Painting Pictures of Egypt
Painting Pictures of Egypt - Sara Groves
I don't want to leave here
我不想离开这儿
I don't want to stay
我不想留在这儿
It feels like pinching to me
不论怎么选择
Either way
都让我为难，揪心
And the places I long for the most
我最想呆的地方
Are the places where I've been
就是我曾经去过的那些地方
They are calling out to me
它们让我魂牵梦绕
Like a long lost friend
就像一个失去的老友
It's not about losing faith
这与信仰丢失无关
It's not about trust
这与信任无关
It's all about comfortable
只与舒适程度有关
When you move so much
当你无数次搬迁
And the place I was wasn't perfect
而我呆的地方并不完美
But I had found a way to live
但是我找到了适合自己的生活方式
And it wasn't milk or honey
这并不是牛奶或者蜂蜜一样的生活享受
But then neither is this
二者都不是
I've been painting pictures of Egypt
我画出了埃及
Leaving out what it lacks
没有画完整
The future feels so hard
未来感觉是如此艰难
And I want to go back
我想要回到过去
But the places that used to fit me
但是这些地方曾很适合我
Cannot hold the things I've learned
曾经所学，却无法紧握
Those roads were closed off to me
当我转过身
While my back was turned
我也就无路可退了
The past is so tangible
过去是如此真切
I know it by heart
我牢牢记在心底
Familiar things are never easy
曾经熟识
To discard
难以割舍
And I was dying for some freedom
我渴望自由
But now I hesitate to go
但是我犹豫要不要出发
I am caught between the Promise
我在承诺
And the things I know
与领悟之间纠结
I've been painting pictures of Egypt
我画出了埃及
Leaving out what it lacks
没有画完整
The future feels so hard
未来感觉是如此艰难
And I want to go back
而且我想要回到过去
But the places that used to fit me
但是这些地方曾很适合我
Cannot hold the things I've learned
曾经所学，却无法紧握
Those roads were closed off to me
当我转过身
While my back was turned
我也就无路可退了
I've been painting pictures of Egypt
我画出了埃及
Leaving out what it lacks
没有画完整
The future feels so hard
未来感觉是如此艰难
And I want to go back
而且我想要回到过去
But the places that used to fit me
但是这些地方曾很适合我
Cannot hold the things I've learned
曾经所学，却无法紧握
Those roads were closed off to me
当我转过身
Oh those roads were closed off to me
一切就已经无路可退
While my back was turned
我也就无路可退了
Oh
If it comes to quick
如果一切都太快
I may not appreciate it
我或许不会感激
Is that the reason behind all this time in sand
这难道就是日渐艰辛的原因吗？
If it comes to quick
如果一切都太快
I may not recognize it
我或许会辨认不出来
Is that the reason behind all this time in sand
这难道就是日渐艰辛的原因吗？