The Rose

Some say love it is a river
有人说爱是一条河流〗
That drowns the tender reed
澄澈的河水没过了柔软的芦苇〗
Some say love it is a razor
有人说爱是一把利剑〗
That leaves your soul to bleed
它会割破灵魂流出鲜血〗
Some say love it is a hunger
有人说爱是一种渴望〗
An endless aching need
它是一种充斥着痛楚却被需要的东西〗
I say love it is a flower
我说爱是一朵鲜花〗
And you its only seed
而你却是那唯一的种子〗
It's the heart afraid of breaking
那是一颗无比憔悴的心〗
That never learns to dance
而且是永远无法学会起舞的心〗
It's the dream afraid of waking
那是一段惧怕醒来的梦〗
That never takes the chance
而且是永远无法触及的梦〗
It's the one who won't be taken
这是谁也无法认同的绝对〗
Who cannot seem to give
而且谁也无法给予〗
And the soul afraid of dyin'
害怕和不安的灵魂〗
That never learns to live
却从未学会如何生存〗
When the night has been too lonely
当夜晚太过孤寂的时候〗
And the road has been too long
那条道路伸向遥远的彼方〗
And you think that love is only
你认为爱就是唯一〗
For the lucky and the strong
对于幸运的和坚强的〗
Just remember in the winter
也许只需要了解在寒冷的冬季〗
Far beneath the bitter snows
远远的地方还飘落着白雪〗
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
即便是那名为谎言的种子在太阳的爱护下〗
In the spring becomes the rose
到了春天也会变成最美的玫瑰〗