So...Stray Kids are in another Hellevator
"The moment our eyes met, my body started moving on its own."
"Everything becomes a blur, apart form you, who keeps getting clearer." - Hello Stranger vs blurs in Side Effects and On Track
"Who in the world are you, I'm attracted without knowing why, I seem to go to you." -Hello Stranger, Han

Vs. Close
"Will you tell me about yourself, you who I see form afar? I don't want to watch without approaching you."
"Ah, the wind blows - which direction did it come from?" - Hello Stranger

Levanter is a type of eastern wind around nautical regions, as is the theme for their earlier album.
"Hello Stranger - I get closer as time passes by, without even thinking."
Two opposites approach, it's only a matter of time before these mirror images clash.
"My heart is full of questions." - Changbin, hello Stranger

Vs. ...well, Question
"I can see them in you, traits I don't have in myself." -HS
is a direct mirror of
"Will you be where I am, in the same space, same time?" - I Am You
"Even if I turn away, I see you in my aftersight, who the hell are you? - Hello Stranger

This one is a hint to their disappearing memories and their struggle to recall their own past. They see only faint scraps, but as the two sides get closer, it becomes clearer and in focus.
"My feet move according to the wind." - HS

Talks about how this time, they let the Levanter wind carry them - on their wings from Blueprint. They let their heart guide them.
"I can see even when i close my eyes, hear even when i block my ears." - Minho in HS

vs. Minho in Blueprint blindfolded, everyone but Jeongin covering their ears form the ringing noise in Levanter as they approach the gates.
Hello Stranger is a more determined approach than I am You, following Close and Slump. A callout to the other selves SKZ are now fully aware exist, and are mirrors to their own lives. The stranger isn't the person they approach - It's a question of how well SKZ know themselves.
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