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Chairman Gou Lyrics
Intro
Terry found a body on the ledge
No one would have guessed and nobody did
Never had a chance to talk him off
Pay the right man to build a suicide net
Verse 1
Lu Xin stood to sing a song
Coins to feed the karaoke machine
Open your mouth to feel loud
We’ll make a little money and find a way out
Chorus
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
I tried to grab him
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
Verse 2
Chairman Gou would make the toast
We found a fix to the bloody young mess
Hire a hundred telephones
To talk the kids out of meaninglessness
Chorus
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
I tried to grab him
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
Outro
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
Terry found a body on the ledge
No one would have guessed and nobody did
Never had a chance to talk him off
Pay the right man to build a suicide net
Lu Xin stood to sing a song
Coins to feed the karaoke machine
Open your mouth to feel loud
We’ll make a little money and find a way out
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
I tried to grab him
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
Chairman Gou would make the toast
We found a fix to the bloody young mess
Hire a hundred telephones
To talk the kids out of meaninglessness
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
I tried to grab him
Lu Xin won the company-singing contest
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
Wǒ de shǒujī (I am cell phone)
The song is about a man called Lu Xin who worked for Foxconn in Shenzhen, China and took his own life on 6 May 2014. The chorus refers to the fact he took part in the company talent contest, and reportedly he had dreams of becoming a professional singer. He commited suicide by jumping from a 6th floor balcony, at the age of 24.
The suicide nets refer to the company's response to strings of suicides from workforce by installing suicide-prevention netting around factories.
The last lyric, "我的手机" or "my cell phone", may be a reference to the fact Foxconn manufactures cell phones.