缝合 (Fix You) – Zhou Shen
Album: 《反深代词》 - Track 8
Lyricist: Zhou Shen & Wang Qian
Composer: Song Yang
Arrangement: Song Yang & Qian Lei
Producer: Qian Lei
Where to buy/listen (not available on Spotify or Youtube yet)
Live performance at 9.29Hz Concert in Hangzhou (eng subbed by me)
[T/N: literal translation of title is “sewing / suturing / mending”
all artistic liberties in translation are mine, and paragraph breaks were added for ease of reading.
although zs participated in writing the lyrics for many songs in this album, this detail is an even more devastating fact when it comes to this song. read the extras at the end for more sufferingdetails]
"This is a song I don't wish for you to understand. If you do understand it, give yourself a hug. Thank you for your hard work."
- Zhou Shen's comment on Weibo post about the song
LYRICS
情绪伤口 修补能手
These emotional wounds were mended by a professional
短暂缝合之后又渗出血流
Shortly after suturing, blood seeped out again
同父母说 相同困惑
I told my parents to their perplexity
也正在大人身体里经历着
Adult bodies also experience the same
不停思索 寻找缘由
Thinking incessantly, seeking reasons
听见左胸传来回声的空洞
Hearing a hollow echo from the left chest
这不够好,那要改过
This is not good enough, must correct it
无尽的盼头
Hope is inexhaustible
I’m giving my all
寻找缺口 修补伤口
Find the nicks, mend the wounds
I’m giving my all
缝补之后 又再次泪流
After mending, tears flow again
I’m giving my all
新的伤痕 旧的内疚
These new scars, these old guilts
I’m giving my all
如何才能 找到出口
How can I find the way out?
否定成果 爽约承诺
Negated gains, broken promises
都缝合成细腻温柔的眼色
Are all sewn into smooth and gentle eyes
落单门口 独行角落
Left alone at the door, in a solitary corner
都包扎成坚强独立的成就
Are all bound up into strong and independent successes
重复工作 重复失落
Work keeps repeating, loss keeps duplicating
调换角色修补找新的成果
Swapping mending roles to seek new results
不同身体 不同角落
A different body, a different corner
同样的苦痛
The pain is no different
I’m giving my all
大人背后 常乌云盖着
Behind each adult are often dark clouds
I’m giving my all
孩子内心 底色是晴的
The colour of a child’s heart is sunny
I’m giving my all
白的天空 留了一滴墨
A drop of ink lands in the white sky
I’m giving my all
如何调色 如何来涂抹
How to blend the colours, how to paint them
所有无助的绑住的困住的我都清楚却也无法挣脱
These helplessness, bindings, and entrapments,
I know them all, yet cannot break free
所有偏执的逃离的期盼的他们都懂也无法从头来过
These fixations, running away, and expectations,
they understand them all, yet cannot start over
I’m giving my all
各自运转 各自角色
Each of us is functioning, each of us has a role
I’m giving my all
你们都是 第一次活着
You all are living for the first time
I’m giving my all
万般无意 伤口却留着
However unintentional the slights, they still leave behind wounds
I’m giving my all
伤痕再多 也值得被爱着
How ever many scars there are, you are worthy of being loved
EXTRAS
About the song’s setting:
“In the world of 200 years later, all injured humans will be mended by magical robots. Adult robots are responsible for mending adult humans, and young robots are responsible for mending children; they form a family unit and work together. All human wounds will eventually heal, except for one part...
One day, a young mending robot asks its parents for help: "This child's heart was mended yesterday, but today the wound has reopened..."
The parents, who are also mending robots, smile as if they are used to it: "Adult hearts are just as difficult to mend...but you'll get used to it after you mend them a few more times."
The little robot knocked on its chest unknowingly – a hollow echo came from the metal shell. "Can a robot without a heart mend a bleeding heart?" it wonders.
The little robot decides to exchange the client with its parents. It wants to find the answer to achieving "completely mended".
With its parents around and watching, it opens the chest of an adult human with great expectation―
Misunderstanding, regret, guilt, helplessness, self-blame, pain...
These emotions, akin to old and new scars crisscrossing, cover up the bleeding heart in layers.
"We can't truly mend the person’s heart, right? Dad, Mom..."
"Perhaps...but as long as the heart is still beating, we still have a chance to mend it again."”
Zhou Shen’s Weibo post sharing his thoughts about the song:
“Mending” is a song that made me very very very very very very very very very very very very very stressed.
Sometimes I even felt that I was doing something that was a bit "indelicate". But I also feel that "being seen" has a certain kind of meaning!!
As a singer, I feel like I am a little mending robot from 200 years later, slowly mending everyone's new and old wounds, including my own, through singing.
I hesitated many times, wondering if writing these emotions would be a bit "indelicate", but I ended up burying many of my own shards into the lyrics. I also worried whether this song would touch the shards that many listeners buried in their memories that they do not want to be touched?
But just like the little robot, despite failures and despite lack of solutions, it still persists in dissecting the wound and mending it again and again.
