Older

I used to shut my door
我曾關上心靈的窗戶
When my mother screamed in the kitchen
只為躲避母親在廚房的訓罵
Id turn the music up
把音樂開到最大聲
Get high and try not to listen
嘗試用音樂麻醉自己去躲避那聲音
To every little fight
每一次爭執
Cause neither one was right
沒有一次是正確的
I swore Id never be like them
我曾發誓不要像父母那樣
But I was just a kid back then
但終歸我只是一個孩子
The older I get, the more that I see
隨著年齡的增長，見識也隨之拓寬
My parents arent heroes, theyre just like me
我明白父母也不是英雄，他們和我一樣都是普通人
And loving is hard, it dont always work
雖愛的深沉，但徒勞無用
You just try your best not to get hurt
你要做的就是盡全力保護自己不受傷害
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾為此惱怒，但現在我明白
Sometimes its better to let someone go
有時最好讓往事如煙散
It just hadnt hit me yet
只不過我還沒有經歷而已
The older I get
我越年長
I used to wonder why
我便越好奇
Why they could never be happy
父母為何總是愁眉苦臉
I used to close my eyes
我曾閉上我的眼睛
And pray for a whole nother family
祈禱擁有一個截然不同的家庭
Where everything was fine
一個幸福美滿的家
One that felt like mine
一個感覺是屬於我的家
I swore to never be like them
我曾發誓不會像我的父母一樣
But I was just a kid back then
但那時的我是個幼稚的孩子
The older I get, the more that I see
年紀越大，見識越廣
My parents arent heroes, theyre just like me
我明白父母不是英雄，他們和我一樣
And loving is hard, it dont always work
即使再愛，也一事無成
You just try your best not to get hurt
你只需保護好自己不受傷害
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾惱怒無比，但現在我看開了
Sometimes its better to let someone go
有時對一個人最後的愛是手放開
It just hadnt hitme yet
只不過我還沒有經歷而已
The older I get
年紀越大
The older I get, the more that I see
隨著年齡的增長，也就看見了更多
My parents arent heroes, theyre just like me
父母不是英雄，他們和我一樣都是普通人
And loving is hard, it dont always work
愛得再深，也是無功而返
You just try your best not to get hurt
你只需盡全力保護好自己
I used to be mad, but now I know
我曾惱火，但現在我明白
Sometimes its better to let someone go
有時就是要讓一些人離去
It just hadnt hit me yet
只不過我還未曾經歷
The older I get
年長的我