熄灭 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: TC

Lyrics & Translation

“熄灭” is a poignant Chinese ballad that serves as an excellent emotional study for language learners. The lyrics use beautiful, figurative language (like the 'fierce fire' of love being extinguished) and common contemporary expressions of heartache. By focusing on this song, you can master vocabulary related to deep feelings, relationship struggles, and gain exposure to one of the most popular viral hits in modern C-pop culture.

[English]

Mixing: TC

Backing vocals: TC

Cover art: Ms.CANG

Arrangement: Jos10

You always ask if being together will become boring

I say it will, but only on the day I leave this world

My love for you was met with a single “I’m sorry”

Accompanied by some heart‑wrenching words

There’s nothing I knew from the start

Nothing I didn’t anticipate

Can you at least smile

Take good care of yourself

Why am I always the one getting hurt

I have imagined many futures for us

How can you so easily stay out of it

All the bad emotions flood in

You clearly know

That I will fall apart

Yet I still push into the crowd

You always ask if being together will become boring

I say it will, but only on the day I leave this world

Unknowingly, your heart has drifted farther away

The fire in my heart has also gone out

In the end, I still never get your answer

How can I be as carefree as you

I just can’t bring myself to be heartless

I haven’t exposed your lies

Enduring the pain, I give up the struggle

Why am I always the one getting hurt

I have imagined many futures for us

How can you so easily stay out of it

All the bad emotions flood in

You clearly know

That I will become a mess

Yet I still dive into the crowd

You always ask if being together will become boring

I say it will, but only on the day I leave this world

Unknowingly, your heart has drifted farther away

The fire in my heart has also gone out

[Chinese]

混⾳：TC

和聲：TC

封⾯：Ms.CANG

編曲：Jos10

你總問在⼀起會不會感到厭倦

我說會⼀定是我離開世界那天

我對你的愛換來句對不起

伴隨著⼀些傷透⼼的話語

哪有什麼早就知道

什麼沒想到

能不能笑⼀笑

把⾃⼰照顧好

為何總是我在受傷害

想過好多我們的未來

你怎麼輕易置身事外

所有壞情緒撲⾯⽽來

你明明知道

我會變糟糕

還是鑽進⼈潮

你總問在⼀起會不會感到厭倦

我說會⼀定是我離開世界那天

可不知不覺你的⼼已越來越遠

我⼼中的烈⽕也熄滅

到最後還是得不到你的回答

要怎樣才能跟你⼀樣瀟灑

只是狠⼼不下

沒戳穿你的謊話

忍著痛 我放棄掙扎

為何總是受傷害

想過好多我們的未來

你怎麼輕易置身事外

所有壞情緒撲⾯⽽來

你明明知道

我會變得糟糕

還是鑽進⼈潮

你總問在⼀起會不會感到厭倦

我說會⼀定是我離開世界那天

可不知不覺你的⼼已越來越遠

我⼼中的烈⽕也熄滅

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tired /ˈtaɪəd/ A1	adjective - feeling that you want to rest or sleep
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from someone or something
world /wɜː(r)ld/ A1	noun - the earth with all its countries and people
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling sad about something that happened
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or be familiar with something
laugh /lɑːf/ A1	verb - to show happiness by making sounds with your voice
hurt /hɜː(r)t/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ B1	noun - the time that will come after the present
emotions /ɪˈməʊʃənz/ B2	noun - feelings such as love, hate, or anger
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
crowd /kraʊd/ B1	noun - a large group of people gathered together
together /təˈɡɛðə(r)/ A1	adverb - with each other, in a group
heart /hɑː(r)t/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood, or emotions center
extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ B2	verb - to stop a fire burning
carefree /ˈkeəfriː/ B2	adjective - without worries

Key Grammar Structures

• 你總問在⼀起會不會感到厭倦

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'would' in a question

  ➔ The phrase '會不會' translates to 'would... or not', indicating a habitual or future possibility in a question.

• 我說會⼀定是我離開世界那天

  ➔ Use of the future tense with '會' and '一定'

  ➔ The combination of '會' and '一定' emphasizes a definite future action, translating to 'will definitely'.

• 你明明知道 我會變糟糕

  ➔ Use of the adverbial phrase '明明知道'

  ➔ The phrase '明明知道' acts as an adverbial phrase meaning 'clearly know', emphasizing certainty.

• 為何總是我在受傷害

  ➔ Use of the interrogative pronoun '為何' and the adverb '總是'

  ➔ '為何' means 'why', and '總是' means 'always', together forming a question about a recurring situation.

• 我⼼中的烈⽕也熄滅

  ➔ Use of the metaphorical expression '烈⽕也熄滅'

  ➔ The phrase '烈⽕也熄滅' is a metaphor meaning 'the fire in my heart has gone out', symbolizing the end of passion or love.