If Children Were Wishes - Wye Oak

If children were wishes
若孩童皆是心愿所化
My mother spent hers on impossible things
母亲将她的寄托于遥不可及之事
My brother was money
兄长化作金钱的化身
My sister was love and I was world peace
姐姐象征爱情 而我承载世界和平
My brother he spent it
兄长挥霍了他的馈赠
My sister got pregnant and all that I'm worth
姐姐孕育新生 而我全部的价值
Will only come true
唯有当这世上
When there are no more of us left on this earth
再不复存我们的身影时 方能实现
If hearts were machines that kept
若心脏是永动机般
Running forever automatically
能自动运转至永恒
Then you wouldn't be in that
你便不会躺在
Hospital bed on that saline I V
插满盐水的病床上
And if it's your diet you stubbornly swear
若你固执地辩称
That it wasn't your fault
饮食并非病因
You rather be dead in that hospital bed
你宁可在病榻凋零
Than cut back on sugar and salt
也不愿戒掉甜咸滋味
Oh aren't you afraid of
难道你不曾畏惧
Living in a major american city
栖身于繁华都市的钢铁丛林
So marry a stupid
不如娶个徒有其表的
Unreachable girl who's impossibly pretty
遥不可及的漂亮姑娘
And I've seen you drive everyday of your life
我目睹你每日驱车穿梭
And it's always a rush
总是这般匆忙
And I have to wonder
我不禁自问
How I ever let you do something so dangerous
当初怎会放任你涉足如此险境
And so I suppose this is
或许这就是命运
Just how it goes no matter how I try
无论我如何挣扎也无法改变
I just have to watch you get
我只能眼睁睁看着你
Weaker and weaker till you finally die
日渐衰弱 直到生命尽头
But I have to remember
但我必须铭记
The wish of my mother and all that I'm worth
母亲的期许与我的价值
Which will only come true
只有当这世上
When there are no more of us left on this earth
再没有我们的踪迹时才会实现