影子的影子 [Yǐng zi de yǐng zi] [English translation]

You were once my shadow

I was used to you being my shadow

No matter when,

I was used to being able to turn my head

And find you, my shadow

But you got tired of being my shadow

And so I started becoming your shadow

No matter when,

Because I wasn't used to turning my head

And not finding you, my shadow

One day, these two shadows agreed to break up

We all cried

But our shadows did not

Only upon bringing our original shadows home

Did we truly understand the meaning of loneliness

You got tired of being my shadow

And so I started becoming your shadow

No matter when,

Because I wasn't used to turning my head

And not finding you, my shadow

One day, these two shadows agreed to break up

We all cried

But our shadows did not

Only upon bringing our original shadows home

Did we truly understand the meaning of loneliness

Every night, I hug my own shadow to sleep

The hand we will never be able to hold again

The lips we can't kiss again

The embraces we won't be able to reach for

Then I know that maybe, being your shadow was still better

The embraces we won't be able to reach for

Then I know that maybe, being your shadow was still better