Zhang Jie's "Dying Young"

Wow, the Jay Chou influence really shows. And like my all-time favorites Qing Hua Ci (Blue & White Porcelain) and Fa Ru Xue (Hair Like Snow), it's almost criminal to listen to this song without watching the MV. Lucky for me, although this MV is filled with The Pretty, it's pretty low on the angst factor unlike Jay Chou's videos which always manages to weave a whole freakin tragic love story in 3 minutes or however long the song is and rips my heart out at the end (just got back from watching the MV for Fa Ru Xue and egads, I am still feelin' THE FEELS after all these years.)

With traditional music influence and the theme of "early death", I can see why this track is included in the OST for kdrama The Moon Embraces The Sun (Chinese version of the OST, I mean. Yeah, I had no idea they did those either.)

 

Title: Dying Young

Lyricist: Zhang Jie (aka Chase Chang)

Composer: Zhang Jie

Translated Lyrics:

We thought we could always let go, forget, change
The mayhem throughout the journey
Yearning has once again light a candle in the night for me 

Who knows what weathered memories will look like
Memories on your face, quietly growing 
The road of no return, ah
Tears flowing
 Perhaps we're similar
What kind of moonlight will you be forlorn under? 

The road of no return, ah
Thinking of you still makes me a little braver
 Wounds throughout the journey gradually forgotten

We thought we could always let go, forget, change
The mayhem throughout the journey 
Yearning has once again light a candle in the night for me

Who knows what weathered memories will look like
Memories on your face, quietly growing
The road of no return, ah
Tears flowing
Perhaps we're similar 
What kind of moonlight will you be forlorn under?

The road of no return, ah
Thinking of you still makes me a little braver
Wounds throughout the journey gradually forgotten

The road of no return, ah
Tears flowing
Perhaps we're similar
What kind of moonlight will you be forlorn under?

The road of no return, ah
Thinking of you still makes me a little braver
Wounds throughout the journey gradually forgotten

Chloe Says

This track is Zhang Jie's favorite among all the other songs in his Clown/Hero album. Inspired during his stay in Beijing, this soon led to a song set in Shanghai during 1945; a chaotic period in history (The End Of Old Shanghai).