Wo Bu Shi Dongxi 我不是东西
Music by Albert Wolfe
Lyrics by Albert Wolfe and Jason Kiger (小山)
Vocals and instruments performed by Albert Wolfe
Album: Wo Bu Shi Dongxi 我不是东西
Wo Bu Shi Dongxi 我不是东西 (正式山寨版) (1,269 hits)
Wo Bu Shi Dongxi (Karaoke) 我不是东西 (KTV 版) (610 hits)
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First live performance of the song on stage (October 2007) complete with a necessary “Ooohhh” mic check at the beginning and cracking voice at various dramatic times throughout. (Tudou link | Facebook link)
Lyrics and Chords
Lyrics 歌词 (printer friendly) - Wo bu shi dongxi (716 hits)
Chords 和弦标记 - Wo bu shi dongxi (640 hits)
Verse 1
děng yí xià, wǒ huì qù nǐ de jiā
等一下我会去你的家
Hang on, I’m coming to your house
bú yào shēngqì, wǒ yào gēn nǐ shuōhuà
不要生气我要跟你说话
Don’t be mad, I want to speak with you
wǒ tài hòuhui wǒ méiyǒu gǎnjī nǐ
我太后悔我没有感激你
I really regret that I didn’t appreciate you
nàme xiànzài bù néng yuánliàng zìjǐ
那么现在不能原谅自己
And now I can’t forgive myself
zhè shì wéiyī de jìhuì
这是唯一的机会
This is the only chance
ràng nǐ tīng qīngchu
让你听清楚
To make you hear clearly
Chorus
wǒ ài nǐ, xūyào nǐ
我爱你需要你
I love you, I need you
zhīdao wǒ bú shì dōngxi
知道我不是东西
I know I’m nothing
nǐ bú zài wǒ tài gūdú
你不在我太孤独
You’re not here I’m so lonely
yìzhí wèi nǐ zài kū
一直为你在哭
I’ve always been crying for you
wǒ ài nǐ, xūyào nǐ
我爱你需要你
I love you, I need you
zhīdao nǐ zhēnshì měilì
知道你真是美丽
I know you’re truly beautiful
wǒ dàshēng jiào
我大声叫
I shout out loud
wǒ shòu bù liǎo
我受不了
I can’t bear it
You are everything to me
Verse 2
wǒ yǐwéi wǒ hěn xǐhuan dúlì
我以为我很喜欢独立
I thought I would really like independence
dàn méiyǒu nǐ de zìyóu wú yìyì
但没有你的自由无意义
But freedom without you is meaningless
zhè shì wéiyī de jìhuì
这是唯一的机会
This is the only chance
ràng nǐ tīng qīngchu
让你听清楚
To make you hear clearly
Bridge
wǒ chéngrèn le wǒ fàn le dà cuòwù
我承认了我犯了大错误
I admit I made a big mistake
wǒ méiyǒu shuō, dàn xiànzài huì míbǔ
我没有说,但现在会弥补
I never said it, but now I can make up for it
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Laowai Chinese
LOL
Nice song
Thank you for uploading it. It’s great for learning Chinese
You might not make any money from it, but you might become the next famous laowai!
Haha this was fantastic.
perfect song!
waiting for your new!
wo ye bu shi dongxi.
haha·
This line in the chorus:
“我爱昵需要你”
“昵” should be “你”.
Oh, BTW, great song. Keep up the creativity.
John Zhang,
Thanks for catching that typo! It’s fixed now.
Albert : wow~~~ you are a genius ,The lyrics are wonderful. I am looking forward to your new songs. 哈哈 wo men ai ni, Albertlaoshi
Just like mom used to sing it. Ha! That was great, Albert!!
My roommates all like your song~
A nice song ><.
“ni hen li hai~”
New language through music–I love it! Brilliant!
Hey,pretty good. I like it. I’m looking forward to your new songs.
Come on!!!!
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!
u r awesome!!!!!
wow~~~~~
hehe~~
The song’s name is attractive.
And the song sounds good.
Oh!Albert~this song sounds pretty good~
Excellent~
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I love this! FYI you should be wary of your “u”s (ku, du, gu etc), you keep pronuncing them like Japanese (ü, as in “loo”). Keep up the great work!