Happy Birthday, Johnny (piano version)
Remember one Christmas, I gave you Jim Carroll
記得某年聖誕我送你一本Jim Carroll的詩集*Jim Carroll是一位有D癮的詩人、音樂家
Intended it as a cautionary tale
想要你從中得到警醒
You said you saw yourself inside there
你說你在書裡看到了你自己
Dog-eared it like a how-to manual
把它當作一本指南手冊那樣折角標記
Remember one summer, we walked in Times Square
記得某年夏天我們共同走過時代廣場
I showed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares
我讓你在百尺之外凝視著那群'屍體'
You took a Bic, set your hotel on fire
你曾用打火機放火燒掉自己的酒店房間
We took the blame, took the bags to the train
我們承擔起過去的責任打包行李去往遠方
Happy Birthday, Johnny
祝你生日快樂Johnny
Wherever you are
無論你身在何方
Happy Birthday, Johnny
祝你生日快樂Johnny
Wherever you are
無論你身在何方
The last time you called it was on New Years Eve
上次你打電話來是跨年那一晚
You asked me for dough to get something to eat
你請求我借些錢讓你充飢
Since we last spoke, you live on the street
自從我們上次交談起你在街邊流浪
Yeah, I wouldnt believe all the **** that youve seen
我不敢相信你放任自己在那樣的環境裡生活
Happy New Year, Johnny
新年快樂Johnny
Is it 23?
你應該要二十三歲了吧？
Happy New Year, Johnny
新年快樂Johnny
Are there lights on the trees?
樹上的燈光你是否看到
When I said, “Let me think,” and you yelled through your teeth
當我說“讓我考慮一下”時你咆哮得歇斯底里
Accused me of acting like all royalty
你指責我的行為好像那些上層名流
Always for show, no true charity
總為作秀毫無真心
You saw me on magazines and TV
你在雜誌電視裡看到了我
But if they only knew the real version of me
但從那裡只看得到我包裝自己的那層面具
Only you know the secrets, the swamp and the fear
只有你知道我的秘密、迷茫和恐懼
What happened to blood? Our family?
是什麼污染了我們的血液、我們的家庭？
Annie, how could you do this to me?
“Annie，你怎麼可以這樣對我？”
Of course, I blame me
當然我怪我自己
When you get free , Johnny
當你得到自由時Johnny
I hope you find peace
我希望你找回你內心的平靜