Iffy Iffy is the first song that’s fully just about themselves, unlike the songs it comes after, all of which are framed as giving advice to us. But this song is more about them being honest about their current state of mind, and embracing the unknown in a way they never allowed themselves to before. It begins to truly explore something they’ve been hinting at since the beginning of this album - how are they going about the new version of Fearless, now that the old one isn’t valid?
Fear of the unknown is something very potent, and we’ve seen in their previous trilogies how they deal with it. Specifically in the Easy album, they talk about how they’re always one step ahead. That they’re always planning for every possible scenario and that’s why they’re as good as they are. Their approach to uncertainty was just to…. not be.
Obviously that is not sustainable. And so we come today to this album, that says that you can’t always be fearless, to iffy iffy, that says that instead of trying to force yourself to be fearless, just embrace the unknown and the fear that comes with it. The song therefore begins with them looking in the mirror, at the scars they were so proud to have in previous songs and previous trilogies, and finally admitting to themselves - this is not normal, I am not ok. And this starts off our real journey into being Powerful.
Where before they were convinced that there was always going to be a right answer to every problem they face, now they realise that there is no real right answer to anything, and every wrong answer is a chance to experience something new. Instead of being afraid of making a mistake, they embrace it, knowing they can just start over like they already have. They see this fear as a blessing, because even if the path is unfamiliar, the fear itself is familiar, a companion on the same boat.
The pre-chorus both reiterate the declaration of the first line - they are not fine, and that’s okay. They have chosen not to deceive themselves with their own sweet lies of fearlessness anymore, and in doing so, they have freed themselves to dive into any situation headfirst without ever hesitating. As we see in the chorus, in learning to embrace being afraid, they have become stronger. You can give them any time of challenge, and they’d take it on eagerly, knowing that they are together in it.
I really enjoyed the UK garage influences in this song. I think that if it had a more substantial post chorus section and maybe a bridge it could have been title track material. As it stands I still enjoy it very much, and like many others think that it should’ve been the promoted b-side(Fuck you SoMu).
Now I could write a nice outro to this, but Eunchae summarises it much better than I do. From the Track-by-Track commentary: This song also talks about being honest with yourself and accepting every side of who you are. Sometimes, I think we all try to look strong and perfect because we are scared of showing weakness. We hide them, but deep inside, those feelings are still there. The mеssage of this song is that we do not need to be pеrfect and instead of hiding them, we can face them and move forward together. I think confidence is important and with this song, I hope everyone can let go, have fun, and celebrate their true self with us!
