Someday I'll Fly – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 邓紫棋

Lyrics & Translation

“Someday I'll Fly” by G.E.M. is a powerful pop-rock anthem filled with uplifting and aspirational lyrics. Learning the Cantonese and English lyrics of this song can offer insights into expressing resilience and hope, while also appreciating G.E.M.'s unique blend of Western pop and Cantopop. Its clear emotional arc and relatable theme of overcoming challenges make it an excellent choice for language learners to connect with deeply.

[English]

How many springs and autumns has the wind blown, how many sands have piled up

How many times did it brush against those passionate hands of the past

How many battles in my heart, how many wounds of frustration

Finally, there has to be an outlet someday

A moment rises in my heart, I really want to break free and walk away

Who can truly understand...

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

The knots are so many, how can I unravel them

But someday I’ll fly, I don’t want to hide

This pain of fear and cowardice, I’ll fall down

If someone is by my side, it’s alright

I can fly

How deep the loneliness of late autumn, hiding so much sadness

All the hopes I once had, in the end, were lost

Really don’t want to dig deeper, the countless reasons

Can I wait for the day when someone will save me

Really want to cast aside everything, really want to break free and walk away

Who can truly understand...

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

The knots are so many, how can I unravel them

But someday I’ll fly, I don’t want to hide

This pain of fear and cowardice, I’ll fall down

If someone’s by my side, it’s alright

I can fly

So lucky in the end, to have met you

The pain and sorrow of the past, have found the dawn

Even if I get discouraged later, I will have you

Hold on to you, even with broken wings, I can still fly

Even if drifting now, I don’t need to walk alone

With you, I see through everything clearly

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

The knots are many, but I can always unravel them

Someday I’ll fly, I don’t need to hide

This pain of fear and cowardice, I’ll fall down

With you by my side, it’s alright

I can fly

I can fly

Fly

Fly

I can fly

[Chinese]

風吹幾多春秋　堆積幾多砂丘

吹拂幾多當初最熱熾雙手

心中幾多爭鬥　抑鬱幾多傷口

終於一天都需要有個出口

一刻湧於心頭　很想抽身出走

誰人能明白透…

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

纏結是這麼多　怎麼可拆解

But someday I’ll fly, I don’t wanna hide

如怯懦這苦楚　跌墮

If someone’s by my side, It’s alright

I can fly

孤單幾多深秋　掩飾幾多傷憂

當初幾多希冀最尾也失守

真的不想深究　十二萬樣因由

可否等到一天某某會拯救

很想拋開所有　很想抽身出走

誰人能明白透…

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

纏結是這麼多　怎麼可拆解

But someday I’ll fly, I don’t wanna hide

如怯懦這苦楚　跌墮

If someone’s by my side, It’s alright

I can fly

太幸運到最尾　遇見了你

往昔的痛悲　已找到曙曦

以後就算洩氣　我也有你

捉緊你折翼能飛

這刻即使漂流　不需孤身出走

有你全然望透

Sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

纏結或許很多　都總可拆解

Someday I’ll fly, I don’t need to hide

如怯懦這苦楚　跌墮

With you by my side, It’s alright

I can fly

I can fly

fly

fly

I can fly

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings noun - an insect with wings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of crying
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a surface of an object
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something noun - a requirement
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to conceal oneself
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down noun - the season after summer
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - moving air
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire verb - to want something to happen or be true
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ B1	noun - some person; somebody
lucky /ˈlʌki/ B1	adjective - having good fortune
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ B2	verb - to protect or shield from something noun - protection or safe place
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - having a sharp, pungent taste or odor; not sweet
drift /drɪft/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by air or water

Key Grammar Structures

• Someday I'll fly

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to express a future intention or decision.

  ➔ 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will,' indicating a decision or promise about the future.

• sometimes I cry, somewhere inside

  ➔ Use of adverbs 'sometimes' and 'somewhere' to specify frequency and location.

  ➔ 'Sometimes' indicates that the action occurs occasionally, not always.

• I don’t wanna hide

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction of 'want to' to express desire.

  ➔ 'Wanna' is informal and commonly used in speech to mean 'want to'.

• If someone’s by my side, It’s alright

  ➔ Conditional sentence using 'if' to express a condition and result.

  ➔ The 'if' clause introduces a condition that influences the main clause.

• I can fly

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility.

  ➔ 'Can' indicates the ability or capacity to do something.

• 捉緊你折翼能飛

  ➔ Imperative sentence with '抓緊' (hold tight) expressing urging or encouragement.

  ➔ Imperative sentences give orders, requests, or encouragement.