Hourglass

The hourglass never really runs out of sand
时间沙漏里的细沙从不会流尽
You get to the end and you just turn it upside down again
当沙子聚集到一头 翻过来从头来过便是
It's like a book where the story never ends
这就像一本书 书里的故事也没有尽头
The plot keeps turning around
故事情节总是这么周而复始
I was dancing with my eyes closed
我闭上双眼 轻歌曼舞
The music had me in a trance
音乐已经让我意识模糊 飘飘欲仙
Six o'clock in the morning came around
转眼间到了早晨六点
I was the last one at the dance
到了只剩我一人跳舞的时候
Mornin' takes a stiff upper lip
到了早晨 我的脸已经面无表情
A turned-up collar and some very strong hips
只剩翻起的衣领和一副有力的翘臀
A strong will for when the money slips
以及金钱拂过眼前时坚定的意志
And they ain't calling you a lady now
而他们 也不会再将我称作小姐
A sister told me some time ago
有位老姐妹 很早以前就告诉过我
There's no reward for lost sheep
成为被人们孤立的人 并不会带来什么奖励
You better learn to look sharp
你需要随时留心周围的危险
Keep it in the lines
这些话你得牢记在心
Don't go swimming where the river's too deep
不要去水深的地方游泳
But I knew all along that that just wasn't me
但其实我一直都明白 乖乖听话的人从不会是我
I was swimming in the river with the ghosts and debris
我在河里畅游 身旁是无数鬼魂和残骸
Shouldn't a person at least try to be free
难道一个人不应该至少追求自由
Instead of giving up and just pretending to be?
而不是将其放弃 还假装如此吗
The morning leaves you in a strange place
清晨的你不知自己身在何处
Dirty mirror and a stranger's face
眼前是脏污不堪的镜子 和镜中一张陌生人的脸
Nowhere to run, too late to back out of it
你无法逃脱 想临阵脱逃已经太迟
Might as well stick around and take a crack out of it
倒不妨留在这里 带走一块镜子的碎片
I heard it said many times that life is a dream
我听太多人说过 人生如梦
But it ends up dreaming of a crazy machine
但生命的终结 便是梦想有一种疯狂的机器
That's been choking out the love
能源源不断地吐出爱情
Killing too many dreamers
但这消灭了太多有梦想的人
And I just want to tear that old machine down
而我只想把那所谓的机器彻底摧毁
Ask me what I would dream of in this place
你尽可以问问我 在这里梦想着什么
I dream of a forest where we could all meet face-to-face
那边是一片森林 我们都可以坦诚相见
Where love could be love
在那里 爱情即是纯粹的爱
And dreamers could be dreamers
而梦想家也可以拥有梦想
Dreamers dreaming of love and its many wonders
大家可以梦想爱情 还有许多其他的期望
Dreamers dreaming of love, one more time now
大家可以梦想爱情 再说一次
Dreamers dreaming of love
大家可以梦想爱情