Project 365: 84/365

The effect of Alice in Wonder City still hasn't wear off LOL because the main actor & actress just released their personal album and there are songs from the drama series.

First, let's look at Aaron's album woohoo!

Aaron Yan - The Moment

His singing has improved tremendously and I love the lyrics he composed for two songs in this album.

Then let's look at Lara's new album!

Lara - Free Soul

I've always loved her soulful singing but only after she left Nan Quan Mama. Still don't understand her role there, it's not like their voices fit. #my-personal-opinion-only

Their songs are about the soul, soul searching, confronting the soul, setting the soul free and stuff. Gosh it was really nice but because soul-ish stuff are all very personal, it feels very lonely listening to the songs.

In Aaron's album, the song I loved the most is "Maybe You're Still In Love With Me" (可能你还爱我 ke neng ni hai ai wo). Aaron took Pink's "I don't believe You" and wrote a Chinese lyric for this song. It is not a direct translation of Pink's version but their theme is the same, which is the denial phase of the process of breaking up.

还记得吗 那年的幸福  Remember the blissfulness we had?
曾经 那么相信 未知的未来  We had so much faith in that undefinite future
你的 喜怒哀乐 习惯动作  Your emotions, habit, 
头发味道 手心温度  the smell of your hair, the warmth of your palm,
我都记得 所以算是爱情 吧 I remember all of it, I guess this is what they called love.

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
争吵时候 才会低头沉默  Hence the silence when we fought
什么也不说 因为怕我会难受  Afraid of making me upset with the words

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
为了让我 怀念你的温柔  Wanted me to remember your gentleness
才会松开手 要给我自由  By letting go and setting me free

还记得吗 漫长的夜晚  Remeber that long night we had?
什么 话都没说 心跳成巨响  We didn't say a thing, letting our hearts beat loudly in the silence
小心 流着眼泪 怕你听见  My tears dropped carefully, afraid that you could hear 'em
只能乞求 别背着我  All I can do is to beg you not to turn your back on me
快抱紧我 能抱紧我 吗  Hold me tight, can you hold me tight?

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
争吵时候 才会低头沉默  Hence the silence when we fought
什么也不说 因为怕我会难受  Afraid of making me upset with the words

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
为了让我 怀念你的温柔  Wanted me to remember your gentleness
才会松开手 要给我自由  By letting go and setting me free
所以眼睁睁看我走  And watch me leave without doing anything

记得 记得 我狠狠爱过  Remember I've loved so hard

我们 就算狼狈 也不颤抖  No matter how flustered, we'd never tremble
呼吸再痛 也不呼救  No matter how hurt it is to breathe, we'd never cry for help
小心翼翼 藏进我的心中 吧  Keep it all inside of me, diligently.

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
分手那天 才没那么洒脱  Becayse breaking up wasn't so easy
是在提醒我 你不是真离开我  It's like you're reminding me that you weren't leaving me for real

可能 你还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me
分开之后 还能够常连络  We could still connect after the separation 
却不曾提过 谁在你怀中  And you've never mentioned who was in your arm 

可能 还爱我  Maybe you're still in love with me.

I feel naked listening to the song. I've never gone through things like that la *touch every wood I see*. I'm not sure why I felt it so much. It's either Aaron sang it right through my heart or I've been through it but my subconscious hid the experience wtf CAN THEY DO THAT. Btw I susah payah translated the lyrics above, only to find out that somebody else already did, and the English translation was better than mine T.T Nehmind this is my first attempt, and I'm happily handing over the virginity of my lyrics translation to Aaron's 可能你还爱我 to English version hees.

And the song I loved the most from Lara's album is "Free Soul" (自由灵魂 zi you ling hun). It was like a total mind f. Because it's totally AWESOME. It's exactly the kind of song that she should be singing.

踢掉你的鞋子 踢掉你的责任
Kick off your shoes and your obligations
放松是活着的资格
Chilling is how we gonna live　
计划值得称赞但若太过认真
Great planning is to be praised
会错过更完美的可能
But you'll miss better possibilities if you're too serious
要不要在你的黑白人生 加点颜色?
Don't you wana color up your plain life?　
解放你的灵魂　自由是一种精神
Free your soul, for freedom is an attitude
释放你的灵魂　自我探索是无限的旅程
Free your soul, for self-searching is a journey with thousands of possibilities
谁说成功的路只有一种规格
Who says there's only one way to success
你不一样就不符合
And if you're different you're not qualified
所谓的缺陷才是可贵的部份
Flaws are precious
何必掩饰它的独特
Why must we hide its uniqueness
要不要在你的黑白人生 加点颜色？
Don't you wana color up your plain life?
解放你的灵魂　自由是一种精神
Free your soul, for freedom is an attitude
释放你的灵魂　自我探索是无限的旅程
Free your soul, for self-searching is a journey with thousands of possibilities
花的小孩一朵一朵站起来
The children of flower blossomed
散播世界和平与爱
To spread peace and love to the world
让创作力盛开 革新自己的未来 快～
Unleash creativity, revolutionize your future 
解放你的灵魂　自由是一种精神
Free your soul, for freedom is an attitude
释放你的灵魂　自我探索是无限的旅程
Free your soul, for self-searching is a journey with thousands of possibilities
解放你的灵魂　自由是一种精神
Free your soul, for freedom is an attitude
释放你的灵魂　自我探索是无限的旅程
Free your soul, for self-searching is a journey with thousands of possibilities

The music video is a MUST WATCH. It uses more than 800 pieces of art work (REAL art work drawn by  a Nan Quan Mama's member) to produce a 2.42 minutes video. It'll take up to months to complete such animation but they did it within a very short time frame. The art was absolutely awesome. The lyrics of 自由灵魂 (Free Soul) is awesome and my fellow readers who don't understand Chinese, you're welcome! I'm getting addicted in translating lyrics HAHAHA. Look at the lyrics, it's really beautiful. My fav song of the year!

So this is it. My review for both albums is that they've proved to be more than just artists with good look. They do have real talent and they never stop discovering and improving themselves. Love that their music can bring some comfort to our soul. =)