3 Minute Song

I try to write a song
我试着去写一首歌
And keep it 3 minutes long
尽量讲时长控制在三分钟内
Get in, get out, nobody gets hurt
来来回回，无人受伤
And I tried a thousand times
我试了千百次
To fit God between the lines
在中间扮演上帝的角色
But I'm finding out that doesn't really work
但是，我发现，这并没用

我只是不知道该怎么形容
I just don't have the words to say
因为语言只会阻碍我
Cause words only get in my way
我必须说抱歉，我经历的最艰难的时期

试着去定义上帝，可我却做不到
I must apologize, I have the hardest time
然而，即使我能，也不会太久
Finding something to define a God that I can't define
如果这所有的一切都能浓缩在3分钟的歌曲内
And even if I could, it would take way too long
我已经有了几百种隐喻在其中
If all I've got is a 3 minute song
但如果我有百万种甚至更多

我可能永远都不能将他们整理出来
I've got a hundred metaphors
况且，旋律该怎么表达
And if I had a million more
传递不朽
I could never ever seem to sum this up
就好像尽力去把海洋装进一个杯子一样
Besides, how can some melody
我永远无法找到恰当的词汇去形容
Communicate eternity
因为语言辞藻会阻碍我表达的方式
It's like trying to fit the ocean in a cup
我必须道歉，我经历了一段最难忘的时光

尝试定义上帝，却没能行得通
I'll never find the words to say
即使我可以，这也不会长久
Cause words only get in my way
如果这所有的一切都能浓缩在3分钟的歌曲内

我会用三个或者四个和旋去演奏
I must apologize, I have the hardest time
但是，我尝试了，行不通，因为永远不会完美
Finding something to define a God that I can't define
所以我要道歉
And even if I could, it would take way too long
我似乎不能很好的表现它
If all I've got is a 3 minute song
我必须道歉，我经历了一段最难的时光

尝试定义上帝，却没能行得通
I would like to dumb this down to 3 chords or maybe 4
即使我可以，这也不会长久
But I've tried and I can't and I won't cause there will always be more
如果这所有的一切都能浓缩在3分钟的歌曲内

如果这所有的一切都能浓缩在3分钟的歌曲内
So I apologize
I can't seem to get it right

I must apologize, I have the hardest time
Finding something to define a God that I can't define
And even if I could, it would take way too long
If all I've got is a 3 minute song
If all I've got is a 3 minute song