(Lyrics + Translation in pinned comment)

Set Me Free (超度我) was the winning song at DoMeSo Music Competition 2019, composed and performed by FulushouFloruitShow (福禄寿FloruitShow). This fairly recent band is a fusion music indie group formed in Beijing in 2018 by three sisters and gained further popularity when they launched their first nationwide tour at the end of 2020. This song is part of the band’s first album, “What Can I Hold You With” (我用什么把你留住), which was released in January 2021 this year.

It was a bit difficult to put together English translations, since as of today (May 19, 2021), there are very limited translations out there, and the few that exist have differing meanings. Additionally, the song is quite metaphorical, with heavy Buddhist allusion, so direct translations probably lose nuance, but I tried my best by using online dictionaries and other sources. Mandarin/pinyin lyrics and English translations were referenced from the following sources:
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Portions of the lyrics referenced the Diamond Sutra, a collection of Buddhist texts originally written in Sanskrit and then translated into Mandarin by Ancient Chinese monks. The following sources were used for understanding the Diamond Sutra references:
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