跳楼机 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: LBI利比

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into LBI利比's '跳楼机' (Jumping Machine) to experience a rollercoaster of intense emotions set to a catchy Mandopop beat. Learning the Chinese through this song offers insight into modern Chinese expressions of love's volatility, highlighted by the central metaphor of an emotional 'drop tower' that vividly captures the feeling of a relationship's rapid ascents and falls. It's a special blend of relatable vulnerability and sharp musicality.

[English]

The wind has blown away, leaving only the fallen leaves on the street

You left, leaving only the red in my eyes

I'm forcing myself to go to bed early

Could I dream one more time

A dream with you

I feel like a beam of the Northern Lights

Standing watch at the far edge of a distant world

I've looked into your eyes

Only then did I realize how hard loneliness is to bear

Is it ridiculous

How panicked I was when I erased my browsing history

Will he see it

A side of me that only I could see

Sad from late night until dawn

You won't worry about it anymore anyway

My throbbing heart

It seems you only yearn for freedom after meeting me

How losing everything for him wouldn't matter

Maybe I'm worthless

Those who don't love me still insist on climbing up

That hard wall you still insist on crashing into

Maybe deep inside you hope

that if your head were bleeding, you'd remember

the times you loved me most

Baby, our relationship feels like a drop tower

It suddenly lifts me up and then drops me down

You gave me a wild ride

Breathing is hard after surviving the ordeal

That day the weather finally cleared up—a rare sunny spell

Yet your words trap me in the rainy season

It's not that you don't love me, right?

There are some frictions that weren't addressed

Why are you keeping quiet?

Is it me, the one you had in mind?

That speaks to your heart

Then just admit you still care

Then just lie to me a little

That works, too

Is it ridiculous?

Your presence is a wound I can't avoid

How can I accept this ridiculousness?

Maybe I'm worthless after all

Those who don't love me still insist on climbing up

That hard wall you still must crash into

Is it that deep inside you hope

that if your head were bleeding, you'd remember

the times you loved me most

Baby, our relationship feels like a drop tower

It suddenly lifts me up, then drops me quickly

You give me a wild ride

Breathing is hard after surviving the ordeal

That day the weather finally cleared up—a rare sunny spell

Yet your words trap me in the rainy season

It's not that you don't love me, right?

There are a few frictions that weren't addressed

Why are you keeping quiet?

Is it me, the one you had in mind?

That hits your heart

Then just admit you still care

Even if you lie to me

That's fine, too

[Chinese]

风走了 只留下一条街的叶落

你走了 只留下我双眼的红

逼着自己早点睡

能不能再做一个

有你的美梦

我好像一束极光

守在遥远的世界尽头

看过了你的眼眸

才知道孤独很难忍受

可笑吗

我删访问记录的时候有多慌张

他会看见吗

曾经只有我能看的模样

从夜深人静一直难过到天亮

你反正不会再担心

我隐隐作疼的心脏

好像遇到我你才对自由向往

怎么为他失去一切也无妨

可能是我贱吧

不爱我的非要上

那么硬的南墙非要撞

是不是内心希望

头破血流就会让你想起

最爱我的时光

Baby 我们的感情好像跳楼机

让我突然地升空又急速落地

你带给我一场疯狂

劫后余生好难呼吸

那天的天气难得放晴

你说的话却把我困在雨季

其实你不是不爱了吧

只是有些摩擦没处理

怎么你闭口不语

是不是我正好

说中你的心

就承认还是在意吧

就骗骗我

也可以

可笑吗

你的出现是我不能规避的伤

怎么能接受这荒唐

可能是我贱吧

不爱我的非要上

那么硬的南墙非要撞

是不是内心希望

头破血流就会让你想起

最爱我的时光

Baby 我们的感情好像跳楼机

让我突然地升空又急速落地

你带给我一场疯狂

劫后余生好难呼吸

那天的天气难得放晴

你说的话却把我困在雨季

其实你不是不爱了吧

只是有些摩擦没处理

怎么你闭口不语

是不是我正好

说中你的心

就承认还是在意吧

哪怕骗骗我

也可以

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
风 /fɛŋ/ A2	noun - wind
留 /li̯oʊ/ A2	verb - to stay or leave (something behind)
睡 /ʃweɪ/ A1	verb - to sleep
梦 /mɛŋ/ A2	noun - dream
看 /kʰan/ A1	verb - to look or see
孤独 /ku̯ du̯/ B1	noun - loneliness adjective - lonely
忍受 /ʐən ʂoʊ/ B2	verb - to endure or bear
删 /ʂan/ B1	verb - to delete
慌张 /xwaŋ ʈʂaŋ/ B2	adjective - flustered or nervous
难过 /nan ku̯o̯/ B2	adjective - sad or upset
担心 /tan̪ xin/ B1	verb - to worry
疼 /tʰəŋ/ A2	verb - to hurt or ache
自由 /ts̪ z̪ ɪ̯oʊ/ B1	noun - freedom
爱 /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
希望 /ɕ̪i uaŋ/ A2	verb - to hope noun - hope
想起 /ɕ̪ɪaŋ ɕǐ/ B1	verb - to remember or recall
升空 /ʂəŋ kʰʊŋ/ B2	verb - to ascend or rise into the air
落地 /lu̯o̯ ti̯/ B2	verb - to land or fall to the ground
疯狂 /fəŋ ku̯aŋ/ B2	adjective - crazy or mad
呼吸 /xə ɕǐ/ B2	verb - to breathe noun - breathing

Key Grammar Structures

• 风走了 只留下一条街的叶落

  ➔ Present tense with '了' to indicate a completed action

  ➔ The verb '走了' uses '了' to show the action of leaving is completed, leaving only the fallen leaves.

• 能不能再做一个 有你的美梦

  ➔ Modal verb '能不能' for ability or possibility

  ➔ '能不能' is used to ask whether it is possible to have another dream with you.

• 我好像一束极光 守在遥远的世界尽头

  ➔ Comparative structure using '好像'

  ➔ '好像' is used to compare the speaker to an aurora, emphasizing their loneliness.

• 可笑吗 我删访问记录的时候有多慌张

  ➔ Rhetorical question using '吗'

  ➔ '吗' is used to form a rhetorical question, expressing the speaker's embarrassment.

• 可能是我贱吧 不爱我的非要上

  ➔ Speculative sentence using '可能' and '吧'

  ➔ '可能' and '吧' are used to express a speculative thought, suggesting self-blame.

• Baby 我们的感情好像跳楼机

  ➔ Simile using '好像'

  ➔ '好像' is used to compare the relationship to a roller coaster, highlighting its ups and downs.

• 你说的话却把我困在雨季

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction '却'

  ➔ '却' is used to contrast the expectation with the reality, showing the speaker is trapped in sadness.

• 哪怕骗骗我 也可以

  ➔ Concession using '哪怕'

  ➔ '哪怕' is used to express a concession, indicating the speaker is willing to accept even a lie.