Chen Lei – Dirty Society
Lyrics / Composer: Chen Lei
Arranger / Producer: Mike Orange
Release Date: 2022-08-04
It took several days for the digital single and MV to officially launch.
*<下流社会>Single cover*
As Chen Lei said, her song styles can be roughly divided into two types, one is who promotes mindfulness, the other is rock style . <世界与你无关>, which was launched earlier this year, naturally belongs to the former, corresponding to <相信一切是最好的安排><荧光>, which is full of positive energy and inspirational works; and <下流社会>, which belongs to the latter, which corresponds to the past <妖治时代><旁观有罪>.
Chen Lei, who was born in Guangzhou, experienced some setbacks in her debut. From participating in singing competitions in the early years until the release of her first album <1029> in May 2019, her music style during this period was inclined towards the fresh indie pop/rock , although she has always insisted on self-creation, it gave me a slightly less sense of hearing than It was mediocre, not outstanding enough .
And after officially joining Warner Records in mid-2019, her creative talent has finally been further demonstrated. With one surprise after another, this new generation of female singer-songwriters is gradually becoming more and more popular today. Hong Kong music scene occupies a unique place.
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Chen Lei's second album
Closer to business, the focus of this issue is of course the new song <下流社会>.
As a singer-songwriter, Chen Lei's lyrics and songs are rarely faked, and <下流社会> is no exception. When I first read the lyrics, I instantly remembered this sentence in <娑婆>: "Talking about Van Gogh with you in this second, my heart has flown to Du Fu every second" . The great poet Du Fu is good at writing epic poems, and <下流社会>'s 's musical structure, content theme and lyrics arrangement have the charm of contemporary epic poems , every word is worth careful consideration and scrutiny.
In terms of song interpretation, Chen Lei deliberately adopts an unprecedented new singing style, which is between rap and singing, which is refreshing. In order to reflect the high-density output of lyrics, Mike Orange's shows urgency in the complicated arrangement, and hides compassion in the violent . The lyrics and arrangement of the three can be said to be closely matched.
*<下流社会>MV*
The word "dirty" has multiple meanings, "dirty society" is somewhat similar to "bottom society", but it is not limited to this, and tends to refer to the mental state and living situation of a certain group of , and this group is the so-called "Laying Flat" .
Chen Lei admitted that the inspiration for the song came from the news of the high suicide rate in Japan. In the hundreds of words of lyrics, Chen Lei deeply discussed the social issue of lying flat. has not only the ruthless criticism of the laying people by the public opinion, but also the accurate description of the psychological state of the laying people, which not only exposes the cruelty The high workplace bullying and strict social rules also show the powerlessness of the laypeople and their unavoidable self-discipline .
If you work hard, you can be high-spirited, I believe that no one wants to be stagnant and dirty; if you can get what you want and what you want, who will be willing to reduce your desires again and again just to live in silence. The Laiping people are faced with the dual predicament of body and mind. When there is no way to do anything, they can only choose to lie down.
*<下流社会>MV*
In Chen Lei's view, no matter how negatively labelled the lay people are, they still have a clean heart. cares about the world, so it is self-reflection; because it is impossible to change the reality, it has to adjust itself. Most people advocate positivity and light, and laypeople are not born to love depression and darkness. If
is a true lay person in spirit, he will not have the self-awareness of lay flat, and he will not care about how he is defined by others. And those who are willing to cry out for themselves will not always tolerate false misunderstandings around them, nor will they lack a practical understanding of their own situation, nor will they lose their awe-inspiring will to stand again one day. At the end of
, "Please don't interfere with this low-desire social black fly" 's roaring voice is undoubtedly a clear declaration. Since it is determined that the Laipings are black flies, then they are left to fend for themselves, and even if they are black flies, they will always make plans for their own way out and future.
After all, lay people are just lying down, not dead.
This article was first published on the public account: Ecdysis
