There's some things I don't have now 有一些事情我现在没有

Some things I don't talk about 有些事情，我不谈论

These things are between myself and I 这些东西都是我自己，我的

In my thick skull the joker hides 在我的厚头骨百搭隐藏

   

There's consequences I'm scared to taste 有后果我很害怕去品味

Cold hard truths I can't face 我无法面对冷酷的真相

These days are different than the past 这些日子比过去不同

Reflections change in the looking glass 思考镜子改变

   

And everywhere I look there's something to learn 和我到处看看有什么东西要学习

A sliver of truth from every bridge we burn 真理从我们燃烧每一座桥梁条子

A hatful of quarters and a naked song 宿舍的hatful和一个裸体的歌

Don't answer the question of where we belong 不回答的，属于我们的问题

   

How come birds 为什么鸟

Don't fall from the sky when they die? 不要从天上掉下来的，当他们死了？

How come birds 为什么鸟

Always look for a quiet place to hide 总是找一个安静的地方躲起来

These words 这些话

Can't explain what I feel inside? 能不能解释一下我内心的感受？

Like birds I need a quiet place to hide 像鸟一样，我需要一个安静的地方躲起来

   

These independent moves I make 这些独立的动作我做

This confidence I try to fake 这信心，我尝试假

You can hear the beating of my heart 你能听到我的心脏跳动

But not a feather falling in the dark 但不能把它的羽毛飘落在黑暗中

   

And everything I hear never makes any sense 和所有我听到的永远没有任何意义

Another old prophet perched on the fence 另一个老先知栖息在篱笆

A cupful of pencils and a self help guru 铅笔的满杯和自助大师

Don't answer the question of what I am to you 不回答的问题是什么，我给你