Ghost Writer – Theme Song (Short Version)

First of all, my chinese is not amazing, so apologize for any wrong translations.

心竅

迷惑太多 能望見太多 明白太少
預計長夜深 終於天曉
暗黑的心 才最叵測 難料

同伴太多 沿路過太多 留下太少
别算人或妖 鬼影心竅
有酒今宵 讓最困擾 忘掉

如夢初醒 明明還在笑怎麼哭了
鏡中緣 霧裡花 最假的 才越心跳

如夢不醒 明明流淚了怎麼失笑
怨很長 恨太多 唯愛太少

Literal Translation

 
Spellbinded too much, seen too much, understood too little
Predicted a long night, and the sun finally rises
the dim black heart, is the most unpredictable, hard to guess

too many companions, too many passerbys, leaving too little
Don’t care whether its human or demon, Theres always a demon in their heart.
Have wine tonight, let the most troubled, forget.
If you wake up suddenly while dreaming, you were obviously laughing so why are you crying now?
The mirror’s reflections, flowers in the mist, most more heart beat
If you never woke from dreams, obviously you were crying, so why do you sneak a smile?
complaining very long, hate too much, only love is too little.

What I think it translates to

 

Too much confusion, seen too much, understood too little
The expected long and dark night finally breaks into dawn
Pitch-black hearts are the ones most unfathomable, unpredictable
Too many companions, too many along the way, too few stay behind
Never mind whether humans or demons, we all have a demon inside us.
Have wine tonight, let the troubles be forgotten

As if awakening from a dream, was obviously laughing, how come you are crying now?
The mirror’s reflection, flowers in the mist, the more illusionary, the faster the heart beats

As if in a dream, can’t awaken, was obviously crying, how come you are smiling now?
Too much complaining, too much hate, only love alone is too little.

Analysis

First line, self explanatory. He has seen so much, but he is still confused, and understood too little.
He expects the night will be long, because as they say, time is slow when you are not enjoying yourself, but it is finally dawn now.
Pitch black hearts, describing evil people. It is hard to read their mind, you never know what they are thinking of.
He has met so many people and made many friends, but too little of them last till the end.
It doesn’t matter whether we are human or demons/spirits/ spectral etc. We ALL have a dark side in us. (talking about Ko-Jit?)
Drinking wine makes you forget all your troubles…
As if you woke up suddenly from a dream.
You were laughing while dreaming (having a good time) and as soon as you wake, you realise it wasn’t real, so you start crying.
Mirror’s reflection / fog – everything is unclear in fog – These are chinese sayings meaning: illusions.
The more illusionary (fake), the more they make your heart beat. I think he means heart beat as in, happy. The more fake things are, the better they seem to be compared to the real world.
As if you never woke up from a dream, you were crying before you slept, and now you smile because you are back in the illusionary world of dreams.
People complain too much, and hate too much. Only love alone is too little.

Just saying there is too much negativity in this world, and there is too little love in this world.

Summary

I think he is saying the world is being destroyed by evil people, and we all have a dark side inside us.

Illusions / dreams are a much better place to be, but no matter how beautiful they may be, they are useless because they are fake.

There is too much hatred and too little love in the world.