The Rose (From "The Rose")

Some say love it is a river
有人说爱是一条河
That drowns the tender reed
它淹没了柔弱的芦苇
Some say love it is a razor
有人说爱是剃刀
That leaves your soul to bleed
它让你的心流血
Some say love it is a hunger
有人说爱是渴望
And endless aching need
和带来无尽痛苦的需要
I say love it is a flower
我说爱是一朵花
And you its only seed
而你是它唯一的种子
It's the heart afraid of breaking
是那颗怕受伤的心
That never learns to dance
它从不学跳舞
It's the dream afraid of waking
是那个害怕醒来的梦想
That never takes the chance
它从不抓住机会
It's the one who won't be taken
它是那个不会被带走的人
Who can not seem to give
他不会假装去付出
And the soul afraid of dying
是那颗害怕死去的心
That never learns to live
它从不学着生活
When the night has been too lonely
当夜晚显得太过寂静
And the road has been too long
路显得太长
And you think that love is only
而你又认为爱只
For the lucky and the strong
属于那些幸运儿和强者的时候
Just remember in the winter
只要记住，在冬天
Far beneath the bitter snow
在苦涩的雪底下
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
种下带着阳光爱意的种子
In the spring becomes the rose
在春天它就会变成玫瑰