Balloon #3 - The Candle Thieves
There were balloons in the sky
天空漂浮的彩色气球
When his last night arrived
是他前一晚到来,我所有的记忆
He was led to the chapel end of his crime
他被带到教堂,去终结他所犯的罪孽
They promised him not too much pain
他们说不会让他痛苦
He begged for them to change
他求他们放过他
But the judge declared he couldnt be saved
但是法官说他死罪难逃
He had no other family
他茕茕独立
So his legacy would be a space with a number
有很大一笔遗产
As sodium cyanide filled the chamber
当毒药穿肠
Dont let go
不要
Of your balloon
放飞你心中高飞的祈求
Da da da da da
Da da da da
Da da da da
There were balloons in they sky
天空飘着很多气球
When he took his own life
当他自我了断后
There was love but at school
他的爱
It was unaccepted
在学校里,也被遗弃
For the one he longed to kiss
他渴望亲吻的人
He cried tears as the fists beat him down
被打到时的伤心落泪
Led him home to finally end it
让他选择了终结这一切
And as he lay asleep that night
无眠的夜晚
They told him theres no
他们告诉他
Bigger word than love I can think of
爱是一切
If there was I would say it
如果真是这样,我也会去爱
Rewind then replay it
我们再重新回顾一下
For you my only
只为你
The note to his mother read
他留给母亲的字条,写着
Im so sorry
对不起
Dont let go
不要放飞
Of your balloon
你心中高飞的气球
Da da da da da
Da da da da
Da da da da
Flying it up
将它悬在
Through the trees
树上,迎风高扬
Brushing it up against the leaves
让落叶滑过
Something something seemed to fit
这样会好一些
A hundred thousand red balloons he untied
他心中千千万万的红色气球
Took off his shoes
带他离开
And jumped
带他漂浮
And jumped
带他漂浮
One two three four
1,2,3,4
Two two three four
2,2,3,4
Three two three four
3,2,3,4
Stuff two three
2和3
There were balloons in the sky
天空中漂浮着很多气球
On the night she survived
在她活下来的那个夜晚
As the groups marched through her hometown
它们指引她走向回家的路
They all yelled patriotic
他们叫喊着爱国
In a confused rhetoric
在某种模糊的隐喻中
And they sung for her to go home
为她而歌,带她回家
But I am just like you
我跟你们一样
I was born and raised amongst you
同样的成长环境
So not matter what you put me through
不论你带给我什么苦难
Your love is hate but my love stays true
我的爱都会一如既往