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Something I Don't Need

瘦子E.SO

Album: Outta Body靈魂出竅

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2 ( 2 ) 月 ( yuè )   Nacpan ( Nacpan )   Beach ( Beach )
February at Nacpan Beach
潮汐 ( cháoxī ) 涼風 ( liángfēng )   白沙 ( báishā ) 地 ( dì )
Tides, cool breeze, and white sands
海 ( hǎi ) 的 ( de ) 顏色 ( yánsè )   Tiffany ( Tiffany )
The color of the sea is Tiffany
說點 ( shuōdiǎn )   大道理 ( dàdàolǐ )
Talk about some grand philosophies
曾經 ( céngjīng ) 我們 ( wǒmen ) 都 ( dōu ) 同意 ( tóngyì )
Once we both agreed
一無所有 ( yìwúsuǒyǒu ) 的 ( de ) 定義 ( dìngyì )
On the definition of having nothing
Free ( Free )   spirit ( spirit )   在 ( zài ) 耳中 ( ěrzhōng ) 旋繞 ( xuánrào )
Free spirit swirling in my ears
搖頭晃腦 ( yáotóuhuàngnǎo ) 像 ( xiàng ) 海中 ( hǎizhōng ) 水草 ( shuǐcǎo )
Swaying my head like seaweed in the ocean
樹 ( shù ) 越 ( yuè ) 砍 ( kǎn ) 越 ( yuè ) 貴 ( guì )   捨不得 ( shěbùdé ) 擤 ( xǐng ) 個 ( gè ) 鼻涕 ( bítì )
Trees get pricier as they are cut, can't bear to use a tissue
好幾 ( hǎojǐ ) 疊 ( dié ) 百元 ( bǎiyuán ) 美金 ( měijīn ) 換 ( huàn ) 一片 ( yípiàn )   coconut ( coconut )   trees ( trees )
Stacks of hundred dollar bills for coconut trees
I'm thinking about something I don't need
I'm thinking about something I don't need
唯心 ( wéixīn ) 或 ( huò ) 唯物主義 ( wéiwùzhǔyì )   我 ( wǒ ) 寧可 ( níngkě )   兩者 ( liǎngzhě )
Idealism or materialism, I would rather have both
On my mind
On my mind
I'm thinking about something I don't need
I'm thinking about something I don't need
Big car, big house, luxury
Big car, big house, luxury
塞滿 ( sāimǎn ) 我 ( wǒ ) 的 ( de ) 大腦 ( dànǎo ) 裡 ( lǐ )   太 ( tài ) 俗氣 ( súqì )
Stuffing my brain, it is just too tacky
一 ( yì ) 把 ( bǎ ) 火 ( huǒ ) 燒掉 ( shāodiào ) 棺材 ( guāncái )   再見 ( zàijiàn ) 了 ( le ) 一生 ( yīshēng ) 的 ( de ) 愛 ( ài )
Set the coffin on fire, goodbye to the love of my life
Hakuna Matata my friend
Hakuna Matata my friend
Don't let nothing hold you back (nothing hold you back)
Don't let nothing hold you back (nothing hold you back)
請 ( qǐng ) 你 ( nǐ ) 也 ( yě ) 抬頭 ( táitóu ) 看看 ( kànkàn )
Please also look up and see
What ( What )   a ( a )   starry ( starry )   night ( night )
What a starry night
有天 ( yǒutiān ) 我 ( wǒ ) 還 ( huán ) 會 ( huì ) 回來 ( huílái )
One day I will return
There's ( There's )   something ( something )   left ( left )
There's something left
我 ( wǒ ) 早該 ( zǎogāi ) 知道 ( zhīdào )   早該 ( zǎogāi ) 知道 ( zhīdào )
I should have known, should have known
有天 ( yǒutiān ) 我 ( wǒ ) 會 ( huì ) 沒 ( méi ) 力氣 ( lìqì )   追到 ( zhuīdào ) 沒有 ( méiyǒu ) 了 ( le ) 意義 ( yìyì )
One day I will lose my strength, chasing until it becomes meaningless
我 ( wǒ ) 早該 ( zǎogāi ) 知道 ( zhīdào )   早該 ( zǎogāi ) 知道 ( zhīdào )
I should have known, should have known
燒著 ( shāozhù ) 大火 ( dàhuǒ ) 的 ( de ) 森林 ( sēnlín )   自作孽 ( zìzuòniè ) 後 ( hòu ) 的 ( de ) 結局 ( jiéjú )
The forest burning with great fire, the ending of self-inflicted ruin
Free ( Free )   spirit ( spirit )   在 ( zài ) 耳中 ( ěrzhōng ) 旋繞 ( xuánrào )
Free spirit swirling in the ears
搖頭晃腦 ( yáotóuhuàngnǎo ) 像 ( xiàng ) 海中 ( hǎizhōng ) 水草 ( shuǐcǎo )
Bobbing head like seaweed in the sea
樹 ( shù ) 越砍越貴 ( yuèkǎnyuèguì )   捨不得 ( shěbùdé ) 擤 ( xǐng ) 個 ( gè ) 鼻涕 ( bítì )
Trees get more expensive the more they are cut, reluctant to even blow my nose
好幾 ( hǎojī ) 疊 ( dié ) 百元 ( bǎiyuán ) 美金 ( měijīn ) 換 ( huàn ) 一片 ( yīpiàn )  coconut trees
Stacks of hundred-dollar bills exchanged for a patch of coconut trees
I'm thinking about something I don't need
I'm thinking about something I don't need
唯心 ( wéixīn ) 或 ( huò ) 唯物主義 ( wéiwùzhǔyì )   我 ( wǒ ) 寧可 ( níngkě )   兩者 ( liǎngzhě )
Idealism or materialism, I would rather have both
On my mind
On my mind
I'm thinking about something I don't need
I'm thinking about something I don't need
Big car, big house, luxury
Big car, big house, luxury
塞滿 ( sāimǎn ) 我 ( wǒ ) 的 ( de ) 大腦 ( dànǎo ) 裡 ( lǐ )   太 ( tài ) 俗氣 ( súqì )
Stuffed inside my brain, too tacky