The Riddle(Album Version)
The Riddle (Album Version) - Five for Fighting
Written by：John Ondrasik
There was a man back in '95
追溯到95年的一个老人
Whose heart ran out of summers
某个夏天他的心脏停止了跳动
But before he died I asked him
在他与世长辞之前我问他
Wait what's the sense in life
生命的意义究竟是什么
Come over me come over me
过来 靠过来
He said
他说
Son why you got to sing that tune
孩子 你为什么会问这样的问题
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
去听听迪伦的歌 或是观望一次月蚀
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
让天使挥动翅膀 你陶醉其中
Then you will see you will see
然后你就会明白 你就会明白
Then he said
最后他告诉我
Here's a riddle for you
有一个谜
Find the answer
需要你找出答案
There's a reason for the world
世间万物为何存在
You and I
包括你我
Picked up my kid from school today
今天从学校里接孩子放学
Did you learn anything causing the world today
问他今天在学校学到了什么
You can't live in a castle far away
你不是生活在一个遥远的城堡
Now talk to me come talk to me
现在要对我诉说 与我交流
He said
他说
Dad I'm big but we're smaller than small
爸爸 我觉得自己很高大却又很渺小
In the scheme of things well we're nothing at all
在世界万物之中 我们什么都不是
Still every mother's child sings a lonely song
每个母亲的孩子都会哼一首孤独的曲子
So play with me come play with me
唱着和我一起玩 和我一起玩
And hey dad
嘿爸爸
Here's a riddle for you
有一个谜
Find the answer
你可知道答案
There's a reason for the world
世间万物为何存在
You and I
包括你我
I said
我说
Son for all I've told you
孩子 我已经把知道的都告诉了你
When you get right down to the
当你归根结底
Reason for the world
认识了这个世界
Who am I
你就会明白你是谁
There are secrets that we still have left to find
还会有很多秘密等着我们去发现
There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
万物伊始 谜团就已经存在
There are answers we're not wise enough to see
很多问题已经超出了我们的能力范围