鄧紫棋 (G.E.M.)
G.E.M. - Loneliness 孤獨 (English Translation)
It's another night of drizzling rain
I stare at the moon on a quiet lane
Raindrops mixing with tears, streaming down my face
My heart murmurs but I turn a deaf ear
I put on a smile in broad daylight
But why I always toss and turn at nights
How can I tell if it's self-restraint or a true constraint?
Shouting out to be myself, but I don't even like myself
Feeling lonely when getting a big hand under the spotlight
Cuz I fear to fall behind under the moonlight
"Don't stop," urged by a voice
But running on this endless track isn't my choice
If ain't nobody stayed with me
So whose show is this gonna be?
I've seen many dreams in vein
Fearing my fate will be the same
Walking away from where I came
Oh my bright moonlight, please save my soul
Wipe the muds being thrown on me
Put off the hellfire in me
I've forced myself to be the first for my every single breath
I've forced myself to be the first for my every single breath
Obsessed with my strong will, I shall never trash my gift
My cupboards are all filled with the trophies I've lifted
The world tells you that success is on you
But what counts for success? Well, I don't have a clue
I've risen to stardom
Yet it does not bring me freedom
Feeling lonely is like the dying tree under the blue sky
Staying high to cover my wounds with no place to cry
I am always tough but I am helpless sometimes
Whenever I pray, God replies, "you do your best that's fine"
But facing this world, I feel so confined
They say when you're lonely, hang out with homies
Its' never easy, as my home spells "me" only
Oh my bright moonlight, please save my soul
Wipe the muds being thrown on me
Put off the hellfire in me
Tell myself "I'm a superwoman" for a thousand times
I urge the little girl in me, who wish to be loved
To grow, be mature, and bare my soul to the diary
The world is brutal but not as brutal as what I did to myself
My dad taught me working hard is vital
Yet working too hard on myself may become fatal
Shall I sentence my body to death?
And ask my spirit what kind of life I should have
Loneliness is the weep at the backstage
Trying so hard to integrate but the door still slams at your face
Don't wanna fail the expectation but I can feel the suffocation
The only redemption is to know in this big world
There are many souls who play the same loneliness sonata with you