我管不住我自己 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 单依纯
• Album: 二专新歌

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Chinese pop with Shan Yichun's "我管不住我自己" (I Can't Control Myself). This emotional ballad offers a unique opportunity to grasp nuanced expressions of love, vulnerability, and introspection in Mandarin. Its expressive lyrics and Shan Yichun's captivating vocals provide an immersive learning experience, allowing you to connect with the raw emotions and idiomatic phrases embedded within the song, making language learning both relatable and enriching.

[English]

Can't explain my current state

Don't understand, I'm too strange

This hesitation is like

A flickering lamp, turning off and on again

You just happen to be there

The weather's just a little bad

There's no reason to favor me so much

I don't mind the sunlight shining through some dust

Let's just pretend you have unspoken helplessness

Sorry for having ~ feelings

But the way you smile, so harmless and cheeky

My mind was clearly still quite clear

Is deceiving me again

Can't help but think about the future

I think you still don't understand

I guess I haven't figured out

Your words and phrases betray me

I think you're too unappreciative

But I have no choice but to let it go again and again, ooh...

God knows how much I want to overthink

I can't control myself, I don't expect, ah ah

Can't control myself, I'm not happy, ah ah

Can't control myself, the moment I think of you

It's earth-shattering and moving, thinking of love

I can't control myself, I don't daydream, ah ah

Can't control myself, I don't blossom, ah ah

Can't control myself

Could it be you're just watching me there

Why won't you come closer ~

Should I demand an explanation

Or should I treat it as an accident

Wasting time like this, too much, too messy

Being so calculating is wrong

Actually, the world is still here

Actually, no one has left

Only those who love guessing games waver

I'm trying to breathe, not too excited

Deliberately looking at the bustling scene outside the window

Can't see any ~ colors

But the way you smile, so harmless and cheeky

My mind was clearly still quite clear

I'm overthinking again, how to arrange the schedule for which day of the week

I think you still don't understand

I guess I haven't figured out

Your words and phrases betray me

I think you're too unappreciative

But I have no choice but to let it go again and again, ooh...

God knows how much I want to overthink

I can't control myself, I don't expect, ah ah

Can't control myself, I'm not happy, ah ah

Can't control myself, the moment I think of you

It's earth-shattering and moving, thinking of love

I can't control myself, I don't daydream, ah ah

Can't control myself, I don't blossom, ah ah

Can't control myself

Could it be you're just watching me there

Why won't you come closer ~

(Don't expect, ah ah) Can't control myself

(Not happy, ah ah) Can't control myself

The moment I think of you, it's earth-shattering and moving

I just want to love

I can't control myself, I don't daydream, ah ah

Can't control myself, I don't blossom, ah ah

Can't control myself

Could it be you're just watching me there

Why won't you come closer ~

Come closer

Come closer

Come closer

[Chinese]

說不清 我的現在

搞不懂 我太奇怪

這欲言又止 就像

忽明忽滅 的檯燈 關了 又開

你也只是 剛好在

天氣只是 有點壞

沒道理讓我 多 ⻘睞

我不介意陽光 透一些塵埃

就當作你有 難說的無奈

不好意思有 ~ 感慨

可是你一笑得 無害又無賴

我明明還算 清楚的腦袋

又在 瞞天過海

忍不住 想一些 未來

我想 你還是不明白

我想 我還沒弄清楚

你隻字片語 就把我 出賣

我想 你太不知好歹

卻又不得不 一再釋懷 嗚 ..

天知道 我有多想不開

我管不住我 不期待 噯噯

管不住自己 不愉快 噯噯

管不住自己 一想到你

就驚天 又動地 地 想到愛

我管不住我 不發呆 噯噯

管不住自己 不盛開 噯噯

管不住自己

難道 你就在那看我

卻怎麼都不 挨 ~ 過來

要不追 一個交代

要不當作 是意外

就這麼浪費 太多 太亂

太計較的心 太不應該

其實 天地都還在

其實 誰都沒走開

愛猜謎的人 才 搖擺

我也試著呼吸 不要太澎湃

故意去看看 熱鬧的窗外

看不出 什麼 ~ 色彩

可是你一笑得 無害又無賴

我明明 還算清楚的腦袋

又在 胡思亂想 星期幾 要怎麼安排

我想 你還是不明白

我想 我還沒弄明白

你隻字片語 就把我 出賣

我想 你太不知好歹

卻又不得不 一再釋懷 嗚 ..

