流沙 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陶喆

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

並不是真的路過而已

It's not just passing by

也不是真的不會想你

It's not really that I don't think of you

全部不是真的是騙自己

None of it is truly me fooling myself

其實還愛你 愛著你

Actually, I still love you, love you

我以為我早想清楚

I thought I’d figured it out long ago

不由自主恍恍惚惚又走回頭路

Unconsciously, feeling lost, I walk back the same old road

再看一眼有過的幸福

Taking another look at the happiness we once had

愛情好像流沙

Love feels like flowing sand

我不掙扎 (我不掙扎)

I don’t struggle (I don’t struggle)

隨它去吧 我不害怕

Let it go, I’m not afraid

And 愛情好像流沙

And love feels like flowing sand

心裡的牽掛

The attachment in my heart

不願放下

Refusing to let go

Oh baby 讓我這樣吧

Oh baby, just let me be like this

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

My-my

My-my

並不是真的路過而已

It's not really just passing by

也不是真的不會想你

It’s not really that I don’t think of you

全部不是真的是騙自己

None of it is truly me fooling myself

其實還愛你 愛著你

Actually, I still love you, love you

我以為我早想清楚

I thought I’d figured it out long ago

不由自主恍恍惚惚又走回頭路

Unconsciously, feeling lost, I walk back the same old road

再看一眼有過的幸福

Taking another look at the happiness we once had

愛情好像流沙

Love feels like flowing sand

我不說話 (我不說話)

I stay silent (I stay silent)

等待黑暗 讓淚能落下

Waiting for darkness, so tears can fall

And 愛情好像流沙

And love feels like flowing sand

明知該躲它

Knowing I should hide from it

無法自拔

Unable to escape

Oh baby 是我太傻

Oh baby, I’m just so foolish

No-no-no-no-no-no

No-no-no-no-no-no

是一再的做一再的錯不由我

Repeatedly doing wrong, I can’t help myself

我一步一步一步一步 慢慢走向流沙

Step by step, slowly walking into the flowing sand

愛情好像流沙

Love feels like flowing sand

我不掙扎 (我不掙扎)

I don’t struggle (I don’t struggle)

隨它去吧 我不害怕 (oh no)

Let it go, I’m not afraid (oh no)

愛情好像流沙

Love feels like flowing sand

心裡的牽掛

The attachment in my heart

不願放下

Refusing to let go

Oh baby, no 讓我這樣吧

Oh baby, no, just let me be

(愛情好像流沙) oh 好像流沙

(Love feels like flowing sand) oh, it’s like flowing sand

(我們應該隨它去吧) 隨它去吧

(We should just let it go) let it go

(我不 hi-ya-ya) oh-oh, let it go

(I won’t, hi-ya-ya) oh-oh, let it go

(No-no-no-no, no-no-no) oh, no-no-no-no-no

(No-no-no-no, no-no-no) oh, no-no-no-no-no

(愛情好像流沙)愛情 yeah-yeah-yeah

(Love feels like flowing sand) love, yeah-yeah-yeah

(我們應該隨它去吧) ooh-ooh-ooh

(We should just let it go) ooh-ooh-ooh

(我不 hi-ya-ya) yeah-yeah-yeah

(I won’t, hi-ya-ya) yeah-yeah-yeah

(No-no-no-no) 愛情 愛情 好像流沙

(No-no-no-no) love, love, like flowing sand

讓我怎樣辦 ooh

What can I do, ooh

愛情好像流沙

Love feels like flowing sand

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
路過 /lù guò/ B1	verb - to pass by; to go past
想 /xiǎng/ A1	verb - to think; to want
騙 /piàn/ B1	verb - to deceive; to cheat
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
清楚 /qīng chǔ/ B1	adjective - clear; distinct
自主 /zì zhǔ/ B2	adjective - independent; autonomous
恍惚 /huǎng hū/ B2	adjective - absent-minded; in a trance
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	noun - happiness; well-being
流沙 /liú shā/ B2	noun - quicksand
掙扎 /zhēng zhá/ B2	verb - to struggle
害怕 /hài pà/ A2	verb - to be afraid; to fear
牽掛 /qiān guà/ B2	noun - worry; concern
放下 /fàng xià/ A2	verb - to put down; to let go
黑暗 /hēi àn/ B1	noun - darkness
淚 /lèi/ A2	noun - tear
傻 /shǎ/ B1	adjective - foolish, silly

Key Grammar Structures

• 我以為我早想清楚

  ➔ Using 以為 to express 'thought' or 'believed'.

  ➔ The structure 以為 + clause indicates a past belief or assumption.

• 不由自主恍恍惚惚又走回頭路

  ➔ Using 不由自主 to express 'unable to control oneself'.

  ➔ 不由自主 is an idiomatic expression indicating loss of control over oneself.

• 愛情好像流沙

  ➔ Using 好像 to compare 'love' to '流沙' (quick sand).

  ➔ 好像 is used to express similarity or resemblance, like 'as if' or 'like'.

• 我一步一步一步一步 慢慢走向流沙

  ➔ Repetition of 一步 for emphasis, combined with 走向 to indicate direction towards something.

  ➔ Repetition of 一歩 emphasizes gradual movement or persistence, combined with 走向 indicating the direction of movement.

• 愛情像流沙

  ➔ Using 比喻 (metaphor) to compare love to flowing sand.

  ➔ 比喻 (metaphor) is used to create a vivid image by comparing two different things, like love and flowing sand.

• 我們應該隨它去吧

  ➔ Using 應該 + 隨 + pronoun + 去 to suggest 'should go with' or 'surrender to' an idea or feeling.

  ➔ 應該 + 隨 + pronoun + 去 suggests that one should go along with or surrender to a feeling or situation.

• 讓我怎樣辦 ooh

  ➔ Using 讓 + pronoun + 怎樣 + 辦 to ask 'what should I do'.

  ➔ 讓 + pronoun + 怎樣 + 辦 is a way to ask 'what should I do' regarding a situation.