你不是真正的快樂 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Mayday's "You Are Not Truly Happy," a powerful Mandarin rock anthem that explores the universal theme of masked emotions and the search for authentic joy. Learning the Mandarin lyrics to this song offers a unique opportunity to understand idiomatic expressions and cultural nuances related to feelings and self-expression, making it an engaging way to connect with the language through its raw emotional honesty and relatable message.

[English]

Crying in the crowd

You just want to become a transparent color

You will no longer dream, feel pain, or have your heart moved

You have already decided, you have already decided

You quietly endure

Tightly holding onto yesterday in your fist

And the sweeter the memories, the more they hurt

The deeper the scars left in your palm

Deep and shallow cuts everywhere

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also decided not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

The world is laughing

So you laugh along with the crowd

When survival is a rule, not your choice

So you hold back tears

Wandering and stumbling along

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also decided not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

You are not truly happy

Your wounds never fully heal

I stand on your left side, yet it feels like across the galaxy

Is it really just holding onto regrets

Until we grow old

And then regretting it

...

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also decided not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

You are not truly happy

Your wounds never fully heal

I stand on your left side, yet it feels like across the galaxy

Is it really just holding onto regrets

Until we grow old

You deserve true happiness

You should take off the camouflage you wear

Why should you be punished for what you've lost?

Can we let the sadness all end at this moment?

And start living again

...

[Chinese]

人群中哭著

你只想變成透明的顏色

你再也不會 夢或痛或心動了

你已經決定了 你已經決定了

你靜靜忍著

緊緊把昨天在拳心握著

而回憶越是甜 就是越傷人了

越是在手心留下

密密麻麻深深淺淺的刀割

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

這世界笑了

於是你合群的一起笑了

當生存是規則不是你的選擇

於是你含著眼淚

飄飄蕩盪跌跌撞撞的走著

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

你不是真正的快樂

你的傷從不肯完全的癒合

我站在你左側 卻像隔著銀河

難道就真的抱著遺憾

一直到老了

然後才後悔著

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

你不是真正的快樂

你的傷從不肯完全的癒合

我站在你左側 卻像隔著銀河

難道就真的抱著遺憾

一直到老了

你值得真正的快樂

你應該脫下你穿的保護色

為什麽失去了 還要被懲罰呢

能不能就讓悲傷 全部結束在此刻

重新開始活著

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
快樂 /kuài lè/ B1	noun - happiness
笑 /xiào/ A2	verb - to laugh
靈魂 /líng hún/ B2	noun - soul
傷 /shāng/ B1	noun - injury
決定 /jué dìng/ B1	verb - to decide
回憶 /huí yì/ B2	noun - memory
透明 /tòu míng/ B2	adjective - transparent
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain
生存 /shēng cún/ B2	verb - to survive
選擇 /xuǎn zé/ B1	noun - choice
悲傷 /bēi shāng/ B2	noun - sadness
開始 /kāi shǐ/ A2	verb - to start
遺憾 /yí hàn/ C1	noun - regret
顏色 /yán sè/ A1	noun - color
拳心 /quán xīn/ C2	noun - the heart of a fist (metaphorically referring to inner strength or resolve)

Key Grammar Structures

• 你只想變成透明的顏色

  ➔ `只想 (zhǐ xiǎng) + verb`: only want to, just want to. Indicates a single desire or intention.

  ➔ The sentence means "You only want to become a transparent color". `只想` emphasizes that the desire to become invisible is the character's sole focus.

• 而回憶越是甜 就是越傷人了

  ➔ `越...越... (yuè... yuè...)`: The more... the more.... Expresses a proportional relationship.

  ➔ The sentence means "The sweeter the memories, the more painful they are". It shows the proportional relationship: as the sweetness increases, so does the pain.

• 你不是真正的快樂

  ➔ `不是 (bú shì) + adjective`: not really/truly + adjective. Denies that someone/something genuinely possesses the quality described by the adjective.

  ➔ This sentence means "You are not truly happy". `不是` negates the genuineness of the character's happiness.

• 你的笑只是你穿的保護色

  ➔ `只是 (zhǐ shì)`: only, merely. Used to emphasize that something is nothing more than what it appears to be.

  ➔ The sentence means "Your smile is only the protective color you wear". `只是` emphasizes that the smile is a facade and nothing more.

• 當生存是規則不是你的選擇

  ➔ `是...不是... (shì... bú shì...)`: is... not... This pattern contrasts two concepts, highlighting what something *is* versus what it *is not*.

  ➔ This sentence means "When survival is a rule, not your choice". It contrasts survival as an imposed rule with the possibility of it being a freely made choice.

• 難道就真的抱著遺憾 一直到老了

  ➔ `難道 (nándào) ... 嗎 (ma)?`: Could it be that...? Is it possible that...? Used to express rhetorical questions and often implies disbelief or questioning of a situation.

  ➔ This sentence means "Could it be that we will really hold regrets until we are old?". The use of `難道...嗎?` questions the possibility of living with regrets until old age.

• 為什麼失去了 還要被懲罰呢

  ➔ `為什麼 (wèi shénme) ... 呢 (ne)?`: Why...? Used to express a question seeking a reason or explanation.

  ➔ The sentence means "Why is it that after losing something, one still has to be punished?". The `為什麼...呢?` structure expresses the speaker's confusion and questioning of the unfairness of the situation.

• 能不能就讓悲傷 全部結束在此刻

  ➔ `能不能 (néng bù néng) ...?`: Can (or cannot)...? Is it possible to...? Used to ask for permission or express a hope or possibility.

  ➔ This sentence means "Can (or cannot) we just let all the sadness end at this moment?". `能不能...?` expresses a plea or hope for an end to the sorrow.