Lyrics and translation 陳零九 - 22K

22K

打开手机 看FB 一堆恼人的讯息
闹钟响起 到公司去 脑袋都还没清醒

老板给压力 要我给业绩 客户在电话那头乱发脾气
快不能喘息 也不敢休息 想起这月房租还没缴清

我已经快不能呼吸 还谈什么梦想和憧憬
存了半辈子辛苦的积蓄 抵不过利滚利 和金钱的游戏
我该怪社会 怪我自己

22K 怎么生活
每个月付一堆根本就不够用
没命中乐透 我拼命工作
想存钱买房根本就是作梦

环境的错 还是我错
难道不投机就无法富有
我快花疯 难怪朋友 争先恐后的都要去澳洲 打工

不用怀疑 别疑问句 有时再努力不一定加薪
你若不信 去提款机 看看存款还剩下几个零
像热锅蚂蚁 找一线生机 是为了争一口饭苟活下去
快不能喘息 也不敢休息 想起这期学贷还没缴清

22K 怎么过活
连饭都吃不饱了谈什么生活
没命中乐透 我拼命工作
想存钱买房根本就是作梦

环境的错 还是我错
难道不投机就无法富有
我快花疯 难怪朋友 争先恐后的都要去澳洲 打工

打开电视 看看新闻 富二代花三千万买千万跑车
下一则新闻 一名老妇人 靠拾荒多年 养大女儿

22K

I open my phone and see FB, and there's a bunch of annoying messages
The alarm clock goes off and I go to the office, my head's not even clear yet

My boss pressures me to give results, and my clients are yelling at me on the phone
I can barely breathe, and I don't dare rest. I think about how I still haven't paid this month's rent

I can barely breathe, let alone talk about dreams and aspirations
My whole life's savings aren't enough to cover compound interest and the money game
Should I blame society or myself?

How can I live on 22K?
Every month I pay a lot, and it's never enough
I didn't win the lottery. I work hard,
But saving up to buy a house is like a dream.

Is it the environment's fault, or is it mine?
Can you only get rich if you're speculative?
I'm going crazy spending money. No wonder my friends are all rushing to go work in Australia

Don't doubt it, don't ask questions. Sometimes hard work doesn't necessarily lead to a raise
If you don't believe me, go to the ATM and see how many zeros are left in your account.
Like ants on a hot pan, we're looking for a glimmer of hope just to survive
I can barely breathe, and I don't dare rest. I remember, I still haven't paid this semester's tuition

How can I survive on 22K?
I can't even afford to eat, let alone live,
I didn't win the lottery. I work hard,
But saving up to buy a house is like a dream.

Is it the environment's fault, or is it mine?
Can you only get rich if you're speculative?
I'm going crazy spending money. No wonder my friends are all rushing to go work in Australia

I turn on the TV and watch the news. A rich kid spends thirty million on a ten-million-dollar sports car
The next news story: an elderly woman who raised her daughter by scavenging for years