Tempest (요란 搖亂) English Translation Lyrics by Lucia
The dark river crawls toward the sea
The wind violently pours down rain
We are like fugitives
Unable to find a place to hide
Chasing dreams that can never be reached
Seeking purpose when there’s no use
Just because something burns bright red
Doesn’t mean it’s love
We dance recklessly amid the rising smoke and debris
Like dark, dirty secrets hidden away
Like a thousand lines of poetry, I’m filled with dusk and dawn
When the noisy north wind strikes like a wolf
Ah, stranger, play for me
The only salvation left for them is music and poetry
In some forgotten place far beyond
Where sleep no longer speaks of liquor, dreams, or drugs
When the noisy day falls silent
The buried thunder awakens
Shh, lie down, lie down beside me
Rumble, rumble, crash
Even in dreams, listen
The enemies’ dogs are barking from afar
Shh, they bite and aim for the heart
They chase the fleeing sinner like a dance
They search for the sinner, they call for the sinner
We swell like balloons full of inflated expectations
Like hollow, obvious excuses that burst inside
Like a thousand teeth biting me, surrounded by moonlight and frost
When the noisy dark blue night spreads like a bruise
Ah, stranger, play for me
What they desire from me is only condemnation
In some forgotten place far beyond
Where there’s no distinction between saints and sinners, nor the shackles of tragedy
The dark river crawls toward the sea
The wind violently pours down rain
We are like fugitives
Unable to find a place to hide