歌手: Carole King
时长: 04:34
Friday's Tie-Die Nightmare - Carole King[00:00:00]
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供[00:00:18]
In Friday's tie-dye nightmare[00:00:18]
周五的扎染噩梦里[00:00:20]
I was trying to get from here to there[00:00:20]
我试着从这里到那里[00:00:22]
Walking to passing through[00:00:22]
走向过往[00:00:24]
People everywhere[00:00:24]
到处都是人[00:00:26]
I got on at my station[00:00:26]
我在车站上车[00:00:29]
Running through the fire[00:00:29]
穿越烈焰[00:00:31]
Looking for an elevation that[00:00:31]
寻找一个更好的地方[00:00:33]
Would get me a little higher[00:00:33]
会让我更兴奋[00:00:35]
News of people dying[00:00:35]
有人死去的消息[00:00:37]
Someone lying on the stair[00:00:37]
楼梯上躺着一个人[00:00:39]
Crying for the nation[00:00:39]
为国家哭泣[00:00:42]
Can we offer up a prayer[00:00:42]
我们能否虔诚祈祷[00:00:44]
There'll be a coronation[00:00:44]
会有一场加冕仪式[00:00:46]
A fancy dress affair[00:00:46]
精心打扮的风流韵事[00:00:48]
We'll be lined up in formation[00:00:48]
我们会排好队[00:00:50]
But we won't be going anywhere[00:00:50]
但我们哪也去不了[00:00:55]
Down the hellhole[00:00:55]
下地狱[00:00:57]
Trying to make my way[00:00:57]
想要闯出一片天[00:00:59]
I couldn't get where I wanted[00:00:59]
我无法到达我想去的地方[00:01:01]
Due to an unforeseen delay[00:01:01]
由于无法预见的延误[00:01:04]
The man was apologetic as[00:01:04]
那个男人很抱歉[00:01:06]
He turned his head to say[00:01:06]
他转过头说[00:01:08]
Sorry kid you're not gonna[00:01:08]
抱歉孩子你不会[00:01:10]
Make it home today[00:01:10]
今天就回家[00:01:12]
Hey mister why'd you[00:01:12]
嘿先生你为什么[00:01:14]
Take my ticket away[00:01:14]
拿走我的入场券[00:01:17]
Even more to the point[00:01:17]
更重要的是[00:01:18]
How come I let you[00:01:18]
我怎么会让你[00:01:21]
I could blame it all on you[00:01:21]
我可以把一切都怪在你身上[00:01:23]
Or make up my mind to stay[00:01:23]
还是下定决心留下[00:01:25]
I wish I knew a way[00:01:25]
我希望我知道一个办法[00:01:27]
I could forget you[00:01:27]
我可以忘记你[00:01:30]
I didn't read the fine print[00:01:30]
我没有读到细节[00:01:32]
You gotta be on the ball[00:01:32]
你得努力拼搏[00:01:34]
Some days I'm less confident[00:01:34]
有时候我信心不足[00:01:36]
Up against a wall[00:01:36]
无路可退[00:01:38]
I wonder where my mind went[00:01:38]
我不知道我的心去了哪里[00:01:40]
I should have made the call[00:01:40]
我应该打个电话[00:01:43]
I like to think I'm innocent[00:01:43]
我喜欢认为我是无辜的[00:01:45]
But then don't we all got we all[00:01:45]
但我们不是都有吗我们都有[00:02:00]
I got to the next location[00:02:00]
我去了下一个地方[00:02:02]
Hoping for the best[00:02:02]
心怀希冀[00:02:04]
But another situation put me to the test[00:02:04]
但另一种情况让我接受了考验[00:02:09]
A man in black pants[00:02:09]
一个穿着黑裤子的男人[00:02:10]
A white shirt and a red vest[00:02:10]
一件白衬衫一件红背心[00:02:13]
Had fallen on the track and[00:02:13]
已经跌落在轨道上[00:02:14]
No one even got depressed[00:02:14]
甚至没有人感到沮丧[00:02:17]
