Step Aside – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: VERA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of self-discovery, much like the message in VERA's "Step Aside." This song offers a chance to learn Mandarin Chinese through powerful, assertive lyrics about embracing your true self. The song is special for its blend of commanding emotion and a driving beat, making the language both memorable and empowering to learn.

[English]

The hour hand chases the second hand, round and round it goes

Maturity scrapes away all the flesh and blood

The world is in my mind

I’m ready to hit it now

Gotta take it right, take it right

The mark hidden in my heart

Let the story go on now

Let it all go, let you see clearly

Who stands at the very top?

So

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

Who's the king, and who's the slave?

Step aside

Step aside

Every night, every dream

All come true, don't be too surprised

Step aside

If you can't stand your ground, don't act like that

Your self-proclaimed art

Don't resist, don't resist

The territory all belongs to me

Baby, why come here for nothing?

Over the mountain, give a shot to your glib and pretentious act

Over the mountain, give a shot to your glib and pretentious act

Shut up, you hypocrite

I never cared at all

I can't be bothered to fight with you there

Darling, please think carefully about every step

The mark hidden in my heart

Let the story go on now

Take it all back, let you see clearly who stands at the very top

So

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

Who's the king, and who's the slave?

Step aside

The instinct you can never forget

It's still there

Beating non-stop until the end of the soul

Beating non-stop until the end of the soul

Unstoppable roar

Need a little antidote

Only one goal

On top of the world

You think you're important

Don't need any of it

We coming

[Chinese]

時針跟著秒針一圈又一圈的跑

血與肉全被成熟給刮掉

The world is in my mind

I’m ready to hit it now

Gotta take it right, take it right

隱藏在心中的印記

Let the story go on now

全部放開讓你看清

誰站在最高峰

So

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

誰是國王誰是奴隸

Step aside

Step aside

每一個夜每一個夢

所有全實現你別太驚訝

Step aside

站不住就別端在那邊

自以為的藝術

別抵抗 別抵抗

領土全歸我

Baby 何必來這裡一無所獲

越過山給一槍油腔滑調 做作

越過山給一槍油腔滑調 做作

Shut up虛情假意

我全沒在意過

才懶得跟你在那邊爭鬥

親愛的請你想好每個步驟

隱藏在心中的印記

Let the story go on now

全部收回讓你看清 誰站在最高峰

So

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

You think you’re the best

You think you’re the best

Step aside

誰是國王誰是奴隸

Step aside

不可能遺忘的本命

他還在呢

不停跳動直到靈魂的盡頭

不停跳動直到靈魂的盡頭

止不住的咆哮

需要一點解藥

只有一個目標

On top of the world

你以為你重要

全部都不需要

We coming

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
跑 (pǎo) /pʰaʊ˨˩/ A1	verb - to run
血 (xuè) /ɕɥœ˥˩/ A1	noun - blood
肉 (ròu) /ʐou˥˩/ A1	noun - meat
世界 (shìjiè) /ʂɨ˥ ʨjɛ˥˩/ A1	noun - world
心 (xīn) /ɕin˥/ A1	noun - heart
故事 (gùshì) /ku˥˩ ʂɨ˥˩/ A2	noun - story
最高峰 (zuìgāofēng) /tsweɪ˥˩ kɑʊ˥ fəŋ˥/ B2	noun - summit, peak
國王 (guówáng) /ku̯ɔ˧˥ wɑŋ˧˥/ B1	noun - king
奴隸 (núlì) /nu˧˥ li˥˩/ B2	noun - slave
夜 (yè) /jɛ˥˩/ A1	noun - night
夢 (mèng) /məŋ˥˩/ A2	noun - dream
藝術 (yìshù) /i˥˩ ʂu˥˩/ B1	noun - art
領土 (lǐngtǔ) /lɪŋ˧˥ tʰu˨˩/ B2	noun - territory
虛情假意 (xūqíngjiǎyì) /ɕy˥ ʨʰɪŋ˧˥ ʨja˨˩ i˥˩/ C1	adjective - hypocritical, insincere
步驟 (bùzhòu) /pu˥˩ ʈʂou˥˩/ B1	noun - step, procedure
靈魂 (línghún) /liŋ˧˥ xu̯ən˧˥/ B2	noun - soul
目標 (mùbiāo) /mu˥˩ pjɑʊ˥/ A2	noun - target, goal
重要 (zhòngyào) /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ˥˩ iɑʊ˥˩/ A2	adjective - important

Key Grammar Structures

• 時針跟著秒針一圈又一圈的跑

  ➔ Repetition/Reduplication (一圈又一圈)

  ➔ The structure "一圈又一圈" emphasizes the continuous and repetitive nature of the clock hands moving.

• 血與肉全被成熟給刮掉

  ➔ Passive Voice (被)

  ➔ The word "被" indicates that the blood and flesh are acted upon, i.e., stripped away by maturity. The subject experiencing the action comes first, followed by 被 then the thing that's acting upon it.

• 站不住就別端在那邊

  ➔ Conditional sentence (就)

  ➔ The word "就" here indicates a consequence or result following a condition. "If you can't stand firm, then don't pretend over there."

• 領土全歸我

  ➔ Subject-Predicate Sentence with quantifier(全)

  ➔ "全" means "all" or "entirely". It emphasizes that the entire territory belongs to the speaker. The structure is: Subject (領土) + Quantifier (全) + Verb (歸) + Pronoun (我).

• 才懶得跟你在那邊爭鬥

  ➔ Expressing disinterest/reluctance (懶得)

  ➔ "懶得" indicates that the speaker is too lazy or unwilling to do something (爭鬥 - fighting). It emphasizes a lack of interest in engaging in conflict.

• 親愛的請你想好每個步驟

  ➔ Imperative sentence with polite address (親愛的)

  ➔ "親愛的" (dear) is used as a polite way to address someone before giving a command. The sentence is an imperative, directly telling someone to think carefully about each step.

• 不停跳動直到靈魂的盡頭

  ➔ Adverbial modifier indicating continuation (不停) + prepositional phrase (直到...的盡頭)

  ➔ "不停" (non-stop, continuously) modifies the verb "跳動" (beat, pulse) indicating continuous action. "直到...的盡頭" (until the end of...) is a prepositional phrase that specifies the duration of the action, which is the end of the soul.