A cold December afternoon
十二月一个寒冷的午后
Two shadows met on frosty stones
两抹影子相遇在结霜的石头上
She asked directions to the moon
她询问通往月亮的方向
We climbed the hill with trembling bones
我们爬上小山骨头都在发颤
Coffee steam drew constellations
咖啡热气画出星座图案
Her laughter melted winter's spine
她的笑声融化了冬日的脊梁
By sunset's pale conversation
在日落苍白的交谈中
Strangers turned to tangled vines
陌生人化作缠绕的藤蔓
Oh I should've held on should've held on tight
哦我本该抓紧就该紧紧抓住
To every park bench spark every neon night
每一处公园长椅的火花每一个霓虹夜晚
Your cat's bell still echoes in my hollow room
你猫咪的铃铛仍在我空荡的房间回响
That self-portrait's fading -my heart's living tomb
We built spring in plastic bumper cars
我们在塑料碰碰车里构筑春天
Rollerskate waltzes 'round the rink
旱冰鞋在溜冰场跳着华尔兹
Your tabby chased Venus through the stars
你的虎斑猫在繁星间追逐金星
While we traded seashells and pink ink
而我们交换着贝壳与粉色墨水
You taught thunderstorms to whisper
你教会了雷暴低语
I mapped freckles like constellations
我像测绘星座般描画你的雀斑
Our pockets filled with ticket stubs
我们的口袋塞满票根
And half-baked constellations
还有半生不熟的星座图
Oh I should've held on should've held on true
哦我本该握牢就该真诚地坚守
To carnival cotton skies every I miss you
每一片游乐场棉花糖般的天空每一声我想你
Your mittens still dangle by my broken door
你的手套仍悬在我破损的门边
That empty collar haunts my apartment floor
那空项圈萦绕在我公寓的地板
Last train morning charcoal tears
末班车的清晨木炭般的泪水
You offered fur to ease the years
你递来猫毛想抚平岁月
Can't nurture what I can't replace
无法养育我无法替代的事物
I lied through autumn-colored face
我透过秋色的面容撒谎
Now your cat's eyes haunt grocery aisles
如今你猫咪的眼睛萦绕在超市货架间
I feed strays where we used to meet
我在我们曾相遇的地方喂着流浪猫
Your sketch bleeds through seven layers
你的素描渗过七层
Of beige paint and counterfeit peace
米色油漆与伪造的宁静
I'm learning now to care for ghosts
如今我学着照料幽灵
Watering the plants you left behind
浇灌你留下的植物
Your tabby's ghost purrs in the toast
你的虎斑猫幽灵在烤焦的吐司里呼噜
That burns each morning since you went
自你离去后每个清晨它都在燃烧