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I used to shut my door
我曾关上心灵的窗户
When my mother screamed in the kitchen
只为躲避母亲在厨房的训骂
I'd turn the music up
把音乐开到最大声
Get high and try not to listen
尝试用音乐麻醉自己去躲避那声音
To every little fight
每一次争执
'Cause neither one was right
没有一次是正确的
I swore I'd never be like them
我曾发誓不要像父母那样
But I was just a kid back then
但终归我只是一个孩子
The older I get, the more that I see
随着年龄的增长，见识也随之拓宽
My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
我明白父母也不是英雄，他们和我一样都是普通人
And loving is hard, it don't always work
虽爱的深沉，但徒劳无用
You just try your best not to get hurt
你要做的就是尽全力保护自己不受伤害
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾为此恼怒，但现在我明白
Sometimes it's better to let someone go
有时最好让往事如烟散
It just hadn't hit me yet
只不过我还没有经历而已
The older I get
我越年长
I used to wonder why
我便越好奇
Why they could never be happy
父母为何总是愁眉苦脸
I used to close my eyes
我曾闭上我的眼睛
And pray for a whole 'nother family
祈祷拥有一个截然不同的家庭
Where everything was fine
一个幸福美满的家
One that felt like mine
一个感觉是属于我的家
I swore to never be like them
我曾发誓不会像我的父母一样
But I was just a kid back then
但那时的我是个幼稚的孩子
The older I get, the more that I see
年纪越大，见识越广
My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
我明白父母不是英雄，他们和我一样
And loving is hard, it don't always work
即使再爱，也一事无成
You just try your best not to get hurt
你只需保护好自己不受伤害
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾恼怒无比，但现在我看开了
Sometimes it's better to let someone go
有时对一个人最后的爱是手放开
It just hadn't hit me yet
只不过我还没有经历而已
The older I get
年纪越大
The older I get, the more that I see
随着年龄的增长，也就看见了更多
My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
父母不是英雄，他们和我一样都是普通人
And loving is hard, it don't always work
爱得再深，也是无功而返
You just try your best not to get hurt
你只需尽全力保护好自己
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾恼火，但现在我明白
Sometimes it's better to let someone go
有时就是要让一些人离去
It just hadn't hit me yet
只不过我还未曾经历
The older I get
年长的我