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zuò cí : Viitomatic |
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zuò qǔ : lì rén Lyrin Viitomatic |
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biān qǔ: Beatowski |
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jiān zhì: lì rén |
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hùn yīn: lì rén |
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fēng miàn: lì rén |
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Verse1: |
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Letters, symbols, sounds, how we communicate zì mǔ, fú hào, shēng yīn, zǔ chéng le wǒ men gōu tōng de fāng shì |
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Without language, there couldn' t be a human race méi yǒu le yǔ yán, jiù méi yǒu xiàn zài de rén lèi |
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Look at all the history that it accumulates huí shǒu kàn kàn jī lěi xià lái de lì shǐ hén jī |
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When I' m down, beats and words help me rejuvenate dāng wǒ dī luò, shì bàn zòu yǔ gē cí huàn wǒ xīn shēng |
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It' s the base of every civilization yǔ yán shì suǒ yǒu wén míng de jī shí |
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With every single line, scripture and intonation měi yī xíng zì, měi yè shǒu gǎo, yì yáng dùn cuò de yǔ diào |
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Compiling information, simple, sophisticated shōu zhěng shì jiè gè dì de xìn xī, huò jiǎn huò fán |
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From the plains of Africa out to the Himalayans cóng fēi zhōu de dà cǎo yuán dào xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān mài |
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So many ways that we record our language yǒu zhe tài duō zhǒng fāng shì lái jì lù bù tóng de yǔ yán |
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Novels, audio, film, we translate and transcript xiǎo shuō, yīn pín, diàn yǐng, wǒ men fān yì hòu bù tíng fù zhì |
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Went to electronic from etched on tablets cóng shí kè bǎn huà, dào diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn |
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Cave carvings to Mandarin and Spanish cóng dòng xué wén zì, dào pǔ tōng huà hé xī bān yá yǔ |
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It defines our past, present and future yǔ yán dìng yì le guò qù xiàn zài jiāng lái |
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We used to need paper, now it sits on a computer yǐ qián tè bié xū yào zhǐ zhāng, xiàn zài zhǐ xū zuò zài diàn nǎo qián |
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Ain' t just for readers, we got listeners and viewers bù zhǐ shì dú zhě, yě zhào gù dào qīng tīng de rén hé guān shǎng de rén |
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No longer scratching walls but turntables, like QBert bù zài zhuā náo yán bì, yīn wèi yǒu le QBert yǐn lǐng de cuō dié shǒu fǎ |
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Hook: |
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Hieroglyphics, calligraphy xiàng xíng wén zì, yán mó shū fǎ |
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Graffiti, to a symphony jiē jiǎo tú yā, dào yī zhī jiāo xiǎng yuè |
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Full of complexity or simplicity chōng mǎn fù zá xìng hé jiǎn yì huà |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |
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You got braille, imagery yǒu máng zì yìn hé bǐ yù shǒu fǎ |
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A haiku, or a soliloquy yǒu pái jù shī, yě yǒu tái cí dú bái |
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Words always in my periphery zì cí yī zhí zài wǒ zhōu shēn wéi rào |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |
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Verse2: |
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Allows us the means to express emotion gěi le wǒ men biǎo dá qíng xù de fāng shì |
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Gave us names for countries and every ocean yě gěi le wǒ men gè gè guó jiā hé wāng yáng de míng zì |
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It' s universal, for any level of melatonin quán shì jiè tōng yòng, xiàng bù tóng nóng dù de zhù mián yào |
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Even ways for those who paralyzed or the neck is broken shèn zhì bó gěng tān huàn de rén yě yǒu gōu tōng de yǔ yán |
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Grunts and noises turned to phones and menus gū nóng shēng hé zào yīn zhuǎn biàn chéng mù lù hé shǒu jī |
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Some don' t care and, some pretend to yǒu xiē rén bù zài hu zhèi xiē gǎi biàn, yě yǒu xiē rén jiǎ zhuāng zài hu |
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The best way to chronicle what you went through zhè shì zuì hǎo de fāng shì qù jì lù zì jǐ de biān nián shǐ |
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Without it, I couldn' t destroy a venue méi yǒu le yǔ yán, wǒ biàn wú fǎ zhà fān xiàn chǎng |
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I say you need to choose your language wisely wǒ jué de nǐ yīng gāi cōng míng de yùn yòng yǔ yán |
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People will lie to your face but ask you nicely yǒu xīn rén huì biǎo miàn shàn yì dàn xiào lǐ cáng dāo |
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The evil use it as a tool to distract society è rén huì yǐ qí wèi gōng jù lái zhuǎn yí shè qún zhù yì lì |
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Cameras tell them who you are, don' t have to hand them ID dàn jìng tóu huì gào sù tā men, wú xū chéng qīng zì jǐ de shēn fèn |
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When Chinese use it, they know how to stay outta trouble zhōng guó rén shuō huà de shí hòu gèng zhòng zài tuǒ dàng |
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Most Americans just say whatever, they ain' t subtle dà bù fèn měi guó rén què wú suǒ wèi, zhí lái zhí wǎng |
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Language transport me like I' m about take a shuttle yǔ yán dài zhe wǒ xiàng shì yào shí kōng chuān suō |
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Wordplay and metaphors are my favorite puzzle shuāng guān hé yǐn yù shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de mí yǔ |
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Hook: |
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Hieroglyphics, calligraphy xiàng xíng wén zì, yán mó shū fǎ |
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Graffiti, to a symphony jiē jiǎo tú yā, dào yī zhī jiāo xiǎng yuè |
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Full of complexity or simplicity chōng mǎn fù zá xìng hé jiǎn yì huà |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |
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You got braille, imagery yǒu máng zì yìn hé bǐ yù shǒu fǎ |
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A haiku, or a soliloquy yǒu pái jù shī, yě yǒu tái cí dú bái |
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Words always in my periphery zì cí yī zhí zài wǒ zhōu shēn wéi rào |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |
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Hieroglyphics, calligraphy xiàng xíng wén zì, yán mó shū fǎ |
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Graffiti, to a symphony jiē jiǎo tú yā, dào yī zhī jiāo xiǎng yuè |
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Full of complexity or simplicity chōng mǎn fù zá xìng hé jiǎn yì huà |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |
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You got braille, imagery yǒu máng zì yìn hé bǐ yù shǒu fǎ |
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A haiku, a soliloquy yǒu pái jù shī, tái cí dú bái |
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Words always in my periphery zì cí yī zhí zài wǒ zhōu shēn wéi rào |
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Without language, the world would be a mystery méi yǒu le yǔ yán, zhè shì jiè biàn chéng le yí gè mí |