圆圈之外 (Yuánquān zhī Wài)

==Alternate Versions==
==Lyrics==
Chinese 	Pinyin 	English
上好足够的发条 	shàng hǎo zúgòu de fǎtiáo 	The clock’s been wound for long enough
但要以起点为目标 	dàn yào yǐqǐ diǎn wèi mùbiāo 	But still, I got to aim for the starting line once more
八万六千四百秒 	bā wàn liù qiān sì bǎi miǎo 	Eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds
前进是循环的徒劳 	qiánjìn shì xúnhuán de túláo 	To press onwards, to the cycle of fruitless struggling
 	 	
嗷—— 	áo—— 	Oargh—
 	 	
想做倒转的钟表 （跳着随意的舞蹈） 	xiǎng zuò dàozhuǎn de zhōngbiǎo (tiàozhe suíyì de wǔdǎo) 	I want to be a clock, running its hands in reverse (dancing to the beat of my own drum)
不屈从稳定的无聊 （永恒是一种毒药） 	bù qūcóng wěndìng de wúliáo (yǒnghéng shì yī zhǒng dúyào)	Never to submit to the boredom of stability (such a blight eternity can be!)
发送自由的信号 （身后跟随着警告） 	fāsòng zìyóu de xìnhào (shēnhòu gēnsuízhe jǐnggào) 	To send a signal to all around, free as can be (all the while being on guard for what’s coming behind)
不理会齿轮鞭策的喧嚣 	bù lǐhuì chǐlún biāncè de xuānxiāo 	Without care or worry for the noise spurred on by the churning gears
 	 	
加载的符号 环形的链条 	jiāzài de fúhào huánxíng de liàntiáo 	The symbol of “now loading”, the ring-shaped chain
Let me out 	 	
莫比乌斯 空头支票 	mòbǐwūsī kōngtóu zhīpiào 	A Möbius strip, a rubber cheque
结局早被写好 	jiéjú zǎo bèi xiě hǎo 	But the ending’s already been set
 	 	
圆圈之外 	yuánquān zhī wài 	Broke out of the loop
我消解经验崇拜 	wǒ xiāojiě jīngyàn chóngbài 	I dispel all idolization of “age and experience”
（“重新运行故事梗概”） 	(“chóngxīn yùnxíng gùshì gěnggài”) 	(“Restart the progression of the plot from scratch”)
她的期待 	tā de qídài 	What she wants, what she dreams for,
只是既定的安排 	zhǐshì jìdìng de ānpái 	Are nothing more than what’s already been set for her
（“必须排除一切意外”） 	(“bìxū páichú yīqiè yìwài”) 	(“Have to get rid of all unexpected variables“)
原地徘徊 	yuándì páihuái 	Circling in place,
他重复着循规蹈矩的旁白 	tā chóngfùzhe xúnguīdǎojǔ de pángbái 	Conforming to the rules and customs, he repeats the lines旁白 lit. “/voiceover lines (from a third-person narrator in a play)” so,
“特立独行是失败” 	“tèlìdúxíng shì shībài” 	“Don’t be the nail that sticks out”
“规则绝不可更改” 	“guīzé jué bùkě gēnggǎi” 	“The rules are irrefutable”
而我在圆圈之外 	ér wǒ zài yuánquān zhī wài 	Meanwhile, I’ve broken out from all that,
 	 	
不在意显得奇怪 	bù zàiyì xiǎn dé qíguài 	No longer caring for appearances
 	 	
嗷—— 	áo—— 	Oargh—
 	 	
似曾相识的微笑 （千篇一律的礼貌） 	sìcéngxiāngshí de wéixiào (qiānpiānyīlǜ de lǐmào) 	A strikingly familiar smile (a textbook smile, born out of courtesy)
和似曾相识的味道 （是否麻木不重要） 	hé sìcéngxiāngshí de wèidào (shìfǒu mámù bù zhòngyào) 	And a strikingly familiar vibe (is shutting your emotions out truly unneeded?)
事先圈定的预料 （句号取代省略号） 	shìxiān quāndìng de yùliào (jùhào qǔdài shěnglüèhào) 	Well-prepared ahead of time (a period, to replace the ellipsis dots)
梦里也像醒着一样烦恼 	mèng lǐ yě xiàng xǐngzhe yīyàng fánnǎo 	Even in dreams, I’m as worried and anxious as I am when awake
 	 	
巨大的框架 闪烁的图标 	jùdà de kuàngjià shǎnshuò de túbiāo 	A frame gigantic in scale, the flickering icon
项目序号 	xiàngmù xùhào 	The serial number filed on each item
重复地积累疲劳 	chóngfù de jīlěi píláo 	Repeatedly, I build up the tiredness and fatigue
可结局早被写好 	kě jiéjú zǎo bèi xiě hǎo 	But the ending’s already been set
 	 	
圆圈之外 	yuánquān zhī wài 	Broke out of the loop
我嘲讽俗套对白 	wǒ cháofèng sútào duìbái 	I make fun of the same, old, boring dialogue
她看不开 	tā kàn bù kāi 	Never could she see
还在担心被淘汰 	hái zài dānxīn bèi táotài 	She keeps worrying about falling behind
原地徘徊 	yuándì páihuái 	Circling in place,
他重复着循规蹈矩的旁白 	tā chóngfùzhe xúnguīdǎojǔ de pángbái 	Conforming to the rules and customs, he repeats the lines so,
“特立独行是失败” 	“tèlìdúxíng shì shībài” 	“Don’t be the nail that sticks out”
“规则绝不可更改” 	“guīzé jué bùkě gēnggǎi” 	“The rules are irrefutable”
 	 	
圆圈之外 	yuánquān zhī wài 	Broke out of the loop
我消解经验崇拜 	wǒ xiāojiě jīngyàn chóngbài 	I dispel all idolization of “age and experience”
（“异想天开不该存在”） 	(“yìxiǎngtiānkāi bù gāi cúnzài”) 	(“Never should you indulge in wild fantasies”)
她的期待 	tā de qídài 	What she wants, what she dreams for,
只是既定的安排 	zhǐshì jìdìng de ānpái 	Are nothing more than what’s already been set for her
（“稳妥胜过追求精彩”） 	(“wěntuǒ shèngguò zhuīqiú jīngcǎi”) 	(“Better a life of stability than a pursuit for the marvellous“)
原地徘徊 	yuándì páihuái 	Circling in place,
他重复着循规蹈矩的旁白 	tā chóngfùzhe xúnguīdǎojǔ de pángbái 	Conforming to the rules and customs, he repeats the lines so,
“特立独行是失败” 	“tèlìdúxíng shì shībài” 	“Don’t be the nail that sticks out”
“规则绝不可更改” 	“guīzé jué bùkě gēnggǎi” 	“The rules are irrefutable”
而我在圆圈之外 	ér wǒ zài yuánquān zhī wài 	Meanwhile, I’ve broken out from all that,
 	 	
……可能在圆圈之外？ 	……kěnéng zài yuánquān zhī wài? 	…At least, I think I have?
==Translation Notes==
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