In the face of unchangeable facts, only by facing and meeting them head on, only by accepting and understanding, only by listening and empathizing, only by being sincere and courageous, and never giving up on yourself, can you create opportunities and allow the wounds to be truly mended.
In fact, I also know that many wounds will not heal in the end.
But to have the opportunity to mend them again and again, I think that is a very happy thing.
I wish for everyone: To not be afraid of new wounds, to not be afraid of old scars; no matter what, you are always worthy of being loved.
I am very happy to be your mending little robot.
Each of us is our own mending little robot.
Even if you have been bearing new and old scars all this time, it will not prevent you from being surrounded by passionate love!!! Not because of any reason, but because it is you, so it is worth it!”
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Favourite production?
i love the og cast so much tbh !! but my favorite would have to be the chicago perf back in 2012 (?) bc i love ben platt :> n rlly, any production thats put on with it i will love💙 if you have a favorite of your own n u would like to share, i am definitely open to it !!
Favourite character?
arnold !!! but i also love nabulungi and her dad, (does he have a name...i dont have good hearing so i learned most names from the fandom) kevin, and mckinley !!!
Favourite song?
oh so many...but i love 'making things up again' and 'i believe' !!
Have you seen it live? How many times? With which actors?
i have not unfortunately :< ive actually never seen a musical or even a concert irl ndndnd
What year did you enter the fandom?
2020 !! but i first watched bom when it came out :>>>
Where are you from? (Credit card number?)
California, USA !! and my credit card number is- [static interference]
Star Wars of Star Trek?
honestly i love star trek for the characters, but i absolutely adore the star wars world !!! (also ewan mcgregor as obi-wan….handsome….) i do enjoy star trek movies n the episodes more than star wars tho, so i guess star trek (@ arnold cunningham i will still watch star wars with u i am free every thursday-)
Fanfic that deserve more recognition?
i havent read too many yet actually ;0; but i will say all of them bc so far everyone seems to be such an amazing writer💙
How many times are you going to go see the show once it reopens?
i would like to see it at least once !! i do not have money for things so i will be realistic n ask the universe for at least One Viewing ndndnd
Relative to Elder Price's obsession with Orlando, how obsessed are you with Book of Mormon (the musical)?
oh jeez as much as an autism like myself can be (more than elder price and orlando lol) ! ive had so many songs stuck in my head n i already made an OC for it ndndnd n the show (and andrew rannells) revamped my passion for theatre so im working on my singing again bc it's been so long !! so. However Obsessed That Is
What's the weirdest mormon fact you learned while obsessing over Book of Mormon (the musical)?
hm, i cant say ive learned anything new, but i already knew some bits n pieces about mormon things, like how the very wildly spelled names come to be !! as for actual religion, i tend to respectfully stay away ndndnd
Decaying donkey or dead water buffalo?
How About A Nap Instead
What's your favourite background action during the Spooky Hell Dream?
there's so much going on during it i dont know where to start tbh, so ill jst say my favorite part of the song is "jesus hates you, this we know/for jesus just told you so" !!
Thoughts on the General's boots?
u could say he's…..new boot goofin'
What's your favourite bad fanart and why haven't you sent in a submission yet?
this one rlly speaks to me
What slime tutorial would you like me to gift to you? hmu <3
moulin rouge 👉👈 but rlly jst any musical you rlly like n wanna share :>
Where would you like to go on your mission? What's your paradise planet? :)
my paradise planet is a cool big house where me n all my friends plus brad live n i have two pet ferrets who terrorize everyone with their funky little war dances but i will also accept iceland
tag five bom fans
i am very bad at rmbring urls n the autofill doesnt work very well so if u want to do this then im tagging u :}
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Rosa Pt.2
Honestly sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t mind you disappearing because your catching up stuff always makes me extra happy XD I honestly don’t know how you do it.
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AND I WILL DON'T WORRY YOU KNOW I LOVE THESE
I do ;_; the first couple q&a would have been nothing without you.
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I'm looking forwards to get to know the chars you have yet to talk about xD
all my Ryders to be (Jian&Des, plus Olympia and Chikelu) are the most wip characters ever so there’s really not much to say (apart from how much I love Jian and Des’ dynamic)
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You can never take too much moments to appreciate how cute a sim/char can be
true too, it gets weird tho when it’s your own
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I'd personally come for them if they had something to say about ficus ._____.
same
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I'm forever indebted to Carys since Flame's never going to age up xD
I will make sure to pass it on ;)
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I'm still not over this
we will never be over them I assure you
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AS IF I DIDN'T LOVE FICUS WAY TOO MUCH ALREADY
I’M SO SORRY I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO TURN OUT THIS WAY (expect to also love Aur, Flame, Snowdrift, Tabasco and Shine a lot more at some point...just saying. Things might or might not be happening.)
