On April 23, a song video went viral on overseas Twitter. In the video, two young women performed the Shanghai lockdown version of Monodrama. One played the guitar while the other sang. The melody remained the same as the original Monodrama, but except for the opening line—"Who is directing this play?"—all the lyrics reflected the current situation in Shanghai. Thus, netizens dubbed it the "Shanghai Version of Monodrama."
Lyrics:
Who is directing this play,
In this human world of April?
Twenty million people, confined and silenced,
A script so absurd and bizarre,
No one can predict how it will end.
From start to finish, I wonder:
What is the meaning of zero-COVID?
If the Fangcang is a tragedy,
How can we escape it?
Families stay close, refusing to part,
With no room for choice.
You and I act our roles,
Supporting each other in silence.
All we ask is for a swift curtain call,
No more sleepless nights longing for dawn.
Dreaming of free air,
And the joy of reuniting with old friends.
Words cannot describe the journey we've endured.
Perhaps we smile with tears in our eyes,
Promising to cherish every season.