所属专辑:Warm Strangers
歌手: Vienna Teng
时长: 05:45
It's desert ice outside[00:00:06]
这是外部都已冻结的沙漠[00:00:20]
But this diner has thawed my ears[00:00:20]
但是这个餐馆让我感到温暖[00:00:22]
Hot coffee in a clean white mug[00:00:22]
干净的白色缸子里有热咖啡[00:00:26]
And a smile when the waitress hears[00:00:26]
女服务员的笑声听上去很美[00:00:28]
That I was born in North Carolina[00:00:28]
我就出生在北卡罗莱纳[00:00:32]
Not an hour from her home town[00:00:32]
离她的家乡不到一小时的路程[00:00:36]
And we used to play the same pizza parlor pinball[00:00:36]
并且我们经常在同一个披萨店玩弹珠球[00:00:41]
And there's a glance in time suspended[00:00:41]
在四目对视间时间曾静止不前[00:00:48]
As I wonder how it is[00:00:48]
就像我想知道为何会那样[00:00:51]
We've been swept up just by circumstance[00:00:51]
我们被周围的环境清除消失[00:00:56]
To where the coyote lives[00:00:56]
去往了丛林狼居住的地方[00:00:58]
Where my days are strips of highway[00:00:58]
从此我的日子都在高速路上度过[00:01:03]
And she's wiping tables down[00:01:03]
她不断的擦拭桌子[00:01:06]
Holding on and still waiting for that windfall[00:01:06]
坚持着仍旧在等待那意外的收获[00:01:13]
But I've come home[00:01:13]
但是我回家了[00:01:24]
Even though I've never had so far to go[00:01:24]
虽然我从未离开太远[00:01:32]
I've come home[00:01:32]
我回家了[00:01:48]
I pay the check and leave the change[00:01:48]
我付了帐并留下了找的零钱[00:01:51]
From a crumpled ten-dollar bill[00:01:51]
来自一个皱巴巴的十美元账单[00:01:54]
Head across the street[00:01:54]
穿过街道[00:01:56]
Where VACANCY is burning in neon still[00:01:56]
空虚在霓虹大道上燃烧[00:02:02]
Well the night eats up my body heat[00:02:02]
这个夜食尽了我身体的余温[00:02:06]
And there's no sign of another[00:02:06]
并且那在没有别的什么迹象[00:02:10]
And I find myself slipping down into that black[00:02:10]
我发现自己滑落陷入那黑暗[00:02:16]
But things are good[00:02:16]
但事情总是好的[00:02:20]
I've got a lot of followers of my faith[00:02:20]
我得到了许多和我同样信仰的追随者[00:02:25]
I've got a whole congregation[00:02:25]
我得到了整个集会[00:02:29]
Living in my head these days[00:02:29]
那些天在我的脑中不断转动[00:02:33]
And I'm preaching from the pulpit[00:02:33]
而我正在向神职人员祈祷[00:02:37]
To cries of Amen brother[00:02:37]
大声祈祷兄弟们[00:02:41]
Closing my eyes to feel the warmth come back[00:02:41]
闭上眼感觉身体又开始变暖[00:02:48]
And I've come home[00:02:48]
我回家了[00:02:55]
Even though I swear I've never been so alone[00:02:55]
虽然我发誓我从未如此孤单[00:03:03]
I've come home[00:03:03]
我回家了[00:03:18]
I just want to be living as I'm dying[00:03:18]
我只想好好活着然后慢慢死去[00:03:23]
Just like everybody here[00:03:23]
就像这里的每一个人[00:03:25]
Just want to know[00:03:25]
只想知道[00:03:28]
My little flicker of time is worthwhile[00:03:28]
我小小的闪光是有价值的[00:03:34]
And I don't know where I'm driving to[00:03:34]
我不知道我要去向何方[00:03:37]
But I know I'm getting old[00:03:37]
但我知道我在变老[00:03:42]
And there's a blessing in every moment every mile[00:03:42]
在每个时刻每一英里都有一个祷告[00:03:50]
Thin white terry bars of soap[00:03:50]
细白的毛绒肥皂棒[00:04:09]
And a couple little plastic cups[00:04:09]
一对小小的塑料杯子[00:04:13]
Old Gideons Bible[00:04:13]
古老的基甸圣经[00:04:14]
In the nightstand drawer saying Go on open up[00:04:14]
在床头柜的抽屉里说着去吧打开它[00:04:20]
Well I'll kneel down on the carpet here[00:04:20]
我将双膝跪在这地毯上[00:04:24]
Though I never was sure of God[00:04:24]
虽然我从不相信上帝的真实[00:04:28]
Think tonight I'll give Him[00:04:28]
但是今晚我将相信一次[00:04:30]
The benefit of the doubt[00:04:30]
怀疑的好处[00:04:32]
I switch off the lights and imagine[00:04:32]
我关上灯开始想象[00:04:38]
That waitress outlined in the bed[00:04:38]
那女服务员在床上的轮廓[00:04:43]
Her hair falling all around me[00:04:43]
她的头发缠绕着我[00:04:48]
I smile and shake my head[00:04:48]
我笑着摇摇头[00:04:51]
Well we all write our own endings[00:04:51]
我们那都写好了自己的结局[00:04:53]
And we all have our own scars[00:04:53]
我们都有自己的伤痛[00:04:59]
But tonight I think I see what it's all about[00:04:59]
但是今晚我想我看到了一切[00:05:07]
Because I've come home[00:05:07]
因为我回家了[00:05:15]
I've come home[00:05:15]
我回家了[00:05:20]