The phrase itself "blood, sweat & tears" is a form of expression that refers to grueling work that is put into something in order to acquire a degree of success (well, that is the aim - this doesn't necessarily happen).
Often, whilst visually pairing the music video with the song, my mind strays to The Seven Deadly Sins - a group of vices in regards to Christianity teachings - which is honestly quite perfect considering that BTS is made up of seven members.
The sins are as following; wrath, sloth, greed, vanity, gluttony, envy and lust.
Looking at the song's lyrics, and the members singing about their yearning for their object of affection - I believe Blood Sweat & Tears represents lust, or more specifically, an unrequited desire.
All members sing about a 'girl' of whom they have fallen victim to, in terms of obsession and compulsive, perverted thoughts.
Throughout the course of the song, they use breathy and honeyed voices - embodying the toll this deadly infatuation has taken on them.
The girl is a curse bestowed upon them - she is a villain. They refer to her as a devil - a hellish, sinful creature. Unable to quieten or silence their temptation, thus, it becomes a lethal inner manifestation.
So far so, that they are willing to renounce everything just for the girl's affections.
The phrase itself "blood, sweat & tears" is a form of expression that refers to grueling work that is put into something in order to acquire a degree of success (well, that is the aim - this doesn't necessarily happen).
Often, whilst visually pairing the music video with the song, my mind strays to The Seven Deadly Sins - a group of vices in regards to Christianity teachings - which is honestly quite perfect considering that BTS is made up of seven members.
The sins are as following; wrath, sloth, greed, vanity, gluttony, envy and lust.
Looking at the song's lyrics, and the members singing about their yearning for their object of affection - I believe Blood Sweat & Tears represents lust, or more specifically, an unrequited desire.
All members sing about a 'girl' of whom they have fallen victim to, in terms of obsession and compulsive, perverted thoughts.
Throughout the course of the song, they use breathy and honeyed voices - embodying the toll this deadly infatuation has taken on them.
The girl is a curse bestowed upon them - she is a villain. They refer to her as a devil - a hellish, sinful creature. Unable to quieten or silence their temptation, thus, it becomes a lethal inner manifestation.
So far so, that they are willing to renounce everything just for the girl's affections.