[OLD] Song of the Week: Wei Xian De Nian Tou (Dangerous Idea) - Show Luo

So this week I'm gonna talk about a song by one of my favorite people (not celebrities, people in general) on the face of the earth.  Luo Zhi Xiang, otherwise known as Show Luo.  I mentioned last week that Arashi has been in the music industry for 14 years and that that's pretty much unheard of.  Well, this guy has them beat.  Show started in the music industry when he was 15...he's turning 34 this month...do the math.  18 years is a pretty LONG time to be in music.  Now, granted, he only really started to pick up the fame around the release of his fourth album, which was in 2006, and the international fame didn't pick up until about his sixth album, which was released in 2008, but still...  Give the guy some credit.

But I'll stop now.  I'm pretty convinced I could write a book about all the ways Show is completely and totally awesome (yes, I'm a major fangirl...get over it), but I shall spare you the whole of it.  The song I'm focusing on this time around is a song that makes me want to cry every time I hear it.  It's called Wei Xian De Nian Tou (Dangerous Idea) and it is beautiful.  Below are the lyrics*:

Why do I seem like I've been struck down in just one night
Pathetic, silent, empty, tears, stubble, heartache
I can't tell friends about what you did to have them think
That you are bad

Why have you become someone I don't recognize
Deceit, selfish, arguing, corner of your mouth, eyes, distant
I resist my bleeding love, but I can't bear the pain of being mistaken
It was your heart that's changed, but you say that this was my fault

A heart of vengeance is a dangerous idea
Harming you, harming myself, it'll only make me utterly pathetic
Finding a new love to feign happiness, but the pretense is even more lonely
Seal off the relationship and not compare it, then it will heal

Constantly bearing it in memory is a dangerous idea
The world is rolling forward, no one can walk backwards
After distorting self-esteem to hang on we understand
The casualties from one's own wishful thinking is devastating

Why have you become someone I don't recognize
Deceit, selfish, arguing, corner of your mouth, eyes, distant
I resist my bleeding love, but I can't bear the pain of being mistaken
It was your heart that's changed, but you say that this was my fault

A heart of vengeance is a dangerous idea
Harming you, harming myself, it'll only make me utterly pathetic
Finding a new love to feign happiness, but the pretense is even more lonely
Seal off the relationship and not compare it, then it will heal

Constantly bearing it in memory is a dangerous idea
The world is rolling forward, no one can walk backwards
After distorting self-esteem to hang on we understand
The casualties from one's own wishful thinking is devastating

You can see why this song makes me want to cry.  The words alone are amazing, but coupled with the melody and the mood of the song, it's almost heartbreaking in some ways.  I know, I'm edging into the melodramatic, but what can I say?  I'm a girl.  I get emotional about these things, especially when the song sounds so beautiful and...well...emotional.

Aside from that, though, I do have to add that I'm rather sad this doesn't have a music video.  It isn't like it would be a video that would be that hard to make (although I can't say that from experience...oh, boy).  I'm not super upset, but then again the only reason I really want a music video for this is because I love watching Show.  Just look up some of his pictures and you'll see what I mean.

*Translation may not be 100% accurate.  Don't fault me; I don't speak Mandarin.
Translation credited to o_ost1nao_o