If I(Album Version) - Flobots

If I (Album Version) - Flobots

If I hadn't been a quiet introspective kid
如果我不是一个安静内省的小孩儿
If I hadn't been a nerd wouldn't have met with him
如果我不是一个呆子，没有邂逅他
If we hadn't observed we'd be the best of friends
如果我们没有觉察到，我们会成为最好的朋友
That preferred the spoken word to the toke and binge
偏好谈话，而非用抽烟来放纵
If momma hadn't died when I was young
如果年幼时妈妈没有辞世
Would me and sis been so tight from jump
我和我的姐妹还会从一开始就那么亲近吗？
If dad hadn't lost his mind to a disease
如果爸爸没有对病魔失去信心
Would I be up here askin' ya'll to notice me
我会站在这儿要你关注我吗？
In the dark times didn't know where the path went
遭遇低谷时，不知道生活之路要走向哪里
I was close to the edge like Grand Master Flash said
那时我已濒临生活的边缘，恰如闪电大师所言
It was hands of my friends that held me back
是我的朋友伸出双手，拉了我一把
Yes without them I'd MJ keep slidin' backwards
是啊，没有他们，我会染上**，一直堕落下去
Or be a hypocrite like some others have been
像一些人那样，成为一个伪君子
If that and the other hadn't happened
如果没有那件事，也没有其他事
Don't know that I'd ever been Brer Rabbit
不知道自己会成为Brer Rabbit
Askin' how many if's between hero and has-been
询问英雄和过气明星之间有多少如果？
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道
That I would be a lamb to the slaughter
自己会成为一只待屠的羔羊
Now I know
现在我知道
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道的话
I know I bet it only makes me stronger
我知道，我打赌那只让我变得更为强大
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道
If I hadn't grown up in the 80's
如果我不是生活在八十年代
Experiencing the various things that made me
经历这造就自己的多事之秋
Would I still be standing center stage
我还会站在舞台中央
Trying to innovate new ways to demonstrate
努力开创表演之新法吗？
If mommy-daddy hadn't turned off Mork and Mindy
如爸爸妈妈没有关掉电视剧默克和明迪
To inform us divorce was pending
告诉我们离婚在即
Would him and me have spent these 23 years in a frenzy
他和我还会在精神错乱中度过这二十三年
Moving back and forth with such forceful energy
不能自己地摇摆不定吗？
I remember when I was a little baby
依稀记得自己孩童时
Lying there alone on my pillow casing
独自躺在自己的枕头套上
Upset already I could feel the aging
想到时间不等人，一股沮丧之情顿时涌上心头
The urge to return was debilitating
回去的渴望慢慢消失
And maybe I'm still afraid and need to
也许，我依然害怕
Cry a little harder for the world of play things
需要为这满是玩物的世界哭得更加撕心裂肺一些
Stop looking back on these silly day dreams
不再回顾那些愚蠢的白日梦
Sing along with me if you feel the same way
如果你有同感，那就和我一起同唱
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道
That I would be a lamb to the slaughter
自己会成为一只待屠的羔羊
Now I know
现在我知道
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道
I know I bet it only makes me stronger
我知道，我打赌那只让我变得更为强大
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道
If I had known what awaited was unplanned
如果我知道未来没有规划
If I had known the blade was in a loved one's hand
如果我知道心爱的人儿手里拿着利刃
If I had known of the possible injury
如果我知道有可能受伤
If I had known the altar was meant for me
如果我知道祭坛为我而建
But now I know nobody can predict events
但是，现在我知道，无人能预知即将发生之事
And now I know there's cracks in the picket fence
现在我知道尖桩篱栅没有裂缝
Now I know that something else exists
现在我知道存在一些其他的东西
And now I know a life can be built from this
现在我知道生活也可以从这里开始
If I had known emotions would still remain
如果我知道情感会依然存在
If I had known that time wouldn't heal the pain
如果我知道时间无法愈合伤痛
If I had known the intent of the injury
如果我知道受伤的意义
If I had known the altar wasn't meant for me
如果我知道祭坛不是为我而建
Now I know there's treasure hidden in these scars
现在我知道伤疤之下藏着瑰宝
Now I know there's presence in an empty yard
现在我知道空空如也的庭院之中也有人
Now I know what it took for me to survive
现在我知道生存的代价是什么
But now I know where to go to become alive
但是，现在我知道去哪里找回生活
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道
That I would be a lamb to the slaughter
自己会成为一只待屠的羔羊
Now I know
现在我知道
If I if I if I had only known
如果我，如果我，如果我知道
I know I bet it only makes me stronger
我知道，我打赌那只让我变得更为强大
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道
Now I know now I know
现在我知道，现在我知道
Now I know know know
现在我知道，知道，知道