小幸运 Parody About Working Life Gets Over 10K Shares ‘Coz It’s Relatable to All Working Adults

There’s one phase of life every single person in Singapore would’ve needed to go through: the adult working life.

Remember how you were a fresh grad, coming out to society for the first time with wide eyes and even wider dreams.

Only for it to come crashing down when you’re introduced to the life you’re going to live for the next few decades.

Yeah, that’s how everybody got started.

And now, two handsome young dudes decided to create and sing a song in tribute to working life.

The Working-Life Version of 小幸运

Everybody knows 小幸运, right? That’s the OST of the movie “Our Times” which drove Singaporeans crazy all over the country.

Now, the song has gone viral again, but for different reasons.

Malaysian YouTuber duo Bingyen (Zheng Bing Yen) and Z-Horng (Chen Zhi Hong) decided to use the song, 小幸运 by Hebe Tian, and create a parody of it.

Not just any parody, but one that sings about the truth of working life.

Posted on 17 Oct, the video went viral with over 10k shares and 422k views.

After listening to the video, it’s pretty easy to know why.

One, it’s pretty easy on the ears. Not all parodies will sound nice, because, well, they’re parodies. They’re meant to be funny, not accurate.

But these two dudes in the video don’t just write good lyrics. They sound good too.

Plus.

It’s Relatable AF

The song talks about the hardships of working life, from taichi to not leaving the office because the boss’s still around.

Not to mention how working life seems to suck the energy out of everything. And by everything, I mean you.

Here are the lyrics for you to follow along to when you play this song:

I saw the green traffic light turn on and off
But I’m going to be late for work soon
Why is there no gap within the traffic
For my car to move forward?

I don’t have a fixed time where I can leave work
I would require a lot of courage to knock off from work on time
Why is none of my colleagues packing up to go?
Oh, our boss is still down the hall.

Perhaps it’s because we’re busy dealing with having to network and socialise
Busy dealing with being suddenly “arrowed”
It’s understandable that people run away and escape
Things that are not our problem, we begin to subtly taichi it away

Now we know society is difficult to deal with
Now we know that we’re getting in touch with reality
Our chants of wanting to change the world in the past
Have become such that we’ve changed ourselves
We’ve put on layers of masks, pretending that we’re happy

When it is time for our holidays, we feel so lucky,
But I’ve lost my energy to accompany you through a night out
But one day
I hope I can sleep until I wake up naturally
My phone won’t keep ringing
I would thank God

My company’s environment is extremely fake
My colleagues are bootlicking their superiors
To beg for a raise, who’s going to give me that courage
So that I can support myself and survive?

Perhaps it’s because we’re busy dealing with having to network and socialise
Busy dealing with being suddenly “arrowed”
We’re being attacked every time
Who’s the one causing trouble in the office, this is too despicable!

Now we know society is difficult to deal with
Now we know that we’re getting in touch with reality
Our chants of wanting to change the world in the past
Have become such that we’ve changed ourselves
We’ve put on layers of masks, pretending that we’re happy

When it is time for our holiday,  I feel so lucky,
But I’ve lost my energy to accompany you through a night out
But one day
I hope I can sleep until I wake up naturally
My phone won’t keep ringing
Ring, ring
I really am unlucky

This Isn’t The First Time A M’sian Song Went Viral For The Right Reasons

Back in 2016, Malaysian singer-songwriter Tianlong sang about his bank account for Valentine’s day.

It was such a huge hit that it garnered nearly 270k shares and 7.6 million views.

The MV started with a scene of a couple on the verge of breaking up. The reason? Because the guy has changed.

You used to buy me presents, but now, you don’t anymore.

He sang about how the price of living has increased and how some girls might look down on you for not having enough money in your bank account.

If you haven’t had the chance to look at our Malaysian’s friend viral song, you might want to do it now.

It’s good AF.