Evening Prayer
At Babak's school, there is a 3D printer
Babak的学校有台3D打印机
And he prints out a model of the tumor
他打印了一个肿瘤模型
That was surgically removed from his back this winter
冬天的时候他背上的这个肿瘤刚做手术取出来
In its rugged gray plastic, it looks lunar
这块凹凸不平的灰色塑料 像月亮一样
He puts the tumor in his breast pocket
他把肿瘤放进胸口的衣兜里
As we head out for a beer
出门寻酒
It's been a long, hard year
这是漫长艰难的一年
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
你的朋友不确定自己和你是否亲密到
To be allowed to care or just be there
可以去关心你 或者只能在原地
To include you in his evening prayer
把你放进晚间的祷词中
How I prayed that I could stop the pain
我是怎样祈祷着能让痛苦结束
When the pain needed more than ibuprofen
当镇痛剂完全解决不了痛苦
How I prayed that I could take away your worries
我是怎样祈祷着啊 能带走你的痛苦
When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean
当它比西太平洋还深重
He puts the tumor on our table
他把肿瘤模型放在桌子上
Says, "So, this is what caused all my fears"
说 喏 这就是我恐惧的源头
It's been a long, hard year
这是漫长艰难的一年
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
你的朋友不确定是否和你亲近到
To be allowed to care or just be there
可以毫无忌惮地关心你 或者只能留在原地
To include you in his evening prayer
把你放进晚间祷词
Last orders, the waitress slides
最后一单的时候 女侍者滑过来
Down from her bar stool
离开她的吧台
Looks at the tumor, says, "What is this?"
看着肿瘤 问 “这是什么”
"It looks kinda cool"
“看起来很酷”
Babak's okay despite what he's been through
除了他经历的一切 Babak都很平安
But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done
但他看出我面对模型时的不自在
He says, "It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you
他说 “有一个你这样的朋友我受益不浅”
When I saw you worry, I knew I had to be strong"
“当我看到你忧心忡忡 就知道我要更坚强”
He gives the tumor to the waitress
他把肿瘤给了女侍者
Says, "Give my friend here a beer"
说 “给我的这位朋友来杯啤酒”
It's been a long, hard year
这真是漫长艰难的一年
I just wasn't sure if we were close enough
我一直都不确定我们是否足够亲近
But I want you to know how much I cared
但我想让你知道我是如何地牵挂
That you were in my evening prayer
我的每晚祷词都会有你
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
我想让你知道你在我的晚间祷词中
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
我想让你知道你在我的晚间祷词中