Barrel House - Band of Horses

Shifting the chair on the porch
挪动门廊上的座椅
For a better position to enjoy the warmth
只为寻得更佳的位置，尽享那份暖意
Of the sun
阳光倾洒
To keep warm
暖意融融
And working the needle and twine
手中忙碌着针线与麻绳
Lost in the furthest recess of the mind
思绪却已飘向心底最深邃的角落
It is calm
一切归于平静
There is peace
心中尽是安宁
A cat on his lap and a dog at her feet
他膝上卧猫 她脚边伏犬
But oh
然而，唉
The heart of a man
男儿心事，深藏不露
The secrets they bury within
秘密深埋，无人能懂
And oh
唉，又何止
The causes that force his poor hand
那些逼他无奈出手的缘由
Lead to be misled
却让他误入歧途
At those deceiving hand
皆因那欺瞒之手
And it's a night among easily described
这是个容易描述的夜晚
Misunderstanding our thoughts by and by
我们的心意渐生误解
I'm barely here
我几乎不在这里
If even at all
甚至根本不存在
A fear of the misunderstood
对被误解的深切恐惧
Invites the violence right in chasing off all the good
招致暴力入侵 驱散所有美好
We have brought
我们带来的
All on ourselves
都是我们自己造成的
Let it straight by the words of somebody else
让他人的言语直接决定
And oh
唉，又何止
The life of a man
一个男人的生命
His head above the water and pushed under again
他的头刚露出水面 又被再次按入水中
And oh
唉，又何止
I've seen it one too many times
我已见过太多次这样的情景
It's a test of the spirit versus
这是精神与
The health of the mind
心智健康的较量
Oh

Bring relief to him now
愿他此刻得到慰藉
And the people he loves
以及他所爱的人们
Oh

I know the feeling's the feeling but
我明白那种感受 那种感受但
Not what it's called
却不知其名
Oh

Oh

The will of a man
凡人之志
And all his well meaning intent
以及他所有的善意初衷
And oh
唉，又何止
The thought of it all
细思这一切
As far as we've come we're still further to go
虽已跋涉千里 前路仍漫漫
Oh

All the years we lost
那些我们失去的岁月
They don't mean nothing at all
它们并非毫无意义
Oh

Lifting the spirit impression of a son
唤起那如赤子般的精神印记
Oh

Bring some peace to his heart and a wondering thought
为他的心带来一丝宁静，也安抚那游移不定的思绪
Bring some peace to this world and keep passin' it on
为这世界带来和平，并让这份宁静薪火相传