Lyrics and translation Juno Mak - 劊子手

劊子手

磨利了刀頭 為免 死囚 顫抖
磨鈍了心頭 為我 好受

聽慣肉身崩裂爆響的血溝
見慣被逼低首硬頸的切口
目送有冤都要沒冤都要走
菜市口 逐個走

劊子手不理替何人何事出手
不顧 今生未及輪迴仍如豬狗
不過 為過活要 面對 像我活過的命
如罪 如淚 被抹走

這雙手剛殺了誰 和誰又牽手
只怕 在吻著看著這頸背後
想到 這血肉 為何未見切口
難道我失手

見慣夢中閃過喊冤的野狗
聽慣未知生也怕死的拍手
聽說戊戌驚變你本可以走
你仰首 我顫抖

這雙手不理替何人何事出手
知你 不甘活著如浮塵如豬狗
想我 為過活卻 像永沒法活夠
生命 何物 如植物劈走

這雙手剛殺了誰 和誰又牽手
只怕 在吻著看著這頸背後
想到 這血肉 為何沒有切口

誰令我收手 留下世放手
悲咒念完後 但求沒人念我舊
一再做人後 積血可會渡扁舟

Executioner

Sharpened my blade so the condemned won't shiver
Numbed my heart so I can endure it

I've listened long to the sound of flesh and blood bursting
And watched as proud heads were forced to bow
I've seen them all go, innocent and guilty alike
Led to the execution ground

The executioner does not concern himself with why or against whom he raises his hand
He does not care that the condemned has not yet had time to repent
He only knows that he must do what he must to survive
His sins, like tears, are wiped away

These hands that have just killed, they have also held
And I fear that as I kiss and caress your neck
I will remember that this is the same flesh
That I have just cut

I have grown accustomed to the ghost of the wronged that haunt my dreams
Accustomed to the sound of applause from those who fear death
I have heard that during the Wuxu Coup you could have escaped
You stood tall while I trembled

These hands do not concern themselves with why or against whom they raise their hand
They know that you are unwilling to live as nothing more than dust and mire
They think that I live only to survive, and will never live a full life
Life, what is it? It can be extinguished like a candle

These hands that have just killed, they have also held
And I fear that as I kiss and caress your neck
I will remember that this is the same flesh

Who has made me stop? Who has let me go?
After I finish my lament, I pray that no one will remember me
After I've lived another life, will my blood be enough to cross the river Styx?