破鏡 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MIRROR

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with MIRROR's “破鏡,” a song that encourages you to break free from limitations and rediscover yourself. Through its poignant lyrics and empowering message, this song provides an opportunity to explore themes of identity, ambition, and the courage to challenge the status quo, all while experiencing the vibrant sounds of Cantonese pop.

[English]

I really want to step out into the wilderness and sing a poem for you

The applause lasted for quite a while

I can't hear, I can't hear my voice, so much noise around me

I want to open my eyes, let you shout and roar

My standards become higher, and I feel smaller

I can't see, I can't see, I’ve lost my focus

One after another, people brush past me

In the crowd, I become confused—who am I?

I don’t want to be a sheep of the world, repeating the same kind of happiness

Is it really about pleasing others or just immersing myself deeper?

All I have left is this mirror in my hand, but I lose myself in the light

To distinguish (the era is behind me)

My face (who is tearing this face apart?)

Angrily, I shatter the mirror's surface

Longing to break free from inside

I am changing (hoping or discovering something new)

I am changing (fearlessly exploring again)

Woo Haa

What am I becoming? A beam of light

I want to break free from the eyes that see me

In confusion, I can cover my ears (applause lasted for quite a while)

There are storms (can't hear, can't hear)

To venture out (my voice is so disturbed)

If I throw away the mirror beside me, will I see through?

Carelessly stepping over the line to reach distant places (my standards are higher, I feel smaller)

Will I feel lost? (Can't see, can't see)

Yet I hope (I've already lost my focus)

Do you remember that most profound moment at the start?

Do you remember when you were lost?

How many times have I tried again, broken destiny

Reluctant to continue chasing stability uselessly

The needle slowly drifts away, pursuing perfection

Mesmerized by you, surrounded by me

Some applause isn't enough to make me happy

So is this called perfection?

I wake up, I wake up

I wake up, I wake up

What I care most about might be yesterday's me

Breaking all the mirrors around me

Trying to catch the light

My face (the era is behind me)

My face (who is tearing this face apart?)

Thankfully, I shattered the mirror

Fighting to break into a moment of destruction

Will split apart (hoping or discovering something new)

Will flash (fearlessly exploring again)

Woo Haa

Breaking more, soul feels renewed

Magnificent to haa

Blinding, right? Bringing a thousand morning light

In this moment, I shatter because I want the fragments

Together, we break the biggest mirror

I'll find your face, my face, a flash of light

Change in this moment, for a certain day

The sound of the wind rises, keep exploring

Broken face, shattered face, I see my focus

...

[Chinese]

好想走出曠野 為你唱詩

掌聲響了 大半天

聽不見 聽不見 我聲線 太多紛擾

好想打開眼界 讓你叫囂

標準多了 我愈渺小

看不見 看不見 已失去 我的焦點

一位位擦過身旁

人海之中卻變得迷惘 誰是我

不想當 世界的羊 重複一種快樂

迎合多 投入麼

我剩低手中那面鏡子 卻蕩失於光線裡邊

要分辨 (時代在我的背面)

我的臉 (誰在劃破這塊臉)

憤怒一手打破鏡面

渴望一刻粉碎裡邊

我在變 (期待或有新發現)

我在變 (無懼地探索一次)

Woo Haa

變甚麼 變一束光

好想擺脫眼光

困惑中可掩蓋耳朵 (掌聲響了 大半天)

有風浪 (聽不見 聽不見)

去闖蕩 (我聲線 太多紛擾)

拋開身邊的鏡 會望透麼

輕率的跨出界線 到達遠方 (標準多了 我愈渺小)

會失落 (看不見 看不見)

卻希望 (已失去 我的焦點)

仲記唔記得 最初你最深刻嗰一刻

記唔記得 當你迷失

幾多次再放肆再嘗試 打破 宿命

唔甘心繼續無謂去 追求 安定

指針卻慢慢偏離 落力追求過完美

迷住你 圍住我

一些掌聲未夠我歡喜

咁係咪叫做完美

我醒起 我醒起

我醒起 我醒起

我最著緊嘅可能係昨天嘅自己

破著身邊所有鏡子

要捕捉於光線裡邊

我的臉 (時代在我的背面)

我的臉 (誰在劃破這塊臉)

慶幸一手打破鏡面

奮力歸於一刻粉碎裡邊

會分裂 (期待或有新發現)

會閃現 (無懼地探索一次）

Woo Haa

破更多 靈魂換新感覺

燦爛到 haa

刺眼麼 會有千種晨光

此刻粉碎 我為了碎片

一起摔破 最大鏡子

會找到 你的臉 我的臉 有光一閃

此刻改變 我為了某天

風聲響了 繼續探險

破的臉 碎的臉 看得見 我的焦點

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走 /zǒu/ A2	verb - to walk or move
出 /chū/ A2	verb - to go out or exit
唱 /chàng/ A2	verb - to sing
掌聲 /zhǎngshēng/ B2	noun - applause
聽不見 /tīng bù jiàn/ B2	phrase - cannot hear
紛擾 /fēn rǎo/ C1	noun - confusion, disturbance
打開 /dǎ kāi/ A2	verb - to open
標準 /biāo zhǔn/ B2	noun - standard, criterion
渺小 /miǎo xiǎo/ C1	adjective - insignificant, small
焦點 /jiāo diǎn/ B2	noun - focus
粉碎 /fěn suì/ C1	verb - to shatter, crush
變 /biàn/ A2	verb - to change
光 /guāng/ A1	noun - light
碎片 /suì piàn/ B2	noun - shard, fragment
探索 /tàn suǒ/ C1	verb - to explore

Key Grammar Structures

• 要分辨 (時代在我的背面)

  ➔ The use of 要 + verb indicates intention or necessity to do something.

  ➔ '要' expresses the speaker's intention or necessity to perform the action.

• 我在變

  ➔ The pattern '在 + verb' indicates ongoing action or state in Chinese.

  ➔ '在' shows that the action is currently happening or ongoing.

• 我醒起

  ➔ The verb 醒起 (xǐng qǐ) is a literary or poetic way to say 'wake up' or 'be awakened', often used figuratively.

  ➔ '醒起' is used to imply awakening or gaining awareness, sometimes metaphorical or poetic.

• 我最著緊嘅可能係昨天嘅自己

  ➔ The phrase '最著緊' emphasizes the current focus or concern as the most important or pressing.

  ➔ '最著緊' conveys the idea of being most concerned or focusing intensely on something at the moment.

• 指針卻慢慢偏離

  ➔ The phrase '偏離' (piānlí) means 'to deviate from' or 'to drift away from', indicating movement away from a set path or direction.

  ➔ '偏離' indicates movement away from a set course, often metaphorically used for losing direction or straying from goals.

• 燦爛到 haa

  ➔ The phrase '到' indicates extent or degree, meaning 'to the extent of', often used to emphasize a high degree.

  ➔ '到' emphasizes reaching or achieving a high degree or extreme in the context it is used.