First impression: slow and boring

The first time I heard the song, I thought this is something which could make me fall asleep. However, after reading the lyrics, I realized it's the heart that's singing. Although the song won't kick 寂寞寂寞就好 off my favorites, I could still somehow relate to this.


Sometimes we think that you and the person you love are so perfect for each other as if you're soulmates. You tried to pair it off but eventually realized you're incompatible. (I really don't want to use that word but I can't find anything else.) Just like in the lyrics, he is the star but you're not his sky, so you can only gaze afar.

Lyrics below:

若你是一陣春天裡的風
Ruo ni shi yi chen chun tian li de feng
If you were the gust of wind in the spring
那我一定是最遠的風箏
Na wo yi ding shi zui yuan de feng zheng
I must be the furthest kite
若你只是一道 某個弄堂緊鎖的門
Ruo ni zhi shi yi dao   Mou ge long tang jin de men
If you were the door locking some lobby
我是門外的藤
Wo shi men wai de teng
I would be the vine outside the door

若你是難得一見的彩虹
Ruo ni shi nan de yi jian de cai hong
If you were the rainbow that could only been seen by chance
我願做路人驚嘆的叫聲
Wo yuan zuo lu ren jing tian de jiao sheng
I would like to be people’s exclamations
若你又是一顆 可望不可及的星辰
Ruo ni you shi yi ke   Ke wang bu ke ji de xing chen
And if you were an unreachable star
我便是眺望眼神
Wo bian shi tiao wang yan shen
I would be the eyesight gazing afar

然而你選擇做平凡的人
Ran er ni xuan ze zuo ping fan de ren
But you’ve chosen to be a normal person
於是我也就愛上你的人
Yu shi wo ye jiu ai shang ni de ren
So then I fell in love with this person
甘願我的靈魂 困在這個肉身
Gan yuan wo de ling hun   Kun zai zhe ge rou shen
I would rather my soul be stranded in this body
只求能跟你相襯
Zhi qiu neng gen ni xiang chen
To be paired with you

然而你已是最平凡的人
Ran er ni yi shi zui ping fan de ren
But you’re already the most normal person
看著多美好心卻那麼笨
Kan zhe duo mei hao xin que na me ben
It’s so good to just look yet my heart is stupid
雙手和你碰過 肩膀和你擦過
Shuang shou he ni peng guo   Jian bang he ni ca guo
I’ve touched your hands and brushed past your shoulders
靈魂卻無法相認
Ling hun que wu fa xiang ren
Our souls still can’t recognize each other though

當你是不停追逐的秒針
Dang ni shi bu ting zhui zhu de miao zhen
Whilst you’re the constantly running second hand
我是你背後暗湧的齒輪
Wo shi ni bei hou an yong de chi lun
I would be the upsurging gear behind you
當你還是一滴 筆尖尚未乾透的藍
Dang ni hai shi yi di   Bi jian shang wei gan tou de lan
Whilst you’re the blue that is still wet on the tip of the pen
我是紙背上的痕
Wo shi zhi bei shang de hen
I would be the mark at the back of the paper

原來你選擇做平凡的人
Yuan lai ni xuan ze zuo ping fan de ren
So you choose to be a normal person
卻不是一個會愛我的人
Que bu shi yi ge hui ai wo de ren
But you’re still not the person that would love me
不管我的靈魂 困在哪個肉身
Bu guan wo de ling hun   Kun zai na ge rou shen
no matter which body my soul is stranded
都註定不會相襯
Dou zhu ding bu hui xiang chen
We’re doomed not to be paired

原來我已是個平凡的人
Yuan lai wo yi shi ge ping fan de ren
So I’m already a normal person
什麼都明白心卻那麼疼
Shen me dou ming bai xin que na me teng
I understand it all but my heart still aches a lot
和你談笑風生 和你談過心聲
He ni tan xiao feng sheng   He ni tan guo xin sheng
I’ve enjoyed our chat so much and shared my true thoughts with you
靈魂卻不敢相認
Ling hun que bu gan xiang ren
Our souls yet lack the courage to recognize each other

Pinyin lyrics by me
English translation: Trista Bear on Youtube

PS:

I want to hold your hand

But I know you won't allow me to