我们的距离 到这刚刚好
不够我们拥抱 就挽回不了
用力爱过的人 不该计较
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有人说爱情是一种冒险，赢了相守一生，输了连朋友都没得做。我觉得爱情很难，时间错了也只能擦肩而过，时间对了也要遇到对的人。
我想每个人心里，最不下的人就是那个命中注定偏偏只能插肩而过、忘不了却求不得、有缘无份、最热售的陌生人。
那晚只能望着你，提醒自己， 这虽然是我曾握过的手，但他不是一辈子会牵着我的伴。
In a blink of an eye, I've been a fan of Rainie Yang for over ten years. I liked her when I was a malleable preteen at 11 because I thought she was pretty and she had some catchy songs. Now, I applaud Rainie Yang for her personality, her grace, her courage to love and mostly, her work ethics.
Did you know that Rainie Yang entered Taiwan's entertainment industry in 2000, when she was only 14? For five straight years, she never had a day off because she worked so hard to pay off her dad's debt. Her story makes her relatable and admirable, at least to me.
Rainie Yang's newest single, Youth Lies Within, spoke a lot to me, especially as I'm currently penning my Hong Kong trip which happened two years ago, in 2016.
Looking back, 2016 will always be the most life-changing year for me. I graduated, walked out of a toxic relationship I was in, and started working full time. I stopped relying on other people's opinion on me. 2016 was the year I grew up, because circumstances forced me to.
2016 was learning to love myself.
2017 saw me grow independent.
2018 will be dedicated to improving myself, and working on a better me.
—
雏鸟站在悬崖 将翅膀晒开
Nestlings stand at the edge of the cliff, fledging open their wings
光沾着雾水 反射一些不安
Light straining to shine through the fog, reflecting some uneasiness
有过伤 有期待 累积几次挫败
There's past hurt, expectations, accumulated frustration
勇气还在 等待风吹来
Courage still exists (and it's) waiting for the wind to blow over
曾经为了小事 让世界毁坏
(My) world once collapsed over a minor happening
也曾为了爱 整天傻笑发呆
And (I was) once in a goony daze because of love
想起来 真奇怪 彷佛跟自己无关
It's odd thinking back, as if it's got nothing to do with me
天大地大的闹 已笑着缅怀
Now I reminiscence my volatile past with a grin
我爱 是因为我存在
I love because of my existence
我们认真感慨 是因为
We feel such serious emotions because of
青春住了谁 改变我的姿态
That person who exist(ed) in my youth, changing my attitude
我爱 我爱着你盛开
I love (you) until your bloom
就算泥泞走来 一路上 我们多了些能耐
Even if the sludge fills our journey, we (learned) to be patient
过往值得了现在
My present situation was worth the (ardous) past
像是一条河川 转过几个弯
Like a river turning a few bends
也有好几段 特别湍急困难
I had a few (relationships/friendships/kinships) that were especially turbulent
会不会 山之外 交会不同的船帆
Is it true that other than the mountains, there are a few intersections for sails
乘载更多重量 却才不孤单
To bring on more passengers so it doesn't feel lonely
我爱 不管好与坏
I love, no matter good or bad
我爱 过去变成了未来
I love, let my past become my present
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Translation done by me. Feel free to let me know if you have better translations or leave a comment to request for other Chinese lyrics translation.
Did you know that Rainie Yang entered Taiwan's entertainment industry in 2000, when she was only 14? For five straight years, she never had a day off because she worked so hard to pay off her dad's debt. Her story makes her relatable and admirable, at least to me.
Rainie Yang's newest single, Youth Lies Within, spoke a lot to me, especially as I'm currently penning my Hong Kong trip which happened two years ago, in 2016.
Looking back, 2016 will always be the most life-changing year for me. I graduated, walked out of a toxic relationship I was in, and started working full time. I stopped relying on other people's opinion on me. 2016 was the year I grew up, because circumstances forced me to.
2016 was learning to love myself.
2017 saw me grow independent.
2018 will be dedicated to improving myself, and working on a better me.
