楓
Jay Chou [周杰倫] Lyrics

The lyricist of Jay Chou's song 楓 ("Maple") reflects on a lost love while basking in the beauty of autumn. The first verse suggests that clouds have cast shadows in the singer's heart. He listens to his long-buried feelings, which have become as clear as the beautiful scenery that he can only see clearly in hindsight. He wonders if his heart, which has been wounded so many times, can still love someone. The second verse talks of warm memories which have been locked away by time, leaving only the unbearable pain that he cannot shake off. The fallen maple leaves, drifting gently to the ground, symbolize the singer's yearning for a love that he has lost.

In the chorus, the singer lights a candle to warm himself in the chilly autumn, watching the aurora borealis and feeling the north wind blowing across his face, reminding him of his lost love. He burns his love into fallen leaves but cannot retrieve the familiar face that he once loved. In the bridge, the singer sees red leaves falling from the mountains and ringing of wind chimes. The singer wishes to rekindle his abandoned love, even as snowflakes cover the ground, and he fears that the maple leaves outside have already turned to ice. The final chorus repeats the singer's longing for his lost love, with the addition of tears that remind him of the love that he once shared.