Tower of Song
歌曲之塔
Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey
嘿 我朋友都走了 而我頭髮也白了
I ache in the places where I used to play
我去以前常玩的地方反而搞到身體痛
And I'm crazy for love but Im not coming on
我是為愛發狂但我沒法繼續了
I'm just paying my rent every day
我只能每天支付租金
Oh in the tower of song
喔 在這座歌曲之塔裡
I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get?
我曾問過 Hank William， 這裡到底有多寂寞?
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
Hank William沒有回答我
But I hear him coughing all night long
但是我整晚都聽到他在咳嗽
A hundred floors above me
在我之上的第一百層
In the tower of song
在這座歌曲之塔裡
I was born like this, I had no choice
我生來如此，沒得選擇
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
我天生一副黃金好嗓子
And twenty-seven angels from the great beyond
有27位天使從天而來
They tied me to this table right here
他們把我綁在這裡的桌上
In the tower of song
在這座歌曲之塔裡
So you can stick your little pins in that voodoo doll
所以你就把小針扎在那巫毒蛙娃上吧
Im very sorry, baby, doesnt look like me at all
但我很抱歉，寶貝，它長得一點也不像我
I'm standing by the window where the light is strong
我正站在陽光燦爛的那扇窗邊
Ah they don't let a woman kill you
喔 他們不會讓一個女人隨意殺死你
Not in the tower of song
不會在這座歌曲之塔裡
Now you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sure
你可以說我變得好毒舌，但你應該知道吧
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
有錢人是有辦法直通窮人的臥室的
And there's a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrong
大審判馬上就要來了，雖然我也可能搞錯
You see, you hear these funny voices
你聽，有些好笑的聲音出現了
In the tower of song
在這座歌曲之塔裡
I see you standing on the other side
我看你一直站在另一邊
I don't know how the river got so wide
我不懂河怎麼變得這麼寬
I loved you baby, way back when
我愛你，寶貝，一如以往
And all the bridges are burning that we might have crossed
可能我們剛走過的橋都燒起來了
But I feel so close to everything that we lost
但我覺得好接近我們曾失去的東西
Well never have to lose it again
嘿 以後不會再失去了
Now I bid you farewell, I don't know when Ill be back
現在我要向你道別，我不知我何時能回來
They're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the track
他們明天要把我們移到那頭的歌曲之塔
But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone
但你還是可以繼續聽到我的聲音，寶貝，就算我已遠去
Ill be speaking to you sweetly
我會一直和你甜言蜜語
From a window in the tower of song
從歌曲之塔的某扇窗口裡
Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey
對 我的朋友都走了 我頭髮也白了
I ache in the places where I used to play
我去以前常玩的地方反而搞到身體痛
我是為愛發狂但我沒法繼續了
I'm just paying my rent every day
我只能每天支付租金
Oh in the tower of song
喔 在這座歌曲之塔裡
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另一個唱現場的版本 :Tower of Song (含開場白)
Thank you for your generosity
謝謝你們的好意
This is a gesture of compassion to the elderly
這是對年長人一種和藹可親的態度
You know, I was talking with some of the guys
你知道 我最近和一些人聊到
Some of the guys in this band are kind of
有些我樂團裡的朋友有點
You know over the hill
你知道的... 就是過了那個巔峰
And they were talking about the
然後他們和我聊到
Various stages that a man goes through
一個男人會經歷的各種階段
In relation to his allure to the opposite sex
關於對異性的吸引力
It was not a scientific evaluation
這不是很科學的調查
Just something that arose over a cup of coffee
只是喝咖啡時會隨便聊起的事情
It went something like this:
它是這麼回事的...
You start off irresistible
一開始你是魅力無法擋
And, then you become resistible
然後 你變成可要或可不要的
And then you become transparent
再然後你變成透明的
Not exactly invisible, but as if you are seen through old plastic
不是真的視而不見，只是像從舊塑膠片看過去還可以看到
And then you actually do become invisible
然後最後真的變成看不見了
And then, and this is the most amazing transformation
然後最神奇的變化是...
You become repulsive
你變醜了
But that’s not, that’s not the end of the story
不過這還不是故事的結局
After repulsive, you become a cute
在變很醜之後，你會再變回小可愛
And that’s where I am
那就是我現在所處的階段
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Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey
對 我的朋友都走了 我頭髮也白了
I ache in the places where I used to play
我以前常運動的地方還會痛
我是為愛發狂但我沒法繼續了
I'm just paying my rent every day
我只能每天支付租金
Oh in the tower of song
喔 在這座歌曲之塔裡
Now, I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get?
我曾問過 Hank William， 這裡到底有多寂寞?
Oh Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
喔 Hank William沒有回答我
But I hear him coughing all night long
但是我整晚都聽到他在咳嗽
Yeah A hundred floors above me
對 在我之上的第一百層
In the tower of song
在這座歌曲之塔裡
