After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Chapter 400

"Come on, Fox Demon Teacher."

Qu Ruoyun stretched out her two little fists to cheer him on.

"Thank you. I'm going up."

Lu Qingfeng smiled, stood up, tidied his cumbersome clothes, and walked out of the waiting room.

He walked up the stairs to the stage, his steps slow but steady.

Standing in the center of the stage, he exhaled slowly, his mood slowly changing as he searched for his past.

In Lu Qingfeng's previous life, he did not specifically learn the story behind a song because of it. However, there was one song that made him feel a huge change in his emotions when he heard it for the first time, even without knowing the lyrics.

From then on, whenever he felt down, he would find a quiet place and listen to this song alone.

That can give him a kind of spiritual strength.

Close your eyes and think about the past until now.

The audience and judges around the stage looked at him quietly, and the cameras were focused on him. The boy under the fox mask was accumulating his inner emotions.

Sitting in the waiting room, Qu Ruoyun suddenly felt that the atmosphere around the singer she was responsible for had changed.

It was a very strange feeling. The thick disguise covered his emotions and facial features, but she could still feel the changes in his emotions.

Deep despair!

Yes, that was the feeling. Even through the screen, it affected her mood at the moment, and she felt like crying.

Why is this happening?

She thought to herself.

Not only him, other people actually feel the same way.

The singer in waiting room No. 1, Ultraman Doesn't Fight Little Monsters, was originally half-lying on the sofa, but now he sat up straight, and his face under the mask became focused.

The five judges on the stage exchanged glances with each other, their faces filled with surprise.

It didn't take long before Lu Qingfeng finally opened his eyes and raised the microphone with both hands.

The titles of the songs in this performance also appeared on the big screen.

I Once Also Wanted to End It All

Empty sound effects sound, introducing the prelude, followed by the melody of keyboard and guitar.

The classic pop prelude was soft and clear, and did not seem as sad as expected, Qu Ruoyun thought to herself, and calmed down to appreciate it.

As the same notes were played for the second and third time, the other instruments gradually disappeared, leaving only the keyboard, and Lu Qingfeng's singing voice slowly sounded.

"I once thought about ending it all,"

"For the gulls are crying on the quay;"

"Seabirds that float and sink with the waves,"

"And let my past pecks fly far away."

……

Qu Ruoyun's heart suddenly trembled.

In a soothing song rhythm, very few singers can bring the audience into the imagery from the very beginning, unless you listen to the song with that emotion yourself.

Most of the time, a gradual process is required.

But this time is different.

From the moment the fox-masked singer stood on the stage and was brewing his emotions, to the moment he opened his mouth, the emotions contained in his voice touched people's hearts.

When she sang the second line of the lyrics, the hairs on Qu Ruoyun's arms stood up.

A sour feeling rose from the bottom of my heart, lingered in my mind, and impacted my eyes.

“I once wanted to end it all.”

"Because the apricot blossoms bloomed on my birthday."

"If you take a nap in the scattered sunlight,"

"Can it turn into the dead remains of insects and crumble into dust?"

……

What an amazing arrangement!

While others were already immersed in the mood of the song, Xie Zongchen, while enjoying it, still habitually analyzed the melody and lyrics of the song.

The verse uses a descending fourth on the keyboard and seventh chords to create a dissonant interval, highlighting a feeling of inner struggle. Combined with the nihilistic lyrics and minimalist instrumentation, it creates a gray and depressing feeling.

What is more important is the singer's interpretation of this work.

To sum it up in the simplest terms, there is no technique, it’s all emotion.

The ultimate emotional rendering!

"A mint in your pocket, a lighthouse in the fishing port;"

“Rusty arch bridge, abandoned bicycle;”

"In front of the stove at the wooden station, my heart cannot leave."

“Today is like yesterday. If you want to make a difference tomorrow, you must take action today.”

"I know, I know everything, but..."

Lu Qingfeng sang the song with all his strength, and roared out the last part of the lyrics.

It is not a display of skills, but the most real feeling, yearning for the embodiment of light in the darkness.

I Once Wanted to End It All

In her previous life, Mika Nakashima sang songs. At that time, she was suffering from an illness and became deaf for a time. For a singer, it is conceivable how terrible it is to lose the perception of sound.

This song also incorporates her mental journey during that time. The power of living towards death and seeking rebirth in despair has saved many lives to a certain extent.

During the years when the song was popular, it reduced Japan's suicide rate.

The Chinese translation of the song is actually not quite accurate. It is the result of a compromise for rhyme. A more accurate translation should be [I have thought about death before].

Because the word "once and for all" is associated with death, it has a very extreme meaning. It can be understood as wanting to end the struggle in life and seek a peaceful state without any disturbance.

But in fact, it is inconsistent with what the song itself wants to express.

This song, written with the idea that "to describe the strongest hope, one must want to describe the deepest darkness", boldly reconstructs the theme of redemption.

The first half of the lyrics is described from the perspective of a person who is attempting suicide. It is not a criticism based on moral standards, but an affirmation of this sensitive value.

Because I live too seriously, my delicate heart is easily hurt.

Always thinking too much, too complicated, and out of tune with this world.

I feel like a transparent person. Shouldn't I have ever existed in this world? My life has always been stagnant and lonely.

The lyrics use the creative method of seeing the big picture from the small to describe such images.

Because on my birthday, the apricot blossoms were in bloom, and I suddenly had the thought of death, which felt very strange?

In fact, in daily life, all things accumulate little by little until one day, because of a small thing, the taut string breaks.

These trivial daily lives accurately convey the sensitivity of suicidal people to subtle pains when they are in a depressed state.

But ah...

"I once wanted to end it all,"

"Because my heart is already empty,"

“A heart that cries because it cannot be filled must be longing to be fulfilled.”

The chorus explodes, the key changes to a perfect fourth, the electric guitar adds a tearing tone, the drum beats advance densely, and Lu Qingfeng holds the microphone tightly with both hands.

The body is tense, and pure emotions are conveyed along with the singing.

The sound penetrates the soul!

Qu Ruoyun's tears suddenly flowed down.

pain!

It hurts so much!