Tape Deck

From my tape deck there's a recklessness
我的收音机播放着
Inflections of the world we want
我们对理想世界不顾一切的追求
All my friends, my rusty truck
我的所有朋友 我生锈的卡车
We're just specks of love, directionless
我们只是爱情的尘埃 没有方向
Call this band just what we want
随心所欲地命名这个乐队
We can change the name from month to month
一个月就换一次名字
Four guitars and zero drums
四把吉他 没有手鼓
We sounded folk but we wanted to be punk
我们听似民谣 却想成为朋克
In a world post punk
在一个后朋克世界
My friend had an old guitar
我的朋友有一把旧吉他
He took some lessons didn't get very far
他上过几节吉他课 但没能坚持多久
An Ibanez with one knob stuck
一个旋钮卡住的电吉他
Said, "You can have that thing for fifty bucks"
他说 那东西竟要50美元
Laura got a bass but it got no amp
Laura有一把贝斯 但没有扩音器
Borrowed skills but never gave it back
她向别人借了 就再也没还
Luke is just learning how to strum
Luke在学如何弹吉他
But since he was the worst
但他弹得最烂
We made him play the drums
所以我们让他去敲鼓
Play the drums
敲鼓时
You may find
你也许会发现
In the palm
在你的
Of your hand
手掌心
There's a flame
有一束火苗
As it burns
它燃烧着
As it climes
升温着
As it turns
然后变成
To a blaze
一团火焰
Well this flame
这束火苗
It won't last
不会一直燃烧
Here it comes
它来了
Hold it close
就要握紧
Cause this blaze
因为这团火焰
Can be fast
转瞬即逝
Set it free now there it goes
现在让它自由 它走了
Luke's mom said that after school
Luke的妈妈说 放学后
We could rehearse in the living room
我们可以在客厅里排练
But that sure didn't last too long
但她不久后肯定要后悔
Guess she didn't know we'd play Fugazi songs
我猜 她不知道我们要排练Fugazi的歌
We played these songs in the talent show
我们在一场选秀里表演过这些歌
And all of the girls would be in the front row
所有的女孩都在前排
But in the end we just chickened out
但最后我们却被嘘下了台
Because we can't sing
因为我们唱不好
We can only shout
我们只会嚷嚷
Only shhh
只有嘘声
You may find
你也许会发现
In the palm
在你的
Of your hand
手掌心
There's a flame
有一束火苗
As it burns
它燃烧着
As it climes
升温着
As it turns
然后变成
To a blaze
一团火焰
Well this flame
这束火苗
It won't last
不会一直燃烧
Here it comes
它来了
Hold it close
就要握紧
Well this blaze
这团火焰
Will be fast
转瞬即逝
Set it free now there it goes
现在让它自由 它走了