I once knew your father well 我曾经认识你的父亲以及

He fought tears as he spoke of your mother's health 他打的眼泪，因为他说话你母亲的健康

I guess a part of him just couldn’t return 我猜他的一部分只是不能回

Forgiveness is a lesson he cursed you to learn 宽恕是一个教训，他诅咒你学习

   

As your guardian I was instructed well 当你的守护我的指示以及

To make sense of God’s love in these fires of hell 为了让神的爱感在地狱的这些火灾

No I don’t expect you to understand 不，我不希望你明白

Just to live what little life your broken heart can 刚住了小命你破碎的心脏能

   

Maybe your light is a seed 也许你的光芒是种子

And the darkness the dirt 和黑暗的污垢

In spite of the uneven odds 尽管参差不齐赔率

Beauty lifts from the earth 美从地球升降机

From the earth 从地球

From the earth 从地球

   

As the years move on these questions take shape 随着时间的前进这些问题初具规模

Are you getting stronger or is time shifting weight? 你渐浓或时移重？

No one expects you to understand 没有人期望你能理解

Just to live what little life your mended heart can 刚住了小生命的修补心脏能

   

You’ll always remember the moment God took her away 你会永远记得那一刻上帝把她带走

For the weight of the world was placed on your shoulders that day 对于世界的重量放在你的肩膀的那一天

   

Maybe your light is the seed 也许你的光芒是种子

And the darkness the dirt 和黑暗的污垢

In spite of the uneven odds 尽管参差不齐赔率

Beauty lifts from the earth 美从地球升降机

From the earth 从地球

   

You’re much too young now 你太年轻，现在

So I write these words down, 所以，我写下这些文字下来，

“Darkness exists to make light truly count.” “黑暗的存在，使光线极其微小。 ”