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little anarchist alongside of the road with cigarette to find her long way home a ride
she travels miles to give her body to a shadowland where love and truth and justice nearly died
this girl knows where she is going, she’s no lady in despair
you know your garbage can’s her toolbox, she makes music out of air
you can’t tame her
too stubborn, too stubborn for that
little anarchist alongside of the road, she’s no specimen the doctor’s ever seen
and mr.label man can’t find her a name cuz she’s a creature from the spaces inbetween
this girl knows where she is going, she’s no lady in despair
you know your garbage can’s her toolbox, she makes music out of air
you can’t tame her
too stubborn, too stubborn for that
you’re too stubborn, you’re too, you’re too… you’re stubborn!
too stubborn for that, too stubborn
little anarchist alongside side of the road comes from a world where she is king and she is queen
and no authority can swallow her pride cuz she knows she’s old enough at seventeen
this girl knows where she is going…
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Blinding Light 眩目之光
04:51
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raise your hands up in the air, fall down on your knees, stay there
in love and faith all is fair, who’s god will you please?
they don’t really care
no one knows the way
but that’s not what they say
they say “there’s only one way”
there is no wrong, there is no right
god is a blinding light
raise your voice up to the sky, let your doubts ring out, high into the air
you can’t answer to their lies, there’s nothing left to shout
no one really cares
no one knows the way…
who is your god? god only knows
who is their god? god only knows
so why do we fight? god knows
we are blinded by the light
raise your kids up with the sun, point them to the light, be there
who will choose the chosen one, appointed in the night
do you even care?
no one knows the way…
god is a blinding light
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people are talking, rumours are flying, and what they say may be true
but let me tell my story, tell it in my way to you
somebody told me not long ago that i’d fall in love with you
and so it’s true, i’ve done what they said i’d do
somebody mentioned you might care for me
i hope it can happen, let’s just wait and see
oh please, please fall in love with me
whenever you’re near me, i long for your touch
i love you my darling, i love you so much
if only you’ll tell me the way that you feel
tell me, my love, if this feeling is real
now everyone’s saying what’s been said before that i’d fall in love with you
and so it’s true, i’ve done what they said i’d do
i’ve fallen in love with you
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老外 Laowai (Foreigner)
05:24
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English Translation (although no English version exists)
chorus:
i am not just a foreigner
i am not just a foreigner
i am not that strange
just a person
i am not an animal in the zoo
you can’t just take my picture
not unless you pay me first, each shot 100RMB
here’s another good idea: go away!
(chorus)
i go into a restaurant, i want to order
i’m starving “waitress, please come quick!”
she comes to the table and laughingly asks me, “you know how to use chopsticks?”
“please bring my food quickly!” I’m so uncomfortable!
(chorus)
foreigners are not just one kind of person
we come to Beijing from every corner of the world
we all know how to speak a bit of Chinese, we are all used to Chinese food
some of us even have Chinese spouses, we are not that strange!
(rap: by Niu Mu)
(chorus)
i am not an animal in the zoo…
(chorus)
Leave a
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swallow black silence, blind love, thirsty
clothe all the violence in fall colours, all earthy
chorus:
but make it so i can’t see you fall
yeah make it so i can’t see you fall
i put you up on a pedestal, you were bound to fall down
you know love is so beautiful, just like water before you drown
(chorus)
wrap all your windows, wrap them in plastic
wrap all your love notes, wrap them in plastic too
mostly to keep out, keep out the draft now
and keep the waters from flooding through
swallow black silence, you were bound to fall down
lead all the violence to the waters and watch it drown
(chorus)
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Wash Water 水
04:54
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save the water from the washing up, one can’t assume
the ground can barter anymore tears for our wastefulness, she’ll dry up soon
i live high above the ground now
use the water to mop up the floor, so many dirty footprints of pride
use the water to flush uselessness down, or at least aside
i live high above the ground now, so high above the ground
you’d think grief’s vibrations wouldn’t reach me up here
but sounds ricochet up, up, up from the street
and now it’s six flights of elevation
still the residue of me and you is like sidewalk dust on my feet
write it down now, the archive of our lives is in what we do not what we hope
set it down now, far from city heights and city lights, seal the envelope
and dig a hole into the ground now, a hole into the ground
use the water you saved from the washing up, plant your stories, fill with dirt
the ground can barter a little grief for resourcefulness, give back the water, heal the hurt
and rise high above the sound now, don’t let this city get you down now
you’d think grief’s vibrations…
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English Translation (although no English version exists)
chorus:
you can do it, you can, can, can do it
we have to, we have to, we have to go
can’t breathe in this city, work is too stressed
we should turn off our cell phones and take a rest
how about we take a week’s vacation and go find a mountain forest
gather your things together and put them in the car, baby
(chorus)
you’ve been working at this garbage company for too many years
they just reduced your salary and that just sucks
never realizing your worth (but) you always have my support
look, look, look, i’m giving you the employment want-ads, baby
(chorus)
when you leave don’t look for excuses again
when you leave only then will you find your right rhythm
when you leave don’t look for excuses again
only then will you find your right rhythm
just go, go, go, go!
they’ve been together for how many years?
just look at this situation:
just found out he also has another girlfriend
that’s so not okay, baby
(chorus)
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I Wish I May 我想一想
02:41
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i wish i may, i wish i might
have this wish I wish tonight
then everything would be alright
i wish i may
i wish that you would soon appear
then we could be together, dear
our love would grow year after year
i think it might, i think it might
if everyone could have their wishes
life would be a merry song
but there’re so many wishes
and so much could go wrong
i wish i may, i wish i might
have this wish I wish tonight
then everything would be alright
i wish i may, i wish i might
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Oh So Sweet 甜蜜蜜
02:14
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Oh so sweet, your smile’s oh so sweet
It’s like flowers blooming in spring breeze
Blooming in spring breeze
Where were we, oh where could we have been?
Your familiar smile I know I’ve seen
Oh where could it have been
Oh, in my dreams
In my dreams, in my dreams I’ve seen you
Your sweet smile, your sweetness oh so true
It’s you, it’s you, in my dreams I’ve seen you
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I could stay here all of my life
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Pek
11:11
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Ember Swift 北京市, China
Canadian artist Ember Swift is an internationally touring musician, songwriter, and founder of the independent label Few’ll Ignite Sound. Originally from Toronto, she has spent the past decade + in the magnetic city of Beijing, China. In non-pandemic times, she tours throughout Europe and Asia and returns to North America at least once a year for live performances and special events. ... more
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