This is a song about self-reflection, recognition, metamorphosis. Our life is essentially a journey—we passed the mountains along the coastline and rode across one bridge and another. 

I hope you slow down with me at the end of 2021. Think about what you wanna say to your old self at the beginning of the year.

Remember this moment.
Just ride.

Ride Or ?

Sunset Sunrise (Outro)

Suitcase

Terrace Fields

那是田里的油菜 倒映着云彩  　
还有我路过溪边的倒影啊 
那是夹杂着雨露的阳光啊 
洒过窗边 还有阿婆的饭菜香呐  

我站在望不见理想的高原上 
看远方的城市和废墟的边缘
飞机飞过我也不知向何方  
让我就这样站在云端之下  

Na Se Na Se Ye…

-English Translation-
Ocean of oilseed mirrors the clouds
Reflections surface the mountain stream
Smell of rain, sunlight and Grandma 
Penetrate my window sill
Cooking

Here I am, standing on highland
Looking out from fringe city 
Airplane above 
Motionless, 
I stand underneath the clouds

云 Clouds

她说 看
远方的云彩
摊开诗 默读着
观察着 叹息着 

我的手 化作风 握成沙
爱不爱 这沧山 与“海” 
我的疤 抚作泥 泪成雨
任涟漪 编织 蓑衣

穹顶之下
泉眼 流出了云彩

-English Translation-
She said 
Look at the cloud
Opening up its poetry, reading
Observing, sighing

My hands are wind, quicksands
dark green mountains, oceans adrift
My scars painted dirt
Their ripples knit my wooden cape

Under the doom
Clouds flow from the mouth of a spring

赶街 Border Town Fair

Cabin

Sunrise Sunset (Intro)

一碗喉吻润。
The first cup kisses the throat.

Cup1 Drips

"Blue Scar" is a Single of two songs in an attempt to capture the possible consequences of water-related environmental crises. The song “Thirst in the Waves”, which I recorded with World Music ensemble friends, depicts a world of dessert, and a world in which the only water source is the acid ocean. "Withering Land", as how it's titled, talks about rising sea level. It's also a song of nostalgia, with me knowing many seashore areas I love won't exist in a short time. I wish we hear the consequences now, rather than face them in the future.

"Thirst in the Waves" also came in with a Max-altered audio, which changes the partials and frequency of my singing with water consumption data. The louder or sharper the sound becomes, the more water consumption you hear on the spot. 

I also want to thank all my friends, classmates, teachers, and advisor who participated in this project or helped me along the way. I believe it's through this project, each one of us has delivered a bit more influence on this topic to the world.

Withering Land

B: 嘿 Hey A: 嘿 Hey
A: 你就当没有（在录音），我只想采样一点乱七八糟的东西，比如你的“嘿” 
Just pretend I am not (recording). 
I just want to sample some random stuff like your "hey".
B: 你刚才就采样不到一个。
Well, you just sampled one.
A: 哦，确实。
Oh, indeed.
B: 聊啥？
So, what are we talking about?
A: 怎么样呢？你觉得你的幸福指数最近？
How's life? 
If you were to give a score out of 10 for your current happiness index
what score would you give? 
B: 我幸福指数，挺好，打个及格分儿六分
My happiness index? Pretty good, give it a passing score of six points.
A: 嘿！那么低
Hey! Why such a low score?
B: 那对我来说就已经蛮高了啊
That's a high score for me.
A: 为啥？十分诶！
Why? eh! Ten points.
B: 十分啊
Yes exactly.
A: 怎么着有个八分啊。
how come there are not eight points?
B: 没有平常Default就是这个。
比如说去年上一学期Default应该是4分。新的学期这个压力对吧。
Right. This is not the usual default. 
For example, my default last semester should be 4 points. 
The semester is stressful, right? 
A: “Pressure”
B: 你的default是，88%？
Your (happiness index) default is 88%?
A: 八分吧，至少。
Eight out of ten, at least.
B: 很好。
Very good.
A: 早上起来可以调整好心情九分。
Getting up in the morning, I guess you just need to adjust your mood.
B: 哎呀，怎么采访一下你那种心态是怎么练成的？
Hey, may I ask you, how did you maintain this mentality?
A: 我不知道啊...我妈会说，早上起来很重要。
把这个床铺铺好。一日之计在于晨。
虽然早上起来可能遇到一些事情，但是要调整好（心态）。
I don't know, well my mom once said that morning is extremely important. 
Make the bed, then the day opens for you. 
Regardless of whatever bad news you might encounter first thing in the morning, 
you have to keep your head clear... 
B: 懂了，源头在于工作。有可能？
I get it now, the source of pressure lies in work. Perhaps?...

Soprano + Alto Saxophone by Roy Nathanson

Leaf#2 Simplify 略

Haotian Wang
Sound Artist-Composer-Songwriter
Yunnan-Shanghai-NYC-Chicago-?

Leaf#2 Simplify 略

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