—
雏鸟站在悬崖 将翅膀晒开
Nestlings stand at the edge of the cliff, fledging open their wings
光沾着雾水 反射一些不安
Light straining to shine through the fog, reflecting some uneasiness
有过伤 有期待 累积几次挫败
There's past hurt, expectations, accumulated frustration
勇气还在 等待风吹来
Courage still exists (and it's) waiting for the wind to blow over
曾经为了小事 让世界毁坏
(My) world once collapsed over a minor happening
也曾为了爱 整天傻笑发呆
And (I was) once in a goony daze because of love
想起来 真奇怪 彷佛跟自己无关
It's odd thinking back, as if it's got nothing to do with me
天大地大的闹 已笑着缅怀
Now I reminiscence my volatile past with a grin
我爱 是因为我存在
I love because of my existence
我们认真感慨 是因为
We feel such serious emotions because of
青春住了谁 改变我的姿态
That person who exist(ed) in my youth, changing my attitude
我爱 我爱着你盛开
I love (you) until your bloom
就算泥泞走来 一路上 我们多了些能耐
Even if the sludge fills our journey, we (learned) to be patient
过往值得了现在
My present situation was worth the (ardous) past
像是一条河川 转过几个弯
Like a river turning a few bends
也有好几段 特别湍急困难
I had a few (relationships/friendships/kinships) that were especially turbulent
会不会 山之外 交会不同的船帆
Is it true that other than the mountains, there are a few intersections for sails
乘载更多重量 却才不孤单
To bring on more passengers so it doesn't feel lonely
我爱 不管好与坏
I love, no matter good or bad
我爱 过去变成了未来
I love, let my past become my present
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Translation done by me. Feel free to let me know if you have better translations or leave a comment to request for other Chinese lyrics translation.
Do I mourn for our bittersweet memories for the sole purpose of finding something to feel sad about because I don't feel like I deserve happiness?
What an emotionally demanding and gruelling year it has been...
When you get stabbed in the same spot before your wounds even heal.
Thank you. How'd you expect me to ever love again?
我的伤，我的痛
我不求你的领会
你也永远不谅解
Thank you. How'd you expect me to ever love again?
猜不透 你最近时好时坏 的沉默
我也不想去追问 太多
让试探为彼此的心 上了锁
猜不透 相处会比分开 还寂寞
两个人都只是得过 且过
无法感受每次触摸 是真的 是热的
如果 忽远忽近的洒脱 是你要的自由
那我 宁愿回到一个人生活
如果 忽冷忽热的温柔 是你的借口
那我 宁愿对你从没 认真过
到底 这感觉谁对谁错 我已不想追究
越是 在乎的人越是 猜不透
我的伤，我的痛
我不求你的领会
你也永远不谅解
When you're young you don't worry about anything before jumping into a relationship. Love was simple and pure back then; you like someone, you get together if the feeling is mutual. When you're young you just love.
There's never a love quite like your first. You're reckless with your heart because you have a lot to give. You didn't know that someday, you'll run out of love and start doubting everyone's intentions because it's part of growing up. Once you've been broken and shattered, you lose that innocent part of you and hard as you try, you can't possibly piece it back.
As an adult, it seems, relationships are built on several factors. Whether you share the same family background, cultural background, religious beliefs, his short term and long term plans for his future. You watch his habits, whether you can accept it if they're a little quirky. You learn about his past, whether it's something you can live with. You bring him to meet your family and friends because you know now that relationships don't revolve around just two people.
Ironically, none of it is love. Nowadays, you can even be in a relationship without love because we are creatures of habits and sometimes it's just easier staying in a loveless relationship than to go out, look for someone new and risk getting hurt again.
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Wrote the above some years back, about a relationship I was afraid to get out of because I didn't want the trouble of starting anew and getting to know someone all over again. My friend sharing her boyfriend troubles last week reminded me of how relevant this still is.
分开以后的痛苦 并不是怕不幸福
只是两个人太久 我不习惯孤独
躲在回忆的仓库 快乐的屈指可数
也怕自己走不出给自己的埋伏
There's never a love quite like your first. You're reckless with your heart because you have a lot to give. You didn't know that someday, you'll run out of love and start doubting everyone's intentions because it's part of growing up. Once you've been broken and shattered, you lose that innocent part of you and hard as you try, you can't possibly piece it back.
As an adult, it seems, relationships are built on several factors. Whether you share the same family background, cultural background, religious beliefs, his short term and long term plans for his future. You watch his habits, whether you can accept it if they're a little quirky. You learn about his past, whether it's something you can live with. You bring him to meet your family and friends because you know now that relationships don't revolve around just two people.
Ironically, none of it is love. Nowadays, you can even be in a relationship without love because we are creatures of habits and sometimes it's just easier staying in a loveless relationship than to go out, look for someone new and risk getting hurt again.
