楼外楼 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 时代少年团

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Outside this dark high-rise

The winding, intersecting roads

Cold, unblinking eyes

All pointing at me

A lost tadpole

Swallowed by the wandering tide

A voiceless, crying throat

Locking myself away

Even breathing feels cramped in this space

Yet, I’ll play on with all my might

In this jungle, bees rush toward the scent of flowers

A sacrifice to step out of the high-rise

The sound pressure is about to shatter my eardrums

Struggling to break free as soon as possible

Alone, not to be controlled by fate

Ah——Fight!

Scorched eyeballs

Crushed bones

Will all heal in time

Woo hu hu woo

Snowflakes fill the sky

Buried the smoke of battle

But the fire won’t go out

Maybe I'm one of a kind

Maybe I'm one of a

Maybe I'm one of a kind!

Explode, tear, fall

Shards of stone like raindrops strike my head

Night falls, pluck stars, tread on the moon

Only to find taller towers beyond the towers

They stretch down to the ground

A terrifying oppression stings my whole body

In the ruins, enchanting strings echo

But now I open my eyes to turn the tide

Adults must

Face cruelty

They say only after you’ve experienced it

Will you become whole

Ahead lie layers of walls

Endless corridors

Where can the spring breeze gently brush the willows?

Let me lead the way

My kind always pessimistically tell me

The journey is treacherous

Heavy footprints will prove I’m the chosen one

Maybe I'm one of a kind

Maybe I'm one of a

Maybe I'm one of a kind

Clenched fists

No time to sigh

Break the norm

I'm down to fight

You roll a dice

Dark clouds part

I reconnect my severed arm

Making my opponent tremble

Take that fight

The light outside wakes me, fall and rise

Peering out the window, but the white mist blurs

The light outside wakes me, fall and rise

An emptiness that can never be filled

Scorched eyeballs

Crushed bones

Will all heal in time

Woo hu hu woo

Snowflakes fill the sky

Buried the smoke of battle

But the fire won’t go out

The light outside wakes me, fall and rise

An emptiness that can never be filled

I'll be that one of a kind

I see the shadow of the monster and

Its huge, grotesque face

Sharp teeth tear flesh from bone

Maybe I'm one of a

Most love to chatter endlessly

But we quietly cultivate

We follow the creed of light

I'll be that one of a kind!

[Chinese]

在 这漆黑的高楼 外

路蜿蜒交错

冰冷的眼眸

全都指向我

迷失的蝌蚪

被水流浪潮淹没

哭喊无声的歌喉

给自己上锁

这空间里连呼吸都变得拥挤

即便如此我要尽情去演奏

在这丛林里朝花香飞奔的蜂群

是踏出高楼的献祭礼

声压 快要震碎耳膜

挣扎 想要尽快摆脱

孤身不由命运宰割

Ah——Fight!

被灼伤的眼球

被碾碎的骨头

都终将会愈合

Woo hu hu woo

漫天飞的雪皑

把硝烟都掩埋

但火不会熄灭的

Maybe I'm one of a kind

Maybe I'm one of a

Maybe I'm one of a kind!

爆 炸 撕 裂 下 坠

碎石同雨点般砸向我头

夜 下 摘 星 踏 月

才发现楼外是更高的楼

它向地表延伸

恐怖的压迫感刺痛我全身

废墟里回荡起魅惑的弦声

但此刻我睁开眼要逆转乾坤

成年人必须

要面对残忍

他们说你经历过才

会变得完整

前方是层层的围墙

无限的回廊

哪里有春风会轻拂起垂杨

让我做先遣

同类总悲观地告诉你

这路途艰险

沉重的脚印它会证明我才是天选

Maybe I'm one of a kind

Maybe I'm one of a

Maybe I'm one of a kind

双手攥紧

没空去叹息

打破这惯例

I'm down to fight

You roll a dice

乌云散去

我接上断臂

让对手颤栗

Take that fight

楼外的光它将我唤醒 跌倒 站起

探出了窗却看不清 白色 迷雾

楼外的光它将我唤醒 跌倒 站起

永填不满的空白

被灼伤的眼球

被碾碎的骨头

都终将会愈合

Woo hu hu woo

漫天飞的雪皑

把硝烟都掩埋

但火不会熄灭的

楼外的光它将我唤醒 跌倒 站起

永填不满的空白

I'll be that one of a kind

看清了怪物的身影和

巨大的面部是狰狞的

利齿让血肉都分离了

Maybe I'm one of a

大多喜欢众说纷纭着

我们却默默地耕耘着

光的信条我们遵循了

I'll be that one of a kind!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
高楼 /gāo lóu/ B2	noun - tall building
冰冷 /bīng lěng/ B2	adjective - cold, icy
迷失 /mí shī/ B1	verb - to lose oneself, to be lost
水流 /shuǐ liú/ B2	noun - flow of water, current
哭喊 /kū hǎn/ B2	verb - cry out loudly, scream
空间 /kōng jiān/ B2	noun - space
呼吸 /hū xī/ A2	verb - to breathe
演奏 /yǎn zòu/ B2	verb - to perform (music)
蜂群 /fēng qún/ C1	noun - swarm of bees
献祭 /xiàn jì/ C1	noun - offering (religious or ceremonial sacrifice)
震碎 /Zhèn suì/ C2	verb - to shatter violently
勇敢 /yǒng gǎn/ B2	adjective - brave, courageous
逆转 /nì zhuǎn/ C1	verb - to turn around, to reverse
力量 /lì liàng/ B2	noun - power, strength

Key Grammar Structures

• 即便如此我要尽情去演奏

  ➔ Concessive clause with “even though” + modal “must/shall”

  ➔ The phrase “**even though** this” sets a concession, and “**must**” (要) shows a strong intention to act.

• 被灼伤的眼球 被碾碎的骨头 都终将会愈合

  ➔ Passive voice with 被 + noun + 的 + noun; future certainty with 都 + 将/会 + verb

  ➔ The **passive** “被灼伤的” modifies “眼球”, showing the eyes are *burned*. “都**will** (终将会) … *heal*” stresses certainty.

• 把硝烟都掩埋 但火不会熄灭的

  ➔ 把‑construction (disposal) + 都; contrast with 但 + negative verb

  ➔ The **把**‑construction “把硝烟都掩埋” means “bury *all* the smoke”. The clause “但**fire will not** extinguish” uses **but** to show contrast.

• 才发现楼外是更高的楼

  ➔ Resultative 「才」 + verb; “才” indicates “only then”

  ➔ The **才** before “发现” shows that *only after* something else did the speaker realize “the building outside is even higher”.

• 我接上断臂 让对手颤栗

  ➔ Causative construction “让 + object + verb”

  ➔ The verb **让** (“let/make”) introduces a causative meaning: “make the opponent **shiver**”.

• 楼外的光它将我唤醒 跌倒 站起

  ➔ Future marker “将” + object + verb; serial verb construction

  ➔ **将** indicates a future action: “the light **will awaken** me”, followed by the serial verbs “fall” and “stand up”.

• 双手攥紧 没空去叙述

  ➔ Negation of ability/availability “没空 + verb”

  ➔ **没空** before “去叙述” means “don’t have the time/energy **to narrate**”.

• 前方是层层的围墙 无限的回廊

  ➔ Stacked noun phrases with 的 for attribution

  ➔ The repeated **的** links adjectives to nouns: “layer‑by‑layer **walls**” and “endless **corridors**”.