Lyrics to "Laughing at Red Dust" :
How ridiculous is red dust? The most boring thing about love
Is it okay to be blind to everything? I'm not going to be able to get out of this life
It's not like I'm going to be able to get out of this life. I just want to get half a life
Wake up and smile at people? I've forgotten all about it in my dreams
It gets dark too soon? I don't know what I'll do in the next life
Will I ever be able to forget my love and hate?
I just want to be happy when I'm old
I don't want to run away from the cold wind
I don't want the beautiful flowers
I don't want the beautiful flowers
I don't want to run away from the cold wind. Let me float
The higher the sky, the smaller the heart
Don't ask how many causes and effects there are? I'll get drunk alone
Crying today, laughing tomorrow
Don't want anyone to understand? I'm proud of myself
Singing and dancing
The night is long and I don't realize it? Will be happy to find
The song "Laughing at the Red Dust", the theme song of the Mandarin version of the 1993 Hong Kong movie "The East is not defeated, the wind and the clouds are rising again", composed by Li Zongsheng, lyrics by Li Man Ting, and sung by Chan Suk Wah. The song expresses the outlook on life of spontaneity and impunity, and is a classic martial arts song.
The Cantonese version of "Laughing at the Red Dust" is titled "Be True to Me", with lyrics by Poon Wai Yuen, and as the theme song of the Cantonese version of the movie, it is also sung by Chan Suk Wah.
The musical version of "Laughing at Red Dust" is titled "Recollecting Love" and "Leaving Hatred", both composed by Weili Hu, as the soundtrack of the movie. In addition, "Laughing Red Dust" was used as an interlude for the 1993 Singaporean TV series "Lotus Battle".