Don't give me answers for I would refuse 不给我答案，我会拒绝

"yes" is a word for which I have no use “是”是一个词，我有没有用

And I wasn't looking for heaven or hell 我是不是在寻找天堂还是地狱

Just someone to listen to stories I tell 只是有人听故事，我告诉

   

Now what is a blessing and what is a dream 那么什么是幸福，什么是梦

Caught between portraits and none's what it seems 画像和无之间的夹缝就是它似乎

And why is it people expect there's a change 而为什么人们期望有一个变化

When I feel I'm a part of something I can't see 当我觉得我的东西的一部分，我看不到

I feel the same 我也有同感

   

Now don't ask me questions or I will retreat 现在不要问我问题，或者我会退缩

Fame is a cancer and ego its seed 成名是一种癌症，并自负其种子

Now I wasn't looking for heaven or hell 现在，我不是在寻找天堂还是地狱

Just someone to listen to stories I tell 只是有人听故事，我告诉

   

Do we ever wonder? 我们有没有想过？

And do you ever care... 和你曾经在乎...

   

Subtle salvation in poems we know 在我们所知的诗歌含蓄的救赎

Hiding our heads in a shadow of home 隐藏我们的头在家庭阴影

Now I wasn't looking for wreaths or for bells 现在，我是不是在找花圈或铃铛

Just someone to listen to stories I tell 只是有人听故事，我告诉

Stories I tell 故事我告诉