Take Off – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: WayV
• Album: Take Off (The 1st Mini Album)

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

Ignition sequence starts.

Ignition sequence starts.

Six, five, four, three, two, one.

Six, five, four, three, two, one.

飞翔 (Fēixiáng)

Soaring

Yeah 城市的雨在哽咽

Yeah, the city's rain is stifling,

霓虹的光在明灭

Neon lights are flickering,

街灯照耀着天行者的背影

Streetlights illuminate the skywalker's silhouette,

迷样般的羽毛凌空盘旋不去

Mysterious feathers linger, circling in the air,

像传说 信者恒信 hey

Like a legend, believers will always believe, hey

我发现不明飞行物体

I spotted an unidentified flying object,

许多人凝视天空

Many people stare at the sky,

却又当作什么也没发生

Yet act like nothing happened.

Yeah yeah 有股烟硝的气息

Yeah yeah, there's a scent of gunpowder in the air,

为何我听见心跳读秒的声音

Why do I hear my heartbeat counting down?

彷佛发射台已准备好

It's as if the launchpad is ready,

大地颤抖按下钮

The earth trembles, press the button,

风切在狂啸

The wind shear is howling.

Yeah 如果纪录上从未被记载

Yeah, if it's never been recorded,

Don't be sad with it

Don't be sad with it,

你的自由就无法犯规

Then your freedom knows no bounds.

像神秘的不存在的信号

Like a mysterious, non-existent signal,

在雷达上划过一道燃烧

Leaving a burning trail on the radar.

Can I be honest

Can I be honest?

I so hate to be controlled

I so hate to be controlled.

Oh no no no

Oh no no no

飞行守则唯一条款

The only rule of flight,

就是忘记所有条款

Is to forget all the rules.

要爬升或者旋转

To climb or to spin,

只相信自由意志的罗盘

Only trust the compass of free will.

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

叱咤是你有生的野性

Your commanding spirit is your innate wildness,

你有抗拒重力的野心

You have the ambition to defy gravity,

你是例外般的存在

You are an exceptional being,

So baby 朝向天外之外

So baby, towards beyond the heavens,

Take off yeah

Take off, yeah.

Oh oh 谁能驯服我飞上云霄

Oh oh, who can tame me as I fly into the sky?

Oh oh 无翼而飞

Oh oh, flying without wings.

I'm ready for take off

I'm ready for take off.

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

叱咤是你有生的野性

Your commanding spirit is your innate wildness,

你有抗拒重力的野心

You have the ambition to defy gravity,

你是例外般的存在

You are an exceptional being,

So baby 朝向天外之外

So baby, towards beyond the heavens,

Take off

Take off.

Oh 俯瞰着地球

Oh, looking down at Earth,

再征服身后宇宙

Then conquering the universe behind us,

倒数的节拍

The rhythm of the countdown,

向平凡 say goodbye

Say goodbye to the ordinary,

朝向深邃的未来我们飞走

Towards a profound future, we fly away.

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

无翼而飞 I'm ready for take off take off

Flying without wings, I'm ready for take off, take off,

朝向天外之外 take off

Towards beyond the heavens, take off,

叱咤是你有生的野性

Your commanding spirit is your innate wildness,

你有抗拒重力的野心

You have the ambition to defy gravity,

你是例外般的存在

You are an exceptional being,

So baby 朝向天外之外

So baby, towards beyond the heavens,

Take off take off

Take off, take off.

Come on 朝向天外之外 take off take off

Come on, towards beyond the heavens, take off, take off,

带着你所有的美好

Taking all your beautiful qualities,

Come on 朝向天外之外 take off take off

Come on, towards beyond the heavens, take off, take off,

带着你所有的美好

Taking all your beautiful qualities.

Oh oh 谁能驯服我飞上云霄

Oh oh, who can tame me as I fly into the sky?

Oh oh 无翼而飞

Oh oh, flying without wings.

Take take off

Take, take off.

飞翔

Soaring.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飞翔 fēixiáng B1	verb - to fly; to soar (especially majestically or gracefully) noun - flight; soaring
霓虹 níhóng B1	noun - neon; neon light(s)
背影 bèiyǐng B1	noun - a view of one's back; figure seen from behind; silhouette
盘旋 pánxuán B1	verb - to circle; to hover; to spiral (e.g., in the air)
传说 chuánshuō B1	noun - legend; myth; folklore verb - to be said; to be told
凝视 níngshì B2	verb - to gaze at; to stare at; to fix one's eyes on
心跳 xīntiào A2	noun - heartbeat; pulse verb - (of the heart) to beat, to throb
自由 zìyóu B1	noun - freedom; liberty adjective - free; unrestrained
神秘 shénmì B1	adjective - mysterious; enigmatic; mystic
控制 kòngzhì B1	verb - to control; to dominate; to manage noun - control; domination
罗盘 luópán B2	noun - compass (for navigation, especially a traditional Chinese compass)
无翼 wúyì B2	adjective - wingless; without wings
野性 yěxìng B2	noun - wildness; untamed nature; savagery
野心 yěxīn B2	noun - ambition (often implies a great or sometimes unscrupulous ambition); wild ambition
例外 lìwài B1	noun - exception verb - to be an exception
征服 zhēngfú B2	verb - to conquer; to subdue; to overcome
宇宙 yǔzhòu B1	noun - universe; cosmos
深邃 shēnsuì C1	adjective - deep; profound; unfathomable; abstruse
驯服 xúnfú B2	verb - to tame; to domesticate; to subdue
美好 měihǎo B1	adjective - beautiful; fine; good (in a positive, often abstract sense, e.g., 'a beautiful life', 'good prospects')

