Stupid Pop Song – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陶喆 David Tao

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

Wow

Wow

Wow

Wow

This is a stupid pop song

This is a stupid pop song

我想唱給你聽

I want to sing this for you

就像開始

Just like back when

寫歌的自己

I first started writing

只為了感動你

Just to move you

不管這些

Whether or not

有沒有共鳴

This resonates with anyone

都是我的誠意

This is my sincerity

This is my stupid pop song

This is my stupid pop song

有故事藏在歌裡

There's a story hidden in this song

This is a stupid pop song

This is a stupid pop song

掏空自己不容易

It's not easy to empty myself out

世界依然

The world still

需要些真心

Needs some sincerity

所以我在這裡

So here I am

旋律簡單

Simple melody

歌詞別太難

Lyrics not too hard

愛很簡單 真的那麼難

Love is simple, is it really that hard?

This is my stupid pop song

This is my stupid pop song

希望它可以流行

Hoping it can be a hit

This is my stupid pop song

This is my stupid pop song

你真的以為你是OG？

You really think you're an OG?

就算你有幾百萬的關注點擊

Even if you have millions of followers and clicks

再過一年你就被代替

You'll be replaced in a year

所以現在不要那麼快的就得意

So don't get so cocky so quickly

只看數據沒有影響力

Just looking at the numbers has no influence

音樂沒有靈魂怎麼流傳下去

How can music without a soul be passed down?

What's going on？

What's going on?

世界都瘋狂

The world is going crazy

怎麼大家都不關心

Why doesn't anyone care?

This is my stupid pop song

This is my stupid pop song

想證明我可以

Want to prove I can

被你分享

Be shared by you

或被你攻擊

Or be attacked by you

音樂沒了順序

Music has lost its order

世界沒了邏輯

The world has lost its logic

這首歌行不行

Is this song any good?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or reason
pop /pɒp/ A1	noun - popular music verb - to burst open
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a piece of music with words
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
simple /ˈsɪmpl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - to want something to happen or be true noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ B2	noun - the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something. verb - have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
data /ˈdeɪtə/ B1	noun - facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mental illness which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill.
share /ʃer/ A2	verb - to have or use something at the same time as someone else. noun - a part or portion of something
logic /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ B2	noun - reasoning conducted or assessed according to principles of validity
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - to take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war. noun - an aggressive and violent action against a person or place.

Key Grammar Structures

• 我想唱給你聽

  ➔ Modal Verb + Directional Complement

  ➔ "想" (xiǎng) is a modal verb meaning "want to." "給" (gěi) indicates the direction of the action towards someone. "你" (nǐ) is the receiver of the action. "聽" (tīng) to listen

• 就像開始寫歌的自己

  ➔ The use of "就像" (jiù xiàng) meaning "just like" or "similar to" to create a simile.

  ➔ The phrase "就像開始寫歌的自己" (jiù xiàng kāishǐ xiě gē de zìjǐ) means "just like the self that started writing songs," setting a comparison to the singer's earlier self.

• 不管這些有沒有共鳴

  ➔ "不管" (bùguǎn) - No matter (what/how/etc.) + whether or not

  ➔ "不管" (bùguǎn) introduces a condition that doesn't affect the outcome. "有沒有" (yǒu méiyǒu) is a standard way to form a question meaning "whether or not" something exists or is the case.

• 掏空自己不容易

  ➔ Subject + Adjective phrase + adjective/comment : Subject is adjective/comment

  ➔ "掏空自己" (tāokōng zìjǐ) is a verb phrase, acting as the subject. "不容易" (bù róngyì) is an adjective, describing the subject as not easy.

• 就算你有幾百萬的關注點擊

  ➔ "就算" (jiùsuàn): even if; even though

  ➔ "就算" (jiùsuàn) introduces a hypothetical situation or condition that does not change the main point of the sentence. Followed by "有" (yǒu) - to have, to exist.

• 再過一年你就被代替

  ➔ Passive Voice using "被" (bèi)

  ➔ "被" (bèi) indicates the passive voice. Here, "你" (nǐ - you) is the subject being acted upon, and "代替" (dàitì - replaced) is the action being done to you.