Friday night, Central on New Year’s Day
Midnight, 1993
A helium balloon, a bow tie
Music, crumpled paper, beer, Flower Street
Then floating out into the street
Dak Gei Lap, 9764, YY
Trying anything at random,
willing to do anything
I said, “I’ll try anything”;
you said, “What’s the point?”
Suddenly, everything went dark
Were you trying to leave first?
When will we see each other again?
My friend, where are you, really?
Under eighteen, dead drunk
Laughing so emptily
So why did I go?
Jammed into the street,
you pull, I tug
Pressed together in heaps—
why keep shoving, shoving, shoving?
The world turns to pause
Turns into monsters,
turns into aliens
Rushing into the street,
lying in the street
Seeing things, grabbing for dear life
Falling to the ground,
rising to the sky
If I don’t want it this way,
what can I do?
The helium balloon rises to the sky
Goodbye, my friend, goodbye
Today—the last day
Every day, today is the last day
The helium balloon rises to the sky
Goodbye, my friend, goodbye
Today—the last day, the last day
My friend, where are you, really?
When will we see each other again?
The last day
Is the road sloping?
Or is the snow flying everywhere?
Maybe the picture’s cursed
Everyone’s talking nonsense
Why be so nosy, so loud?
Everyone passes judgment,
everyone finds someone guilty
Why keep shoving, shoving, shoving?
Twenty-one people are gone
There are wandering souls, ghosts and spirits
Loving rumors, loving twisted rumors
Telling them as though they must be true
What was the cause?
Was it illusion or reality?
Repeating what everyone says—
What kind of person does that?
Joy turns to tragedy
A sacred place turns forbidden
Life isn’t perfect
It loses its color, loses its joy
Quiet as death
Has it closed down yet?
There’s no one around anymore
I don’t dare go back to base
My home is gone
The house is silent
My friends are cold
The street is deserted
And I’m all alone
Saturday—where did you go, really?
When will you appear again?
When will we see each other again?
The helium balloon rises to the sky
Goodbye, my friend, goodbye
Where are you, really?
When will we see each other again?
The helium balloon rises to the sky
Goodbye, my friend, goodbye
Where do we go from here?
What happens next?
Every day, today is the last day
Goodbye, everyone watching
The last day
Four in the morning
The traffic lights flashing wildly
What do you want me to do, really?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