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Wrote the above some years back, about a relationship I was afraid to get out of because I didn't want the trouble of starting anew and getting to know someone all over again. My friend sharing her boyfriend troubles last week reminded me of how relevant this still is.
分开以后的痛苦 并不是怕不幸福
只是两个人太久 我不习惯孤独
躲在回忆的仓库 快乐的屈指可数
也怕自己走不出给自己的埋伏
我很想爱他 但是眼睛在说谎
隐瞒比较容易吧 免得感情变的复杂
我很想爱他 但是理智在吵架
退出可以解围吗 谁能给我一个好的回答
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some wounds take too long to heal
Halfway into editing my Taiwan travelogue, I ended up in tears. I know it sounds psychotic but I already guessed this would happen, which was why I put off the travelogue for some time. Only a few colleagues, and none of my friends, were aware that I was quite depressed during my last few days in Taiwan. Perhaps I didn't want to give up my new found freedom to return to my heartache at home.
When you left me, a part of me died. That innocent part of me that believed love is unconditional and it conquers all? All gone. You took every last bit of my nativity with you when you chose her over me. I once thought, if you can't beat them, join them. But as you imagined, I sucked at your twisted games.
My life came to a halt. I found myself stumbling and tumbling through every day, unable to find pleasure in life even though I was supposedly doing things I love. I was desperate to forget you, forget what we had, forget how much I freaking loved you. I did everything I could, including replacing you with anyone who walked into my life. To forget you, I forgot how to love and respect myself.
Hong Kong should have been many firsts. My first time in Hong Kong and the first time I travelled with a guy, and a boyfriend. Hong Kong would have been the first country we travelled to together, marking the first of many times we could have travelled together. Thus, I thought travelling to Hong Kong without you would've been painful.
Surprisingly, I had fun in Hong Kong — more fun than I would have ever dared to conceive. Life, after you, turned out to be amazing. I have put down my pride, I have begged and now, I have moved on. Hong Kong healed my heart and allowed me to see that I am enough, what I did was enough. More than enough. Maybe that's why Hong Kong, together with Taiwan, will always hold a special place in my heart.
In Hong Kong, I learned I could live without you. I stopped giving you chances.
In Taiwan, I learned independence. I stopped relying on others for my happiness.
And that's why I never wanted to be back in Singapore, where I'm only reminded of my weakness.
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I wrote the above in September 2016 but never published it, possibly because the paragraphs don't seem to flow smoothly no matter how hard I tried. I found the post while sorting out my drafts and, instead of mending it, decided to post it as it was since it accurately represented the confusion I felt back then. One year can do a lot to someone — last year in particular taught me a lot about love.
Around this time last year, I also wrote about why I didn't want a boyfriend yet. It's conflicting. I'm an independent person now, I've found myself, I'm happy on my own, I'm finally my own person. I talked about loving yourself before you can love others — I've done that, so I think I'm ready for a new relationship. But every time I meet someone new I connect well with, I suspect his intentions.
I know it sounds cliche, but it became easier to just build a wall around me. Whenever I get close to someone, I react by recoiling to my shell. I take one step forward, then leap two steps back. I'm stuck in that deep hole of fears created by my paranoia. Only because I know how love can demolish someone. I remember losing my appetite, my passion and my drive. I remember sobbing, I remember days when no one was there for me. I remember feeling afraid. So, so afraid.
Once you fall in love with someone, once you've really loved that person, you're just no longer the same after that. You grow afraid of love because you know what love can do to someone. You're afraid to fall because falling means giving someone the opportunity to hurt you yet trusting that he won't. You're afraid to trust, because trust means you are vulnerable.
When you left me, a part of me died. That innocent part of me that believed love is unconditional and it conquers all? All gone. You took every last bit of my nativity with you when you chose her over me. I once thought, if you can't beat them, join them. But as you imagined, I sucked at your twisted games.
My life came to a halt. I found myself stumbling and tumbling through every day, unable to find pleasure in life even though I was supposedly doing things I love. I was desperate to forget you, forget what we had, forget how much I freaking loved you. I did everything I could, including replacing you with anyone who walked into my life. To forget you, I forgot how to love and respect myself.
Hong Kong should have been many firsts. My first time in Hong Kong and the first time I travelled with a guy, and a boyfriend. Hong Kong would have been the first country we travelled to together, marking the first of many times we could have travelled together. Thus, I thought travelling to Hong Kong without you would've been painful.
