現代之形象 [Xiàndài zhī xíng xiàng] [English translation]

They have also heard that… You all have also heard that…

Heard from somewhere… There only remains me, the person herself, who still hasn’t heard of that

You heard him or her say that… She/he heard him or her say that…

The person being focused on is me, [but] who will then listen to what I have to say?

You’ve only heard of the most superficial me, a façade

Hearsay and gossip go as far as becoming the only means of communication in your family and among your friends

And why is the paper that you read just as weak and cold?

Stretching out, starting from breakfast,

I must be careful to ponder on the written work and refine it

(The main meaning, its intention, could fail in the city of Jingzhou)

The people of modern times during a moment for a cup of coffee,

[To them] a person becomes a file to flip through so quickly, alas,

They don’t smile, they’ll become arrogant and patronise the bashful,

They’ll become cold and detached from analysing more,

And they’ll even say that you have sinister plans!

Is that right or wrong? (wrong)

I’d accrued several days of annual leave

And gathered a bit of my money for some free time

I caught the opportunity to go to some places of interest,

To pick up a few roses

(You all see her spending money like running water, being lazy and goofing off for a seasonal holiday)

At the bottom of the lake, there is a world’s most beautiful story fluttering about freely

(You all [just] see the tedious outer edge of her, and only make superficial contact with the rippling water)

That the sharks may have killed the person is a misunderstanding, I said so, said so and said so!

They have also heard that… You all have also heard that…

Heard from somewhere… There only remains me, the person herself, who still hasn’t heard of that

You heard him or her say that… She/he heard him or her say that…

The person being focused on is me, [but] who will then listen to what I have to say?

You’ve only heard of the most superficial me, a façade

Hearsay and gossip go as far as becoming the only means of communication in your family and among your friends

And why is the paper that you read just as weak and cold?

I am reviewing things before bedtime,

I have to consider carefully (Today's daytime image)

The contemporary people at dinner time,

[To them] the heart becomes a menu,

And à la carte options become costly, oh!

If they don’t get what they want, they’ll become difficult to deal with

[To them] a true heart that helps a person will become false, pretending to be something more,

And they’ll even say that what you want is red!

Is that right or wrong? (wrong)

I’d continuously worked overtime for several days and had one good yawn,

I could hardly get five minutes of free time to facilitate things

(You all see her in the present modern times, only when?

A boundary (side) people don’t know where to fly to, which one?)

In the deep sea, there is a world’s gentle warm heart waiting to share what’s hidden

(You all see her with her sea’s coast mostly shattered,

What happened in her life only evaporates into a façade)

The poisonous snakes hid in the rocks on the side,

They could not see at all, could not see, could not see!

They have also heard that… You all have also heard that…

Heard from somewhere… There only remains me, the person herself, who still hasn’t heard of that

You heard him or her say that… She/he heard him or her say that…

The person being focused on is me, [but] who will then listen to what I have to say?

You’ve only heard of the most superficial me, a façade

Hearsay and gossip go as far as becoming the only means of communication in your family and among your friends

And why is the paper that you read just as weak and cold?

The person being focused on is me, [but] who will then listen to what I have to say?

Hearsay and gossip have actually (to my surprise) become the only means of communication

Why is the paper that you read just as weak and cold?

• Artist:Rainie Yang
• Album:Traces of Time in Love 年輪說