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Dark Moon (cover) 月黑風高 |
Dark Moon is an awesome piece by lyricist Linxi and composer C.Y. Kong. Everything from the sharp lyrics, slick tune, and high-strung arrangement (especially in the middle) comes together perfectly to tell a tale of modern helplessness. The narrator got in a cab and mused on the misaligned expectations of the aging driver regarding his son's future. He was mortified in realizing that the driver's story is not far from his own reality.
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English Translation:
The moon was dark, the wind was high I crouched in a cab The road was obscured by the beating rain I thought it must be hard for the driver to go through all night like this He surprised me by saying that he was going to sweep a whole building after this As long as he could earn a few more bucks for his son's college No problem He also said no problem, tired but no problem As long as the next generation did awesome This next generation is us We are bowing our heads Totally helpless in the swamp *Can't recall why I was there And going where The more I learned, the more dissatisfied I am, the more I love to reminisce Seeing the shadow but not myself Even the road signs looked suspicious Going for a thousand miles And then forget the goal He smiled and said he never went to school He was content with his work of labor That's why he hoped his son will become a doc and be successful He said he was getting old His hand felt a little numb while driving No problem Someday his son will become a doc Whenever he thought of that He is so happy He also said he needed to dress well no matter how he was struggling If not, how could he attend the graduation ceremony? This next generation is us We are bowing our heads Totally helpless in the swamp * Can't recall why I was there And going to where The more I learned, the more dissatisfied I am, the more I love to reminisce I saw the lamppost but not myself Until the driver said He was getting old and forgot to ask "Where would you like to go?" |