22 (feat. Delaney)

Just wanted to make them proud
只是想讓他們驕傲
But you can't tell ups from downs
但是你捉摸不透人生的起起伏伏
It's all alright
沒關係
We can find company
我們可以找到同伴
In hearts that beat all in sync
在心靈相惜的心跳中
We're all alright
我們都會好的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
We gon' be okay, we gon' be alright
我們會沒事的，我沒會沒事的
Musta been 2011 when the world ended
世界末日一定在2011年
'Least it felt like it at the time
至少當時是這樣的感覺
Teenage years make a heartbreak worse
在十幾歲成為青年時摧殘了我脆弱的心靈
Plus a lot was going on, couldn't stop it at the time
加上發生了很多事，年輕的我無力阻止這一切
Dad tried to flip the house (yeah)
父親想把房子裝修後立馬出售（yeah）
Funny that it all landed upside down
有趣的是一切的一起都顛倒錯亂
Known for being optimistic, started feeling different
我以樂觀著稱，從此有著截然不同的感覺
Couldn't fix it, started writing lyrics all because nobody tried to hear it
我沒法改變，我開始寫歌詞因為我知道沒人稀罕聽我寫的歌
'Round the same time, hooked to the nicotine
在同一時間，我對尼古丁上了癮
Music and a smoke were synonymous to me, it seemed
音樂和煙對我來說是同義詞
Paid prices through devices, both sides
都是通過某些手段
Obsessed with a vision I know I could make mine
讓人沉迷其中無法自拔的東西
I knew it would take time, I knew they would doubt shine
我知道這需要時間，我知道他們會懷疑
Thought it was just music, didn't know that they would take sides
雖然只是音樂，卻不知道他們對其嗤之以鼻
Freestyle at the party, they said, 'Turn it down'
在派對上，他們說：“把音樂關小”
Sorry, was I talking over what you're gossiping about?
不好意思，是我剛才在討論你們現在傳播的流言蜚語嗎？
Small town with dreams that didn't involve skis
一個沒有滑雪夢的小鎮
Lookin' at me like a weirdo, outside of the scene
像個怪人用看戲的眼神看著我
Stuck to my friends not f**king with fair weather
粘著我的朋友，也不去關心天氣的好壞
But the maple showers brought out the May weather
但是楓樹的陣雨帶來了五月的天氣
Didn't know what I was doing, but I knew I couldn't stop
不知道我在做什麼，但我知道我停不下來
Wasn't slowing down even when my fourth tape dropped
即使我的第四盤磁帶掉了下來
'Round the time I was drunk most my freshman year
那時候我整天喝得爛醉如泥
Was so focused on my craft that my grades got weird
大一的時候太過於專注於我的音樂以至於我的成績變得很糟糕
Just wanted to make them proud
只是想讓他們驕傲
But you can't tell ups from downs
但是你捉摸不透人生的起起伏伏
It's all alright
沒關係
We can find company
我們可以找到同伴
In hearts that beat all in sync
在心靈相惜的心跳中
We're all alright
我們都會好的
Thought I figured out I just wasn' t made for degrees
我以為我不是一出生就為考取學位而生的
Went home, then I went back early '14
我回了家，時間回到2014年的年初
All my friends had new friends and I lived off campus
我所有的朋友都結交了新朋友，我住在校外
In a dingy apartment on a twin bed mattress
在一間骯髒不堪的公寓裡，坐在一個雙人床墊上
Sucked, but I kept my grades up for a bit
一切都糟透了，但是唯一好的一點是我提高了一點成績
I would kick it with some homies every now and again
我會時常地對我的好哥們生悶氣
But the Laramie cold was keeping me inside
但是拉臘米的寒冷天氣把我困在家中
And I was smokin' on the green when I needed to write
當我需要寫歌的時候我會在草坪上抽煙
Wasn't able to sleep or even write without it
沒有它就無法入眠甚至無法寫作
And being alone made my anxiety spike
獨自一人讓我焦慮不安
If I was hanging with the group, I was drinkin' that night
如果我和那群人在一起，就是那晚我在喝酒
Couldn't handle being out without a drink in my sight
在我看來我沒法忍受外出時沒有酒
Was a mess working on The Science of Feeling Tall
在創作《 Science of Feeling Tall》（Abstract的另一首歌)時手忙腳亂
If it wasn't for that tape, I wouldn't get up at all
如果不是那盤磁帶，我根本就起不來
Recording on a mic that was USB
在USB接口的麥克風上錄製
Thankfully, I had Craig making all of my beats
謝天謝地，我讓克雷格做了我所有的拍子
Still strugglin' tryna be heard
仍在掙扎著讓人聽見
Still a joke back home, stuck in his work
在家裡仍是一個笑話，
Dropped science to dead silence
科學分數跌入低谷
I was like, 'Word'
我就像苦澀難懂的文字
They don't get it yet, but I swear that it's gon' work
他們現在還捉摸不透，但我發誓我會貫徹到底
Went back home for the summer
夏天回了家
Met up with a girl that I used to love
見了和我曾經相愛的一個姑娘
But I was all messed up at the time because
但當時我弄的一團糟是因為
I couldn't deal with thinking about another end to us
我無法想像我和她的另一個結局
She brought me back to life, back in senior year
大四畢業季的時期她讓我如獲新生
Couple months of that and then she disappeared
幾個月之後她失踪了
She explained to me, and it made sense to me
她向我解釋了，我也明白了
That I couldn't move forward with her heart and fear
我永遠不能帶著她的心和恐懼向新的人生邁步前進
So I got distant on some b**ch s**t
所以我疏遠了一些狐朋狗友
Can't lie, I was truly being a dips**t, like oh, my
無法撒謊，我真的是個笨蛋，就像，我..
