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D.O.G Power

(Dancers Of God is a group of young Christians I met some years ago. I was inspired by their passion to dance for God and wrote this song for them. Haven't heard from them for a while but I hope they are keeping their dreams and passion alive.)

一班大專生,年青人,有冇可能,可以夢想成真,攪跳舞嚟傳福音?上帝創造世人,有創意又有美感。用盡我嘅體能,帶出信息感動人。聖誕節我哋攪舞佳音,透過Jazz同hip hop跳出內心興奮。真正嘅生命有你份,唔洗扮好人。真正嘅改變係內心,做天國子民!

我哋係DOG Power,跳街頭舞!倚靠GOD Power! Power! X 2

我哋嘅宗旨,傳福音,信耶穌得永生。我哋班基督徒,唔一定係硬繃繃。我哋嘅本錢,係青春,毅力同恆心,敢於發夢,亦勇於去實行。我哋嘅後台,唔係錢,唔係廣告宣傳,而係造物主,我哋嘅生命來源。感動我哋、激勵我哋、帶領我哋、支持我哋、有困難,佢會有預備!

我哋係DOG Power,跳街頭舞!倚靠GOD Power! Power! X 2


唐人街

(A song that people seem to like. The samples were recorded during Chinatown outreach by my church. Thanks Eddie and Anthony for letting me sample them.)

雪梨既唐人街呢幾年改變好大,越嚟越多野買D海味擺到出街。精品文具店,韓國人撈得好。肚餓食碗麵,加珍珠奶茶最方便。飲茶要趁早唔係等位等到癈。想食粥粉麵,嚟德信街坐露天。一條街有好多白濛濛既便利店,望吓個天周圍都係方級嘅屋村。

住係唐人街落街踢對拖鞋。飲完杯咖啡又可以買蝦餃燒賣。覺得悶可以去租帶廣告汁都撈埋,最新既報紙雜誌隔一兩日有得買。禮拜尾D人多過跑馬地,泊車揾位發脾氣,想入米表又壞機嘮氣,早知搭巴士啦嘮氣!

浦慣唐人街我地你香港長大,鐘意飲維他奶出街要著名牌。考完試趕住番香港,要買了結糖走去Paddies Market買兩盒芒果返香港好忙,趕住番香港好忙,好忙,趕住番香港好忙!

雪梨既唐人街呢幾年改變好大,問吓自己,又有冇改變有冇長大?見靚衫就買轉電話要快,複雜既男女關係己經見怪不怪。留學澳洲做咗乜?番到香港更加迷失。混混沌沌過咗三四年,点知得個咭為乜?究竟係邊個既損失?


大時代 (2003)

(A song about my response to the events occurred in 2003.)

2003年,第二次美伊大戰。聯合國分裂兩班人各持己見。電視機畫面,唔係打仗就係動亂,究竟D種族仇恨會幾時完?細菌感染無端端染上咗肺炎,親家人唔敢掂,番唔到屋企点算?吸啖氣都要摭摭掩掩,落街行個圈,都會係一種冒險,你話点算?你話点算?

越諗得心越亂,腦海面不停咁轉,原來自己嘅生命唔係手裏面。原來健康同平安並唔係必然,原來一覺訓醒未必一定有明天!努力賺得全世界咁又点?世界嘅另一邊,有好多人著唔暖。好想改變,應該由邊度開始先?盡咗力咁又点?個世界咪又係咁轉。盡咗力咁又点?個世界咪又係咁轉!

Chorus : 大時代充滿戰爭禍害,到處有饑荒同意外。我可以点樣去面對不安同無奈?有邊個可以叫我相信有更好嘅末來?

二千年前,巴勒斯坦羅馬政權,被壓嘅猶太人裏面有一條村。有一個叫耶穌嘅木匠生活咗三十年,講樣貌佢冇乜嘢特別又唔係有錢。佢出生係馬糟裏面有博士朝見,因為佢將會係人類歷史嘅轉捩點。佢將水變酒,將污鬼趕走。五餅二魚,五千人四千人分都夠。但係佢偏偏冇為向自己爭取乜嘢風頭,為咗你同我,佢係毫無保留。到最後,佢畀人釘上木頭,攤開兩隻手,你我因此得救!

無論世界有幾多轉變,轉又轉。無論社會係幾咁混亂,邋邋亂。無論股市有幾多起跌,咁又点?我相信歷史嘅主佢掌管明天。無論過去有幾多辛酸,幾多年,無論自己係幾咁胆怯,安唔安全?無論前面有幾多挑戰,咁又点?我相信十架主佢嘅思典完全!我相信十架主佢嘅思典完全!


Solid Rock

(This song was inspired by the hymn of the same name. It features digital scratching on my Numark Axis 9.)

我叫Thomas Li。我嘅故事,你未必想知。聽音樂唔係淨係聽歌詞你要由感覺開始。留意個melody,up吓頭打次拍子。走入舞池唔洗扮放鬆D。

鐘意音樂由細開始,唔怕話你知,其實我D技術好屎。學鋼琴,跟老師,四級就停止,最怕就係嗰D樂理考試。拉過小提琴,練熟咗D手指,到後來再學結他,至發現有好處。彈個A、D、C同G想學solo,梗係要去學blues。試一次。試多次。

You are the solid rock I stand, all other grounds are sinking sand. X 2

天生我係文靜,個樣又冇乜表情。節都唔笑,唔通我患咗自閉症?開心唔識笑,傷心唔識叫,聽到音樂有feel,唔敢跳驚畀人笑。咁樣嘅生活真係無聊,咁樣嘅態度做人真係料。你要多D畀信心自己,少D睇人眼眉,每件事都比心機就冇人會睇小你。

所以我唔再逃避,人地嘅閒言閒語,我係唔會理。重今以後我可以高飛因為我有你作為我嘅穩固根基。你又揾到未?穩固嘅根基?你又揾到未?穩固嘅根基?

You are the solid rock I stand, all other grounds are sinking sand. X 2

心牆

(I wrote this song about 5 years ago. It appeared in 'step safely'. I re-recorded the whole song.)

不需刻意扮,人開心沒愁煩。不需考試限時間。不需講禮貌,惟恐得罪了人,不需多注重儀態。

共你在一起不會諸多作狀開眼說謊,在這陌生的都市心裡有度牆。共你在一起可以高聲唱和低聲痛哭,在這自私的都市打碎這度牆。

不需多說話,而心中沒靈魂,不需講究食和着。不需多節目,填補心內裂痕,不需攪笑做陪襯。

空想

There are moments when I feel like I'm in a dream. The popular culture and the internet often create a dream world where everyone is skinny and beautiful, where there is no conflict in relationships, where you don't have to pay for success. It can pull people out from reality. I'm a believer in dreams, but dreams are only useful if we try to realise them.)

別再奢望,再空想。放開荒謬幻想。

合上眼,別作聲响,細聽心內歌唱。

越看,虛構耀眼的幻像,人越來越淺薄。

越愛,不切實際的幻想,心方向,沒印像。

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