I Was Hoping

Alanis Morissette

I Was Hoping

As we were talking outside

天气很冷

It was cold

我们在外面聊天

We were shivering yet warmed by the subject matter

虽然身体在寒风中瑟瑟发抖 谈论的话题却温暖着我们的心

My wife is in the next room

我的妻子在隔壁的房间里

We've been having troubles you know

你知道 我们之间出了点问题

Please don't tell her or anyone

请不要告诉她或者其他人

But I need to talk to somebody

我只是需要倾诉

You said 'Wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was

你曾说 倘若你体会到那种奇妙的感觉 就不会认为这是一种耻辱

Five minutes before I died

在我死亡之前的五分钟

I'd be filled with such regret

我的内心充满了遗憾

Before I took my last breath '

在我咽下最后一口气之前

And I said 'You're willing to tell me this now

我说 现在你愿意跟我聊聊这件事情

And you're not going to die

你不会即将死去

Anytime soon '

就在近期

And I said I haven't been eating chicken or meat or anything

我说我从来不吃鸡肉或者其他肉类

And you said yes

你同意我的观点

But you've been wearing leather

但你却一直穿着皮质外衣

And laughed and said

肆无忌惮地大笑 并且说

We're at the top of the food chain

我们是高等动物

And yes you're still a fine woman

没错 你是个漂亮的女人

And I cringed

我取悦于你

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could heal each other

我一直希望我们可以治愈彼此

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could be raw together

我一直希望我们可以一起成长

We left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60's) said

我们离开那家餐馆 六十岁的领班说

'Good bye sir

再见先生

Thank you for your business sir

非常感谢您的光临 先生

You're successful and established sir

您是一位成功人士

And we like the frequency with which you dine here sir

我们喜欢您经常光顾这里

And your money '

欢迎您再一次来我们餐厅消费

And when I walked by they said 'Thank you too dear '

当我走过他们的身边 他们齐声说道 感谢您 亲爱的

I was all pigtails and cords

我不禁感到沾沾自喜

And there was a day when I would've said something like

总有一天 我会说我喜欢一些东西

'Hey dude I could buy and sell this place so kiss it '

兄弟 我可以买下这片地方 再转卖出去 亲吻它吧

I too once thought

我再三考虑

I was owed something

我拥有一些

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could challenge each other

我一直希望我们可以互相挑战对方

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could crack each other up

我一直希望我们可以激发彼此的潜力

I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow

我思虑周全 然而事实却不是如此 我总会感到失落

I too thought life was cruel

我知道生活是残酷的

It's a cycle really

生命真的会轮回

You think I'm withdrawing and guilt tripping you

你觉得我会为牵绊你而感到愧疚吗

I think you're insensitive and I don't feel heard

我觉得你太敏感了 我毫无知觉

And I said 'Do you believe we are

我说 你相信我们吗

Fundamentally judgmental

我们决定一切

Fundamentally evil '

我们本质上就是魔鬼吗

And you said Yes

你说 是的

And I said do you believe in revenge

我说 你相信复仇吗

In right or wrong

无论对错

Good or bad

无论好坏

And you said 'Well what about the man that

你说 那个人怎么样

I saw handcuffed in the emergency room

我看到急诊室有个带着手铐的人

Bleeding after beating his kid

殴打自己的小孩直至流血

And she threw a shoe at his head

她把一只鞋扔到他的脑袋上

I think what he did was wrong

我认为他的所作所为是错的

And I wouldn't have had a hard time feeling compassion for him '

我永远不会同情这种男人

I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged

我必须时时注意语气 我害怕你的指责

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could dance together

我一直希望 我们能够一起跳舞

I was hoping

我一直希望

I was hoping we could be creamy together

我一直希望 我们可以一起幸福生活