older (live acoustic)
Woke up in the same clothes I wore yesterday
穿着昨日的衣服醒来
My head is pounding now, I lost my phone again
头晕目眩,又把手机给弄丢了
And I found a gray hair and I thought about
发现一丝白发的我突然想到
When my dad was my age, he was married by now
父亲在我这个年纪的时候就已经结婚了
And sometimes I wonder how things would turn out
有时候我会思索一切的结果会是如何
If I stayed in school, never left my home town
如果我选择修完学业而不曾背井离乡
I don't do the things I'm supposed to
我会逃避本该完成的任务
Overthinking, underfocused
想得太多会让我精神恍惚
Emotional roller coaster
情绪也如过山车般大起大落
Keep it all on my shoulders
我把一切都揽到自己身上扛着
Hoping no one will notice
期许没有人会发现
I'm no good at getting older
成熟其实不是我的性格
Last year I almost threw in the towel
去年我差点就向生活低头认输了
I was tired of suits telling me what to write about
厌倦了由西装革履谱写的人生
Yeah, but then I remembered the girl from Rhode Island
可我又回忆起来自罗德岛的那位姑娘
Who said that our music saved her life, and
她曾说音乐使她重振旗鼓
I'm not a saint but I still talk to Jesus
吾等并非贤圣,却也向耶稣祈祷
I hope he knows that I really mean it
我希望上帝知道我是认真的
I don't do the things I'm supposed to
我会逃避本该完成的任务
Overthinking, underfocused
想得太多会让我精神恍惚
Emotional roller coaster
情绪也如过山车般大起大落
Keep it all on my shoulders
我把一切都揽到自己身上扛着
Hoping no one will notice
期许没有人会发现
I'm no good at getting older
成熟其实不是我的性格
I called my dad one night when I was a wreck
有次夜晚,彻底崩溃的我拨号给了父亲
He said, "At your age, I was a mess"
他安慰道,”我在你这个年纪的时候也是一团乱麻“
So don't let it all weigh down on your shoulders
所以,别把一切都揽到自己身上扛着
Things will work out the way they're supposed to
船到桥头自然直
It's just part of getting older
受挫只是成长的一部分罢了