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3Song Writing & Composing/作词作曲：Alex、Austin
Music Production/音乐制作：Alex
Vocal/演唱：Austin
Artist Statement
Daily, we meet many people. In Huaqiangbei, we met the store owners and saw the stalls. Mainly our group's ideas come from real life, for the ordinary. Writing about the stars is effortless; they have highlights and points in their lives you can use to create a song, but for the common, you have to find the spots of their lives and dive deep into what is there. We always think that we know our lives to the back of our heads, but when you finally make a song, ordinary lives are always the hardest. The people that keep this world alive are the people we don't usually notice, people behind the scenes doing there's living as a part of this big community. We chose Huaqiangbei because of its tech and its blending with the city's culture and history. The people in Huaqiangbei right now are the ones that see this city grow, how it came from a rip-off fake product store and slowly become one of the most diverse, tech-supportive places in the whole world. This is also what our song is named; “Don't mind me; I'm just a stall owner.” ‘
It was also challenging to record videos and photos that reflected our original theme, probably because of the time of the visit. It was also right after the lifting of the zero-covid policy, and things had not fully recovered. Just like us, they get frustrated by the impact COVID has brought them, letting them out of the store for loads of time; we get anxious about the due dates and if we can get a good grade. When I talk to them, they tell me, from the point of an insider, how this city has changed in the past decades, how they originated and grew their stall, how they get angry with stupid customers, sad from all the supply chain issues. Like us, they worry about their family, their next lunch, survival questions, and more. Once you leave school and reach society, it's not that different but also very different.
Instead of using steel and drums to make music, or strings and boxes, nowadays, we can use a digital keyboard, no more vibrations and those things, you play a note on your computer, and the amplifier and loudspeakers can make the sound for you. So, it is far easier for me to create my song for someone who doesn't know that many music-playing skills and has a music theory background. Furthermore, I can pre-record things, so I don't have to play live.
别问我是谁，我就是一个档口老板
想起开着那辆全新的桑塔纳来到了华强北
亮黑的油漆在太阳下闪烁
在一间漏水的旅馆
组装了人生第一台大块头
小时候，没有电灯
看报纸上大城市华丽
低头望着青草花芬
从未想过，自己就身处城市
今后的日子不知道如何活着
现在的泥巴路成为了水泥路
我们的青草变成芯片螺丝
我们的马儿
我们的鱼儿
我们的鸟儿
变成了
车子
船只
大飞机
时代交界口
我们不一样
在这个十字路口，有人
往右坐下
往前进步
往左倒退
莫问君是哪个人儿
因我就是个
档口老板
当上了小时候最想当的职业
看着高楼拔地而起
身边都变了
就我没变
还在赛格买着螺丝
我要是跟你吹我遇到过谁
那
大疆的领导
华为的采购
比亚迪的创始人小子
富士康的质检员
在这个十字路口，有人
往右坐下
往前进步
往左倒退
莫问君是哪个人儿
因我就是个
档口老板
我是最早的深圳人
但也是最晚的深圳人
拆迁，挪位
都跟我无关
我们必须学会知道儿
跟妈妈说烦恼
他也会伤心
跟爸爸说生活
他也会后悔
如今那辆桑塔纳还停在角落里
你还是你
可油漆早以丢掉往年的光泽
绣掉的轮毂藏着千万个快乐与悲伤的经历
不管遇到什么
当年的
那辆桑塔纳还在那里等你
你还记得吗
莫问君是哪个人儿
因我就是个
档口老板
