矛盾 [Máo dùn] [English translation]

Wish to be cared

but hate to be put in a pocket

Willing to believe

but closed the heart so tight

Wish to rebuild myself, want to smash the solitude

but made a fool of myself, but smashed the love

Too many reflections

Stress follows like a ghost

Will the luck in the beginning

become a prison in the end

Wish to follow the heart, wish to be unique

but followed the rules, but disappeared in the crowd

What a paradox

Both water and fire boil in the same embrace

Happiness stares at unhappiness

in harmony

Two opposite souls in one head

Bravery challenges nonbravery

in fierce debate

Hope we are tacit

to fight back the whispers

But however close we are

the distance remains between our hearts

The wish for perfection keeps us restless

We are used to not importuning but we challenge again

What a paradox

Both water and fire boil in the same embrace

Happiness stares at unhappiness

in harmony

Two opposite souls in one head

Bravery challenges nonbravery

in fierce debate

Both water and fire boil in the same embrace

Happiness stares at unhappiness

in harmony

Two opposite souls in one head

Bravery challenges nonbravery

in fierce debate

Fighting the paradox, is but a paradox