I know - the only thing I lack is love.
But I don't know if it is passionate or sweet.
I can tell that you also need somebody to love you.
But I don't know if I can fill this vanity.

My mood today takes after the moon, holding up the black sky.
This gives me courage to be frank with you.
With arrogant but disdainful eyes, you look me up and down;
Challenging my life.

This is a beautiful, nervous atmosphere.
The sky is shrinking; people are becoming more simple.
Suddenly, another space swings open.
It is awaiting - awaiting my arrival.

You stand before me like a two-way mirror;
Just for me, reflecting all of my emptiness.
Then I feel I have been cynical;
'Cause I am beset only with desire; not feelings.

Only with my final vestige of courage,
Do I venture to look into your eyes.
My God, what a charming but icy-cold face I see.
I almost feel like I am under your control;
A little disgraced and uncomfortable, but nothing fierce.

This is a beautiful, nervous atmosphere.
The sky is shrinking; people are becoming more simple.
Suddenly, another space swings open.
It is awaiting - awaiting my arrival

Suddenly, an overpowering voice ushers a harsh question on me;
"Do you have what it takes to obtain true freedom?"
Before I know it, I say subconsciously: "I love you."
In an instant, my body and spirit gently take on wings.

I don't know if it is you who asks me tenderly;
"Do you really know? Do you really know what true love is?"
I say, "What the hell is Love?"
You say that love is freedom plus your personality.

Cui Jian: vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, trumpet, programming
Eddie Randriamampionona: lead guitar
Liu Yuan: saxophone
Zhang Ling: bass