火力全開 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 王力宏

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of language and culture with Wang Leehom's '火力全開' (Open Fire). This song is a fantastic entry point to learning Mandarin Chinese through music, as its lyrics are a bold declaration of cultural identity, mixing both Chinese and English to convey a powerful message. Learning the lyrics will not only improve your language skills but also give you insight into the dynamics of global pop culture and the pride of a rising Eastern voice. It's a special song because it turns language into an anthem of empowerment.

[English]

Defeat imperialism

No longer willing to be a slave

My front door has been invaded

You mentioned Lady Gaga

I said, why be afraid of her

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Don't bow to them

Culture is a weapon

Buried in every nerve

Awakened by the beat of the drums

Failure is absolutely not allowed

Victory doesn't have to wait

Because of the arrival of the music man

Suddenly the whole world starts to sway

Rhythm and music invade the bloodstream

This time the strategy is full firepower

Full firepower, full firepower, full firepower

So many accusations of an Asian invasion

Here they come pointing fingers at me

Praying on a mass emotion

Stirring up a big commotion

Trying to assign responsibilities

Gonna stop this negativity

Turn it into positivity with integrity

Give it all of me

For all to see

This fight for equality

But even if they blame us

Try to frame us but nobody can shame us

I'm gonna sing this next verse in Chinese

Suddenly the whole world starts to sway

Rhythm and music invade the bloodstream

This time the strategy is full firepower

Full firepower, full firepower, full firepower

...

[Chinese]

打倒帝國主義

不願再做奴隸

我家大門被入侵

你說lady卡卡

我說何必怕她

喔喔喔喔喔喔喔

別向她們磕頭

文化是武器

埋在每根神經

被優人神鼓打醒

絕不允許失敗

勝利不必等待

因為music man的到來

忽然間整個世界開始在搖擺

節奏和音樂入侵了血脈

這次的戰略是火力全開

火力全開 火力全開 火力全開

So many accusations of an Asian invasion

Here they come a point'n fingers at me

Prayin' on a mass emotion

Stirrin' up a big commotion

Trying to assign responsibilities

Gonna stop this negativity

Turn it into positivity with integrity

Give it all of me

For all to see

This fight for equality

But even if they blame us

Try to frame us but nobody can shame us

I'm a sing this next verse in Chinese

忽然間整個世界開始在搖擺

節奏和音樂入侵了血脈

這次的戰略是火力全開

火力全開 火力全開 火力全開

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
打倒 /dǎ dǎo/ B2	verb - to strike down; to defeat; to overthrow
奴隸 /nú lì/ B1	noun - slave
入侵 /rù qīn/ B2	verb - to invade
文化 /wén huà/ A2	noun - culture
武器 /wǔ qì/ B1	noun - weapon
神經 /shén jīng/ B1	noun - nerve
失敗 /shī bài/ A2	verb - to fail noun - failure
勝利 /shèng lì/ B1	noun - victory
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
搖擺 /yáo bǎi/ B2	verb - to sway; to rock
節奏 /jié zòu/ B1	noun - rhythm
音樂 /yīn yuè/ A1	noun - music
血脈 /xuè mài/ C1	noun - bloodline; bloodstream
戰略 /zhàn lüè/ B2	noun - strategy
火力 /huǒ lì/ B2	noun - firepower

Key Grammar Structures

• 打倒帝國主義

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The sentence is a command. "打倒" means "overthrow" or "down with". It's an imperative verb being used.

• 不願再做奴隸

  ➔ Modal Verb + Adverb + Verb

  ➔ "不願" (bu yuan) is a modal verb (unwilling), "再" (zai) is an adverb (again), and "做" (zuo) is the verb (to do/be).

• 我家大門被入侵

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "被" (bei) indicates the passive voice. "我家大門" (My home's gate) is the subject being acted upon (invaded).

• 你說lady卡卡

  ➔ Direct Speech

  ➔ This is direct speech as the artist is conveying what someone else said directly, without alteration.

• 別向她們磕頭

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ "別" (bié) indicates a negative imperative. It means "don't".

• 埋在每根神經

  ➔ Passive voice with a preposition

  ➔ While not explicitly using 被, it implies something is "being buried" in every nerve. The preposition 在 (zai) connects the action to the location.

• 勝利不必等待

  ➔ Adverb of Necessity/Possibility + Verb

  ➔ "不必" (bu bi) means "not necessary" or "need not". It modifies the verb "等待" (deng dai) which means "wait".

• Stirrin' up a big commotion

  ➔ Present Participle as Verb

  ➔ "Stirrin'" is the shortened version of "stirring", and here functions as the main verb of the clause. It creates a sense of ongoing action.