Congratulations(2001 Remaster) - Cliff Richard

Dead in the water
一直泡在游泳池里
It's not a paid vacation
这不是带薪假期
The sons and daughters of city officials
官员们的子女们
Attend demonstrations
在参加游行示威
It's hardly a sink or swim
无法说清这是好是坏
When all is well if the ticket sells
如果门票能卖出去，这是件好事
Out with a wimper
和一个怂货出门
It's not a blaze of glory
不是什么光彩的事情
You look down from your temple
从你的态度，我可以看出你心情不好
As people endeavor to make it a story
人们拼命想要成为传奇
And chisel a marble word
最终在墓碑上刻满荣耀
But all is lost if it's never heard
但如从未有人注意，一切意义也不复存在
But I've got someone to make reports
我有一位助理
That tell me how my money's spent
向我汇报我的资产动向
To book my stays and draw my blinds
为我订房间，为我拉上百叶窗
So I can't tell what's really there
所以我不知道何为真，何为假
And all I need's a great big congratulations
我只需要有人对我盛情祝贺
I'll keep your dreams
我会执着于你的愿望
You pay attention for me
你看着我
As strange as it seems
就像看着陌生人
I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
看着你无视我，我宁愿消失
The ground may be moving fast
世事瞬息万变
But I tied my boots to a broken mast
但我孤注一掷
The difference is clear
音乐差异明显
You throw it in your cauldron
你将之混乱结合
Rust and veneer dusk and dawn
各种歌词元素
Steinways and Baldwins
配上优美钢琴曲调
You start with a simple stock of all the waste
开始时候，不过是一堆废曲
And salt to taste
配上曲调调味便出炉，任人品味
But damn my luck and damn these friends
但我幸运不再，身边一群损友
That keep on combing back their smiles
现在对我笑容可掬
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
我并未怜悯，也无十足歉意
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
将被子晒在草坪上
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations
张开双臂，接受所有的祝贺