Lyrics & Translation
The hotel we dated at, the platform we met by chance
Tear it all down
Tear down the patience, tear down the waiting
Sobbing, touching up my makeup, can't recall a love
Foolishly, I shrug, standing outside the theater
The program, just a rough sketch
Looking at that fake, yet very real, you and me
Like a comedy show lasting thousands of minutes
After the show, prop white horse, cardboard church, make way, don't take up space
Tear it down, regardless of its original beauty
I don't have the energy to build sets anymore
But among the dispersing audience, you brushed past me
Streetlights shine down
The story lacks foreshadowing, the ending lacks a future
So I'm spacing out
Remember where I am, remember you're not here
In the empty carriage, waiting for a love that won't arrive
How to act, how to write, a flood of reviews reprinted
Why bother tearing my heart open?
Looking at that fake, yet very real, you and me
Like a comedy show lasting thousands of minutes
After the show, prop white horse, cardboard church, make way, don't take up space
Tear it down, regardless of its original beauty
I don't have the energy to build sets anymore
But among the dispersing audience, you brushed past me
Even if it hurts, I have to dismantle it
To hand over the venue as soon as possible
In the next show, I'll know how to control myself, the theme won't be you
This phase of life is named Loneliness, handled with Confusion
I know I'll have to give up one day
Foolish me, I like you
Faking chemistry, faking sweetness, what kind of show is this?
Can't I just stand on stage and fabricate you and me?
Afraid that when I wake up, I'll die
Key Vocabulary
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開始 /kaɪˈʃɣʊ/ A2 |
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拆 /tʂa/ B1 |
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忍耐 /rěn nài/ B2 |
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等待 /děng dài/ A2 |
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世界 /shì jiè/ B1 |
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劇場 /jùchǎng/ B2 |
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愛 /ài/ A1 |
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假 /jiǎ/ B1 |
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情感 /qíng gǎn/ B2 |
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未來 /wèi lái/ B1 |
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痛 /tòng/ A2 |
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放棄 /fàng qì/ B2 |
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自由 /zì yóu/ B1 |
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孤獨 /gū dú/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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開始塌下來
➔ Use of the verb '開始' + verb in the form of '塌下來' (indicating start of an action).
➔ '開始' means 'to start' and is combined with the verb '塌下來' (to collapse or fall down) indicating the action begins to happen.
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通通拆下來
➔ Use of '通通' with a verb to indicate 'all' or 'completely'.
➔ '通通' emphasizes that everything is being completely or entirely done.
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哽咽的 補補妝
➔ Use of '的' for descriptive modifier, and '補補妝' indicating 'touching up makeup'.
➔ '的' functions as a possessive or descriptive marker, linking '哽咽的' (choked with emotion) with '補補妝' (touching up makeup).
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似是套幾千分鐘的搞笑戲
➔ Use of '似是' + noun + '的' + noun to form a comparison phrase (it seems like).
➔ '似是' means 'seems like' or 'appears to be', used here to compare the situation to a 'funny play spanning thousands of minutes'.
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完場後 道具白馬 紙板教堂 讓路别佔地
➔ Use of '後' to indicate 'after', followed by noun phrases, and imperative sentence for 'let the way'.
➔ '後' means 'after' or 'following', and the phrase describes the removal of props like 'white horse' and 'paper church', with an imperative to give way.
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我沒有再搭過佈景的心機
➔ Use of '沒有再' + verb to indicate 'have not again' or 'never again' doing something.
➔ '沒有再' means 'have not done again' or 'never again', showing that the speaker no longer invests effort or emotion in the scenery setup.
