毒藥 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蕭秉治
• Album: 狂人

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Mandopop with Xiao Bing Chih's “毒藥” (Poison), a song that uses vivid metaphors to describe love as an addiction. By exploring the lyrics, you'll gain insight into how the Chinese language can express intense emotions and complex relationships through music.

[English]

I'd give up everything for you

Until our lives turn to ashes

I'd lose my mind, obsessed with you

A fiery, passionate surrender

Haunting my dreams every day

My heart races with burning passion

Entwined in love every night

Our love doesn’t need to answer to anyone

You’re my only poison

Even if happiness is addictive, I can’t control it

I love you beyond all hope

Even if I’m broken, I still long for your embrace

A h

Without you, life loses its meaning

A h

You complete my shattered life

I’d exile the world for you

And fly away with you forever

I’d shatter all doubts for you

Rushing in, reckless and undone

Brave and fearless every day

Healing the fragments of my scars

Through gossip every night

Our love doesn’t need to answer to anyone

You’re my only poison

Even if happiness is addictive, I can’t control it

I love you beyond all hope

Even if I’m broken, I still long for your embrace

A h

Without you, life loses its meaning

A h

You complete my shattered life

Twin flames of eternal love

Burning with soul-deep longing

Together, we’re infinite

You’re my only poison

Even if happiness is addictive, I can’t control it

I love you beyond all hope

Even if I’m broken, I still long for your embrace

A h

Without you, life loses its meaning

A h

The most beautiful sights with you by my side

[Chinese]

我願為你放棄一切

到彼此生命灰飛煙滅

我願為你痴狂迷戀

轟轟烈烈的淪陷

魂牽夢縈每一天

沸騰的心跳熱血

繾綣纏綿每一夜

我們的愛不用為誰

你是我唯一的毒藥

就算幸福成癮 我還是控制不了

愛你愛得無可救藥

就算體無完膚 我還是渴望你擁抱

A h

沒有你 就失去了意義

A h

你完整我殘缺的生命

我願為你放逐世界

陪彼此一起遠走高飛

我願為你粉碎是非

奮不顧身的狼狽

勇敢無畏每一天

癒合的傷痕碎片

流言蜚語每一夜

我們的愛不用為誰

你是我唯一的毒藥

就算幸福成癮 我還是控制不了

愛你愛得無可救藥

就算體無完膚 我還是渴望你擁抱

A h

沒有你 就失去了意義

A h

你完整我殘缺的生命

永恆中相愛的雙生火焰

燃燒著靈魂執著的思念

只要在彼此身邊我們就是無限

你是我唯一的毒藥

就算幸福成癮 我還是控制不了

愛你愛得無可救藥

就算體無完膚 我還是渴望你擁抱

A h

沒有你 就失去了意義

A h

最美的風景陪我探尋

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
放棄 /fàng qì/ A2	verb - to give up
灰飛煙滅 /huī fēi yān miè/ C1	verb - to be reduced to ashes
痴狂 /chī kuáng/ B2	adjective - obsessed
淪陷 /lún xiàn/ B2	verb - to fall into
魂牽夢縈 /hún qiān mèng yíng/ C1	adjective - haunting one's thoughts day and night
沸騰 /fèi téng/ B1	verb - to boil
繾綣 /miàn juàn/ C1	adjective - deeply in love
毒藥 /dú yào/ A2	noun - poison
成癮 /chéng yǐn/ B2	verb - to become addicted
無可救藥 /wú kě jiù yào/ B2	adjective - incurable
體無完膚 /tǐ wú wán fū/ C1	adjective - battered and bruised
放逐 /fàng zhú/ B1	verb - to exile
奮不顧身 /fèn bù gù shēn/ B2	adjective - reckless
流言蜚語 /liú yán fēi yǔ/ B2	noun - rumors
雙生火焰 /shuāng shēng huǒ yàn/ C1	noun - twin flames

Key Grammar Structures

• 我願為你放棄一切

  ➔ 願…為… (expressing willingness to do something for someone)

  ➔ In the sentence, ""願"" shows the speaker's willingness, and ""為"" marks the beneficiary of the action.

• 就算幸福成癮 我還是控制不了

  ➔ 就算…還是… (concessive conditional: even if…, still…)

  ➔ ""就算"" means “even if”, and ""還是"" indicates that the result does not change.

• 愛你愛得無可救藥

  ➔ Verb + 得 + complement (degree/result complement)

  ➔ The second ""得"" introduces the result/complement "無可救藥", describing the intensity of love.

• 沒有你 就失去了意義

  ➔ 沒有…就… (conditional: without…, then…)

  ➔ ""沒有"" (without) triggers the consequence introduced by ""就"" (then).

• 只要在彼此身邊我們就是無限

  ➔ 只要…就… (conditional: as long as…, then…)

  ➔ ""只要"" sets the condition “as long as”, and ""就"" shows the resulting state.

• 你是我唯一的毒藥

  ➔ 是…的 (emphatic copular construction)

  ➔ ""是"" introduces the identity, while ""的"" emphasizes the attribute “唯一的毒藥”.

• 魂牽夢縈每一天

  ➔ 每+N (frequency expression “every N”)

  ➔ ""每一天"" means “every day”, indicating a repeated daily feeling.

• 沸騰的心跳熱血

  ➔ 的 (attributive particle linking modifier to noun)

  ➔ ""沸騰的"" modifies "心跳熱血", showing that the heartbeat is “boiling”.

• 我們的愛不用為誰

  ➔ 不用…為… (negative necessity: “no need to … for …”)

  ➔ ""不用"" negates the need, and ""為誰"" would be the target, meaning “our love does not need to be for anyone”.