Knew I would move to Seattle then
那時我知道我會搬到西雅圖
Home never let me stay too long, I guess
我想，家不會讓我等太久
Just wanted to make them proud
只是想讓他們驕傲
But you can't tell ups from downs
但是你捉摸不透人生的起起伏伏
It's all alright
沒關係
We can find company
我們可以找到同伴
In hearts that beat all in sync
在心靈相惜的心跳中
We're all alright
我們都會好的
Music wasn't makin ' money, so I headed out to AI
做音樂賺不了錢，所以我去學了人工智能
Art school, so I thought, 'Cool, I'ma be fine'
藝術學校，所以我想，“我會沒事的“
'Family wanted a degree, cool, I'ma get mine'”
家人想讓我考取學位，冷靜，我一定會成功的“
Not sure if I made the move for me at the time
不確定我當時是否為自己做了決定
I just had to get out
我只想出去
I was just tired of being home
我只是厭倦了家裡
Every ounce of my future was ridin' on a microphone
我未來的每一分都在麥克風上
That's a lot of pressure even for a kid that's with no mentor to measure if my music was truly meant to deliver
即使對一個沒有導師的孩子來說，這也是一個很大的壓力來衡量我的音樂是否能傳達我真正的意圖
Fell in love with the city, fell back in love with my art
愛上了這城市，又愛上了我的藝術
I was truly in the present; I learned to follow my heart
我真的活在當下；我學會了跟隨我真實的內心
Truly independent and finally makin' my mark
真正獨立，最終成就了我的事業
A Team Worldwide was steady lightin' a spark
全世界的人都在為之點燃火花（A Team Worldwide是Abstract的Twitter名，一語雙關）
100k, a couple million, then tens
10萬，幾百萬，然後上千萬
Views gone crazy, I was over the fence
觀看數暴漲，我穿過了那道籬笆
I was over the moon, and then 'Neverland' dropped
我在月球的上空，然後“夢幻島”（Michael Jackson的夢幻莊園）墜落
That right there what I'm never gonna land off
就在那裡，我永遠不會降落
AI wasn't really what I thought it would be
人工智能不是我想的那樣
But I met a couple friends I've been happy to keep
但是我遇到了幾個我想留下的朋友
Left that summer back home again
那年夏天我又離家出走了
Then I started plottin' out how the team would win
然後我開始計劃樂隊如何取勝
We decided that it was time that we all should meet
我們決定是時候見面了
Overseas with the team for a couple of weeks
在海外和團隊呆上幾週了
Patrick, Craig, Glenn, Gustav, and me
帕特里克、克雷格、格倫、古斯塔夫和我
Set up in a cabin south the Stockholm streets
在斯德哥爾摩大街南邊的一個小木屋裡
Five musicians, four countries, one album
五位音樂家，四個國家，一張專輯
Took five years to make this our outcome
花了五年做出了這樣的成果
Used to ask 'How come,' now they ask 'How? '
以前他們常常問：“How come，“，現在他們問：”How？“
I just believed in it, way more than most how
我只是相信它，比大多數人更相信它
I just remained me in payin' what I've seen
我只是在付出我所看到的一切
Painting you all the lows and highs in these dreams
把你描繪成這些夢中的高低
All the pleasure and pain
所有的快樂和痛苦
The sun that came after rain
雨後的太陽
Now we on our way
現在我們在自己的路上
Life will never be the same
生活會永遠不一樣
Just wanted to make them proud
只是想讓他們驕傲
But you can't tell ups from downs
但是你琢磨不透人生的起起伏伏
It's all alright
沒關係
We can find company (twenty-two and I'm way more)
我們可以找到同伴（22歲，我更加）
In hearts that beat all in sync (twenty-two and I'm way more)
心靈相惜的心跳中（22歲，我更加）
We're all alright (twenty-two and I'm way more wise)
我麼都會好的（22歲，我更加充滿智慧了）
Twenty-two and I'm way more wise to the fact
22歲，我更加充滿滿智慧了
That the world makes plans that the mind can't hatch
世界制定的計劃是頭腦無法理解的
No heart makes dreams work and time can't match
沒有一顆心能讓夢想成真，時間無法與之匹敵
And I choose to be truth, nothing rhymes like that
我選擇成為真理，沒有什麼比這更押韻的了