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Remind me to never get on your bad side Annie xD
it’s...not hard? tbh. But I wouldn’t let it get this far unless it’s a repetitive thing XD plus I couldn’t be mean irl, worst thing I’d do is rant abt a nameless friend to another friend
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I LOVE HOW SHINE IS ENJOYING THIS WAY TOO MUCH
tbh I ruined the poor innocent child
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You shouldn't Salim
that doesn’t work Rosa we tried
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All the Salims I know are assholes xD
OOOOO I NEED TO KNOW MORE
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Also me whenever I'm with someone I'm not used to
same
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same
...xD
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LOOK AT THIS PRECIOUS CHILD
I KNOW
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I guess this answered my question about not seeing Sprout Jewel and Bonsai anymore xD
evidently ;) and this isn’t the end either! Just you waittttt
grumpysimmies replied to your photoset “Flame is more than happy to see his son again!”
And I'm more than happy to see him
why am I not surprised XD
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I hope it's their tent and not the kids'
it was xD Sparkle and the girls shared the big one.
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But seriously I feel like it's so hard actually find lasting friends from uni (but it's their loss if they ignore you)
is it rly tho? like it obviously hurts me too so it’s also my loss xD but yeah...I agree it IS difficult. I feel like ppl are at that point in life where they are no longer looking for permanent close friends?
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It's really pretty ;-;
it is! I’m so glad I finally got to explore it a bit, the scenery is the best ;_; and my berry name for it is even better tbh.
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It looks like she's sniffing sun rays xD
AAAAAA THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERF GEN YELLOW THING I WILL CRY
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I died.
do you think I didn’t
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Shine may deserve the worLD BUT YOU ARE THE WORLD TRELLIS ;________;
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Cake cannot wait
it’s wisdom
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ALL THE KIDS TOGETHER
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NOW THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT IF GLOW WAS THERE
I KNOW AND I KNOW ;-;
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Worst case he'd die from the serum no big deal
well Shimmer is...still alive I think (okay yeah she is she’s in the posts later)
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I still can't believe they actually love the fact it's haunted ._.
they’re really into this stuff xD my little adrenaline junkies
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THIS OH MAN THIS
I KNOW (you’ll love the next bit of the queue)
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He always look so suave I love him
you think? ;_; cause he isn’t
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This shot of them is too good too beautiful I can't
AAAAAAAA ;_; I was so disappointing cause I wanted a different pose but I think in the end this WAS a great one so...yeah. Why did I start this again?
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YOU'RE NOT TOO BOISTEROUS YOU'RE PERFECT
SHE IS BUT SHE DOESN’T KNOW
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Look at that smile ;-;
she’s too pretty it’s not okay
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Connie you pure child ;____;
SHE IS MY MOST NAIVE BABY
grumpysimmies replied to your photoset “a mad bab”
I wanna pinch her cheeks
dude me too but in that moment she’d have hated you
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I love how it seems that Shine is tenderly laughing at Trellis for being a goof and that's just way too fucking cute I can't ;________;
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TRUE
IDK WHAT TO REPLY ANY MORE
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It looks very painful xD
and beautiful
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I SAY THIS ANYTIME I SEE HIM BUT HIS FACE
HE HAS ONE YES JUST IMAGINE
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HE'D BETTER FEEL GUILTY
I’d say something but it’d be spoilers
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Now I wanna eat some
not me I’m so cold
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CAN I HUG THIS CHILD PLS
I WISH YOU COULD
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Me (except I'm not pregnant and I don't even have lover)
I think google probably thinks I’m pregnant all the time because I keep looking at names
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The cutest chipmunk ;____;
brah nah
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He's got a way with charming his new neighbors
not really...at this point they’re actual in game enemies
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How.dare.he.compare.donut.trumpet.to.aur.
I was mad and now his char is ten times worse than he rly is
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Does that mean we won't get to see Jewel and Bonsai and even Sprout? :c
;)
grumpysimmies replied to your photoset “F: I KNOW YOU WANT ME YOU KNOW I WANT CHA I KNOW YOU WANT MEEEEE-HEE...”
THE FACE HE'S MAKING TOTALLY MAKES IT UP FOR THE SONG
what do you mean this song is gr8 it sums things up just well
grumpysimmies replied to your photoset “Celebratory dancing!”
HOW CUTE IS SHE
VERY
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and who knows what said parents did in that closet xD
...it’s confirmed they did A LOT and so did their grandparents
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These babies ;____________;
I know ;_;
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and I'm hopeless when it comes to him
good good he needs more fans always
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I'm gonna cry too
I did tbh
grumpysimmies replied to your post “˜º for Pointy?”
I hate beetroots too xD
I have a weird relationship with them...I love them but they must be very few
grumpysimmies replied to your post “˜º Flame!
I wanna eat his ice cream ;__;
I wanna eat everything vegetarian he makes because he’s so good (and watch him make it it’s a show)
grumpysimmies replied to your photoset “this doesn’t go with the storyline but lookit Sprout is so pretty”
I die every time I look at this beautiful child (and all the other beautiful children on this simblr let's be real)
;_________; DONT
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YES it's very good to see him around ;___;
as always ;)
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oh man it's actually very nice to put faces on names xD
ohhhhh right this must be the first time you see his original self! I’m obsessed with his face tbh
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my brain stopped at 'pretty face'
Shine’s too
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