天知道 我有多想不開

我管不住我 不期待 噯噯

管不住自己 不愉快 噯噯

管不住自己 一想到你

就驚天 又動地地 想到愛

我管不住我 不發呆 噯噯

管不住自己 不盛開 噯噯

管不住自己

難道 你就在那看我

卻怎麼都不 挨 ~ 過來

(不期待 噯噯) 管不住自己

(不愉快 噯噯) 管不住自己

一想到你 就驚天 又動地

我就是 想要愛

我管不住我 不發呆 噯噯

管不住自己 不盛開 噯噯

管不住自己

難道 你就在那看我

卻怎麼都不 挨 ~ 過來

過來

過來

過來

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
奇怪 /ˈtʃiːˈkwaɪ/ B1	adjective - strange, odd
檯燈 /ˈtaɪˈdɛŋ/ B1	noun - table lamp
天氣 /ˈtʰjɛnˈt͡ʃʰi/ A1	noun - weather
陽光 /ˈjɑŋˈkwɑŋ/ A2	noun - sunshine, sunlight
塵埃 /ˈt͡ʃʰənˈaɪ/ B2	noun - dust
無奈 /ˈwǔˈnài/ B2	adjective - helpless, without choice noun - helplessness
感慨 /ˈkànˈkài/ C1	noun - emotion, sigh with feeling verb - to lament
無害 /ˈwǔˈhài/ B2	adjective - harmless
無賴 /ˈwǔˈlài/ C1	adjective - rascally, rogue-like, shameless noun - scoundrel, rascal
腦袋 /ˈnaʊˈtaɪ/ B1	noun - brain, head
未來 /ˈweɪˈlaɪ/ A2	noun - future
好歹 /ˈhaʊˈtaɪ/ B2	noun - good and bad, pros and cons adverb - anyway, in any case
釋懷 /ˈʃɪˈhwaɪ/ C1	verb - to let go, to reconcile oneself to
期待 /ˈt͡ʃʰíˈtài/ B1	verb - to expect, to anticipate noun - expectation, anticipation
愉快 /ˈy̌ˈkwài/ B1	adjective - happy, joyful
驚天動地 /ˈt͡ʃiŋˈtʰjɛnˈtʊŋˈti/ C2	adjective - earth-shattering, world-shaking
發呆 /ˈfáˈtaɪ/ B1	verb - to be in a daze, to space out
盛開 /ˈʃəŋˈkaɪ/ B2	verb - to bloom luxuriantly, to be in full bloom

Key Grammar Structures

• 說不清 我的現在

  ➔ Potential Complement (得/不)

  ➔ The phrase "說不清" (shuō bu qīng) uses the potential complement "不" (bu) to indicate inability. It means 'unable to explain clearly'. The potential complement shows whether an action can be realized or not.

• 沒道理讓我 多 ⻘睞

  ➔ 沒道理 (méi dàolǐ) + Verb Phrase: No reason to...

  ➔ "沒道理讓我 多 ⻘睞" (méi dàolǐ ràng wǒ duō qīnglài) means 'there's no reason for me to favor you so much'. "沒道理" indicates there is no logical explanation or justification for something.

• 就當作你有 難說的無奈

  ➔ 就當作 (jiù dàng zuò)... : Just treat it as...

  ➔ "就當作你有 難說的無奈" (jiù dàng zuò nǐ yǒu nán shuō de wúnài) means 'just treat it as if you have an unspeakable helplessness'. The phrase "就當作" is used to suggest accepting a situation as it is.

• 忍不住 想一些 未來

  ➔ 忍不住 (rěn bù zhù) + Verb Phrase: Can't help but...

  ➔ "忍不住 想一些 未來" (rěn bù zhù xiǎng yīxiē wèilái) means 'can't help but think about the future a bit'. The structure "忍不住 + verb" expresses an inability to control oneself from doing something.

• 你隻字片語 就把我 出賣

  ➔ 就 (jiù): then, in that case; here implying a quick or immediate consequence.

  ➔ "你隻字片語 就把我 出賣" (nǐ zhīzìpiānyǔ jiù bǎ wǒ chūmài) translates to 'your few words betrayed me'. The use of "就" emphasizes how quickly or easily the betrayal happened after your words.

• 卻又不得不 一再釋懷

  ➔ 不得不 (bù dé bù): have no choice but to, must

  ➔ "卻又不得不 一再釋懷" (què yòu bùdébù yīzài shìhuái) translates to 'but have no choice but to repeatedly let go'. "不得不" expresses a sense of obligation or lack of alternatives.

• 難道 你就在那看我

  ➔ 難道 (nándào)… ?: Could it be that...? Is it possible that...?

  ➔ "難道 你就在那看我" (nándào nǐ jiù zài nà kàn wǒ) means 'could it be that you're just standing there watching me?'. "難道" introduces a rhetorical question expressing surprise or disbelief.