invisible string (the long pond studio sessions)

Green was the color of the grass where I used to read at Centennial Park
翠綠是我曾在世紀公園讀書時那裡草地的顏色
I used to think I would meet somebody there
我曾幻想著自己會在那與某人邂逅
Teal was the color of your shirt when you were 16 at the yogurt shop
墨綠是你十六歲那年在酸奶店打工時襯衫的顏色
You used to work at to make a little money
你曾在那兼職賺些零花錢
Time
時間
Curious time
令人不禁好奇的時間
Gave me no compasses
未曾為我指明方向
Gave me no signs
也未曾給我提示的徵兆
Were there clues I didn't see?
難道那些線索被我遺漏了嗎
And isn't it just so pretty to think
這樣的假設是否令人遐想
All along there was some
自始至終
Invisible string
都有一條隱形的線
Tying you to me?
將你我相聯結
Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first trip to LA
Bad Blood是你初次來到洛城時出租車上播放的歌曲
You ate at my favorite spot for dinner
你在我最喜歡的餐廳裡享用了晚餐
Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip getting lunch down by the Lakes
大膽的是戀愛三週年紀念日那次湖畔之行午餐時的服務生
She said I looked like an American singer
她說我長得像一位美國歌手
Time
時間
Mystical time
琢磨不透的時間
Cutting me open, then healing me fine
將我的心撕裂又讓它緩緩癒合
Were there clues I didn't see?
難道那些線索被我遺漏了嗎
And isn't it just so pretty to think
這樣的假設是否令人遐想
All along there was some
自始至終
Invisible string
都有一條隱形的線
Tying you to me?
將你我相聯結
A string that pulled me
那是將我從錯誤的人懷中拉出
Out of all the wrong arms right into that dive bar
指引我進入酒吧的線
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
將我潦草的過去與錯誤都揉進鐵絲網裡的線
Chains around my demons
束縛我心中惡魔的鎖鏈
Wool to brave the seasons
守護我度過季節變換的毛衣
One single thread of gold tied me to you
唯一將我引領向你金石般珍貴的線索
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart
冰冷是我磨的寒光四射的斧頭曾是為了那些讓我心碎的男孩
Now I send their babies presents
現在我會為他們的孩子送去禮物
Gold was the color of the leaves when I showed you around Centennial Park
金黃是我帶你來到世紀公園時樹葉的顏色
Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven
那趟旅途糟糕無比但有你的存在讓我如若置身天堂
Time
時間
Wondrous time
令人遐思的時間
Gave me the blues and then purple pink skies
給予我深藍的憂鬱與粉紫色的晚霞
And it's cool
一切都相安無事
Baby with me
只要你還在我的身邊
And isn't it just so pretty to think
這樣的假設是否令人遐想
All along there was some
自始至終
Invisible string
都有一條隱形的線
Tying you to me?
將你我相聯結