苦行僧 [Ascetic Monk] [kǔ xíng sēng] [English translation]

I, an ascetic monk,

Have kept the guiding light in my heart for decades.

I have never seen other travelers.

People laughed when they saw my suffering.

Isn't it fun to be impetuous and hesitant?

I, an ascetic monk,

Have kept the guiding light in my heart for decades.

I have never seen other travelers.

People can't go through the difficulties that I go through.

Isn't it nice to be alone on the top of the mountain?

"Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake."

The disorderly crowd laughs at me, thinking I'm drunk.

"Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake."

Sober people, but still pretend to be asleep.

Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake,

I have broken these innate shackles.

Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake,

No matter who they are.

Now keeping it moving.

Just keeping it moving,

Just keeping it moving.

Moving fast, yeah!

Moving past, yeah!

You're going laugh,

You're going sad,

You're going mad, yeah!

Oh, I did it!

Oh, I did it!

They don't understand,

So they all hate it.

How can your stupid eyes

See me lighting an eternal fire that you can't extinguish?

I burn!

Hold up your heads, wait and see!

Stop deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb.

I'll change the rules of the game.

I, an ascetic monk,

Have kept the guiding light in my heart for decades.

I have never seen other travelers.

People laughed when they saw my suffering.

Isn't it fun to be impetuous and hesitant?

I, an ascetic monk,

Have kept the guiding light in my heart for decades.

I have never seen other travelers.

People can't go through the difficulties that I go through.

Isn't it nice to be alone on the top of the mountain?

"Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake."

The disorderly crowd laughs at me, thinking I'm drunk.

"Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake."

Sober people, but still pretend to be asleep.

Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake,

I have broken these innate shackles.

Leave all the fame,

Leave all the fake,

No matter who they are.

Now keeping it moving.

Just keeping it moving,

Just keeping it moving.

Moving fast, yeah!

Moving past, yeah!

You're going laugh,

You're going sad,

You're going mad, yeah!

Oh, I did it!

Oh, I did it!

They don't understand,

So they all hate it.

How can your stupid eyes

See me lighting an eternal fire that you can't extinguish?

I burn!

Hold up your heads, wait and see!

Stop deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb.

I'll change the rules of the game.

I, an ascetic monk,

Have kept the guiding light in my heart for decades.