Tsai Shen
Unlocking Destiny: Conversations with Tsai Shen
Lyrics
"What comes next"
Expressing anticipation or curiosity about the future events.
I ask the Chinese God of Fortune from my bed
Seeking guidance from the Chinese God of Fortune while in bed.
And in my head
Referring to thoughts or imagination within the mind.
He gets right back to me
The Chinese God of Fortune responds promptly.
And much like this small slip of paper
Comparing the communication to a small slip of paper; possibly a divination method.
Riddles of my death
Mentions cryptic messages about the speaker's death.
In broken verse, he does his worst and goes like
The God of Fortune delivers ominous messages in broken verse.
"Don't be afraid of your downfall
The God advises not to fear one's downfall.
It's your downfall that should fear you
Suggests that the downfall itself should fear the individual.
If you know that it's coming, it'll sooner start running away"
If the individual anticipates their downfall, it will retreat sooner.
Lucky numbers 1, 3, 29, 38
Provides lucky numbers 1, 3, 29, 38, possibly for guidance or luck.
Well, that's just great
Ironically remarks on the positivity of the lucky numbers considering a disturbing event.
They shot the fact-checker and threw him in the lake
Reports a violent incident involving a fact-checker being shot and thrown into a lake.
For Heaven's sake
An exclamation expressing surprise or disbelief.
Will someone please go out
Urges someone to retrieve the fact-checker's glasses from a specific location.
And fish his little glasses from
Describes the location of the glasses as within a duckweed cluster.
The duckweed cluster there
Expresses concern about the lack of care for the situation.
Does no one care? Are you aware that when you
Questions the trustworthiness of experts.
Can't even trust in your experts
Suggests a lack of trust from experts towards the speaker.
All your experts distrust you
Reflects on the irony of distrust between experts and the speaker.
Though I can't really say I'm an expert on ID'ing experts
The speaker may not consider themselves an expert in identifying experts.
I've got a clue
Claims to have a clue, but the speaker and the reader are not the ones being referred to.
It's not me, and it's not you
Distance from being an expert is affirmed.
Good morning, and how do you do
A casual greeting in the morning.
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