不一樣 [Bù yī yàng] [English translation]

Ever since history class in grade school, we've known that people are different

Different countries, different cultures, different religions

Have incited unending conflict lasting thousands of years

More change and unfamiliarity causes hostility to expand

Despite our access to modern science and technology

There still are people who quarrel every day

This truth brings some worry to my heart

I really don't get it

Why are some humans so self-absorbed?

Could you imagine a world without such variety?

Life would be so boring and dull it would shock you

It would be like the Monkey King's 72 transformations 1

If he didn't know how to transform himself

Then he could say goodbye to his Journey to the West 2

It doesn't matter if you're Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Malay

If you're from Uruguay or Spain, or even if you're missing a tooth

You just need to have passion within; that goes for everyone 3

To make life worth the living

Being different is ok! that's right 4

I'm different

I don't mind

I'm different

Being different is alright!

So what! so what!

I'm different

It is what it is; come on

Sometimes when I'm out, I hear people gossiping about what's hot and what's not

Recently, (the gossip has been) about who calls the shots *

And those red posters, the popular music *

The posters in the wind; whose hair style is common *

I don't really care about whoever is all the rage at the moment

Because I know most people just blindly follow the trends

(If you) eat that garbage 5

It does nothing but wear against your spirits

It doesn't matter what kind of person you are

Or what culture you come from

You should never forget that this world has many kinds of people

You need to be openminded; never hurry to discriminate

You can eat a bowl of rice, a hamburger, or Spaghetti

Some sushi, some satay and chotto mattee

As long as you have passion within

That's all you need

To make life worth the living

Being different is ok!

What are you gonna do? I'm different!

I don't mind

I'm different

Being different is alright!

So what! so what!? I'm different

It is what it is

Gandhi, Disney, Laozi 6, Confucius 7, John Lennon, Charlie Chaplin,

Brando 8 and Picasso

Einstein, Freud, Dalai Lama

These great men were all different from the masses and they're humanity's heroes

Each one had a special start on hand *

We can see that they had

Different ways of thinking that really shook up the world

Each according to his particular interest

Just ask for the rules to leave (get out)

Because next time you look at someone's tattoo

Or that some of your friends think heavy metal is cool

It doesn't matter if they're Taiwanese, Zhuge Silang 9, or if they're fat

They're similar to you; you have compassion for each other

Will you drop the formalities and open up? Don't be overly polite

I'm hoping to see passion in your heart; that goes for everyone

(Passion) keeps things fresh and makes life worth the living!

Being different is ok!

I don't mind

Being different is ok!

So what! so what!? I'm different

Just be different

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West3. Does this make sense? 這個翻譯清不清楚?4. Anyone know how to make this chorus sound less awkward in English? 有誰對這首歌的英文副歌會怎麼改良?5. Literally: eat fat6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando9. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/諸葛四郎

• Artist:David Tao
• Album:《I'm OK》(2004)