Keep Rollin’ – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Anson Kong

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Cantonese with Anson Kong's "Keep Rollin'!" This dynamic track, a blend of pop, rock, and electronic influences, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore modern Cantopop. Its empowering message about perseverance and staying authentic, coupled with Anson Kong's expressive delivery and unique blend of musical styles, makes it a compelling song for language learners to discover rich lyrical meaning and contemporary Cantonese expressions.

[English]

Endure, just keep enduring

Repressed again, bending my knee, a war inside

My skin and flesh tremble

Hoping to understand, so I want to ask

Why must I listen to what you've heard?

Why must I share my gains and losses with you?

Why must there be a reaction?

Why must my mood awaken with you?

(Why) Asking, why must I answer?

(Why) Why not follow those so-called rules?

(Why) Answering, still failing

(Why) Still having to answer that garbage

Must I suffer for a few words of nonsense from the outside world?

Even if they never shut up

Now I have no worries

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

Don't twist my spine by not listening, not speaking, not knowing

Absolutely, no retreat, no regret, unwilling to be insulted

Not afraid of being wrong, just afraid of total surrender this time

No need for restraint, no compression

I won't listen to you, only to myself, even if it brings misfortune

Wanting me to be good, wanting me to do as I'm told

So stand firm, drastically change my structure

Not allowed to complain

Now, a demonstration of speech on the spot

Habitually falling into a dimension to digest external anger

The public doesn't see it, so I didn't do it, time makes me understand, this kind of accusation has too many lawsuits

Coming from perspective, too much, herd mentality

Slowly write, slowly calculate, slowly count, thinking shut up, hey, please lend a shoulder, thank you

Humans live hoping not to be like toys

To create new feats

Fearless against the current

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

Don't twist my spine by not listening, not speaking, not knowing

Absolutely, no retreat, no regret, unwilling to be insulted

Not afraid of being wrong, just afraid of total surrender this time

No need for restraint, no compression

I won't listen to you, only to myself, even if it brings misfortune

Others are gossiping

Let others fabricate as they please

Let time flow

Naturally, the lies will be removed

You say, compromise and change, then there will be no more insults

Go home and rest, talk less nonsense

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

(Keep Rollin' Rollin')

(Keep Rollin')

Don't twist my spine by not listening, not speaking, not knowing

Absolutely, no retreat, no regret, unwilling to be insulted

Not afraid of being wrong, just afraid of total surrender this time

No need for restraint, no compression

I won't listen to you, only to myself, even if it brings misfortune

[Chinese]

忍我一味忍

一再抑鬱 屈了半膝 心裏有戰爭

皮肉都抖震

期望搞清楚 所以我想 發問

點解要聽你聽過啲乜

點解要跟你分享得失

點解一定要有反應

點解心情要跟你甦醒

(點解) 問 點解 就要我答

(點解) 點解唔跟嗰啲所謂分寸

(點解) 答 極都唔合格

(點解) 又要答嗰啲垃圾

難道為外面廢話幾句 受罪

就算他始終不閉嘴

現在亦無所顧慮

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

不要不聽不說不會把脊椎扭曲

不折不扣不退不悔不願受侮辱

不怕不對只怕今次又全面屈服

不需約束 不給壓縮

不聽你 只聽我 即使折福

想我好 想我照做

所以要企好 大改我構造

不准我多投訴

現在就地示範談吐

習慣落一個維度 去消化 外間憤怒

大眾睇唔到 就係我冇做 時間令我 明白呢種 控訴太多提告

來自視野 太多太多 羊群反射

慢慢寫 慢慢計 慢慢數 心諗收聲 喂 唔該借孭 多謝

人類活着但願不需似玩具

為了生出新的壯舉

逆著路無所畏懼

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

不要不聽不說不會把脊椎扭曲

不折不扣不退不悔不願受侮辱

不怕不對只怕今次又全面屈服

不需約束 不給壓縮

不聽你 只聽我 即使折福

別人在閑話

就由別人盡情造假

讓時日流逝

自然就能摘除謊話

你說 會妥協改變 就沒謾罵

回家休息 少講廢話

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’ Rollin’)

(Keep Rollin’)

