how to drive

My grandparents, they're getting older
我的祖父祖母逐漸老去
Some of my friends, they're getting sober
我有一些朋友也戒起酒修身養性
Oh, it's true that life goes on
哦生活當然還得繼續
But it sure leaves some things behind
卻也留下些許痕跡
And I worked real hard, I made some money
我勤奮工作有所積蓄
And it's not a joke, but it's still funny
這並非笑話卻還是很有趣
How with every ounce of freedom comes a pound of traumatized
可為何每一盎司的自由無一不伴隨一磅的創傷

It feels like all my friends, they feel the same way
我的朋友似乎都與我有同感
The candles take more breath on every birthday
每逢生日吹滅蠟燭總得多用幾口氣
Thе train, it leaves the station without a final dеstination
而沒有目的地的列車也將駛離車站
And I know I should shut up, enjoy the ride
我知道我該安靜享受這趟旅程
But nobody ever taught me how to drive
可從沒人教過我如何驅車前行

And I 've been heartbroken so badly
我的心支離破碎
But now I'm scared of being happy
而今我卻畏懼快樂來臨
So when the butterflies show up
故蝴蝶一出現
I make excuses up and hide
我便找藉口躲藏
Like, work is busy, I'm feeling weird
比如工作忙之類我覺得很奇怪
My dog died this time last year
我的狗去年這個時候也離我而去

It feels like all my friends, they feel the same way
我的朋友似乎都與我有同感
The candles take more breath on every birthday
每逢生日吹滅蠟燭總得多用幾口氣
The train, it leaves the station without a final destination
而沒有目的地的列車也將駛離車站
And I know I should shut up, enjoy the ride
我知道我該安靜享受這趟旅程
But nobody ever taught me how to drive
可從沒人教過我如何驅車前行

I'm scared to death of my friends dying
我很害怕瀕臨死亡境地的朋友真正離去
And I'm insecure about actually trying
而對於真正去嘗試做的事我深感不安
I've got so many things I wanna do that I get paralyzed and
想做的有太多卻一事無成
End up wasting precious time
最終虛度寶貴的光陰
On things that make me wanna die
尋死覓活的無謂之舉
I'm tired of seeing the world in black and blue
我厭倦了眼中這遍體鱗傷的世界

My grandparents, they're getting older
我的祖父祖母逐漸老去
Wish they could tell me when it's all over
真希望他們能告訴我何時能了結一切
Did you and your friends feel the same way?
你的朋友是否與你有同感
Did the candles take more breath on every birthday?
每逢生日吹滅蠟燭是否得多用幾口氣
But the train, it left the station, was there a final destination?
而駛離車站的列車有沒有目的地
Did you learn to just shut up and enjoy the ride?
你是否學會該安靜享受這趟旅程
Did you learn to keep it all between the lines ?
你是否學會一切都用言外之意表達
Did anybody ever teach you how to drive?
又是否有人教過你如何驅車前行