empire (acoustic version)
I havent played a show in way too long
久未登台表演，自我遠離
People keep asking me where I have gone
人們不斷追問，我的行跡
I started fading quick, yeah
我的生涯開始衰退
When I shouldve been making it, oh
當我本應一切做對
I guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young
我看不清前方的路，還太過幼稚
Doubting whats in my mind, I guess Ill never learn
自我質問有何變故，大概永遠不會吸取教訓
Still tryna figure it out, emm
仍在試圖理出思路
Its all that Im thinking about, ooh
其它想法一律概無
Im gonna take it for what its worth
我會為我的付出取得回報
Put in the hours til I have earned it
全身心投入直到我贏得一切
Show everybody what I deserve, oh,yean
讓所有人看看我值得的一切
Gonna build an empire , empire
我會建立一個帝國
Gonna build an empire, empire
我會建立自己的帝國
Gonna build an empire, empire
我會締造自己的世界
Everyone in this game, we lie too much
這場遊戲裡，我們所有人都在說謊
Say were doing it for the love, only for the love
稱我們只為熱愛而歌，只為愛
But Im not ashamed to say, yeah
但是我不會羞恥吐露
That I wanna be rich someday
我確想有朝一日變富
Cause never had it when I was a kid
因我年幼時一無所有
Mum and Dad working double shifts
爸媽上兩份班
Kinda hard on relationships, oh
戀情有些艱難
But Im gonna show them just what theyre worth
但我會證明那一切都值得
Im gonna put in the work (Yeah)
我會努力投身工作
Gonna build an empire, empire
我會建立一個帝國
Gonna build an empire, empire
我會建立自己的帝國
Gonna build an empire, empire
我會締造自己的世界
Gonna build a castle in my head
構築的堡壘在我的腦海間
And a kingdom from my bed, oh
王國的界限劃自我的床邊
Making the sacrifices I gotta make
我的犧牲必須付出
Missing out on the times, wish I coulda stayed
錯過的時光，多希望我能留住
Breaking my heart into pieces when I go away
內心支離破碎，當我不再停駐
Watching it fade
眼看著它化為虛無
Gonna build an empire (Ooh)
我會建立我自己的帝國
Gonna build an empire ( Oh)
我自己的帝國
Ooh...
一個
Gonna build an empire
只屬於我的世界