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Sheng Xing

spring is here, but nothing's any better

spring is here
but nothing's any better

the man beyond cure cannot change
the fact that he will die
the unbeautiful woman
is another year older
now that's what I'd call "adding insult to injury"

someone who waited and waited
finally went crazy
unable to stand time's endlessness
someone who lived for lust
wound up hopelessly sick
all because of the remorseless agitation

to someone who's weighed down with depression
jokes are a complete waste of time
and to an idiot
earnest advice is a complete waste of time

when someone well down the road to disaster
comes to a precipice
he throws himself over
without the slightest hesitation

SPRING IS HERE, BUT NOTHING'S ANY BETTER

Sheng Xing

Sheng Xing

(China, 1978)

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SPRING IS HERE, BUT NOTHING'S ANY BETTER

spring is here, but nothing's any better

spring is here
but nothing's any better

the man beyond cure cannot change
the fact that he will die
the unbeautiful woman
is another year older
now that's what I'd call "adding insult to injury"

someone who waited and waited
finally went crazy
unable to stand time's endlessness
someone who lived for lust
wound up hopelessly sick
all because of the remorseless agitation

to someone who's weighed down with depression
jokes are a complete waste of time
and to an idiot
earnest advice is a complete waste of time

when someone well down the road to disaster
comes to a precipice
he throws himself over
without the slightest hesitation
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