常 lyrics with English translation

所谓的顺其自然 只是怕勇敢

What they call going with the flow, just fear being brave,

怕负担 怕不划算

Fear the burden, fear it’s not worth it,

痛换来好的习惯 别爱得太满

Pain brings forth good habits, don’t love too intensely,

别太懒 别睡太晚

Don’t be too lazy, don’t sleep too late,

做梦要疯狂

Dreaming should be wild,

做人要平常

Living should be ordinary,

爱不到那一个人最遗憾

The greatest regret is missing that one person,

买不起那一只包最眼馋

The desire for that handbag I can’t afford is striking,

常 情感常常比理智贪

Feelings often greedily outweigh reason,

出门去写诗作画找灵感

Head outside to write poems and paint, seeking inspiration.

回到家多动一下都嫌烦

Returning home, even a little movement feels annoying

常 万事常常开头最难

Often, starting is the hardest part of everything

多少拉黑的名单

How many names have been blacklisted

曾推杯换盏

Once we toasted and exchanged cups

曾结伴 曾金不换

Once we were partners, once worth more than gold

旧爱会找到新欢

Old loves find new joys

再信誓旦旦

Once again, making solemn vows

再纠缠 再不相关

Once again entangled, once again irrelevant

做梦要疯狂

Dreaming should be wild and free

做人要平常

Living should be ordinary and simple

有的人费尽心思做晚餐

Some people go to great lengths to make dinner,

抵不过有人随口道晚安

But it can't compare to someone casually saying goodnight.

常 新鲜常常赢了温暖

Often, freshness wins over warmth,

说的话越是听著讨喜欢

The more pleasing the words sound,

做的事反而让人更心寒

The actions tend to chill the heart even more.

常 亲密常常带来背叛

Often, intimacy brings about betrayal,

曾以为最快乐就是往常

Once I thought the happiest times were the usual,

但现在想起来却已寻常

But now they feel just as ordinary in retrospect.

才明白这无常才是最日常

Only to realize that this impermanence is the most routine,

难得是如常

What’s rare is to remain as usual.

一百次真情实意的歌唱

A hundred times of sincere singing,

敌不过一句押韵的诽谤

Cannot withstand a rhymed slander.

一百次真情实意的歌唱

A hundred times of sincere singing,

敌不过一句押韵的诽谤

Cannot withstand a rhymed slander.

常 善良常常需要锋芒

Sometimes kindness needs a sharp edge,

有时候努力只会帮倒忙

Sometimes hard work just makes things worse.

有时候全副武装也受伤

Sometimes being fully armed still gets you hurt,

常 心软常常嘴上逞强

Sometimes soft-hearted but my words are strong,

最好是你别来我无恙

It’s best if you stay away, I’ll be fine,

总好过一言不合翻旧帐

Better than reopening old wounds over a disagreement.

常 算了常常代替原谅

Sometimes letting go is just like forgiving,

所有的拥抱最后全要放

Every embrace is destined to be released,

每一个远方和这都很像

Every distant place feels remarkably similar,

常 成熟常常经过绝望

Often we grow up through despair's embrace.