Antebellum

Vienna Teng - Antebellum
史逸欣—硝煙未起時

秋天，我們在落英繽紛中追逐嬉鬧

細語著彼此的小秘密

我們微笑著，心照不宣
In the fall, we circle through the leaves
時光總是很快就溜走了
and talk about the little ones.
一盞接一盞的華燈初上
And we smile, but never say too much.
我們的十月生活啊，不知不覺臨近結束
The moment always vanishing.
我知道我們之間的界限
One by one the neighbors' lights come on.
使戰爭停止
Our October day is almost gone.
使傷者安全

我知道我們硝煙未起時的天真
I know the border lines we drew between us
永遠也不會讓我們看到停戰之日的曙光
keep the weapons down,
春天，我們一起登上連綿的山巒
keep the wounded safe ;
攀談著我們稚嫩的夢想
I know our antebellum innocence
我們微笑著，臉龐如同是澄澈的鏡子
was never meant to see the light of our armistice day.
照出彼此的另一面

然而爭吵毫無徵兆地來了
In the spring, we climbed the rolling hills
刺耳的言語劃破長夜
and talked about our budding plans.
我怎麼就不能成為你想要的樣子呢？
And we smiled, our faces like a mirror
我怎麼可以讓你傷痕累累呢？
showing us our secret sides.
我知道我們之間的界限

使戰爭停止
But then the fights:
使傷者安全
the sharp words splintering the night,
我知道我們硝煙未起時的天真
how I couldn't be what you'd need?
永遠也不會讓我們看到停戰之日的曙光
But oh how I could make you bleed?
但是我要付出多少才能重新擁有你？

如今這樣究竟讓我們失去多少？
I know the border lines we drew between us
你會回來的，我就在這兒等你
keep the weapons down,
四季輪迴，一年又一年
keep the wounded safe;
我就在這兒等你，你會回來的
I know our antebellum innocence
即便看客只有來來往往的陌生人
was never meant to see the light of our armistice .
你會回來的，我就在這兒等你
But how much would I give to have it back again?
四季輪迴，一年又一年
How much did we lose to live this way?
我就在這兒等你，你會回來的

即便看客只有來來往往的陌生人
You'll go home, I'll stay here,
我知道我們之間的界限
seasons keep on marching...
使戰爭停止
I'll stay here, you'll go home,
使傷者安全
with only strangers watching...
我知道我們硝煙未起時的天真

永遠也不會讓我們看到停戰之日的曙光
You'll go home, I'll stay here,
seasons keep on marching...
I'll stay here, you'll go home ,
with only strangers watching...

I know the border lines we drew between us
keep the weapons down,
keep the wounded safe;
I know our antebellum innocence
was never meant to see the light of our armistice.