二零一九 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: LMF
• Album: LMF 2019 EP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "二零一九" by LMF, a raw and impactful Cantonese hip-hop track that serves as a powerful testament to the 2019 Hong Kong protests. Through its unflinching lyrics and signature rap-rock style, you can experience the direct and passionate expressions of social commentary in Cantonese. This song offers a unique window into contemporary Hong Kong culture and dissent, making it special for its historical context and its role as a voice for the people.

[English]

The system is broken, who created the contradictions?

Corrupt regime attempts to murder the youth.

So damn restless, the cops are randomly arresting.

Terrifying, the government dares to do anything.

For justice, we stand united.

Revive the revolution, opportunities are more than once.

Get ready to dream, it's destined by fate.

This society has entered a dark age.

Tyranny makes the people angry.

With conscience, we do everything without hesitation.

You have guns, bullets, and fog.

Fighting back with flesh and blood.

Fuck the police.

If you want chaos, I’ll play along for a while.

Tear gas disperses, then comes back again.

Support the freedom umbrella.

Brothers climb the mountain overnight.

The anti-authoritarian movement is evolving, sooner or later it will make you pay.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Covering up, deleting, cutting.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Completely and utterly hypocritical.

I’m not unable to tolerate different opinions.

I just can’t accept the reversal of right and wrong.

Constantly suppressing, threatening, condemning every day.

What law creates a pile of guilty trash?

News reports are messed up.

Umbrellas against bullets, high walls stick to the stink.

Habitual offenders are the boldest.

Tearing apart, hatred, misusing right and wrong.

Mistake after mistake, will not admit wrong.

Everywhere needs control, controlling everyone.

The sin lies in you being too young.

Sending to China, just pushing the future masters.

In the end, Hong Kong falls into history again.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Covering up, deleting, cutting.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Completely and utterly hypocritical.

...

Life is like death.

Hard to find, the philosophy of life.

Life, can we clarify it?

Lies cover the truth.

...

Now it’s not about your response, it’s about your promise.

The demands are clear, you still haven’t reflected.

Violence for violence, guns against heads.

Only a brave attitude can resist.

Making your efforts in vain, how can you blame others?

I stand firm, fighting back with conscience against bullets.

Always calling for the lowest force to suppress.

News broadcasts are basically a massacre.

Creating hatred with hatred, people fighting people, right and wrong are indistinguishable.

Manufacturing false information, reversing black and white, trying to turn the world upside down.

Which tree has equality? Don’t pretend to be sincere, how is that possible?

Letting you use smart surveillance lamp posts to rate me.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Covering up, deleting, cutting.

Exchanging ten years for ten years.

Sentenced to ten years, serve ten years.

In the era of resistance, it's extremely chaotic.

Totalitarianism creates chaos, the system is in disarray.

Completely and utterly hypocritical.

...

[Chinese]

壞咗响個制度 矛盾邊個製造

腐敗政權 企圖謀殺細路

好撚燥 啲差佬亂咁濫捕

恐怖 個政府乜都敢做

為公義 我哋一致

光復革命 機會點止一次

準備好發夢 注定天意

呢個社會已經進入黑暗時代標誌

暴政 令人民憤怒

憑良知 不顧一切盡做

你有槍 又有彈有霧

用血肉之軀對抗照

Fuck the po po

你要攬炒 有排同你玩

催淚彈 驅散 又折返

撐起自由雨傘

兄弟爬山 一夜之間

逆權運動 正在進化遲早幫你埋單

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

遮遮掩掩 刪刪剪剪

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

完完全全 極度偽善

我並唔係包容唔到不同諗法

只係接受唔到 顛倒是非黑白

一直打壓 恐嚇 日日不斷譴責

乜嘢法 製造一大堆心虛垃圾

新聞報道是撚但

雨傘對子彈高牆黐臭旦

慣犯就最夠膽

撕裂 仇恨 用錯 對錯

一錯再錯 唔會認錯

處處要控制 控制個個

罪過 罪在你太過細個

送中 就舂鳩一眾未來主人翁

最終 香港再跌墮歷史當中

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

遮遮掩掩 刪刪剪剪

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

完完全全 極度偽善

生 如同死

難尋找 人生哲理

人生 可不可 講清楚

謊言掩蓋真理

依家唔係要你回應 係要你應承

訴求清晰 你仲未撚反省

以暴易暴 槍桿對頭顱

唯有勇武態度 對抗

令你徒勞 無功而還 你叫人點就犯

我企硬用力撐發難用良心對抗子彈

口口聲聲叫最低武力鎮壓

新聞直播根本係大屠殺

以仇恨生仇恨 以人民鬥人民 是非不分

製造假資訊 黑白顛倒 想扭轉乾坤

邊樹有平等 咪撚扮誠懇 點可能

俾你用智能監控燈柱 向我評分

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

遮遮掩掩 刪刪剪剪

用十年換十年

判十年坐十年

逆權時代入面 極亂

極權 製造混亂 制度混亂

完完全全 極度偽善

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
壞 /huài/ A2	adjective - bad
政權 /zhèngquán/ B2	noun - government
自由 /zìyóu/ B1	noun - freedom
革命 /gémìng/ B2	noun - revolution
暴政 /bàozhèng/ C1	noun - tyranny
混亂 /hùnluàn/ B2	noun - chaos
仇恨 /chóuhèn/ B2	noun - hatred
良知 /liángzhī/ C1	noun - conscience
控制 /kòngzhì/ B1	verb - to control
新聞 /xīnwén/ A2	noun - news
未來 /wèilái/ A2	noun - future
人生 /rénshēng/ B1	noun - life
回應 /huíyìng/ B1	verb - to respond
暴力 /bàolì/ B2	noun - violence
真理 /zhēnlǐ/ C1	noun - truth

Key Grammar Structures

• 用十年換十年

  ➔ Use a certain amount of time to achieve or exchange for something else (用...換...)

  ➔ The structure "用...換..." means "use ... to exchange for ..." indicating a duration of effort or time aimed at achieving a result.

• 判十年坐十年

  ➔ Repeated verb phrase indicating punishment or consequence (判...坐...)

  ➔ This pattern "判...坐..." emphasizes the idea of sentencing or experiencing punishment over a period of time.

• 用個

  ➔ Using the structure "用個" to emphasize a singular, specific use or measure

  ➔ The phrase "用個" is a colloquial way to emphasize a specific use or action, often with a sense of immediacy or emphasis in speech.

• 黑白顛倒

  ➔ Idiom meaning "black and white turned upside down", referring to confusion or distortion of truth

  ➔ The phrase "黑白顛倒" illustrates the confusion or deliberate distortion of facts, turning truth upside down.

• 唔係包容唔到

  ➔ Expressing inability to tolerate or accept something (唔係包容唔到)

  ➔ This phrase indicates a limit to tolerance, meaning cannot accept or tolerate what is being discussed.