A Thousand Matches - Passenger

A Thousand Matches - Passenger

Lying on the mattress
躺在气垫上
'Cause my friend's crazy sister took my bed away
因为我朋友疯狂的妹妹霸占了我的床
Sleeping she looked like an actress
熟睡的她就像是一个女演员一样美丽
A theory I didn't practice
有个理论我一直没有付诸实践
I said there's got to be a better way
我曾说过 总会有更好的办法的
She said you light a thousand matches
她说 你点燃了一千根火柴
When you finally set fire when you run away
当你最终放了那把火的时候 当你逃走的时候
So why'd you go and do it when you knew
所以你为什么要走呢 为什么要那样做
That you would go and I would stay
当你知道自己要离开 而我要留下的时候
I hit the wall in frustration
我挫败得捶打着墙
The conversation had been circling for days
我们的对话这几天一直萦绕心头
She said don't take it out on him
她说不要把气出在他身上
For the wall has always been supportive
捶打墙壁一直都是
In the best of ways
最好的方法
We're laughing and crying like mad men
我们像疯子一样哭着笑着
Dying in the snow
倒在雪地里
For just one second it was funny
有那么一瞬间是很有趣的
That she would have to stay and I would go
当她要留下而我却要离开的时候
And I said I love you know I love you so
我说 我爱你 你知道我非常爱你
When you love someone well
当你深爱某人
You've got to let them know
你应该让对方知道
And she said nothing's changed I love you the same
她说 什么都没变 我还是一样地爱你
But when you love someone sometimes
但是有时候当你爱某个人
You gotta let them go
你得放手让她走
She handed me a stone in the perfect shape of a heart
她给了我一颗心形石头
She said I'm gonna take this home
她说 我要把它带回家
For I know you'll only lose it somewhere after dark
因为我知道 天黑以后你只会把它丢在某个角落
In some faces so terribly seem
在那些失去了一切的
To lose everything you own
恐怖的脸上
She didn't mean it how it sounded
她说的并不是她的本意
What she meant was she would stay and I would go
她的意思是 她会留下 而我会走
And I said I love you know I love you so
我说 我爱你 你知道我非常爱你
When you love someone
当你爱上某人
Well you've got to let them know
你应该让对方知道
And she said nothing's changed I love you the same
她说 什么都没变 我还是一样地爱你
When you love someone sometimes
有时候当你爱上某个人
You gotta let them go
你得放手让他走
Sometimes you tear it all apart
有时候你把树劈开
To see the wood from the trees
就为了看看树里面的木头
Sometimes you break your own heart
有时候你伤自己的心
To set yourself free
以求让自己解放
I walked her to the station
我送她到了车站
Hesitation in our movements and our tongue
我们的话语和步伐都变得迟疑
Words finally left after realizing
过去的种种承诺都随风而逝 自从我们意识到
How uncomfortable they've grown
它们让人如此难受
See what you want more you need
知道你想要的和需要的
Well they seldomly succeed to grow
它们很少改变
We reluctantly agreed that when you love someone
我们勉强答应 当你爱上某人
You've got to let them go
你得放手让她走