North Star
The mouth of Medieval Canon
眼前的那座教堂
Just south of the house when you planned
就在曾经你轻巧地规划
all the birthday vacations,
我所有的生日、假期
my graduation so expertly
我的毕业礼的房子的南面
Lately,
这段时间
when I go to visit
当我回去探访
I hate to see
我讨厌看到
the place that we've never been
我们未曾去过的地方
Yards of grown,
我们那时成长的院子
the life of broken,
支离破碎的生活
the year under my region
和在家乡的那段岁月
I remember what you tought me
我记得你所教会我的
but it don't seem academic
虽然那并不像正经的理论
I still can't apply it.
我仍不能真正学会
Day and night my secrets and my white lies,
那些日日夜夜,我的秘密和小谎言
are warning the same, warning the same,
一直在提醒我,提醒我同一件事
since you passed away.
自从你离开后
I hope your memory keeps every truth you left me.
我希望你的记忆里一直存着你离开我的真正原因
From falling apart,
在崩溃之后
when I'm in the dark,
在黑暗之中
can't stop searching for the north star.
也不能停止追寻那梦中的北极星
Wasting all of the money you gave me,
用尽了你给的财富
with nothing forthcoming.
身边一无所有
Chasing the dream
执着追逐着
that you said you believed in,
你曾说你坚信的梦想
but I've lost faith.
但我已经失去了曾经的信念
Every shread of promissing me
你曾经不多的承诺
was my connection to you.
只剩下我和你的一点联络
I'm trying to hold on to it.
我努力试着留住这一点
Day and night my secrets and my white lies,
那些日日夜夜,我的秘密和小谎言
are warning the same, warning the same,
一直在提醒我,提醒我同一件事
since you passed away.
自从你离开后
I hope your memory keeps every truth you left me.
我希望你的记忆里一直存着你离开我的真正原因
From falling apart,
在崩溃之后
when I'm in the dark,
在黑暗之中
can't stop searching for the north star.
也不能停止追寻那梦中的北极星
None of your picture
你的照片里没有一张
hints where you are.
能告诉我你在哪
I travel around down and in your old car
我四处游走,钻进你的旧车
but it won't take me very far.
但那没法将我带离现实
Day and night my secrets and my white lies,
那些日日夜夜,我的秘密和小谎言
are warning the same, warning the same,
一直在提醒我,提醒我同一件事
since you passed away.
自从你离开后
I hope your memory keeps every truth you left me.
我希望你的记忆里一直存着你离开我的真正原因
From falling apart, when I'm in the dark,
在崩溃之后,在黑暗之中
can't stop searching for the north star.
也不能停止追寻那梦中的北极星
The north star.
那颗北极星