LONELY LIKE A FIRE

You look at me, I look at you
Silently at one another
My heart is calling
The evening sun is setting
Into the evening sun you walk far away
Trailing a long shadow
Hey! Slow down.
I've got something to say

There's too much to say
It's better to keep silent
My heart has stopped calling
It sinks as the sun sets
Into the evening sun I also walk far away
Trailing a twisting shadow
Hey! Don't stop me
I've got nothing to say

Maybe this is life
Losing everything is happiness
When we are together nothing else exists
When we are apart nothing is worth doing
I dare not think about the future and the past
I just want to drink alone
Forget the day and the night
There's no right or wrong
Ohhhh…

If you sit in front of me
I will tell you everything
Even though saying it will make no difference
Even though you aren’t listening
Loneliness is like a raging fire
Expansive like the heaven and earth
Blazing pain and joy
Like the shackles on my body
Ohhhh….
There’s too much to say
It’s better to keep silent
My heart has stopped calling
It sinks as the sun sets
Into the evening sun I also walk far away
Trailing a twisting shadow
Hey! Don’t stop me
I’ve got nothing to say



music: Cui Jian
lyrics: Cui Jian & Huang Xiaomao
translation: kemaxiu

Cui Jian: vocals, guitar, baritone horn
Amari Kyosuke: lead guitar
Liu Junli: bass
Ma He: drums
Liu Xiaosong: percussion
Wang Yong: keyboards