~~End of a Life~~

:Calliope Mori

We’d run right through those nights I’ll never find my way back to you inside this labyrinth of lights There was madness in the meaning, never laughless We were screaming at the top of our lungs to the numbness This city never died. I’ll fly, no proof, those heights I’ll never find another chance to say “hey, thanks for saving my life” I was hopeless, it was stinging, running roadless We were singing at the top of our lungs to the numbness This city never died. What was the root of it all? … I couldn’t say. Used to jump and then fall, rugged and cliched. Would shrug it off without complaint, not a sound No use in trying to find friends, cuz in the end nobody sticks around It’s when you shoved yourself into a crowded place That you turned around and found yourself in love in outer space Cue the reckless nights, no strings, laughing at our own dreams… Just what the hell was so funny? Bark up the wrong tree, stumble, used to falling great heights Amidst a concrete jungle, singing cuz it felt right We mixed the ennui and troubles, rhyming our discontent And though it’s history, I can’t forget the time that we spent Convinced that this could mean another end, exists between real and pretend A twisted alter-fiction where I missed my chance, did not ascend and Disappearing into the mist of “never happened” Is the me that I can never befriend. … I let it go. Fade in, fade out This crazy dream Without a direction, floating aimlessly There’s nothing left back there for me Breathe in, but it won’t stop the rain from pouring We’d run right through those nights I’ll never find my way back to you inside this labyrinth of lights There was madness in the meaning, never laughless We were screaming at the top of our lungs to the numbness This city never died. But was there ever a soul inside? Chasing fireflies between the soaring high-rises Left a trail behind, defined it “wasted time of our lives” Silent singer, overworked and underpaid Thinks an office is a coffin until off is where you’re laid Yet a thought persists, an optimist who ought to be afraid Saw the “nothing wrong” in writing songs behind the lonely shade Is the world a sadder place without the words that you conveyed? When the ladder fell and shattered every bar that we had played? Does it matter in the end the sound diminished and decayed And your friends grew tired of fantasy, you’re wishing they had stayed? You don’t get to say “I miss you”, you watched your heroes fade Into the rear view-mirror of the villain you portrayed Stop the pity party, listen, you don’t get to be dismayed You don’t get to be emotional, feel blessed you got it made These the best of years of life because you chose to make a trade Recollect the days you hoped and you prayed for this What is there to miss? Fade in, fade out This hazy dream Without a direction, roaming aimlessly There’s nothing left back there for me Pretend it’s the end of a made up story I’ll fly, no proof, those heights I’ll never find another chance to say “hey, thanks for saving my life” I was hopeless, it was stinging, driving roadless We were singing at the top of our lungs to the numbness This city never died. I’ll say goodbye to the soul inside And yet somehow, there was romance in our self-hate “We’ve got no chance” in this light maze But let’s hold hands through the night haze We’ll run so fast ’til the school chime, ’til the train runs We know it’s time, we’re the sane ones Waking up now to the “real life” Let me daydream ’til the next night I’ll keep waiting I’ll keep waiting for you Waking up now to my real life Let me daydream ’til the next flight Drowning so long, I got older Now the crowd’s gone Is it over? Is it over…?

~~Wu Hua~~

:Jane Zhang & Liu YuNing

Xinghe sui shuiliu ju san sui sui xin nian zhuiluo chuan xiang wen ni ping’an que bu gan cisheng di yi ci danhan Bansheng shaonian ru meng qianfan zhuozhuo xin guangqu bu san cisheng ji youle zhe qian ban wo zen hao duzi anran Hai mo dai ni zongheng qun shan Hai mei jiang ni de fa qing wan Hai mei haohao zai zhe fenluan li jiuchan qian wo (ni) na ba dao hai mei hai Huihui jianghu yu ni hunji buceng pa deng wo ti ni ta bian tianya Weiwei jiangshan wei ni yuan ba rexue sa guan ta you shi shui de tianxia Jihan zhi xue piao dao nali cai shi jia buru rang wo ba ni ronghua Dang chun yanyang wuxing que hua zuo jianshi de kaijia zhi ai wuhua Hai mo dai ni zongheng qun shan Hai mei jiang ni de fa qing wan Hai mei haohao zai zhe fenluan li jiuchan qian wo (ni) na ba dao hai mei hai Huihui jianghu yu ni hunji buceng pa deng wo ti ni ta bian tianya Weiwei jiangshan wei ni yuan ba rexue sa guan ta you shi shui de tianxia Jihan zhi xue piao dao nali cai shi jia buru rang wo ba ni ronghua Dang chun yanyang wuxing que hua zuo jianshi de kaijia zhi ai wuhua Huihui jianghu yu ni hunji buceng pa deng wo ti ni ta bian tianya Weiwei jiangshan wei ni yuan ba rexue sa guan ta you shi shui de tianxia Jihan zhi xue piao dao nali cai shi jia buru rang wo ba ni ronghua Dang chun yanyang wuxing que hua zuo jianshi de kaijia zhi ai wuhua

English: The galaxy gathers and disperses with the current Broken heart I want to ask you about your safety but dare not For the first time in this life Half a lifetime boy like a dream Qianfan Burn your heart This life has this bond How can I be alone I haven’t taken you to the mountains Haven’t tied your hair lightly I haven’t entangled in this chaos I owe me (you) that knife has not been paid I was never afraid to mix with you Wait for me to walk all over the world for you The lofty mountains and rivers are willing to sprinkle blood for you No matter whose world it is Where does the extremely cold snow float? Let me melt you When the spring sun is invisible, it turns into a solid armor Love I haven't taken you to the mountains Haven’t tied your hair lightly I haven’t entangled in this chaos I owe me (you) that knife has not been paid I was never afraid to mix with you Wait for me to walk all over the world for you The lofty mountains and rivers are willing to sprinkle blood for you No matter whose world it is Where does the extremely cold snow float? Let me melt you When the spring sun is invisible, it turns into a solid armor Love I was never afraid to mix with you Wait for me to walk all over the world for you The lofty mountains and rivers are willing to sprinkle blood for you No matter whose world it is Where does the extremely cold snow float? Let me melt you When the spring sun is invisible, it turns into a solid armor Love

Darkness will fade away, light will guide your way Hope has descended and you are not alone Niji to ame ga orinasu kontorasuto Zetsubou no owari wo negau you ni Koko ni iru yo utatteiru yo Yoake no hate wo Koboreochita tasogare no erejii kooru Kogoeta kako to namida ni sayonara Kitto Despair hareru you ni utau kara Soshite Make a wish adeyaka ni kazaru kara Darkness will fade away, hope will lead your way I’m here to chant the melodies for you- Tsuki to hoshi ga irodoru sateraito Kurayami mo kimi to nara toberu yo Yoru dakara koso kagayakeru hikari mo aru deshou Wasurenaide kimi no tame no serenaade Koware kaketa yume no tsuzuki wo koko de miyou ‘Cause I found your story Time is running too fast and I’m left behind in solitude Kakeashi de ikou kuroi umi ni shizumu kimi no te ni todoke Kanadeyou mirai no ashioto de ookesutora Natsukashiku mo aoi uta de kodou de Yoake ga kikoeru Believe in destiny yakusoku wo hatasu kara Itsuka Reunion katari kirenai jidai de Nageki mo koukai mo waraitobasou yo Sonna wadachi ni kibou to nazukeyou Kitto Despair hareru you ni utau kara Soshite Make a wish adeyaka ni kazaru kara Kimi dake no koe to kasaneru you ni Konna sekai datte soba ni iru yo Darkness will fade away, IRyS will light your way Our journey has only just begun right now

By: IRyS