亡命之徒 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 縱貫線

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Chinese language and culture through 縱貫線's iconic song, "亡命之徒". Experience how music can express complex emotions and social commentary, offering a unique lens into the perspectives of influential artists. Discover new vocabulary and sentence structures while immersing yourself in the rich sounds of Mandarin.

[English]

Outlaw Cross-Country Line

Listen to me, I once had a dream

Flying high with you, walking far together, till we're old

But I, I vanish into nothingness

Forget our promises, forget that I loved you so deeply

I can't take you with me, I made a big mistake

I have to go alone, bear all the guilt myself

I have to leave the familiar corner, please don't forget me

Tonight there's a light drizzle in the air

At the moment I pull the trigger, my soul's already sold to the devil

It's ridiculous, I wish I could beg the Lord to save me

Save what's left of my dignity

Thinking of my mother's face, sorry these years

Is there a chance to see you again? Mom, I made a mistake

Will you forgive me? I'm already on the final road

In others' eyes, a fugitive, where's my hiding place now?

My brother, when you walk away from me

I still foolishly believe in justice

Is human nature just about blood and tears for lessons?

I don't want to keep running around, thinking I’ll finish this and stop chasing

Thinking so much, tears keep flowing nonstop

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

Hey kid

I think I understand your meaning

All those things that happen to you

Once took on different faces

Have appeared in my life many times

For this, I have no better explanation

Just feel today might be the right day

Let's each use our comfortable stance

In our own way

To give life what it gives us

Whether it's a confession or a defense

No matter how talented, it's hard to resist fate's cruelty

This is the simplest truth, accepting it or not is another story

True love doesn't never come, it’s just delayed by unforeseen malice

Don't let a woman's foolish act

Become your own internal struggle

Why, even with what I have, I still feel it's not enough

Oh God, could it be just greed?

Why, working to death, chasing dreams with all I got

In the end, never moving an inch

Why, with a face beneath a clear sky, so mundane and unhappy

Frowning and crying, who do they turn to?

Why, want to go catch a movie

Damn, the typhoon hits just on weekends

Why, in this world, some go crazy being poor

Some are rich, using money as a pillow

Why, stories of sadness in the news

Just a thief stealing bread to feed his mom

Why, a hundred questions why

Become a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand why's

Why, I can't even write a damn thing

Sighing, what am I even doing?

We don't need to care about what the future looks like

Like a poem written by a madman

Or a festival of fireworks blooming

Let it go, we only live once

Breath, breath, breathe—ah, everything suddenly stops

Before absurdity is proven true

It's just decoration in a dark room

Only after the light shines on us

Can it reveal its true value

It's not something anyone can decide

To wander or to rush forward

We're all in the sea

I think we're like sand

You call us fugitives,

Maybe that's what it really means

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

[Chinese]

