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The Art of Aging (鐘之嘆息)

Frankly Speaking & Fu Lai (飯卡 & 福來)

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时常感觉自己活得不够轻盈
shí cháng gǎn jué zì jǐ huó dé bù gòu qīng yíng
I often feel like I'm not living lightly enough.
时常感到愧疚 我还不够拼命
shí cháng gǎn dào kuì jiù wǒ hái bù gòu pīn mìng
I often feel guilty that I'm not trying hard enough.
还是会被世俗的脂粉搅了心情
hái shì huì bèi shì sú de zhī fěn jiǎo le xīn qíng
I still let worldly concerns disrupt my mood.
怕变得油腻
pà biàn dé yóu nì
I'm afraid of becoming greasy.
也怕别有用心的精明
yě pà bié yǒu yòng xīn de jīng míng
I'm also afraid of clever people with ulterior motives.
时常感觉自己一路太多侥幸
shí cháng gǎn jué zì jǐ yī lù tài duō jiǎo xìng
I often feel I've relied too much on luck.
时常感到虚无 回头找不到脚印
shí cháng gǎn dào xū wú huí tóu zhǎo bú dào jiǎo yìn
I often feel empty and can't find my footprints when I look back.
鼓点不够燥 台下觉得扫兴
gǔ diǎn bù gòu zào tái xià jué de sǎo xìng
The beat isn't exciting enough; it disappoints the audience.
可音响开太大了
kě yīn xiǎng kāi tài dà le
But the sound system is too loud.
居委会又要告我扰民
jū wěi huì yòu yào gào wǒ rǎo mín
The neighborhood committee is going to report me for disturbing the peace.
时常觉得 这事儿实在太过牵强
shí cháng jué de zhè shì ér shí zài tài guò qiān qiǎng
I often feel this matter is really absurd.
诚字写了一半发现少个偏旁
chéng zì xiě le yí bàn fā xiàn shǎo gè piān páng
I wrote the character for 'honesty' halfway and realized I was missing a component.
部首 穿过一个又一个的路口
bù shǒu chuān guò yí gè yòu yí gè de lù kǒu
The radicals pass through one intersection after another.
又多了几斤几两包袱挂上我的肩膀
yòu duō le jǐ jīn jǐ liǎng bāo fú guà shàng wǒ de jiān bǎng
I've added a few more burdens on my shoulders.
时常问自己 我该何去何从？
shí cháng wèn zì jǐ wǒ gāi hé qù hé cóng？
I often ask myself where I should go from here.
活这辈子难道只是为了签下合同？
huó zhè bèi zi nán dào zhǐ shì wèi le qiān xià hé tóng？
Is this life just for signing contracts?
总把年少有为的故事追捧歌颂
zǒng bǎ nián shào yǒu wéi de gù shì zhuī pěng gē sòng
I always praise stories of youthful success.
可那时间终将碾过
kě nà shí jiān zhōng jiāng niǎn guò
But that time will eventually crush.
我们所有人的喉咙
wǒ men suǒ yǒu rén de hóu lóng
The throats of all of us.
哎
āi
Sigh.
你听见钟在叹息
nǐ tīng jiàn zhōng zài tàn xī
Can you hear the clock sighing?
爱
ài
Love.
叫我要爱我自己
jiào wǒ yào ài wǒ zì jǐ
It tells me to love myself.
哎
āi
Sigh.
你听那钟在叹气
nǐ tīng nà zhōng zài tàn qì
Do you hear the clock sighing?
爱
ài
Love.
一个人片刻的安宁
yí gè rén piàn kè de ān níng
A moment of peace for one person.
朝皮肤缝隙处倾听
cháo pí fū fèng xì chù qīng tīng
Listening to the gaps in my skin.
年龄是禁锢在身体里
nián líng shì jìn gù zài shēn tǐ lǐ
Age is confined within the body.
越来越清晰
yuè lái yuè qīng xī
It becomes increasingly clear.
大自然的声音
dà zì rán de shēng yīn
The voice of nature.
遗憾或美好的曾经
yí hàn huò měi hǎo de céng jīng
Regrets or beautiful pasts.
短暂又漫长的生命
duǎn zàn yòu màn cháng de shēng mìng
Life is brief yet long-lasting.
走廊最深处的窗户外
zǒu láng zuì shēn chù de chuāng hù wài
Outside the window at the end of the corridor.
分与秒弹奏着
fēn yǔ miǎo dàn zòu zhe
Minutes and seconds are playing.
无声的叹息
wú shēng de tàn xī
A silent sigh.
哎
āi
Sigh.
时常觉得今天有点儿烦
shí cháng jué de jīn tiān yǒu diǎn ér fán
I often feel a bit annoyed today.
时常觉得贫穷 让时间变更慢
shí cháng jué de pín qióng ràng shí jiān biàn gēng màn
I often feel that poverty makes time slow down.
时常觉得自己太胖了
shí cháng jué de zì jǐ tài pàng le
I often feel that I am too fat.
该多些饥饿感
gāi duō xiē jī è gǎn
I should feel more hunger.
所以告别吃肉了
suǒ yǐ gào bié chī ròu le
So I've said goodbye to eating meat.
尽管这beef真的烂
jǐn guǎn zhè beef zhēn de làn
Even though this beef really sucks.
时常觉得时间就就是一个圈套
shí cháng jué de shí jiān jiù jiù shì yí gè quān tào
I often feel that time is just a trap.
有人巴不得快逃
yǒu rén bā bù dé kuài táo
Some people can't wait to escape.
也有人挤破脑袋往下跳
yě yǒu rén jǐ pò nǎo dài wǎng xià tiào
And some people are confused and want to jump down.
他恨不得把瞬间变成永恒
tā hèn bù dé bǎ shùn jiān biàn chéng yǒng héng
He wishes he could turn moments into eternity.
她却恨不得赶快结束这一秒
tā què hèn bù dé gǎn kuài jié shù zhè yī miǎo
But she just wants to quickly end this second.
你说可笑不可笑
nǐ shuō kě xiào bù kě xiào
You say it's funny, isn't it?
时常觉得很累
shí cháng jué de hěn lèi
I often feel very tired.
你也累 我也累 他也累
nǐ yě lèi wǒ yě lèi tā yě lèi
You’re tired, I’m tired, he’s tired.
真的想无所谓
zhēn de xiǎng wú suǒ wèi
I really wish it didn't matter.
想要一闭眼就安眠入睡
xiǎng yào yī bì yǎn jiù ān mián rù shuì
I want to close my eyes and fall into a peaceful sleep.
时常想问
shí cháng xiǎng wèn
I often think to ask.
一切答案就是没答案对不对
yī qiè dá àn jiù shì méi dá àn duì bú duì
The answer to everything is simply no answer, right?
滴哒 滴哒
dī dá dī dá
Tick tock, tick tock.
它又向前走了
tā yòu xiàng qián zǒu le
It moves forward again.
头也不回
tóu yě bù huí
Without looking back.
我的生日 她只是个数字
wǒ de shēng rì tā zhǐ shì gè shù zì
My birthday, it’s just a number.
我的星座 她只是个谈资
wǒ de xīng zuò tā zhǐ shì gè tán zī
My zodiac sign, it's just a topic of conversation.
但时间有她自己的重量
dàn shí jiān yǒu tā zì jǐ de zhòng liàng
But time has its own weight.
That's why we call it
That's why we call it
That's why we call it.

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