Key Grammar Structures

• 城市的雨在哽咽

  ➔ The '在 (zài)' particle for continuous action

  ➔ The particle "在 (zài)" is placed before a verb to indicate an action that is currently ongoing or in progress, similar to the '-ing' form in English. Here, "雨在哽咽" means 'the rain is choking/sobbing'.

• 街灯照耀着天行者的背影

  ➔ The '着 (zhe)' particle for continuous state or aspect

  ➔ The particle "着 (zhe)" is attached to a verb to indicate that an action is in progress or that a state resulting from an action is continuing. It emphasizes the continuous nature or the sustained state of the action. Here, "照耀着" means 'is illuminating' or 'is shining on continuously'.

• 迷样般的羽毛凌空盘旋不去

  ➔ Simile construction with '像...般 (xiàng...bān)' or '似的 (shìde)'

  ➔ The structure "像...般 (xiàng...bān)" (or "像...似的 (xiàng...shìde)") is used to express a comparison, meaning 'like...', 'as if...', or 'as though...'. It draws a resemblance between two things. Here, "迷样般的羽ao" means 'mystery-like feathers'.

• 许多人凝视天空 却又当作什么也没发生

  ➔ '却又 (què yòu)' for expressing contrast or an unexpected turn

  ➔ "却又 (què yòu)" is a conjunction used to indicate a contrast or an unexpected outcome. "却 (què)" means 'but' or 'yet', and "又 (yòu)" adds a sense of 'again' or 'also', implying a further, often contradictory, action or state. The phrase means 'yet they also' or 'but then again'. This sentence also contains "当作 (dàngzuò)" meaning 'to treat as'/'to regard as' and "什么也没 (shénme yě méi)" a common negative structure meaning 'nothing...'.

• 如果纪录上从未被记载 你的自由就无法犯规

  ➔ Conditional clause with '如果...就... (rúguǒ... jiù...)'

  ➔ The structure "如果...就... (rúguǒ... jiù...)" is used to form conditional sentences, meaning 'if... then...'. "如果" introduces the condition, and "就" introduces the consequence. This sentence also features the passive voice marker "被 (bèi)" ('has been recorded') and "无法 (wúfǎ)" meaning 'unable to' or 'cannot'.

• 像神秘的不存在的信号

  ➔ Complex noun modification using the particle '的 (de)'

  ➔ The particle "的 (de)" is used to connect a modifier (adjective, phrase, or clause) to the noun it describes. When multiple adjectives or phrases modify a noun, they are usually placed before "的" in a specific order, creating a descriptive chain. Here, "神秘的" ('mysterious') and "不存在的" ('non-existent') both modify "信号" ('signal').

• 无翼而飞

  ➔ The '无...而... (wú... ér...)' structure, meaning 'without... yet...' or 'without... and...'

  ➔ This is a concise and often literary structure where "无 (wú)" means 'without' or 'lack of', and "而 (ér)" acts as a conjunction connecting two clauses, often implying 'and yet', 'but', or 'while'. Here, "无翼而飞" literally means 'without wings, yet flies', signifying an impossible or extraordinary feat.

• 朝向天外之外 take off

  ➔ '朝向 (cháoxiàng)' for direction and '之外 (zhīwài)' for 'beyond'/'outside of'

  ➔ "朝向 (cháoxiàng)" means 'towards' or 'facing', indicating a direction. "之外 (zhīwài)" means 'outside of', 'beyond', or 'in addition to'. Together, "朝向...之外" implies heading towards something that is beyond a specified boundary, emphasizing transcendence. Here, "天外之外" literally means 'beyond outside of the sky', implying an extreme distance or unknown realm.

• 你是例外般的存在

  ➔ '是...的存在 (shì... de cúnzài)' for describing a type of existence or nature

  ➔ The structure "是...的存在 (shì... de cúnzài)" is used to describe the nature or type of someone's or something's existence. "是 (shì)" means 'is', and "存在 (cúnzài)" means 'existence'. The phrase between "是" and "的存在" acts as an adjective or descriptive phrase. Here, "例外般的存在" means 'an existence like an exception'.

• 谁能驯服我飞上云霄

  ➔ Rhetorical question with '谁能 (shéi néng)'

  ➔ "谁能 (shéi néng)" translates to 'who can' or 'who is able to'. In this context, it functions as a rhetorical question, implying that 'no one can' or 'it's impossible for anyone to'. It expresses a strong assertion of one's invincibility or untamable nature. "飞上 (fēi shàng)" means 'to fly up to'.