“WEST” FULL EP Lyrics translation
A complete translation for the four new tracks in Lay Zhang’s latest EP “WEST”
Table of Contents
VEIL (CHINESE VERSION)
Lyrics by：樊帆/LAY
Composed by：LAY/Mike Daley/Mitchell Owens/Terence De Carlo Coles/Miles Wesley
Arranged by：Mike Daley/LAY/Mitchell Owens
Produced by：LAY
In the cave, an ancient culture was carved
The hazy face is like a mystery, with the veil blowing in the wind
Gorgeous dress floats with the dancing moves
Red Bindi between her eyebrows, a smile looming on her face
Her name is lost, only her back silhouette remains
With centuries of distance, she is so hard to reach
Elegant as a startled swan, who would be the lucky one to have her
And who is able to see through these deep eyes?
Like a dream, a mystery coming from the east
with lengends of totems, mountains and seas
Mask off
Mask off
The Sanskrit music is lingering in the cave
praising her elegance
Mask off
True or false, the prophecy
cannot demystify the whole story
Mask off
Her flash of a smile from thousands of years ago
Tied my dream and soul thousands years later
Her eyes are playing
I’m searching for it in the ancient petrogram
Oh yeah time has blurred her face
No one hears my heartbeat
Like a dream, a mystery coming from the east
with lengends of totems, mountains and seas
Mask off
Mask off
The Sanskrit music is lingering in the cave
praising her elegance
Mask off
True or false, the prophecy
cannot demystify the whole story
Mask off
Mask off
Mask off
Mask off
The Sanskrit music is lingering in the cave
praising her elegance
Mask off
True or false, the prophecy
cannot demystify the whole story
Mask off
Mask off
Vocal directed by：LAY
Background Vocals by：LAY
Recorded by：李宗远 @ Studio21A/阿烈 @ Soundhub Studios
Digital Editing by：Woo-Young Jang @ doobdoob Studio
Engineered for Mix by：Sun-Young Kang
Mixed by：Jong-Pil Gu @ KLANG Studio
Mastered by：Kwon Nam Woo @ 821 Sound Mastering
A&R：Kiko.Wu @ Chromosome Ent./Francis Mok
3 WISHES
Lyrics by：樊帆/LAY/Jay Isaiah/Kevin Rose/Joel Abrams
Composed by：LAY/Jay Isaiah/Kevin Rose/Joel Abrams/Nahum/Brandon Leger/Shanks
Arranged by：LAY/Nahum/Brandon Leger/Cvre/Shanks
Produced by：LAY
Close my eyes and count down
In that mysterious Maghreb
the nation of sunset
All wishes will be granted
Wind blows across the silent desert
Sound of the wishing coin became more pleasant
God is wandering disguised as a chanter
He has stolen that bright moonlight from the clear sky
He is playing the sound of love
to deliver the love of my heart
Your shadow reflects on the window
Flame in the fireplace is dancing
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, you will be there when I open my eyes
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, let me be your Aladdin
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
So close your eyes
and write down your name on my palm
Sweet disguise
As dream comes true it will fall as meteorite
Let the ticking pendulum
mesmerise us into falling in love
Roses are blooming around
as romantic as an oil painting
So in 3 2 1 make a wish
You ain’t never met nobody like this
And baby you ain’t on a plane don’t trip
Remember 3 wishes all you get
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, you will be there when I open my eyes
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, let me be your Aladdin
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
And it goes on and on and on
And it goes on and on and on
Make the right wish and you’ll never have to go
Make the right wish and you’ll never be alone
And it will go on and on and on
On and on and on
Make the right wish and you’ll never have to go
Make the right wish and you’ll never be alone
And you’ll get
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, you will be there when I open my eyes
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
3 wishes
I whisper to the lights
If miracle happens, let me be your Aladdin
3 wishes
For my 3 wishes
I wish to be with you, hold you, and never part with you
Vocal directed by：LAY
Background Vocals by：LAY
Recorded by：倪涵文 @ Studio21A
Digital Editing by：Woo-Young Jang @ doobdoob Studio
Engineered for Mix by：Sun-Young Kang
Mixed by：Jong-Pil Gu @ KLANG Studio
Mastered by：Kwon Nam Woo @ 821 Sound Mastering
A&R：Kiko.Wu @ Chromosome Ent./Francis Mok
UNDERSTAND
Lyrics by：董乐/LAY
Composed by：LAY/Dystinkt Beats/JULiA LEWiS
Arranged by：LAY/Dystinkt Beats/JULiA LEWiS
Produced by：LAY
Maybe I have yet to understand
why you no longer talk to me
I’m starting to understand
why you are always spacing out
I stand near the clock that has stopped on wall
rhythm of the heart says that love has lost its weight
the encouragement that only appears after insecurity
Why is emotion getting out of control
Misunderstanding is a black hole that consumed our feelings
You said I don’t understand your worries
You have lost your smiles because of me
Let me be your audience this time
during the last few minutes you’ve given me
I wish for the glacier in our hearts
to slowly melt away
A hug after we make up
then let one of us make the first move
How I wish that you can understand in this one second
the pain of loving you
Remembering the smile you had
Remembering how my heart skipped when we first met
I’m lost in a maze of our memories
I’m the only one that’s left behind
I don’t know what I should do
You are the deep secret that only my dreams can expose
my heart hurt every time I wake up but
my heart hurts more seeing you hesitated to speak
and the way you’re avoiding me
Pulling away all the memories I have of you
Let it vanish, vanish completely
There’s nothing I can do about my dream
Why are you everywhere?
