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幸存者 (survivor)
词:小寒      曲:林俊杰       唱:林俊杰
​lyrics by Xiao Han, composed and performed by JJ Lin

chinese lyric with hanyu pinyin romanization

冷掉的饭盒 台词对半折
leng diao de fan he—tai ci dui ban zhe
渴 这时候算什么
ke—zhi shi hou suan shen me
而 心凉如薄荷 脆弱如蛋壳
er—xin liang ru bo he—cui ruo ru dan ke
则 消失在这一刻
ze—xiao shi zai zhe yi ke

背著梦的幸存者
bei zhe meng de xing cun zhe
经过现实的拉扯
jing guo xian shi de la che
可 赢得了拔河
ke—ying de liao ba he
理念还剩几毫克
li nian hai sheng ji hao ke
背负伤的幸存者
bei fu shang de xing cun zhe
争夺著有限名额
zheng duo zhe you xian ming e
可 留下的有几个
ke—liu xia de you ji ge

有苦涩 忐忑 坎坷
you ku se—tan te—kan ke
等著有了起色
deng zhe—you le—qi se
我要伤悄悄地愈合
wo yao shang qiao qiao de yu he
命运别招惹
ming yun bie zhao re

曾想出尔 反尔 奈何
ceng xiang chu er—fan er—nai he
我宣言还言犹在耳
wo xuan yan hai yan you zai er
得对自己比别人对我严格
de dui zi ji bi bie ren dui wo yan ge

有苦涩 忐忑 坎坷
you ku se—tan te—kan ke
忍著有了起色
ren zhe—you le—qi se
我是否赚取了资格 可以来到这
wo she fou zhuan qu li zi ge ke yi lai dao zhe
生还不为巧合 或闻名遐迩
sheng huan bu wei qiao he— huo wen ming xiao xia er
只是为了得到爱的人 认可
zhi shi wei le de dao ai de ren—ren ke

背著梦的幸存者
bei zhe meng de xing cun ze
经历生活的牵扯
jing li sheng huo de qian che
可 持续的拔河
ke—chi xu de ba he
眼神可还会灼热
yan shen ke hai hui zhuo re
背负伤的幸存者
bei fu shang de xing cun ze
代价是感情全额
dai jia shi gan qing quan e
可 我如何做取舍
ke—wo ru he zuo qu she

梦的光泽在温和应和
meng de guang guang ze—zai wen he—ying he
是灯蛾总认得月儿
shi deng e—zong ren de—yue er
人生来就会漂流向 发著光的诱饵
ren sheng lai jiu hui piao liu xiang fa zhe guang de you er
 
虽然偶尔 我偶尔 想为何
sui ran ou er—wo ou er—xiang wei he
但诺言还言犹在耳
dan nuo yan hai yan you zai er
想要闪烁就对自己更严格
xiang yao shan shuo jiu dui zi ji geng yan ge

梦的光泽在温和地应和
meng de guang ze— zai wen he—di ying he
灯蛾不由得分隔
deng e—bu you de—fen ge
我是否已赚取了资格 可以站在这
wo shi fou yi zhuan qu le zi ge ke yi zhan zai zhe
生还不为巧合 或能闻名遐迩
sheng huan bu wei qiao he—huo neng wen ming xia er
只是为了得到爱的人 认可
zhi shi wei le de dao ai de ren—ren ke
真的
zhen de




"straight" english translation


the lunch box is cold / lines folded in half

thirst / what does it matter at this time?

and / my heart is cool as mint / as fragile as an eggshell

then / disappear in this moment


carrying your dream, survivor

passing by the pull of reality

could / win the tug-of-war 

but how many milligrams of ideals are left?

carrying your wounds, survivor

competing for limited places

but / how many are there left?​


there's bitterness / anxiety / ups and downs

waiting / till there's / improvement in the situation

i want my wounds to heal quietly

don't mess with fate


i wanted to go back / on my word / but why

my declaration is still ringing in my ears

i have to be stricter with myself than others are with me


there's bitterness / anxiety / ups and downs

enduring it / till there's / improvement in the situation

have i earned the right to be able to come here?

life is not for coincidence / or to be famous far and wide

but just to get recognition from the one you love


carrying your dream, survivor

experiencing the pull of life

could / continue  the tug-of-war 

but would my eyes still burn with fire?

carrying your wounds, survivor

the price is all of your emotions

but / how do i make a choice?


dream's luster / is gently / responding

the moth circling the lamp / recognises / the moon

man is born to drift towards the glowing bait


although occasionally / i occasionally / wonder why

the promise still rings in my ears

if you want to shine, you must be stricter with yourself


dream's luster / is gently / responding

the moth circling the lamp / cannot help but / separate

have i earned the right to be able to stand here?

life is not for coincidence / or to be famous far and wide


but just to get recognition from the one you love

​truly

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    • ownself say ownself
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