老天的玩笑

這首曲子《老天的玩笑》是在講述一個少年從美好的早晨就開始倒楣的故事，先是上完廁所發現家裡沒衛生紙，一路倒楣到沒帶傘在雨中跑回家時，看見曖昧對象跟別人親親我我，共撐一把愛的小傘。曲中表達了少年的情緒，從哀傷轉變為不理解自己今天怎麼那麼倒楣而氣笑了，接著因為壞事發生太頻繁轉變為憤怒激動，最後是直轉直下滿滿的無奈及哀傷。
曲子加入嗩吶，表達出哀傷的低吟；板鼓、小鈔表達出隱約的躁動；通鼓表現出焦躁憤怒的情緒。

The piece "A cruel twist of fate" tells the story of a young boy who experiences a streak of bad luck starting from what seemed like a beautiful morning. First, he realizes there's no toilet paper after using the bathroom, and his misfortunes continue throughout the day. The worst part comes when, caught in the rain without an umbrella, he runs home—only to see his crush sharing a romantic moment with someone else under a single love-filled umbrella.
The music expresses the boy's shifting emotions: from sadness to bewilderment at his terrible luck, which eventually turns into ironic laughter. As misfortunes pile up, his frustration grows into anger and agitation, before finally collapsing into sheer helplessness and sorrow.
The piece incorporates the suona to evoke sorrowful laments, while the ban gu and small cymbals create a subtle sense of restlessness. The tong gu is used to convey the feeling of anxious rage.