invisible string

Green was the color of the grass
世纪公园青草葱郁
Where I used to read at Centennial Park
那里曾留下我看书的身影
I used to think I would meet somebody there
我曾以为会在那里遇到真命天子
Teal was the color of your shirt when you were 16 at the yogurt shop
十六岁那年你穿着青色衬衫
You used to work at to make a little money
在酸奶店打工赚些零花钱
Time
时光啊
Curious time
奇特的时光
Gave me no compasses
没给我方向
Gave me no signs
也没给我指示
Were there clues I didn’t see?
我遗漏了什么线索吗
And isn’t it just so pretty to think
想来太美妙了
All along there was some
一直以来
Invisible string
都有条隐形的线
Tying you to me
将你我相连
Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first trip to LA
你第一次去LA的出租车里放着Bad Blood
You ate at my favorite spot for dinner
你在我最爱的座位上吃了晚餐
Bold was the waitress on our three year trip getting lunch down by the Lakes
三周年之旅时湖边那顿午餐 一个服务员大胆上前
She said I looked like an American singer
说我长得像一位美国歌手
Time
时光啊
Mystical time
神秘的时光
Cutting me open, then healing me fine
将我撕裂 再将我治愈
Were there clues I didn’t see?
我遗漏了什么线索吗
And isn’t it just so pretty to think
想来太美妙了
All along there was some
自始至终
Invisible string
都有条隐形的线
Tying you to me
将你我相连
String that pulled me out of all the wrong arms right into that dive bar
它把我拉出那些错误的怀抱 指引我去那家小酒吧
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
将我过去的错都揉进带刺的铁丝网里
Chains around my demons
它是缠绕我心中恶魔的锁链
Wool to brave the seasons
它是助我抵御严寒的羊毛线
One single thread of gold tied me to you
更是将你我相连的一根金丝线
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind
我把斧子磨得闪寒光
For the boys who broke my heart
为的是那些伤我心的男孩
Now I send their babies presents
而今我会给他们的孩子寄礼物
Gold was the color of the leaves when I showed you around Centennial Park
我带你逛世纪公园时 秋叶已然金黄
Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven
原本糟糕的旅途却使我仿佛置身天堂
Time
时光啊
Wondrous time
美好的时光
Gave me the blues and then purple pink skies
先带给我忧郁 再赐我粉紫色晚霞
And it’s cool
这都没关系
Baby with me
只要你我在一起
And isn’t it just so pretty to think
想来太美妙了
All along there was some
自始至终
Invisible string
都有条隐形的线
Tying you to me
将你我相连
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Produced by Aaron Dessner
Recorded by Jonathan Low and Aaron Dessner at Long Pond (Hudson Valley, NY)
Additional recording by Aaron Dessner at Gaite Lyrique (Paris, FR)
Mixed by Jonathan Low at Long Pond (Hudson Valley, NY
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Drum Programming, Percussion, Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mellotron and
Synthesizer by Aaron Dessner (Hudson Valley, NY)
Orchestration by Bryce Dessner (Biarritz, FR)
Drum Programming by James McAlister (Paris, FR)
Viola and Violin by Yuki Numata Resnick (Buffalo, NY) recorded by Kyle Resnick
Cello by Clarice Jensen (Brooklyn, NY) recorded by Clarice Jensen