Let me be your audience this time
during the last few minutes you’ve given me
I wish for the glacier in our hearts
to slowly melt away
A hug after we make up
then let one of us make the first move
How I wish that you can understand in this one second
the pain of loving you
Remembering the smile you had
Remembering how my heart skipped when we first met
I’m lost in a maze of our memories
I’m the only one that’s left behind
I don’t know what I should do
I don’t know what I should do
Why do you try to know me through hearsay
What are you trying to express through ‘whatever’
Tried to hold your hand but all I got was empty space
I want to stop the meaningless war of ours
Don’t say it doesn’t matter to you
Let me be your audience this time
during the last few minutes you’ve given me
I wish for the glacier in our hearts
to slowly melt away
A hug after we make up
It’s alright I can make the first move
Tolerance is indispensable in love
I hope you understand
Remembering the smile you had
Remembering how my heart skipped when we first met
I’m lost in a maze of our memories
I’m the only one that’s left behind
Vocal directed by：LAY
Background Vocals by：LAY
Recorded by：阿烈 @ Soundhub Studios
Digital Editing by：Woo-Young Jang @ doobdoob Studio
Engineered for Mix by：Sun-Young Kang
Mixed by：Jong-Pil Gu @ KLANG Studio
Mastered by：Kwon Nam Woo @ 821 Sound Mastering
A&R：Kiko.Wu @ Chromosome Ent./Francis Mok
I DON’T CARE
Lyrics by：Fan Fan/LAY/李毅杰PISSY/ISM
Composed by：LAY/Elyas/Nik Dean/ISM
Arranged by：LAY/Elyas/Nik Dean
Produced by：LAY
Close my eyes I don’t care about any of this
I know I can’t escape from all the sufferings I should bear
No hesitation I don’t care
I don’t care about all those tattle and prate
Told myself this is the path that I chose
No hesitation I don’t care
Onlookers and their gossiping mouths
pretending they’re asleep when thing starts to get out of hand
If human’s hands become puppets of the keyboards
how can we tell who these people are behind their screens
Appearance anxiety forces people to deviate
from the natural human anatomy
How can 7 billion people share the same face
Our bodies become numbers, who are there to grade and judge
‘Love yourself’ became nothing more than a meaningless slogan
The unique manners of the modern people
Know your horoscope and zodiac before they know you
Value results of a personality test matters more than ourselves
Who is tying me up with layers of jackets
Close my eyes I don’t care about any of this
I know I can’t escape from all the sufferings I should bear
No hesitation I don’t care
I don’t care about all those tattle and prate
Told myself this is the path that I chose
No hesitation I don’t care
Munching on fast food
in this fast-spinning era
People are born to jump on competition
You’ll be left behind if you slow down
This world is run by standards
dividing people in classes and categories
Too normal and you’re useless
Too successful and you look like a bad guy
They see you as a reality show
Does that count as a true achievement?
If you can put yourself in my shoes,
do you think you can bear the same burdens?
WHY
Human sets the definition for beauty and what’s not
differentiate the rich and the poor
Evolution has deteriorated kindness
Forget those prefixes and suffixes
Forget how loud those obnoxious voices are
Forget whether we are similar or different people
Close your ears then you won’t see those mouths
Don’t let nobody control you Don’t let nobody consume you
Turn off the camera that others set up for me through their eyes
Close my eyes I don’t care about any of this
I know I can’t escape from all the sufferings I should bear
No hesitation I don’t care
I don’t care about all those tattle and prate
Told myself this is the path that I chose
No hesitation I don’t care
Vocal directed by：LAY
Background Vocals by：LAY
Recorded by：倪涵文 @ Studio21A/阿烈 @ Soundhub Studios
Digital Editing by：阿烈 @ Soundhub Studios
Engineered for Mix by：Sun-Young Kang
Mixed by：Jong-Pil Gu @ KLANG Studio
Mastered by：Kwon Nam Woo @ 821 Sound Mastering
A&R：Kiko.Wu @ Chromosome Ent./Francis Mok
