跳樓機 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: LBI 利比

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depths of Mandopop with LBI 利比's '跳樓機' (Jumping Machine). This song offers a unique opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary related to love and heartbreak through its powerful metaphor of a drop tower. Its catchy melody and relatable lyrics make it a compelling way to engage with the Chinese language and understand the nuances of contemporary C-Pop.

[English]

The wind has gone,

leaving behind just an empty street.

Leaves fall,

you’ve gone,

leaving only the redness in my eyes.

I force myself to sleep early,

wondering if I can dream of you again—

a beautiful dream with you in it.

I’m like an aurora,

standing guard at the

edge of the world.

After seeing your eyes,

I realized how painful loneliness can be.

Is it laughable?

How panicked I was when I deleted our chat history.

Will he see it?

The version of you that once was only mine.

From the quiet night, I stay heartbroken until dawn.

You won’t worry about me anymore,

my heart’s silent ache.

It’s like meeting me made you long for freedom,

and losing everything for him doesn’t matter.

Maybe I’m just pathetic,

chasing someone who doesn’t love me.

Banging my head against a brick wall,

hoping that the pain will make you remember

the times when you loved me most.

Baby, our love is like a rollercoaster,

Baby 我們的感情好像跳樓機

sending me soaring high, then crashing down.

You brought me a wild ride,

and now it’s hard to breathe after the storm.

The weather that day was rare and clear,

but your words trapped me in a rainy season.

You don’t really not love me anymore, do you?

It’s just that some issues weren’t resolved.

Why won’t you speak?

Did I just hit the nail on the head?

Admit it—you still care,

just lie to me,

it’s okay.

[Chinese]

風 走了

只留下 一條街的

葉 落

你 走了

只留下 我雙眼的 紅

逼著自己 早點睡

能不能 再做一個

有你的美夢

我好像 一束極光

守在 遙遠的

世界盡頭

看過了 你的眼眸

才知道 孤獨很難受

可笑 嗎

我刪訪問記錄的時候有多慌張

他會看見嗎

曾經只有我能看的模樣

從夜深人靜 一直難過到天亮

你反正不會再擔心

我隱隱作痛的心臟

好像遇到我你才對自由嚮往

怎麼為他失去一切也無妨

可能是我賤吧

不愛我的非要上

那麼硬的南牆非要撞

是不是內心希望

頭破血流 就會讓你想起

最愛我的時光

Baby 我們的感情好像跳樓機

讓我突然的升空又急速落地

你帶給我一場瘋狂

劫後餘生好難呼吸

那天的天氣難得放晴

你說的話卻把我困在雨季

其實你不是不愛了吧

只是有些摩擦沒處理

怎麼你閉口不語

是不是我正好說中你的心

就承認還是在意吧

就騙騙我也

可以

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
風 /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
街 /jiē/ A1	noun - street
葉 /yè/ A1	noun - leaf
落 /luò/ A2	verb - fall
紅 /hóng/ A1	adjective - red
雙 /shuāng/ A2	adjective - double
眼 /yǎn/ A1	noun - eye
睡 /shuì/ A1	verb - sleep
夢 /mèng/ A2	noun - dream
極光 /jí guāng/ B1	noun - aurora
世界 /shì jiè/ A2	noun - world
盡頭 /jìn tóu/ B1	noun - end
眼眸 /yǎn móu/ B1	noun - eyes
孤獨 /gū dú/ A2	adjective - lonely
難受 /nán shòu/ A2	adjective - uncomfortable
刪 /shān/ A2	verb - delete
慌張 /huāng zhāng/ B1	adjective - panic
模樣 /mú yàng/ A2	noun - appearance
難過 /nán guò/ A2	adjective - sad
心臟 /xīn zàng/ A2	noun - heart
自由 /zì yóu/ A2	noun - freedom
嚮往 /xiàng wǎng/ B1	verb - yearn for
失去 /shī qù/ A2	verb - lose
無妨 /wú fáng/ B2	verb - it doesn't matter
內心 /nèi xīn/ B1	noun - inner heart
希望 /xī wàng/ A2	verb - hope noun - hope
破血 /pò xuě/ C1	verb - head injury with blood
時光 /shí guāng/ B1	noun - time
感情 /gǎn qíng/ A2	noun - emotion
瘋狂 /fēng kuáng/ A2	adjective - crazy
劫後餘生 /jié hòu yú shēng/ C1	phrase - surviving a disaster
呼吸 /hū xī/ A2	verb - breathe noun - breathing
天氣 /tiān qì/ A1	noun - weather
放晴 /fàng qíng/ B1	verb - clear up (weather)
雨季 /yǔ jì/ B1	noun - rainy season
摩擦 /mó cā/ B1	noun - friction
處理 /chǔ lǐ/ A2	verb - handle
閉口 /bì kǒu/ B2	verb - keep silent
在意 /zài yì/ A2	verb - care about
騙 /piàn/ A2	verb - cheat

Key Grammar Structures

• 風 走了，只留下 一條街的 葉 落

  ➔ Present tense with stative verbs

  ➔ The sentence uses present tense verbs ('走了', '留下') to describe a state or result, emphasizing the lasting effect of the wind's departure.

• 逼著自己 早點睡

  ➔ Passive voice with a causative verb

  ➔ The phrase uses a causative verb ('逼著') in a passive construction, indicating the subject is forcing themselves to sleep early.

• 我好像 一束極光

  ➔ Simile with '像'

  ➔ The simile ('好像') compares the subject to an aurora, emphasizing a vivid and transient quality.

• 可笑 嗎

  ➔ Rhetorical question

  ➔ The rhetorical question ('可笑 嗎') is used to express sarcasm or disbelief without expecting an answer.

• 從夜深人靜 一直難過到天亮

  ➔ Duration phrase with '從...到...'

  ➔ The duration phrase ('從...到...') indicates a continuous action from late night until dawn, emphasizing prolonged sadness.

• 可能是我賤吧

  ➔ Speculative sentence with '可能'

  ➔ The speculative sentence ('可能是') expresses uncertainty or self-reflection, suggesting a possible reason for the situation.

• 頭破血流 就會讓你想起

  ➔ Conditional sentence with '就會'

  ➔ The conditional sentence ('就會') expresses a hypothetical outcome if the condition ('頭破血流') is met, emphasizing a potential consequence.

• 讓我突然的升空又急速落地

  ➔ Consecutive actions with '又'

  ➔ The conjunction ('又') connects two consecutive actions ('升空', '落地'), emphasizing the rapid transition between them.