Cartwheel

Here and there and gone again
此刻还四处夺彩 转瞬就全尽消匿
Firefly juice on your skin
你外露的光芒就是这般若隐若现
You're glowing like an atom bomb
你极为耀眼 堪比原子弹爆炸那一幕
This natural thing that you've undone
这是与生俱来的 你根本没有刻意装点自己
Outgrew older sister's clothes again
你把你姐姐的衣服又撑大了点
Won't admit you're growing tall and thin
但不容否认 你变得又高又瘦
You like your body pulling at the seams
衣服被撑出多少裂口 你都不在意
You're not prepared for what the future brings
面对未来 你根本没有头绪
Curse words and empty cups
无尽的咒骂 苦极的空虚
Cracked blacktop curling up
裂开的路终会被填补
Heatwave by midday
正午 热浪袭来
Heat lightning on a summer night
激起夏夜的雷电轰鸣
And I remember when you used to call
还记得你躲在大厅里的隔间
Holed up in the closet in the hall
向我通电
Scared you wouldn't live to 45
你说你害怕活不到四十五岁
The same age as your father when he died
这也是你父亲逝世时的年龄
You'd say, "We need to talk
你说“我们得谈谈
Sneak out, meet me on your block."
快溜出来 我们在你家那条街见”
I'd sit by you, silent on the curb
我会坐在你身旁 靠着围栏缄默不语
What to say when there is not a word?
当无言可说的时候静默就是最好的
Spell broke at daybreak
等到破晓时分
Light another candle on the cake
再次点燃蛋糕上的蜡烛
Cartwheel and a broken wrist
翻个跟头 弄破了袖口
Skin scarred and sun-kissed
擦伤了皮肤 拥抱阳光

When you told me 'bout your first time
当你跟我谈起
A soccer player at the senior high
你和高中橄榄球队员的第一次
I felt my body crumple to the floor—
我几乎要瘫倒在地了
Betrayal like I'd never felt before
你背叛了我 第一次感到那么痛苦
I thought back to many years ago
我以为很多年前
A late night promise on the telephone
你我在电话里的保证
We'd build a house of twigs and vines
会永远成为彼此坚守的誓言
Grow old together just to pass the time
你我一同老去 空度着时光
Now there's only past and present day
如今留下的 只有无尽的回忆与未定的现在
I can't believe a word you say
我再也不会相信你说的话了
The future isn't worth its weight in gold
未来或许不值得被期待
The future is a benevolent black hole
未来就是看似美好的黑洞