A Song To Pass The Time

一個中年婦女步履瞞珊
There is a middle-aged woman dragging her feet
提著籃子來到洗衣店
She carries baskets of clothes to a laundromat
一旁的墨西哥男孩在街上踢著石子
While the Mexican children kick rocks into the street
他們用著我聽不懂的言語談笑
And they laugh in a language I dont understand
但我深愛著他們
But I love them
為何吾愛至深
Why do I love them
因為當我在門廊吸煙之時，我的鄰居們正暗自神傷
So the neighborhood is dimming as I smoke on the porch
看這人們圍堵著他們的車
And watch the people as they pass enclosed inside their cars
只有憤怒和失望寫在臉上
And on their faces just anger or disappointment
我希望我可以給他們一些給予
I start wishing there was something I could offer them
安慰如何
A consolation what could I offer them
當他們傷心地在郊區用著機器人澆灌土地
When they are sad in their suburbs robots water the lawn
所觸之地皆是一塵不染
And everything they touch gets dusted spotless
所以他們開始感覺大家各自為營
So they start to believe that they havent touched anything at all
當汽車在道路上飛馳
While the cars in the driveway only multiply
他們在房子裡迷失自己
They are lost in their houses
我聽見他們在浴室高歌
I have heard them sing in the shower
在電話里和姐妹長篇大論滔滔不竭
And making speeches to their sister on the telephone
說回家吧回家把
Saying You come home
親愛的回家吧
Darling you come here
不要把我拒你之外
Dont stay so far away from me
這糟糕的天氣讓我更渴望你的愛
This weather has me wanting love more tangible
我竭力挽留，因為天氣愈冷
Something I can hold because its getting cold
讓我們向夜空的焰火舉起拳頭
So lets hold up our fists to the flame in the sky
來遮住我們眼前的光明
To block out the light that is reaching for our eyes
因為我們會被蒙蔽它將會把我們蒙蔽
Because it would blind us It will blind us
我已經困於生活瑣事
Now I have locked my actions in the grooves of routine
所以我可能難以擺脫冷漠
So I may never be free of this apathy
但我還是遙望著遠方的信箋
But I wait for a letter that is coming to me
她寄來一張鋪著海洋的明信片
She sends me pictures of the ocean in an envelope
我一直在等候
So there still is hope
我確定它會帶我走出困頓
Yes I can be healed
有人在我記憶深處尋找我所遮掩之處
There is someone looking for what I concealed in my secret drawer
在我口袋深處
In my pockets deep
你將發現我輾轉難眠的原因是你仍然需要我
You will find the reasons that I cant sleep and you will still want me
但你會讓我一直伴你左右嗎
But will you still want me
在我到來的這一周
Well I say come for the week
我們可以共眠
You can sleep in my bed
你如夢一般穿過了我的生活
And then pass through my life like a dream through my head
這些是易如反掌的，我可以處理好它
It will be easy I will make it easy
但現在我只是以此歌來消磨時光
But all I have for the moment is a song to pass the time
我不會擔心旋律是否靈悅
A melody to keep me from worrying
所需的只是一些連續的音符
Oh some simple progression to keep my fingers busy
那些話語也終會歡笑著會回到我的身邊
And some words that are sure to come back to me and they will be laughing
我的庸庸碌碌，我的如此一生
My mediocrity My mediocrity