就这样吗

你不说话我自己解答
这种沉默有抱歉的想法
你想走吧

怕就只怕没用的嘴巴
这个时候不开口留你啊
内心狂乱挣扎

我们岌岌 可危的篱笆
拆不掉等着哪天倒塌
祈求完美的家却败给距离关卡
我们的爱长不大

我们任由爱化成沙 微小的可怕
在手心中慢慢地落下
原来再见一霎 还是无法
说出内心的话

我们单纯的去爱吧 没那么复杂
以为你懂我也真太傻
爱停止发芽 来不及开满遍地鲜花
都已腐化

我们任由回忆秒杀 将泪痕记下
把分手的说法理论化
沿着彼此步伐了无牵挂
这是最好的吗

绝对不会被你恨吧 也没那么差
曾经爱过的也不是假
想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大
我们就这样吧

想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大
我们就这样吗


就这样吗 loosely translated as "Let it be", is a ballad by local pairing By2. I found this song to be rather intriguing and will do a brief translation of this whole song this time round.


你不说话我自己解答 这种沉默有抱歉的想法 你想走吧 \ You don't have to say anything for I know. This silence, this apologetic thinking. Leave if you want to.

怕就只怕没用的嘴巴 这个时候不开口留你啊 内心狂乱挣扎 \ Afraid its due to this useless mouth of mine. Could have stopped you from leaving there and then. Internal turmoil.

我们岌岌 可危的篱笆 拆不掉等着哪天倒塌 \ We a precarious fence, awaiting for the day when it collapses

祈求完美的家却败给距离关卡 我们的爱长不大 \ The hope for a lovely ending was lost against the distance barrier. Our love cannot grow.

我们任由爱化成沙 微小的可怕 在手心中慢慢地落下\ Our freedom to love has crumbled into sand, so small that it's scary, slipping away from our hands

原来再见一霎 还是无法 说出内心的话 \ At the moment of farewell, it was still impossible to say what we really feel

我们单纯的去爱吧 没那么复杂 以为你懂我也真太傻 \ Let's have an innocent notion of love; it's not that complicated. I thought you understood me but I was too naïve.

爱停止发芽 来不及开满遍地鲜花 都已腐化 \ Love is something that needs to be nurtured. Stopping short of referring to it as a growing plant, this phrase paints a vivid picture of how that might look like. A love that has stopped sprouting; it never got to bloom into flowers, has decomposed.

我们任由回忆秒杀 将泪痕记下  \ Allow the memories to cut through for a second and remember those tear tracks

把分手的说法理论化 沿着彼此步伐了无牵挂 这是最好的吗\ Rationalise the reason for breaking up and continue on our individual pathways without care. Is this for the best?

绝对不会被你恨吧 也没那么差 曾经爱过的也不是假\ Surely you won't hate me for I wasn't that bad. The love we once had wasn't fake

想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大 我们就这样吧 \ Wishing for a new start but there's fear that we aren't that strong. Let's just let it be.

你并不懂我

A song that has caught my eye recently is by By2 (a mere coincidence in phrasing) in their album 2020爱你爱你.

原来不爱说 以为你懂得
每次说着说着 都是我哭了
我擦干眼泪 慢慢习惯沉默
朋友聊起 我就说一些别的

你总是哄我 说永远不分手
可是我 还不确定会停留
终于我看透
没退路的角落不闪躲

你并不爱我 怎么会懂我
你从来就不曾 在乎我的感受
没兑现过承诺 傻瓜才当温柔
难过时候 还假装笑着点头

你并不懂我 怎么能爱我
曾经我也以为 有你我就足够
直到发现 原来我不过
是你用来炫耀的 玩偶
我好难过 你并不爱我

I have to admit I am not a fan of By2 but I do listen to their songs now and then. For those who do not know By2, they are a pair of young twin sisters from Singapore who has been releasing albums since 16. I do admire their courage to pursue their dreams at such a young age and their will to want "make it big" in such a competitive industry. It must not have been easy growing up under the scrutiny of the media and public.

Putting that aside, this song is rather age appropriate for these girls who are now 20. It is at that age where most girls would have entered into their first relationship and sadly, ended it; if they realise that their boyfriends are not who they thought they were. I like to call that the 似懂非懂 stage when it comes to relationships and love.

The lyrics are not profound but again, I love the word play in the two parts of the chorus as they go "you don't love me, how do you know me" vs "you don't know me, how do you love me". That reminded me of the classic egg-chicken cycle; no one has the answer as to which one comes first. Do you love a person then try to understand him or do you love a person after you have come to understand him? Tricky isn't it.

The last words of the song are perhaps the most simple yet poignant. For those who are coming out from a bad relationship, these are the things you probably feel deep down inside but are unwilling or have difficulties coming in terms with. May they serve as a lasting reminder as to why you should move on and embrace a brand new phase in life.

Credits: Music Baidu

http://music.baidu.com/song/16581681