How To Drive

My grandparents, they're getting older
我的祖父祖母 逐渐老去
Some of my friends, they're getting sober
我有一些朋友 也戒起酒修身养性
Oh, it's true that life goes on
哦 生活当然还得继续
But it sure leaves some things behind
却也留下些许痕迹
And I worked real hard, I made some money
我勤奋工作 有所积蓄
And it's not a joke, but it's still funny
这并非笑话 却还是很有趣
How with every ounce of freedom comes a pound of traumatized
可为何每一盎司的自由 无一不伴随一磅的创伤

It feels like all my friends, they feel the same way
我的朋友似乎都与我有同感
The candles take more breath on every birthday
每逢生日 吹灭蜡烛总得多用几口气
Thе train, it leaves the station without a final dеstination
而没有目的地的列车 也将驶离车站
And I know I should shut up, enjoy the ride
我知道我该安静享受这趟旅程
But nobody ever taught me how to drive
可从没人教过我 如何驱车前行

And I've been heartbroken so badly
我的心支离破碎
But now I'm scared of being happy
而今我却畏惧快乐来临
So when the butterflies show up
故蝴蝶一出现
I make excuses up and hide
我便找借口躲藏
Like, work is busy, I'm feeling weird
比如工作忙之类 我觉得很奇怪
My dog died this time last year
我的狗去年这个时候也离我而去

It feels like all my friends, they feel the same way
我的朋友似乎都与我有同感
The candles take more breath on every birthday
每逢生日 吹灭蜡烛总得多用几口气
The train, it leaves the station without a final destination
而没有目的地的列车 也将驶离车站
And I know I should shut up, enjoy the ride
我知道我该安静享受这趟旅程
But nobody ever taught me how to drive
可从没人教过我 如何驱车前行

I'm scared to death of my friends dying
我很害怕濒临死亡境地的朋友真正离去
And I'm insecure about actually trying
而对于真正去尝试做的事 我深感不安
I've got so many things I wanna do that I get paralyzed and
想做的有太多 却一事无成
End up wasting precious time
最终虚度宝贵的光阴
On things that make me wanna die
寻死觅活的无谓之举
I'm tired of seeing the world in black and blue
我厌倦了眼中这遍体鳞伤的世界

My grandparents, they're getting older
我的祖父祖母 逐渐老去
Wish they could tell me when it's all over
真希望他们能告诉我 何时能了结一切
Did you and your friends feel the same way?
你的朋友是否与你有同感
Did the candles take more breath on every birthday?
每逢生日 吹灭蜡烛是否得多用几口气
But the train, it left the station, was there a final destination?
而驶离车站的列车 有没有目的地
Did you learn to just shut up and enjoy the ride?
你是否学会 该安静享受这趟旅程
Did you learn to keep it all between the lines?
你是否学会 一切都用言外之意表达
Did anybody ever teach you how to drive?
又是否有人教过你 如何驱车前行