亡命之徒　縱貫線

聽我說　我原來有個夢

跟你高飛遠走　跟你一起走到白頭

但是我　擁有化為烏有

忘記我們承諾　忘記曾經愛你愛的那麼濃

我不能帶你走　我犯了大錯

必須一個人走　必須扛下所有罪過

必須離開熟悉的街口　請你不要忘記我

這夜裡有小雨飄在空中

當我扣板機的瞬間　靈魂早已賣給魔鬼

可笑的是　我好想求主幫我贖回

贖回我那一丁點的尊嚴

想起媽媽的臉　對不起這幾年

是否有機會再見你一面　媽媽我犯了錯

你會原諒我嗎　我已經踏上了末路

別人眼中的亡命之徒　哪裡還有我的藏身處

我的兄弟　離我遠去我

我還傻呼呼的相信道義

所謂的人性莫非要用血和淚來換取教訓

不想再混下去　想說幹完這一票就不再撩下去

想著想著我的眼淚就流不停

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

它捲起了風　重新雕塑每個面孔

夜霧那麼濃　開闊也洶湧

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

喂　小子

我想我大概明白你的意思

那些發生在你身上的

曾經以不同的面貌

也在我生命裡出現過好幾次

對此　我並無更高明的解釋

只是覺得今天說不定是個合適的日子

我們就各自用舒服的姿勢

用擅長的方式

給人生我們的

不管是一種告解　還是一份答辯詞

人再有本事也難抵抗命運的不仁慈

這道理再簡單不過　接不接受是另外一回事

真愛並非不來　它只是被無預警的惡意的延遲

不要讓某個女人做的蠢事

變成你自己與自己的爭執

為什麼　該有的都有還是覺得不夠

天呀　該不會是貪心的念頭

為什麼　拼了命地工作　拼了命地追夢

到頭來原地沒有動過

為什麼　萬里晴空下的面孔

庸庸碌碌不開心地鎖著眉頭　要向誰哭訴

為什麼　想去看場電影

該死的颱風偏偏選在每一個的週末

為什麼　這個世界上　就是有人窮得發瘋

有人富有　把鈔票當作了枕頭

為什麼　新聞裡鼻酸故事

只為了偷麵包給媽媽　充飢的小偷

為什麼　一百個為什麼

變成一千個　一萬個　十萬個　為什麼

為什麼　我想破頭寫不出個鳥

唸唸唸　我為了什麼

我們都不必在意未來的樣子

像是精神病患寫的詩

或是煙花綻放的節日

隨它去吧　我們都只活一次

呼吸呼吸呼吸　呼　一切曳然而止

真理在荒謬被證實以前

都只是暗室裡的裝飾

只有眼前亮起來了以後

才有機會彰顯它的價值

不是誰能決定的

該漫遊還是衝刺

我們都在海裡

我覺得我們像沙子

你說的亡命之徒

是不是大概就是這個意思

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

它捲起了風 　重新雕塑每個面孔

夜霧那麼濃 　開闊也洶湧

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

它捲起了風　重新雕塑每個面孔

夜霧那麼濃　開闊也洶湧

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /mèng/ B2	noun - dream
愛 /ài/ B2	noun - love
人性 /rénxìng/ C1	noun - human nature
命運 /mìngyùn/ C1	noun - fate
面孔 /miànkǒng/ B2	noun - face
迷宮 /mígōng/ C1	noun - labyrinth
控制 /kòngzhì/ B2	verb/noun - to control, control
雕塑 /diāosù/ C1	verb/noun - to sculpt, sculpture
預感 /yùgǎn/ B2	noun - premonition, hunch
陣痛 /zhèntòng/ C1	noun - contraction (labor pain)
陣痛 /zhèntòng/ C1	noun - contraction (labor pain)

Key Grammar Structures

• 跟你高飛遠走　跟你一起走到白頭

  ➔ Conjunction and parallel structure (跟...一起)

  ➔ The phrase "跟...一起" (gēn... yīqǐ) means "together with...". The parallel structure emphasizes the shared action of flying away and growing old together.

• 我不能帶你走　我犯了大錯

  ➔ Simple declarative sentences with verb-object structure.

  ➔ The line showcases basic sentence structure, "I cannot take you away" (我不能帶你走) and "I made a big mistake" (我犯了大錯). They highlight a direct statement of the speaker's inability and admission of guilt.

• 當我扣板機的瞬間　靈魂早已賣給魔鬼

  ➔ Temporal Clause (當...的瞬間) and Resultative Compound Verb (賣給)

  ➔ "當...的瞬間" (dāng... de shùnjiān) introduces a temporal clause meaning "at the moment when...". "賣給" (mài gěi) is a resultative compound verb meaning "sell to", indicating the result of the action (selling) is a transfer to someone (the devil).

• 所謂的人性莫非要用血和淚來換取教訓

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with modal verb (莫非) and verb complement (來換取)

  ➔ "莫非" (mòfēi) expresses doubt or supposition, often used in rhetorical questions. "來換取" (lái huànqǔ) is a verb complement, meaning "to exchange for," indicating the purpose or method of the action.

• 不想再混下去　想說幹完這一票就不再撩下去

  ➔ Sequential actions (不想...想說) and conditional sentence structure.

  ➔ The structure highlights the progression of thought: "didn't want to keep messing around" followed by "thinking of saying after doing this one last job, will not continue fooling around." It also contains an implicit condition: IF they do this last job, THEN they will stop.

• 真愛並非不來　它只是被無預警的惡意的延遲

  ➔ Passive voice (被...延遲) and contrastive conjunction (只是).

  ➔ The passive voice "被...延遲" (bèi... yánchí) indicates that the action (delaying) is done to the subject (true love) by something else. "只是" (zhǐshì) contrasts the expectation of true love not coming with the reality that it's merely delayed.

• 為什麼　拼了命地工作　拼了命地追夢

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis (拼了命地) and rhetorical question (為什麼).

  ➔ The phrase "拼了命地" (pīn le mìng de) is repeated to emphasize the extreme effort being put into both working and pursuing dreams. The rhetorical question "為什麼" (wèishénme) sets up a sense of frustration and questioning of the purpose despite the effort.

• 隨它去吧　我們都只活一次

  ➔ Imperative mood (隨它去吧) and existential statement (都只活一次).

  ➔ "隨它去吧" (suí tā qù ba) is an imperative phrase meaning "let it be" or "let it go." "都只活一次" (dōu zhǐ huó yī cì) is a statement of existence, emphasizing the fact that we only live once, often used to justify taking risks or not worrying too much.