Surprisingly, I had fun in Hong Kong — more fun than I would have ever dared to conceive. Life, after you, turned out to be amazing. I have put down my pride, I have begged and now, I have moved on. Hong Kong healed my heart and allowed me to see that I am enough, what I did was enough. More than enough. Maybe that's why Hong Kong, together with Taiwan, will always hold a special place in my heart.
In Hong Kong, I learned I could live without you. I stopped giving you chances.
In Taiwan, I learned independence. I stopped relying on others for my happiness.
And that's why I never wanted to be back in Singapore, where I'm only reminded of my weakness.
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I wrote the above in September 2016 but never published it, possibly because the paragraphs don't seem to flow smoothly no matter how hard I tried. I found the post while sorting out my drafts and, instead of mending it, decided to post it as it was since it accurately represented the confusion I felt back then. One year can do a lot to someone — last year in particular taught me a lot about love.
Around this time last year, I also wrote about why I didn't want a boyfriend yet. It's conflicting. I'm an independent person now, I've found myself, I'm happy on my own, I'm finally my own person. I talked about loving yourself before you can love others — I've done that, so I think I'm ready for a new relationship. But every time I meet someone new I connect well with, I suspect his intentions.
I know it sounds cliche, but it became easier to just build a wall around me. Whenever I get close to someone, I react by recoiling to my shell. I take one step forward, then leap two steps back. I'm stuck in that deep hole of fears created by my paranoia. Only because I know how love can demolish someone. I remember losing my appetite, my passion and my drive. I remember sobbing, I remember days when no one was there for me. I remember feeling afraid. So, so afraid.
Once you fall in love with someone, once you've really loved that person, you're just no longer the same after that. You grow afraid of love because you know what love can do to someone. You're afraid to fall because falling means giving someone the opportunity to hurt you yet trusting that he won't. You're afraid to trust, because trust means you are vulnerable.
2015年，ERIC周兴哲出道还不满一年；我滑手机时无意中发现了《以后别做朋友》MV，觉得ERIC周兴哲的歌声优雅、宽慰。点进ERIC周兴哲的YouTube后，很可惜的发现那时ERIC周兴哲只有一首歌，那一首《以后别做朋友》就让他一炮而红。被ERIC周兴哲的歌声感动的我不断地普《以后别做朋友》，当时的男友也问我，“这到底是谁啊，歌声那么迷人？”
2017年，当时那位陪我一起听《以后别做朋友》早已变前任，分手时当然是听着“情歌王子”周兴哲的歌度过。现在的ERIC周兴哲已发了两张专辑，也长大成人啦。这两年内，很开心能见证ERIC周兴哲的成长，陪他一起学着爱，了解爱教会我们的事。
