2005
浮誇 Exaggerated
An ordinary man, ignored all his life, explains why he hams it up: being forgotten scares him more than being laughed at. A big-voiced showstopper that KTV singers attempt for the climax.
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jauyau有janyan人manman問ngongo我ngongo我zaujau就wuiwui會gonggong講daandaan但sisi是moumou無janyan人loiloi來If someone asked, I'd talk, but no one comes.
ngongo我keikei期doidoi待doudou到moumou無noinoi奈jauyau有waawa話jiuyiu要gonggong講dakdak得batbat不doudou到zongjong裝zoijoi載I wait until I give up; I have things to say with nowhere to put them.
ngongo我dikdik的samsam心cingching情jauyau猶zoengjeung像zeonjeun樽goigoi蓋dangdang等beibei被kitkit揭hoihoi開zeoijeui嘴baaba巴koekkeuk卻zoijoi在joengyeung養cengcheng青toitoi苔I'm like a bottle cap waiting to be popped, but my mouth is growing moss.
janyan人ciuchiu潮noinoi內jyuyu愈manman文zingjing靜jyuyu愈binbin變dakdak得batbat不sausau受leilei理coichoi睬ziji自geigei己jiuyiu要gaaugaau搞ceotcheut出jiyi意ngoingoi外In a crowd, the quieter you are, the more you're ignored, so I have to make a scene.
zoengjeung像datdat突jinyin然deidei地gougou高gogo歌jamyam任hoho何deidei地fongfong方jaaya也zoengjeung像hoihoi開seisei四minmin面toitoi台Like suddenly bursting into song, anywhere's my stage in the round.
zoekjeuk著zeoijeui最simsim閃dikdik的saamsaam衫baanbaan扮sapsap十fanfan分gamgam感koikoi慨jauyau有janyan人loiloi來paakpaak拍ziujiu照jiuyiu要geigei記zyujyu住caapchaap插doidoi袋Wear the flashiest shirt, act deeply moved; when they take photos, remember hand in pocket.
neinei你dongdong當ngongo我sisi是faufau浮kwaakwa誇baaba吧kwaakwa誇zoengjeung張ziji只janyan因ngongo我hanhan很paapa怕Call me over the top, then; I exaggerate because I'm scared.
cichi似mukmuk木tautau頭cichi似seksek石tautau頭dikdik的waawa話dakdak得doudou到zyujyu注jiyi意maama嗎If I were like a block of wood or stone, would anyone notice?
keikei其satsat實paapa怕beibei被mongmong忘geigei記ziji至fongfong放daaidaai大loiloi來jinyin演baaba吧Really I'm afraid of being forgotten, so I play it up.
hanhan很batbat不onon安zamjam怎heoiheui去jauyau優ngaanga雅I'm too anxious to be graceful.
saisai世soengseung上waanwaan還zaanjaan讚zungjung頌camcham沉makmak默maama嗎Does the world still praise silence?
batbat不gaugau夠baaubaau爆zaaja炸zamjam怎momo麼jauyau有waawa話taitai題joengyeung讓ngongo我kwaakwa誇zoujou做daaidaai大jyuyu娛loklok樂gaaga家If it's not explosive, who'll talk about it? Let me show off and be the big entertainer.
naana那ninnin年sapsap十baatbaat八moumou母haauhaau校moumou舞wuiwui會zaamjaam站zoekjeuk著jyuyu如laulau嘍lolo囉At eighteen, at my school dance, I stood around like a nobody.
naana那sisi時hauhau候ngongo我hamham含leoileui淚faatfaat發saisai誓gokgok各waiwai位bitbit必seoiseui須honhon看doudou到ngongo我Back then, in tears, I swore you would all have to see me.
zoijoi在saisai世gaangaan間pingping平faanfaan凡jauyau又poupou普tungtung通dikdik的loulou路taaitaai太dodo多ukuk屋cyunchyun邨neinei你zyujyu住naana哪jatyat一zojo座So many plain, ordinary paths in life: which block of the estate do you live in?
cingching情oioi愛zungjung中gunggung工zokjok作zungjung中sausau受gwogwo過dikdik的fatfat忽sisi視taaitaai太dodo多ziji自zyunjyun尊jiyi已baaubaau飽gingging經ditdit跌dodo墮In love and at work I've been overlooked too often; my pride has taken fall after fall.
