63 timed cues connected to its selected video, so the active lyric line can follow playback.
Which recording version does this page describe?
The stored release association is “ARIRANG”, with a duration of 2:39.
Swim lyrics by BTS
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0:03Swim, swim
0:07Water falling off your skin
0:09Swim, swim
0:12I could spend a lifetime watching you
0:15Swim, swim
0:17This is how it all begins
0:20Swim, swim
0:21I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
0:22Bad world
0:25Gone away and I still wake up in this mad world
0:27Name a place that I could breathe on this map, world
0:30Lookin’ like a goody goody in this bad world, bad world
0:34Don’t know how to act, girl
0:35I’m in the deep, tell me where the hell you at, girl?
0:38Oh, you ain’t even gotta love me bad, girl
0:40You know that I’m never holdin’ back, girl
0:43Yeah
0:45So easy, don’t make it so hard
0:47Nights like these, I just wanna get lost
0:50Right here with the moon and the sharks
0:52I ain’t gotta think ’bout a thing, baby, I just
0:55Swim, swim
0:58Water falling off your skin
1:00Swim, swim
1:02I could spend a lifetime watching you
1:06Swim, (Swim) swim (Swim)
1:08This is how it all begins
1:11Swim, swim
1:13I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
1:15Water, water so deep, water so deep
1:18Take it off the ground, I ain’t never gettin’ cold feet
1:20Yeah, you know me, yeah, you know me
1:23Sittin’ on the shore, now I’m ready for the whole sea
1:25I can feel the high waves comin’
1:27Why you run away? You can run in
1:30Salt on my tongue, she’s stunnin’ (Oh)
1:33You’re the only place that I wanna be
1:35Yeah
1:36Swim, swim
1:39Water falling off your skin
1:41Swim, swim
1:44I could spend a lifetime watching you
1:46Swim, (Swim) swim (Swim)
1:49This is how it all begins
1:52Swim, swim
1:53I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
1:56Splash, drift
1:59I make waves with my two fins
2:01Splash, drip
2:04I just wanna take it across the line
2:07Under here we don’t chase the time
2:09Baby, everything can’t be so sad (Sad)
2:12Turn my face from the land
2:14I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
2:17Swim, swim
2:19Water falling off your skin
2:22Swim, swim
2:24I could spend a lifetime watching you
2:27Swim, (Swim) swim (Swim)
2:30Let it all begin
2:32Swim, swim
2:35I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive
2:38♪
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About this track
Swim song profile
For “Swim,” the words performed by BTS are paired with the recording details used to distinguish this version. The track previously peaked at number 1 on the Hot 100. Continue with more BTS lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other K-Pop song lyrics.
Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “ARIRANG.” The duration attached to the recording is 2:39. The matched ISRC is USA2P2600463.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 1 text section with 62 readable lines. Its 63 lyric timestamps cover roughly 155 seconds of the matched recording. AskLyrics detected 7 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
Source and version check
The stored lyric record identifies this as “SWIM” credited to BTS. Follow-along mode uses 63 timestamped cues in chronological order. Chart claims on this page are tied to the 2026-08-22 snapshot. The follow-along player requires this reviewed video-and-timestamp pairing.
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- Album / release
- ARIRANG
- Length
- 2:39
- ISRC
- USA2P2600463
- Recording source
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