After This World

music & lyrics: Gabriel Tsai (1988)
released: 2001/2/13
included in the 2008 re-issue of my album "Sing Once Again"


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My brother passed away in 1987. A few months later, his solo album "This World" was released and became a huge cult hit at the time. I wrote this song in 1988 as a tribute to my brother and his album.

In 2001, Warner Music Taiwan planned to re-release my brother's album and to sponsor a tribute concert for my brother. They asked me to write an article about my brother to be included in the album's liner notes. Writing about him reminded me of this song. I decided to re-record it and sent it to them. They edited an MTV for this song and played it in the tribute concert.

Special thanks to Warner Music Taiwan for creating this touching MTV with lots of our childhood photos.


(sorry, no English translation)

不知你可曾回頭看看這個世界
不知你是否眷戀謎一般的情節
不知你除了憂傷還向什麼告別
是否捨得這一切

不知這樣的句點算不算是宿命
不知如何能抓住那逝去的流星
不知那一聲出發是誰下的命令
一轉身不留下蹤影

有一種感覺, 好像心中有些珍惜的東西失竊
如何填補這種殘缺
有誰能了解, 這個世界以後是什麼樣的世界
是什麼樣的世界