zungjung重sisi視nangnang能ziji治toutou肚ngongo餓meimei未cangchang曾wokwok獲dakdak得gwogwo過binbin便ziji知ngongo我waiwai為hoho何Being noticed can cure hunger; anyone who's never had it would know why.
daaidaai大dungdung動zokjok作hanhan很dodo多faanfaan犯haaha下zeje這sese些cocho錯So many big gestures, making these mistakes,
bokbok搏janyan人munmun們honhon看honhon看ngongo我syunsyun算bengbeng病taaitaai態momo麼just to get people to look at me: is that sick?
neinei你dongdong當ngongo我sisi是faufau浮kwaakwa誇baaba吧kwaakwa誇zoengjeung張ziji只janyan因ngongo我hanhan很paapa怕Call me over the top, then; I exaggerate because I'm scared.
cichi似mukmuk木tautau頭cichi似seksek石tautau頭dikdik的waawa話dakdak得doudou到zyujyu注jiyi意maama嗎If I were like a block of wood or stone, would anyone notice?
keikei其satsat實paapa怕beibei被mongmong忘geigei記ziji至fongfong放daaidaai大loiloi來jinyin演baaba吧Really I'm afraid of being forgotten, so I play it up.
hanhan很batbat不onon安zamjam怎heoiheui去jauyau優ngaanga雅I'm too anxious to be graceful.
saisai世soengseung上waanwaan還zaanjaan讚zungjung頌camcham沉makmak默maama嗎Does the world still praise silence?
batbat不gaugau夠baaubaau爆zaaja炸zamjam怎momo麼jauyau有waawa話taitai題joengyeung讓ngongo我kwaakwa誇zoujou做daaidaai大jyuyu娛loklok樂gaaga家If it's not explosive, who'll talk about it? Let me show off and be the big entertainer.
hanghang幸wanwan運jiyi兒bingbing並batbat不dodo多joekyeuk若jinyin然meimei未dongdong當gwogwo過zaujau就ziji知ngongo我waiwai為hoho何Lucky people are few; anyone who's never been one would know why.
jungyung用sapsap十puipui倍fufu苦samsam心zoujou做datdat突ceotcheut出jatyat一gogo個zingjing正soengseung常janyan人gaugau夠ngongo我fufu富jiyi議leonleun論singsing性momo麼Ten times the effort to stand out: would a normal person get talked about like me?
neinei你giugiu叫ngongo我zoujou做faufau浮kwaakwa誇baaba吧gaaga加geigei幾singsing聲heoiheui噓singsing聲jaaya也batbat不paapa怕Call me over the top, then; I don't mind a few boos.
ngongo我zoijoi在coengcheung場jauyau有munmun悶coengcheung場dikdik的waawa話biubiu表jinyin演neinei你honhon看maama嗎gaugau夠hithit歇sisi斯daidai底leilei里maama嗎If it gets dull while I'm here, will you watch my show? Is it hysterical enough?
jiyi以ngaanngaan眼leoileui淚lamlam淋faafa花baaba吧jatyat一samsam心ziji只soengseung想neinei你gingging驚ngaanga訝ngongo我gaugau舊sisi時cichi似meimei未cyunchyun存zoijoi在maama嗎Water the flowers with my tears; I just want to amaze you. Did I not exist before?
gaaga加cungchung重zyujyu注maama碼cengcheng青gangan筋jaaya也jinyin現jingying形waawa話ngongo我ziji知jinyin現zoijoi在cyunchyun存zoijoi在maama嗎Raise the stakes till my veins bulge: tell me, do I exist now?
jingying凝sisi視ngongo我bitbit別zoijoi再ziji只honhon看tintin天faafa花ngongo我feifei非neinei你buibui杯caacha茶Look at me, stop staring at the ceiling; I'm not your cup of tea,
jaaya也hoho可zeonjeun盡cingching情deidei地hothot喝baaba吧bitbit別waiwai遺mongmong忘jauyau有janyan人zoijoi在waiwai為neinei你sengseng聲saasa沙but drink up anyway; don't forget someone here is going hoarse for you.
Timed to 陳奕迅 · Solidays 新曲+精選 (2008) · 4:46. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.