Philosophia - The Guggenheim Grotto

When we're young we set our hearts
年少时我们满怀热忱
Upon some beautiful idea
追逐着某个美好的理想
Maybe something from a holy book
或许来自神圣经卷
Or French philosophia
或是法兰西哲思的光芒
Upon the thoughts of better men
我们以先贤的智慧起誓
Than us we swear by and decree a
庄严宣告要找到
Perfect way to end the war of
终结纷争的完美良方
Ways the only way to be a
唯一的方式就是成为
Work of art oh to be a work of art
一件艺术品 啊 成为一件艺术品
Work of art oh to be a work of art
一件艺术品 啊 成为一件艺术品
But in time a thought comes tugging
但时光流逝 一个念头开始拉扯
On the sleeve edge of our minds
我们意识的边缘
Perhaps no perfect way exists at all
或许根本不存在完美的方式
Just many different kinds
只是千差万别的种类
Oh but if it's just a thing of taste
啊 但如果这仅关乎品味
Then everything unwinds
而后一切分崩离析
For without an absolute how
若没有绝对的准则
Can the absolute define
如何能定义完美
A work of art oh to be a work of art
成为艺术品啊 渴望化作艺术珍品
A work of art oh to be a work of art
成为艺术品啊 渴望化作艺术珍品
When we're young we set our
年少时我们将赤诚之心
Hearts upon some beautiful idea
寄托于某个瑰丽理想
Maybe something from a holy
或许来自圣书的箴言
Book or French philosophia
或是法国哲学的启迪