Glory Days

Come and play the tunes of glory
過來彈奏這首讚歌
Raise your voice in celebration
在慶典上高唱
of the days that we have wasted
為那些我們曾浪費的日子
in the café, in the station
在咖啡館在車站
And learn the meaning of existence
在雙週分期付款中
in fortnightly installments
學習存在的意義
Come share this golden age with me
過來和我分享這個黃金時代
in my single room apartment
在我的單身公寓裡
And if it all amounts to nothing
即使這一切毫無意義
it doesn't matter
沒關係
these are still our glory days
這些終究是我們逝去的黃金時代
Oh, my face is unappealing
我的面容在消失
and my thoughts are unoriginal
我的想法沒有創意
I did experiments with substances
我曾做了些物質實驗
but all it did was make me ill
但這都讓我受傷
And I, I used to do the I Ching
而且我我之前在讀易經
but then I had to feed the meter
之後卻不得不為了謀生
Now I can't see into the future
現在我看不到未來
but at least I can use the heater
但是至少我還能用加熱器
Oh it doesn't get much better than this
哦這不會比現在好多少
'cos this is how we live our glory days
因為這是我們生活在昔日輝煌中的樣子
Oh, and I could be a genius
哦我可以變成一個天才
if I just put my mind to it
如果我用點心
And I, I could do anything
而且我我可以做任何事
if only I could get 'round to it
只要我能有時間去做
Oh, we were brought up on the Space Race
我們是在星球大戰時期長大的
now they expect you to clean toilets
現在他們指望你去掃廁所
When you have seen how big the world is
當你看到這個世界有多大的時候
how can you make do with this?
你怎麼能讓他們去讓你幹這個
If you want me, I'll be sleeping in
如果你需要我我會睡過頭
sleeping in throughout these glory days
始終在這些曾經的輝煌裡睡著
These glory days can take their toll
黃金時代讓他們受傷
so catch me now
所以現在抓住我
before I turn to gold
在我被金光湮沒之前
Yeah, we'd love to hear your story
是啊我們很樂意聽你的故事
just as long as it tells us where we are
只要這能告訴我們我們在哪裡
that where we are is where we're meant to be
我們命中註定要在某處
Oh come on, make it up yourself
過來吧原諒你自己
You don't need anybody else
你不需要其他人
And I promise I won't sell
我保證不出賣
these days to anybody else in the world but you
這些日子給世界上的其他人除了你
No-one but you
除了你沒有其他人
No -one but you
除了你沒有其他人
No-one but you
除了你沒有其他人
No-one but you
除了你沒有其他人