# Shadow Play

By [THO](https://paragraph.com/@tho) · 2022-09-19

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The thin body carves thick dignity A small screen makes a big difference The audience is waiting in front of me The lights are shining behind me Singing, chanting, doing, and playing Let your mother twist it Remember to follow the gongs and drums Whoa, little bit, little bit Our performance goes left to right Both the left and the right seek the source without fear or competition The somersault cloud is one hundred and eight thousand miles away Look, I just need to turn three times It's close and far away Laugh at my madness with your face You'd better queue up and buy tickets to watch my performance Speak up I can't hear you Shadow play looks like a fairy. I'm as light as a swallow Blinking and flickering in front of you Floating in the clouds and fog Proud to the top of the mountain Sing the classics passed down from generation to generation Shadow play looks like a fairy. I'm as light as a swallow Blinking and flickering in front of you Floating in the clouds and fog Proud to the top of the mountain Sing the classics passed down from generation to generation Dramatic force, numerous exclamations Dynamic and static control is all around your fingers Transparent eyes, pure smiling face You can distinguish between loyalty and treachery just by looking at the color Singing, chanting, doing, and playing Let your mother twist it Remember to follow the gongs and drums Whoa, little bit, little bit My elder brother's story: filial piety comes first I didn't mean to eat shrimp first The somersault cloud is one hundred and eight thousand miles away Look, I just need to turn three times It's close and far away Laugh at my madness with your face You'd better queue up and buy tickets to watch my performance Speak up I can't hear you Shadow play looks like a fairy. I'm as light as a swallow Blinking and flickering in front of you Floating in the clouds and fog Proud to the top of the mountain Sing the classics passed down from generation to generation

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