Elevator-Operating Girls

Lyrics, Music and Vocal: Duan Yu

The elevator runs up and down,

More and more people are using it,

The elevator is packed with many women and men,

The elevator-operating girl is invisible and silent.

This narrow space is filled with cold and detached air,

But this is where you work winter to summer,

Maybe this is even the harbor where you hide from wind and rain,

But this is also a forgotten corner.

My youth is spent with the chain being pulled up and down,

I can see neither bird nor the sky,

I do not know whether it is during the day or night,

I can see neither the stars nor the Sun.

Nobody else is in the elevator at this moment,

My legs are numb and tired,

I really wish that I could have a chair,

So I could rest a little.

Reflected by the light, my hairs shine in purplish red,

Other girls all say that it looks beautiful,

I wish I had a chance to put on pretty dresses,

But all I do is stand here.

Walls around me are shining clean,

They only reflect the cold and detached looks around me,

We all like to sing the same song,

We all experience the same sorrow and pain.