Yellow Desert

from The Opposite and Inside-Out by TzChien

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lyrics

One day I woke up in a yellow desert
I saw a demon making deals with a human

He said, my poor dear, apocalypse’s about to happen
Let me be the village head and I will save you from the fire

我想汝會尬意
手中的黃金宁閃閃爍爍
親像宁講咁毋把我暗蓋返去
(I think you’ll like it:
The glittering gold in your hands.
It sound like a calling:
Why not take me secretly?)

One day I woke up in a yellow desert
I saw a demon, in his hand, a mirror

One day I woke up in a ruby river
One second later, I’d be a lost soul in the water

Therefore I got up to fight for my own existence
I saw the TV play my teeth sharp like a vampire

我想汝會尬意
反對的人攏變魍魎魑魅
親像宁說反正早晚攏要退治
(I think you’ll like it:
Those against you all turned into monsters.
It sounds like saying:
Sooner or later, all will be expelled.)

光明燈太歲燈點予安心
放輕鬆予別人住汝的房間
(Lantern for Bright Futures, Lantern for No Retrograde
Light them up to release you from anxiety
Relax and let people dwell in your room of privacy)

過一天算一天賺呷賺喝
放輕鬆你會慣習予別人決定汝的明仔日
(One day survives one day
Earn for living only
Relax and you will get use to
let people decide for your days)

我想恁不在意
手中的黃金宁閃閃爍爍
千萬的沙千萬人袂赴的勇氣
(I think you don’t care about the gold in your hand glittering
Thousands of sands, thousands of unfulfilled courage)

我想恁會尬意
有人說歷史就予伊過去
反正今嘛早就沒多少人有放宁心
(I think you’ll like it; when
someone said what’s passed is passed.
Anyway, no one cares about history nowadays)

One day I woke up in a yellow desert
I saw a demon, in his hand, villagers.

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from The Opposite and Inside-Out, released September 15, 2020

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TzChien Portland, Oregon

TzChien is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter whose works featured orchestra in folk songs. Her lyrics are withdrawn and poetic. Her songs are rather soundtrack-like and musical.

TzChien’s music conveys the image of the society: full of inevitable oppression, but still managing to find some warmth and beautify within. ... more

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