相信ERIC周兴哲爆红不是巧合，而是他勇敢追究梦想的结果。希望默天我能跟人生中第一位偶像，ERIC周兴哲，一样勇敢追究自己的梦想。也希望ERIC周兴哲动人的新创作，永不失联的爱，能陪你度过孤独的晚上。
永不失联的爱 (yǒng bù shī lián de ài)
词：饶雪漫
曲：ERIC 周兴哲
亲爱的你躲在哪里发呆
qīn ài de nǐ duǒ zài nǎ lǐ fā dāi
有什么心事还无法释怀
yǒu shé me xīn shì hái wú fǎ shì huái
我们总把人生想得太坏
wǒ men zǒng bǎ rén shēng xiǎng dé tài huài
像旁人不允许我们的怪
xiàng páng rén bù yǔn xǔ wǒ men de guài
每一片与众不同的云彩
měi yī piàn yǔ zhòng bù tóng de yún cai
都需要找到天空去存在唔
dōu xū yào zhǎo dào tiān kōng qù cún zài wú
我们都习惯了原地徘徊
wǒ men dōu xí guàn le yuán dì pái huái
却无法习惯被依赖
què wú fǎ xí guàn bèi yī lài
你给我这一辈子都不想失联的爱
nǐ gěi wǒ zhè yī bèi zi dōu bù xiǎng shī lián de ài
相信爱的征途就是星辰大海
xiāng xìn ài de zhēng tú jiù shì xīng chén dà hǎi
美好剧情不会更改
měi hǎo jù qíng bù huì gēng gǎi
是命运最好的安排哦
shì mìng yùn zuì hǎo de ān pái ó
你是我这一辈子都不想失联的爱
nǐ shì wǒ zhè yī bèi zi dōu bù xiǎng shī lián de ài
何苦残忍逼我把手轻轻放开
hé kǔ cán rěn bī wǒ bǎ shǒu qīng qīng fàng kāi
请快回来想听你说
qǐng kuài huí lái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō
说你还在
shuō nǐ hái zài
走过陪你看流星的天台
zǒu guò péi nǐ kàn liú xīng de tiān tái
熬过失去你漫长的等待
áo guò shī qù nǐ màn cháng de děng dài
好担心没人懂你的无奈
hǎo dān xīn méi rén dǒng nǐ de wú nài
离开我谁还把你当小孩
lí kāi wǒ shéi hái bǎ nǐ dāng xiǎo hái
我猜你一定也会想念我
wǒ cāi nǐ yī dìng yě huì xiǎng niàn wǒ
也怕我失落在茫茫人海唔
yě pà wǒ shīluò zài máng máng rén hǎi wú
没关系只要你肯回头望
méi guān xì zhǐ yào nǐ kěn huí tóu wàng
会发现我一直都在
huì fā xiàn wǒ yī zhí dōu zài
你给我这一辈子都不想失联的爱
nǐ gěi wǒ zhè yī bèi zi dōu bù xiǎng shī lián de ài
你的每条讯息都是心跳节拍
nǐ de měi tiáo xùn xí dōu shì xīn tiào jié pāi
每秒都想拥你入怀
měi miǎo dōu xiǎng yōng nǐ rù huái
全世界你最可爱哦
quán shì jiè nǐ zuì kě ài ó
你是我这一辈子都不想失联的爱
nǐ shì wǒ zhè yī bèi zi dōu bù xiǎng shī lián de ài
就算你的呼吸远在千山之外
jiù suàn nǐ de hū xī yuǎn zài qiān shān zhī wài
请你相信我给的爱
qǐng nǐ xiāng xìn wǒ gěi de ài
值得你爱
zhí dé nǐ ài
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永不失聯的愛
詞： 饒雪漫
曲：ERIC 周興哲
親愛的你躲在哪裡發呆
有什麼心事還無法釋懷
我們總把人生想得太壞
像旁人不允許我們的怪
每一片與眾不同的雲彩
都需要找到天空去存在 唔
我們都習慣了原地徘徊
卻無法習慣被依賴
你給我 這一輩子都不想失聯的愛
相信愛的征途就是星辰大海
美好劇情 不會更改
是命運最好的安排 哦
你是我 這一輩子都不想失聯的愛
何苦殘忍逼我把手輕輕放開
請快回來 想聽你說
說你還在
走過陪你看流星的天台
熬過失去你漫長的等待
好擔心沒人懂你的無奈
離開我誰還把你當小孩
我猜你一定也會想念我
也怕我失落在茫茫人海 唔
沒關係只要你肯回頭望
會發現我一直都在
你給我 這一輩子都不想失聯的愛
你的每條訊息都是心跳節拍
每秒都想 擁你入懷
全世界你最可愛 哦
你是我 這一輩子都不想失聯的愛
就算你的呼吸遠在千山之外
請你相信 我給的愛
值得你愛
几天前不知干嘛突然想起周杰伦的【我不配】。上YouTube去找那首歌后，哼着哼着就哭起来了。
周杰伦和她女朋友在MV里相爱着，但出门时都需要躲躲藏藏，不论什么情况都不能让媒体报道两人在一起的新闻。女朋友想周杰伦时只能对着收音机讲话，寂寞时跟自己下棋，周杰伦赢奖时自己庆祝，总是默默在他身旁守护着他。
也许女友受够了委屈，不想天天度过寂寞的日子，所以始终还是决定离开周杰伦。 MV的结局看到女友的背影渐渐离开，只留下一张纸条：「如果你不是周杰伦，那该有多好…」
嗯，人生中总有多数控制不了的情况啊。虽然我不可能理解她的心情，更不明白她挣扎的困难，但MV给我种空空的感觉。
缘分这件事真的很奇妙喔；有时相爱的人不能在一起，在一起的情人又不一定相爱。我们都在错的时间遇见对的人，或在对的时间遇见错的人，很难在个十全十美的情况遇见你的一百分。
爱…真的有那么困难吗？是我们把感情变复杂，还是人类从开始到现在都不可能了解为爱牺牲也是种幸福？
