English Translation The paper before my eyes fades yellow
With a steel pen I chisel on it uneven black
Full of working words
Workshop, a**embly line, machine, work card, overtime, wages...
They've trained me to become docile
Don't know how to shout or rebel
How to complain or denounce
Only how to silently suffer exhaustion
When I first set foot in this place
I hoped only for that grey pay slip on the tenth of each month
To grant me some belated solace
For this I had to grind away my corners, grind away my words
Refuse to skip work, refuse sick leave, refuse leave for private reasons
Refuse to be late, refuse to leave early
By the a**embly line I stood straight like iron, hands like flight,
How many days, how many nights
Did I - just like that - standing fall asleep? Original Chinese 眼前的纸张微微发黄
我用钢笔在上面凿下深浅不一的黑
里面盛满打工的词汇
车间，流水线，机台，上岗证，加班，薪水……
我被它们治得服服贴贴
我不会呐喊，不会反抗
不会控诉，不会埋怨
只默默地承受着疲惫
驻足时光之初
我只盼望每月十号那张灰色的薪资单
赐我以迟到的安慰
为此我必须磨去棱角，磨去语言
拒绝旷工，拒绝病假，拒绝事假
拒绝迟到，拒绝早退
流水线旁我站立如铁，双手如飞
多少白天，多少黑夜
我就那样，站着入睡