不要不聽不說不會把脊椎扭曲

不折不扣不退不悔不願受侮辱

不怕不對只怕今次又全面屈服

不需約束 不給壓縮

不聽你 只聽我 即使折福

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
戰爭 (zhànzhēng) /ˈd͡ʒänˈt͡sʰɪŋ/ B2	noun - war
發問 (fāwèn) /fāwən/ B1	verb - to ask a question
分享 (fēnxiǎng) /ˈfɛnˈʃjäŋ/ B1	verb - to share
反應 (fǎnyìng) /fɑn.ɪŋ/ B1	noun - reaction; response
甦醒 (sūxǐng) /suːˈʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to awaken; to revive
分寸 (fēncùn) /fənˈt͡sʰwən/ B2	noun - sense of propriety; knowing what is appropriate
合格 (hégé) /xɤˈɡɤ/ B1	adjective - qualified; up to standard
垃圾 (lājī) /lɑˈd͡ʒi/ A2	noun - garbage; trash
廢話 (fèihuà) /feɪxwɑ/ B1	noun - nonsense; superfluous talk
受罪 (shòuzuì) /ʃoʊˈt͡sweɪ/ B2	verb - to suffer; to endure hardship
顧慮 (gùlǜ) /kuːˈlyː/ B2	noun - concern; worry
脊椎 (jǐzhuī) /t͡ʃi˧˩t͡ʂweɪ/ B2	noun - spine; backbone
扭曲 (niǔqū) /ni̯ʊ˧˩t͡ɕʰy/ B2	verb - to distort; to twist
侮辱 (wǔrǔ) /uːɻu/ C1	verb - to insult; to humiliate
屈服 (qūfú) /t͡ɕʰyfy/ B2	verb - to surrender; to yield
約束 (yuēshù) /ɥœʃu/ B1	noun - restriction; constraint
壓縮 (yāsuō) /jɑːswo/ B2	verb - to compress; to reduce
折福 (zhéfú) /ʈ͡ʂɤfu/ C1	verb - to impair one's good fortune; to diminish blessings
構造 (gòuzào) /kou̯ˈtsɑʊ/ B2	noun - structure; construction
投訴 (tóusù) /tʰoʊsu/ B1	verb - to complain; to lodge a complaint
示範 (shìfàn) /ʂɨfan/ B1	verb - to demonstrate; to show
消化 (xiāohuà) /ʃjɑʊxwa/ B1	verb - to digest; to assimilate
憤怒 (fènnù) /fənnu/ B2	noun - anger; rage
控訴 (kòngsù) /kʰʊŋsu/ B2	noun - accusation; charge
視野 (shìyě) /ʂɨje/ B1	noun - field of vision; perspective
羊群 (yángqún) /jäŋt͡ɕʰyn/ B1	noun - flock of sheep; herd
反射 (fǎnshè) /fanʃɤ/ B1	noun - reflection; reflex
玩具 (wánjù) /wɑntɕy/ A2	noun - toy
壯舉 (zhuàngjǔ) /d͡ʒuɑŋd͡ʒy/ C1	noun - feat; heroic deed
畏懼 (wèijù) /weɪt͡ɕy/ C1	verb - to fear; to dread
妥協 (tuǒxié) /tʰwoʃje/ B2	verb - to compromise; to come to terms
謾罵 (mànb罵) /mänmɑ/ C1	verb - to hurl abuse; to revile

Key Grammar Structures

• 忍我一味忍

  ➔ Imperative + verb + noun (idiomatic expression)

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form to express a command or strong emotion.

• 點解要聽你聽過啲乜

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + modal verb + verb + object

  ➔ This structure forms a question asking why or what about someone’s actions or words.

• 不折不扣不退不悔不願受侮辱

  ➔ Repeated negation + verb phrases for emphasis

  ➔ Using multiple negative expressions consecutively to emphasize determination and refusal.

• 即使折福

  ➔ Conjunction + verb + noun phrase to indicate concession

  ➔ The phrase uses a conjunction to introduce a concession or an exception.

• 習慣落一個維度 去消化 外間憤怒

  ➔ Verb + measure word + noun + purpose clause

  ➔ Constructs expressing habitual action followed by a purpose clause.

• 來自視野 太多太多 羊群反射

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + adjective + noun + noun compound

  ➔ Using a prepositional phrase with adjectives and nouns to describe perspectives and reflections.

• 不怕不對只怕今次又全面屈服

  ➔ Negative + verb + condition + conjunction + verb + adverb + verb

  ➔ The sentence expresses a refusal to fear mistakes, only fearing the possibility of total surrender.