Promise Is a Pendulum - Big Thief
Lyrics by:Adrianne Lenker
Composed by:Adrianne Lenker
I could never build the ether or the grass overgrown
我永远无法造出苍穹 亦或是让杂草肆意生长
I could never build the river with a mouth full of foam
我永远无法造出一条河口尽是泡沫的河流
I could never build the winter with her cold tears of glitter
我永远无法用她冰冷的的晶莹泪珠造就严寒冬日
I've been listening to the red oak and the acorn she cries
我聆听着红橡树与她为橡子哭泣的声音
Been listening to the white birch and the paper she dries
我聆听着白桦树以及她将纸晒干的声音
I've been listening to the frogs joke listening to the fire smoke
我聆听着青蛙的玩笑 聆听着烈火的烟气
I can never tell you now what I had often said before
现在我无法告诉你我从前经常诉说的话语
Because promise is a pendulum just swinging at the door
因为承诺如钟摆一般 在门口摇摆不定
And I'm not saying I'm not jealous or scared anymore
我并不是说 我再也不会心生嫉妒亦或是恐惧不安
I'm just saying
我只是说
I could never build a rainbow or any kind of flower
我永远无法筑起一道彩虹 亦或是培育一种鲜花
I could never make a sparrow or a meteor shower
我永远无法养育一只麻雀 亦或是制造一场流星雨
I could never build an earthworm never make the earth turn
我永远无法养育一条蚯蚓 永远无法让地球转动
I've been listening to the laughing of the fox down the trail
我聆听着回荡在小径上的狐狸笑声
I've been clasping to the listening of the moss to the snail
我全神贯注 聆听着苔藓对蜗牛的轻声低语
Ooh
The shimmer of the beech leaves as the wind does a big sneeze
山毛榉树的叶子闪闪发光 就像是微风打着喷嚏
I could never tell you now what I had often said before
现在我无法告诉你我从前经常诉说的话语
Because promise is a pendulum just swinging at the door
因为承诺如钟摆一般 在门口摇摆不定
And I'm not saying I'm not jealous or scared anymore
我并不是说 我再也不会心生嫉妒亦或是恐惧不安
I'm just saying
我只是说
I could never build the shadow between your cheek and your eye
我永远无法造就你的脸颊与眼睛之间的一抹乌青
I could never make a freckle or the warm breath you sigh
我永远无法造就雀斑亦或是你叹气时的温暖气息
The canopy of lashes with the softness of ashes
如灰烬般柔软的浓密睫毛
I've been listening to the memory the way that it was
我聆听着回忆原本的模样
Listening to the echo of whys and because
聆听着事情原委的回声
Listening to the echo telling me to let go
聆听着让我放手的回声
I could never tell you now what I had often said before
现在我无法告诉你我从前经常诉说的话语
Because promise is a pendulum just hanging at the door
因为承诺如钟摆一般 在门口摇摆不定
And I'm not saying I'm not jealous or scared anymore
我并不是说 我再也不会心生嫉妒亦或是恐惧不安
I'm just saying
我只是说
Saying
诉说着