虚构  (Xu Gou)
The Mask [Pinyin + Eng Trans]

Credits

Performed by: Zhou Shen 周深

Written by: Zhou Shen 周深, Tang Tian 唐恬

Produced by: Qian Lei 钱雷

Trans modified from 9.29Hz World Tour

T/N: The title, 虚构, literally means "Made up/Imaginary/fictional" Or essentially, the mask 

选择瞳孔的颜色

xuǎnzé tǒngkǒng de yǎnsè

I pick the colours of my iris

剔除多余的骨骼

tìchú duōyú de gǔgé

Carve away the extra bones

一键抹平了皱褶

yī jiàn mǒpíng le zhòuzhé

Removed all wrinkles with a touch

你是爱我的

nǐ shì ài wǒ de

And you love me

缝合翅膀多完美

fénghé chìbǎng duō wánměi

How perfect the stitched-up wings are

提亮眼神不伤悲

tíliàng yǎnshén bùshāngbēi

Lighten my gaze and do not show sorrow

清空阴暗面颓废

qīngkōng yīn-àn miàn tuífèi

Delete all the dark and decadent sides

我们相爱了

wǒmen xiāng-ài le

And we fell in love

如果我是我虚构的一场秀

rǔguǒ wǒ shì wǒ xūgòu de yī chǎng xiù

If I'm a show I imagined 

如果我变回怪兽谢幕之后

rúguǒ wǒ biànhuí guàishòu xièmù zhī hòu

If I turn back into a monster after the curtain calls

如果滤镜后

rúguò lǜjìng hòu

If behind the filters

我满身污垢 关节会生锈 笑容会变丑

wǒ mǎnshēn wūgòu guānjié huì shēngxiù xiàoróng huì biàn chǒu

I'm filled with dirt, my joints will rust, and my smile will become ugly

我没能给你分开的理由

wǒ méinéng gěi nì fēnkāi de lǐyóu

I didn't give you a reason to leave

我在你逃走之前先逃走

wǒ zài nǐ táozǒu zhīqián xiān táozǒu

I escaped before you could

如果没有这些如果

rúguǒ méiyǒu zhèxiē rúguǒ

If without all these 'ifs'

你才会爱我

nǐ cái huì ài wǒ

Only then will you love me

多么完美的镜头

duōme wánměi de jìngtóu

What a perfect shot

多么恐惧被剧透

duōme kǒngjù bèi jùtòu

How terrified of receiving spoilers

一个我淡定自若

yī gè wǒ dàn-dìng-zì-ruò

One part of me is calm and collected

一个尖叫着求救

yī gè jiānjiàozhe qiújiù

Another is screaming for help

你爱我是真的

nǐ ài wǒ shì zhēn de

Your love for me is real

可你从来没看见过我

kě nǐ cónglái méi kànjiàn guò wǒ

Yet you've never seen me before

天哪多荒谬

tiān na duō huāngmiù

Oh, how absurd

爱是编辑的人格

ài shì biānjí de réngé

Love is a crafted persona

如果我是我虚构的一场秀

rǔguǒ wǒ shì wǒ xūgòu de yī chǎng xiù

If I'm a show I crafted 

如果我变回怪兽谢幕之后

rúguǒ wǒ biànhuí guàishòu xièmù zhīhòu

If I turn back into a monster after the curtain calls

如果滤镜后

rúguò lǜjìng hòu

If behind the filters

我满身污垢 关节会生锈 笑容会变丑

wǒ mǎnshēn wūgòu guānjié huì shēngxiù xiàoróng huì biàn chǒu

I'm filled with dirt, my joints will rust, and my smile will become ugly

我没能给你分开的理由

wǒ méinéng gěi nì fēnkāi de lǐyóu

I didn't give you a reason to leave

我在你逃走之前先逃走

wǒ zài nǐ táozǒu zhīqián xiān táozǒu

I escaped before you could

如果没有这些如果

rúguǒ méiyǒu zhèxiē rúguǒ

If without all these 'ifs'

你是否爱我

nǐ shìfǒu ài wǒ

Do you love me?

多渴望被爱着

duō kěwàng bèi àizhe

How I wish to be loved

却因此感到绝望为何

què yīncǐ gǎndào juéwàng wèihé

But because of this I feel despair, why?

在幸运的时候

zài xìngyùn de shíhòu 

During lucky moments

怀疑自己不值得

huáiyí zìjǐ bùzhíde

I question if I deserve it

Oh也许你能够

Oh yěxǔ nǐ néng gòu

Oh perhaps you could 

帮我拉开遮住脸的双手

bāng wǒ lākāi zhēzhù liǎn de shuāngshǒu

Help me pull away the hands covering my face

颤抖却温柔

chàndǒu què wēnróu

With a shaky yet gentle voice 

说你依然爱着我

shuō nǐ yīrán àizhe wǒ

Say that you still love me 

（说你依然爱着我）

(shuō nǐ yīrán àizhe wǒ)

Say that you still love me 

也许我是我虚构 的一场秀

yěxǔ wǒ shì wǒ xūgòu de yī chǎng xiù

Maybe I'm a show I crafted 

也许我变回怪兽 谢幕之后

yěxǔ wǒ biànhuí guàishòu xièmù zhīhòu

Maybe I will turn back into a monster after the curtain calls

也许滤镜后 

yěxǔ lǜjìng hòu 

Maybe behind the filters

我满身污垢 关节会生锈 笑容会变丑 （会变丑）

wǒ mǎnshēn wūgòu guānjié huì shēngxiù xiàoróng huì biànchǒu (huì biànchǒu)

I'm filled with dirt, my joints will rust, and my smile will become ugly (will become ugly)

也许可以 就这样破烂依旧

yěxǔ kěyǐ jiù zhèyàng pòlàn yījiù

Maybe I can remain broken like this

也许可以 就这样奇怪依旧

yěxǔ kěyǐ jiù zhèyàng qíguài yījiù 

Maybe I can remain weird like this

也许还有 那么一点期待

yěxǔ háiyǒu nàme yī diǎn qīdài

Maybe I still have a little hope that

也许没人逃走

yěxǔ méirén táozǒu

Perhaps no one ran away

我无法给你留下的理由

wǒ wúfǎ gěi nǐ liúxià de lǐyóu

I can't give you a reason to stay

可不可以不需要理由

kě-bù-kěyǐ bùxūyào lǐyóu

Can there not be a need for one?