At 4 A.M. - Tom Verlaine

Monotony cliches A nervous day Cafe They
单调的陈词滥调 焦虑的一天 咖啡馆里他们
Approach each other as voices incapable of making
彼此靠近 却像无法让言语
Words mean other than what they could mean It is not
表达出超越字面意义的交流 这不是
A crisis or moment of self-flattery There are sometimes
一场危机或自我陶醉的时刻 有时会想起
Reminders of what she called the useless life what
她所说的无用生活 他所谓的永恒
He called eternity Wet are the eyes and the smiles
湿润的眼眸和微笑
That is what is remembered presently Along with the joy
这就是此刻被记住的 连同那份欢愉
Of discovering a new incompetence or abbreviation
发现新的无能或简写方式
Annie's telling methe crashing waves upon the shore
安妮告诉我 海浪拍打着海岸
Are they telling you they're what you were before Well
它们是否在诉说 你曾经的样貌
You can go to sleep just once but you wake up fifteen times
你只能入睡一次 却要醒来十五回
Annie's tellin me it's like a factory cranking out them
安妮告诉我 这就像永不停歇的工厂
Parts all the labors of love sure take a lot of heart
爱的劳作确实需要付出真心
Annie's tellin me l like them trite descriptions she said
安妮说她喜欢这些陈词滥调的描述
Soft lights revolve on the cracked up walls annie's tellin me
柔和灯光在斑驳墙上流转 安妮这样告诉我
No one knows where they come from it's like a factory
无人知晓他们从何而来 就像工厂流水线
She has ideas ideas about everything
她满脑子都是想法 对万事万物都有见解
Back in that
回到那个
factory annie's tellin me everyman is king
工厂里 安妮告诉我 每个男人都是君王