She was a rainbow once 她是一个曾经的彩虹

So colorful but that was once 如此丰富多彩，但是，曾经

Now that's impossible to see, to see 现在，这是不可能看到的，看

With a voice subliminal, 带有语音潜意识，

It's the only sign she's beautiful 这是唯一的标志，她的美丽

Here's all that's left of her dignity 这里的一切的离开了她的尊严

She goes yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 她去啊，是啊，是啊，是啊

Yeah, yeah yeah 是啊，是啊是啊

   

There's a girl in New York City 有一个在纽约市的女孩

Skyline's no longer pretty 天际线的不再是美丽的

Bound for destination anywhere 随时随地开往目的地

She grew up in California 她在加州长大

Big dreams, they tend to own you there 远大的梦想，他们往往拥有你有

Now she's building cardboard castles in the air 现在，她的建筑纸板空中楼阁

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 是啊，是啊，是啊，是啊

   

He was a pretty boy, 他是个漂亮男孩，

Rolling cash his only joy, 滚滚现金他唯一的乐趣，

Now that's impossible to see (to see) 现在，这是不可能看到（见）

Used to be one of them 曾经是他们中的一个

Now the men in suits are avoiding him 现在男人穿西装都躲着他

He's lost his credit cards 他失去了他的信用卡

But hey, he's free! 但是，嘿，他是免费的！

   

There's a man in New York City 有一个在纽约市一名男子

Skyline's no longer pretty 天际线的不再是美丽的

Bound for destination anywhere 随时随地开往目的地

Had the whole world at his window 假如整个世界在他的窗口

It seems so long ago from there 这似乎是很久以前从那里

Now he's building Cardboard Castles in the air 现在，他的建筑纸板空中楼阁

   

Does anybody know? 有谁知道？

Does anybody care? 有谁在乎？

Over here, Over there 在这里，那边

Building Cardboard Castles in the air. 建筑纸板空中楼阁。

   

There's a girl in New York City 有一个在纽约市的女孩

Skyline's no longer pretty 天际线的不再是美丽的

Bound for destination anywhere 随时随地开往目的地

She grew up in California 她在加州长大

Big dreams, they tend to own you there 远大的梦想，他们往往拥有你有

Now she's building cardboard castles in the air 现在，她的建筑纸板空中楼阁

Yeah, yeah, yeah 是啊，是啊，是啊

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 是啊，是啊，是啊，是啊

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There's a girl in New York City 有一个在纽约市的女孩

Skyline's no longer pretty 天际线的不再是美丽的

Bound for destination anywhere 随时随地开往目的地

She grew up in California 她在加州长大

Big dreams, they tend to own you there 远大的梦想，他们往往拥有你有

Now she's building cardboard castles in the air 现在，她的建筑纸板空中楼阁