The Rose

Some say love it is a river
有人說愛是一條河流〗
That drowns the tender reed
澄澈的河水沒過了柔軟的蘆葦〗
Some say love it is a razor
有人說愛是一把利劍〗
That leaves your soul to bleed
它會割破靈魂流出鮮血〗
Some say love it is a hunger
有人說愛是一種渴望〗
An endless aching need
它是一種充斥著痛楚卻被需要的東西〗
I say love it is a flower
我說愛是一朵鮮花〗
And you its only seed
而你卻是那唯一的種子〗
It's the heart afraid of breaking
那是一顆無比憔悴的心〗
That never learns to dance
而且是永遠無法學會起舞的心〗
It's the dream afraid of waking
那是一段懼怕醒來的夢〗
That never takes the chance
而且是永遠無法觸及的夢〗
It's the one who won't be taken
這是誰也無法認同的絕對〗
Who cannot seem to give
而且誰也無法給予〗
And the soul afraid of dyin'
害怕和不安的靈魂〗
That never learns to live
卻從未學會如何生存〗
When the night has been too lonely
當夜晚太過孤寂的時候〗
And the road has been too long
那條道路伸向遙遠的彼方〗
And you think that love is only
你認為愛就是唯一〗
For the lucky and the strong
對於幸運的和堅強的〗
Just remember in the winter
也許只需要了解在寒冷的冬季〗
Far beneath the bitter snows
遠遠的地方還飄落著白雪〗
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
即便是那名為謊言的種子在太陽的愛護下〗
In the spring becomes the rose
到了春天也會變成最美的玫瑰〗