Or even guessed he wasn't[00:02:17]
甚至猜不到他不是[00:02:18]
Putting on an act[00:02:18]
装腔作势[00:02:22]
Someone said he'd drunk too much[00:02:22]
有人说他喝得太多了[00:02:23]
'Cause he was lying on his back[00:02:23]
因为他躺着[00:02:26]
It was also duly noted that[00:02:26]
会议还适当注意到[00:02:28]
He happened to be black[00:02:28]
他碰巧是黑人[00:02:30]
There was a serious lack of[00:02:30]
严重缺乏[00:02:31]
Anything right at all here[00:02:31]
这里的一切[00:02:36]
What's the difference[00:02:36]
有什么区别[00:02:38]
I didn't stop[00:02:38]
我没有停下来[00:02:41]
The very least I could have[00:02:41]
至少我可以[00:02:42]
Done was call a cop[00:02:42]
已经叫了警察[00:02:45]
But I passed the news vendor[00:02:45]
可我经过了报摊[00:02:47]
Pursuing my agenda[00:02:47]
追寻我的目标[00:02:49]
And I like everyone else[00:02:49]
我和其他人一样[00:02:51]
I dropped the ball here[00:02:51]
我搞砸了一切[00:02:56]
Still trying to get home[00:02:56]
我还是想回家[00:02:58]
I saw a telephone[00:02:58]
我看见一个电话[00:03:00]
And put some coins I had found[00:03:00]
把我找到的一些硬币[00:03:04]
They were supposed to work[00:03:04]
它们本该工作的[00:03:06]
They did for the man beside me[00:03:06]
都是为了我身边的那个人[00:03:08]
But when I dropped them in[00:03:08]
但当我把它们放进去时[00:03:10]
They wouldn't go down down down down[00:03:10]
他们不会倒下[00:03:13]
What is going on here[00:03:13]
到底怎么回事[00:03:15]
Will I ever know the truth[00:03:15]
我能否知道真相[00:03:18]
How do to deal with the time[00:03:18]
如何应对时间[00:03:19]
Stealing away your daddy's youth[00:03:19]
偷走你爸爸的青春[00:03:22]
Story after story of disaster barely missed[00:03:22]
一个接一个的灾难几乎不曾发生[00:03:26]
You see common miracles somehow do exist[00:03:26]
你看见常见的奇迹不知何故确实存在[00:03:29]
And anyone can be kissed by lady fortune[00:03:29]
每个人都可以被幸运女神亲吻[00:03:35]
So I gathered up my skirt[00:03:35]
于是我卷起裙子[00:03:37]
And tucked my wallet in[00:03:37]
塞进我的钱包里[00:03:39]
Grabbed my bag and the sling[00:03:39]
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I carried my girl child in[00:03:41]
我带着我的女儿[00:03:44]
Funny she didn't cry[00:03:44]
有趣的是她没有哭[00:03:46]
She wasn't scared at all[00:03:46]
她一点都不害怕[00:03:48]
She could see a happy outcome[00:03:48]
她会看到美好的结局[00:03:49]
In the patterns on the wall[00:03:49]
墙上的图案[00:03:54]
And you know[00:03:54]
你知道[00:03:54]
The next train was the right one[00:03:54]
下一班火车就是我要去的那一班[00:03:56]
But not for the vested man[00:03:56]
但不是为了那些有钱人[00:03:58]
I try but there's too many things[00:03:58]
我尽力了可我无能为力[00:04:01]
I'll never understand[00:04:01]
我永远不会明白[00:04:03]
You gotta keep on going knowing[00:04:03]
你必须坚持不懈知道[00:04:05]
Someone's got a plan[00:04:05]
有人胸有成竹[00:04:07]
For Friday's tie-dye nightmare[00:04:07]
周五的扎染噩梦[00:04:09]
And Monday's promised land[00:04:09]
周一的乐土[00:04:11]
And there it is[00:04:11]
就是这样[00:04:16]