Pretty Crazy – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 容祖兒

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Joey Yung's empowering anthem, "Pretty Crazy"! This song, a blend of captivating K-pop influences and profound Cantonese lyrics, offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of the language while embracing a powerful message about individuality and defying expectations. Learn how Cantopop can convey deep philosophical ideas and enjoy the vibrant, modern sound that makes this track truly special.

[English]

La La La La La

Yeah girl

Let's go crazy and never look back

Never look back

She's a legend

Haha

Yo Joey, go get 'em

Check it out

Amazing crazy person

First, tear off the surface layer

Yeah Yeah

Decoding the knowledge forest

Play a stunning melody

Wow, wild people lack wisdom, understanding Hawking

Ape men never praise Mark Twain

Ordinary people can't handle your sensitivity

Murdering talents to sacrifice to the gods

Who is the real one?

Madman

Your eyes see only the funhouse mirror

Madman

Even the empty hall hears the sound

Madman

First to see through the truth

In a dull era, jealous of you, wanting you to be normal

Mind is gone

For so long

It won't come back

Don’t even miss it

Feeling twisted

And I like that

Pretty crazy, yeah

Pretty crazy

Crazy

Depressed superhero

Don't lose heart, just go ahead

Go away

All the leading voices

In the beginning, we all seemed crazy

Hey, someone says you're out of your mind, but you don’t cool down

Who will come and stop you from singing higher

Who will come and stop you from dancing, dance even more fiercely

Masses of slaves, where are the great people?

Who isn't?

Madman

Juice squeezed from the air

Madman

Place a piece of ginger under your foot

Madman

First, don’t follow the crowd

No one understands — is it a sin? The most afraid of being normal

Ladies and gentlemen

Attention please

Pointing at him, saying "You're the one who's sick"

We’re all so normal when we’re crazy

Let's go!

Na Na Na Na

Since I’m crazy, I’m still here — that’s not a disease

Na Na Na Na

This is creativity, not sickness

Pretty crazy

Like a god

Your eyes see only the funhouse mirror

Like a god

Even the empty hall hears the sound

Like a god

First to see through the truth

Everyone's stunned, shouting, "I'm the most normal"

[Chinese]

La La La La La

Yea girl

Let’s go crazy and never look back

Never look back

She’s a legend

Haha

Ayo Joey go get em

Check it out

精彩的瘋人

先會撕開面層

Yeah Yeah

解碼知識森林

演奏出 驚世的琴

Wow 野人沒智慧 理解霍金

猿人 從未讚嘆 馬克吐溫

凡人 無力領教 你的敏感

人才屠殺 拿來祭神

誰方是

神經病

雙眼只見哈哈鏡

神經病

空客廳也聽見聲

神經病

先見到蓋掩真相

平庸時代 妒忌你 要你正常

Mind is gone

For so long

It won’t come back

Don’t even miss it

Feeling twisted

And I’m liking that

Pretty crazy yea

Pretty crazy

Crazy

抑鬱的超人

不要灰心先行

Go away

所有叱咤風雲

於最初 都似瘋人

Hey 有人話你喪 也不降溫

誰來 攔着你唱 再高半音

誰來 攔着你跳 跳得更狠

成羣奴婢 何來偉人

誰不是

神經病

空氣中搾出果醬

神經病

於腳底放一片薑

神經病

先至不會跟風向

無人明白 是罪嗎 最怕正常

Ladies and gentlemen

Attention please

指著他說 你才有病

我們瘋得 多麽正常

Let's go!

Na Na Na Na

我喪故我在 不算病

Na Na Na Na

這叫創作力 不叫病

Pretty crazy

神一樣

雙眼只見哈哈鏡

神一樣

空客廳也聽見聲

神一樣

先見到蓋掩真相

人人傻掉 但大叫 我最正常

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
瘋 /fēng/ B1	adjective - mad, crazy
撕 /sī/ B2	verb - to tear, to rip
森林 /sēn lín/ A2	noun - forest
琴 /qín/ B1	noun - musical instrument (generic term, often stringed)
智慧 /zhì huì/ B2	noun - wisdom, intelligence
敏感 /mǐn gǎn/ B2	adjective - sensitive
屠杀 /tú shā/ C1	verb - massacre, slaughter
祭神 /jì shén/ C1	verb - to sacrifice to the gods
哈哈镜 /hā hā jìng/ B2	noun - distorting mirror
客廳 /kè tīng/ A2	noun - living room
真相 /zhēn xiàng/ B1	noun - truth, the real situation
平庸 /píng yōng/ B2	adjective - mediocre, ordinary
妒忌 /dù jì/ B2	verb - to be jealous of, to envy
抑鬱 /yì yù/ B2	adjective - depressed
風雲 /fēng yún/ B2	noun - eventful situation, power
奴婢 /nú bì/ C1	noun - slave
創作力 /chuàng zuò lì/ C1	noun - creativity

Key Grammar Structures

• Never look back

  ➔ Imperative sentence with adverbial phrase

  ➔ 'Never' functions as an adverb modifying the imperative verb 'look back', instructing someone not to do something.

• Let’s go crazy and never look back

  ➔ Conjunction connecting two independent clauses with an imperative

  ➔ 'Let’s' is a contraction of 'let us', used to make a suggestion or invitation, and 'and' links two actions.

• 精彩的瘋人

  ➔ Noun phrase with adjective + noun

  ➔ '精彩的' means 'brilliant' or 'fantastic', describing the noun '瘋人' (crazy people).

• 解碼知識森林

  ➔ Verb + noun phrase, compound noun

  ➔ '解碼' means 'decode', and '知識森林' refers to 'knowledge forest', creating a metaphor for understanding complex information.

• 演奏出 驚世的琴

  ➔ Verb + resultative complement + noun phrase

  ➔ '演奏出' means 'perform' or 'play out', with '驚世的琴' meaning 'a world-shocking instrument', figuratively describing a remarkable performance.

• 神一樣

  ➔ Noun + as if/as though

  ➔ The phrase '神一樣' means 'like a god', implying an extraordinary or divine quality, often used figuratively.

• 雙眼只見哈哈鏡

  ➔ Adverb + verb + object

  ➔ '只見' means 'only see', indicating a focus on a limited perception, with '哈哈鏡' referring to 'funhouse mirror' or distorted reflection.