When the bitter end arrives, 当你死我活到达，

will we be at war or sadly, madly in love? 我们才在战争或可悲的是，疯狂地爱上了？

Will we beg for one more night? 我们会乞求一个晚上？

Or will we have our bags packed 还是我们已经把我们的包装袋

waiting at the door? 等候在门口？

   

When the bitter end arrives, 当你死我活到达，

Will it be a finish line or a starting gate? 会不会是终点还是起点门？

Brass and pearl, or maggots and dirt -- 黄铜和珍珠，或蛆虫和灰尘 -

bittersweet or just desserts? 苦乐参半或只是甜点？

   

When you didn't answer your phone 当你没有接听电话

I knew there was something wrong; 我知道有一些错误;

you'd been a wreck all week. 你整个星期都在一艘沉船。

When it's unbearable, 当它的不堪，

the more unavailable the world can often seem 更不可用世界上经常显得

   

When the bitter end arrives, 当你死我活到达，

will we be exhausted or will we toss and turn? 我们将用尽或将我们辗转反侧？

Will we claw out our eyes? 我们将爪了我们的眼睛？

Or will we simply close them 还是我们只是将其关闭

and let sleep seep in? 让睡眠冷泉吗？

   

When your bitter end arrived 当你的你死我活抵达

you could've at least 你可能已经至少

chicken-scratched some cliched note: 鸡抓一些老套注意：

"on the razor's edge", “在剃刀边缘” ，

"at the end of your rope", “你穷途末路”

"the bitter pills you just had to swallow." “你刚刚吞下的苦药。 ”

   

When you didn't answer your phone 当你没有接听电话

suddenly the last time we spoke 突然我们最后一次发言

became the last time we spoke. 成为我们采访的最后一次。

What would I have said if I knew 什么我曾经说过，如果我知道

just how desperate the situation was? 这种情况是多么绝望了？

   

But I know that I knew -- 但我知道，我知道 -

such overstated clues -- 这种夸大的线索 -

you stopped eating, kept drinking, 你停止进食，不停地喝酒，

stopped showing up for work. 不来了工作。

When you're alone, did you utter dying words? 当你孤单，你说出遗言？

   

Why'd the bitter end have to come? 你为什么血战到底有来吗？

Why'd the bitter end have to come for you? 你为什么血战到底要来的吗？

So sad, so soon. 那么伤心，这么快。

When your bitter end came around, 当你的你死我活到来的时候，

did you wonder how your sentence would sound? 你想知道你的句子怎么会发声？

An exclamation or a question mark?! 惊叹号或问号？