Ever since history class in grade school, we've known that people are different
Different countries, different cultures, different religions
Have incited unending conflict lasting thousands of years
More change and unfamiliarity causes hostility to expand
Despite our access to modern science and technology
There still are people who quarrel every day
This truth brings some worry to my heart
I really don't get it
Why are some humans so self-absorbed?
Could you imagine a world without such variety?
Life would be so boring and dull it would shock you
It would be like the Monkey King's 72 transformations 1
If he didn't know how to transform himself
Then he could say goodbye to his Journey to the West 2
It doesn't matter if you're Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Malay
If you're from Uruguay or Spain, or even if you're missing a tooth
You just need to have passion within; that goes for everyone 3
To make life worth the living
Being different is ok! that's right 4
I'm different
I don't mind
I'm different
Being different is alright!
So what! so what!
I'm different
It is what it is; come on
Sometimes when I'm out, I hear people gossiping about what's hot and what's not
Recently, (the gossip has been) about who calls the shots *
And those red posters, the popular music *
The posters in the wind; whose hair style is common *
I don't really care about whoever is all the rage at the moment
Because I know most people just blindly follow the trends
(If you) eat that garbage 5
It does nothing but wear against your spirits
It doesn't matter what kind of person you are
Or what culture you come from
You should never forget that this world has many kinds of people
You need to be openminded; never hurry to discriminate
You can eat a bowl of rice, a hamburger, or Spaghetti
Some sushi, some satay and chotto mattee
As long as you have passion within
That's all you need
To make life worth the living
Being different is ok!
What are you gonna do? I'm different!
I don't mind
I'm different
Being different is alright!
So what! so what!? I'm different
It is what it is
Gandhi, Disney, Laozi 6, Confucius 7, John Lennon, Charlie Chaplin,
Brando 8 and Picasso
Einstein, Freud, Dalai Lama
These great men were all different from the masses and they're humanity's heroes
Each one had a special start on hand *
We can see that they had
Different ways of thinking that really shook up the world
Each according to his particular interest
Just ask for the rules to leave (get out)
Because next time you look at someone's tattoo
Or that some of your friends think heavy metal is cool
It doesn't matter if they're Taiwanese, Zhuge Silang 9, or if they're fat
They're similar to you; you have compassion for each other
Will you drop the formalities and open up? Don't be overly polite
I'm hoping to see passion in your heart; that goes for everyone
(Passion) keeps things fresh and makes life worth the living!
Being different is ok!
I don't mind
Being different is ok!
So what! so what!? I'm different
Just be different
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West3. Does this make sense? 這個翻譯清不清楚?4. Anyone know how to make this chorus sound less awkward in English? 有誰對這首歌的英文副歌會怎麼改良?5. Literally: eat fat6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando9. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/諸葛四郎