It's 2026

Really no longer young
But who wasn't once a youth?

Flipped through
30 years ago
20 years ago
10 years ago
And now me

The me across four time spaces
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year
Untroubled in the heart
Unconfused in emotions
Unfearful of the future
Unnostalgic about the past

Finally
Here's a song

You were once a youth

Sometimes you miss the days of the past
But when innocence left, you didn't say a word
You just waved your hand as if discarding waste paper
Saying it's an inevitable part of life
Drinking wine to seven points but feeling lost
Looking in the mirror, as if seeing the end of life
Maybe in a few more years
You will also have a fake face
Are we here in this world for this?
This question is too late to think about
Every day, every year, always in a hurry
You and I come from small towns and villages in Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Guizhou, Yunnan
Once vowed to be remarkable people
But suddenly wake up in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen at midnight
Standing lonely on the balcony
Just wanting to escape this boundless loneliness
Many years ago, you had a pair of clear eyes
Running like a lightning bolt in spring
Wanting to see the furthest distant places in this world
Feeling like you had wings to fly over mountains and oceans
Many years ago, you were a simple youth
Falling in love without fear of giving your whole life
Believing love would be eternal
Believing every stranger
Believing you would become the person you most want to be
Is habitually lying a sign of maturity?
Can you love others only after owning a house?
Always thinking success can smooth out scars
Desires hiding missed people
When youth is exhausted and only ugliness remains
You and I come from small towns and villages in Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Guizhou, Yunnan
Once vowed to be remarkable people
But suddenly wake up in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen as if awakened by fate
It says you can't just live out your life like this
Many years ago, you had a pair of clear eyes
Running like a lightning bolt in spring
Wanting to see the furthest distant places in this world
Feeling like you had wings to fly over mountains and oceans
Many years ago, I was once a simple youth
Falling in love without fear of giving my whole life
Believing love would be eternal
Believing every stranger
When I first met the world
When I was once a youth