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"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"는 미국 가수 Kelly Clarkson의 다섯 번째 스튜디오 앨범 "Stronger" (2011)의 타이틀 곡입니다. 2011년 12월에 세 번째 싱글로 발매되어 2012년 초에 큰 성공을 거두었습니다.

이 곡은 실연 후 역경을 극복하고 더 강해지는 자아 발견에 대한 강력한 메시지를 담고 있습니다. 니체의 "나를 죽이지 못하는 것은 나를 더 강하게 만든다(That which does not kill us makes us stronger)"라는 유명한 격언에서 영감을 받아 만들어졌으며, 이는 곡의 핵심 주제를 관통합니다.

전 세계적으로 큰 성공을 거두며 Kelly Clarkson의 대표곡 중 하나가 되었으며, 특히 빌보드 핫 100 차트에서 1위를 차지하며 그녀의 세 번째 빌보드 핫 100 1위 곡이 되었습니다. 제 55회 그래미 어워드에서 최우수 팝 솔로 퍼포먼스(Best Pop Solo Performance) 상을 수상하며 음악적 완성도 또한 인정받았습니다.

뮤직비디오는 전 세계 팬들의 참여를 통해 제작되었으며, 다양한 사람들이 노래에 맞춰 춤추는 모습을 담아 곡의 긍정적이고 희망적인 에너지와 보편적인 메시지를 효과적으로 전달했습니다.

힘든 시기를 겪는 많은 사람들에게 용기와 영감을 주는 곡으로 오랫동안 사랑받고 있습니다.

가사

You know the bed feels warmer

Sleeping here alone

You know I dream in color

And do the things I want

You think you got the best of me

Think you've had the last laugh

Bet you think that everything good is gone

Think you left me broken down

Think that I'd come running back

Baby you don't know me 'cause you're dead wrong

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

You heard that I was starting over

With someone new

They told you I was moving on

Over you

You think that I'd come back

I'd come back swinging

You tried to break me but you'll see

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

Thanks to you I got a new thing started

Thanks to you I'm not the broken-hearted

Thanks to you I'm finally thinking 'bout me

You know in the end the day you left was just my beginning

In the end

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

When I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

When I'm alone

중요 어휘 및 표현

get the best of someone
[ɡɛt ðə bɛst ʌv ˈsʌmˌwʌn]
Definition: ~를 완전히 이기다, 압도하다 (to defeat or overcome someone completely).
Example: He thought he could get the best of me in the negotiation.

have the last laugh
[hæv ðə læst læf]
Definition: 결국 승리하다, 마지막에 웃다 (to finally succeed or triumph after being underestimated or defeated earlier).
Example: They doubted him, but he had the last laugh when his business became successful.

broken down
[ˈbroʊkən daʊn]
Definition: (사람이) 완전히 지치거나 낙담한 상태, 정신적으로 무너진 상태 (in a state of having completely lost one's strength or resolve).
Example: After losing her job, she felt completely broken down.

come running back
[kʌm ˈrʌnɪŋ bæk]
Definition: 황급히 되돌아오다, 매달리며 돌아오다 (to return quickly, often eagerly or desperately).
Example: He thought she'd come running back, but she never did.

dead wrong
[dɛd rɔŋ]
Definition: 완전히 틀린, 아주 잘못된 (completely incorrect).
Example: You think I can't do this? You're dead wrong!

stand a little taller
[stænd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈtɔːlər]
Definition: 더 당당해지다, 자신감을 갖다 (to become more confident and proud).
Example: After her success, she walked with a new sense of confidence, standing a little taller.

makes a fighter
[meɪks ə ˈfaɪtər]
Definition: 싸우는 사람으로 만들다, 투사로 만들다 (역경을 이겨내는 강한 사람으로 만든다) (causes someone to become a strong person who overcomes challenges).
Example: The difficult experience made her a fighter.

footsteps even lighter
[ˈfʊtˌstɛps ˈivən ˈlaɪtər]
Definition: 발걸음이 훨씬 가벼워지다 (걱정 없이 홀가분해지다) (to feel much less worried or burdened, moving forward with ease).
Example: Knowing the problem was solved, her footsteps felt even lighter.

move on
[muːv ɑn]
Definition: (힘든 상황이나 관계에서) 벗어나 새롭게 시작하다 (to leave a place or situation and start something new; to recover from a difficult experience).
Example: It's hard to move on after a breakup.

come back swinging
[kʌm bæk ˈswɪŋɪŋ]
Definition: (실패나 역경 후) 공격적으로, 기세등등하게 다시 나타나다/대응하다 (to return from a setback or defeat aggressively or with renewed energy).
Example: After his loss, he promised to come back swinging in the next match.

pick myself up
[pɪk maɪˈsɛlf ʌp]
Definition: 스스로를 추스르다, 기운을 차리다 (to recover one's spirits or strength).
Example: It took her a few days to pick herself up after the bad news.

brush myself off
[brʌʃ maɪˈsɛlf ɔf]
Definition: 털고 일어나다, (실수나 실패 후) 다시 시작할 준비를 하다 (to recover quickly from a minor setback or failure and prepare to continue).
Example: Don't worry about the mistake, just brush yourself off and try again.

broken-hearted
[ˈbroʊkən ˈhɑːrtɪd]
Definition: 상심한, 가슴 아파하는 (suffering from extreme sadness, especially after the end of a relationship).
Example: She was completely broken-hearted after he left.

thinking 'bout me[ˈθɪŋkɪŋ baʊt mi]
Definition: 내 자신에 대해 생각하는 중인, 스스로를 챙기는 중인 (focusing on one's own needs, well-being, or future).
Example: It's time for me to stop worrying about others and start thinking 'bout me.

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