Jackson Browne: "If I Could Be Anywhere"

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譯者: Joyce Chou 審譯者: Crystal Tu
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫滑進波光粼粼的水面♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫在兩個世界之間♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫站在時間的中心♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫如舒展開一般♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫穿過幻想的面紗♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫跳出過去的結論♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫想知道我所有的疑問和困惑能否解除♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫如果我現在能去任何地方♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫我想在這裡♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫從我們丟棄的事物中♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫尋找未來♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫從我們產生的垃圾中♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫試圖看清世界♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫人們說世上沒有永遠♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫但所有的塑膠仍舊在♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫就算閉起我們的雙眼♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫也不會消失♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫如果我在過去能去任何地方♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫我想在這裡♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫羅馬人,西班牙人♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫英國人,荷蘭人♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫美國人是例外,完全脫節♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫愚笨的帝國重蹈覆轍♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫強加意念♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫用力量統治♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫不斷地重複著♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫但世界再也承受不了♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫我們不能讓它承受下去♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫除非我們更聰明,更堅強♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫世界在動搖,想從我們的貪婪中解放♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫如果我能及時去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方改變些什麼♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫必須是現在♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫人們說世上沒有永遠♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫但所有的塑膠依舊在♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫就算閉起我們的雙眼♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫也不會消失♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫世界再也不能♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫承受下去♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫我們不能讓它繼續承受♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫除非我們更聰明,更堅強♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫世界正在動搖,想從我們的貪婪中解放♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫你可以看到,世界無法承受♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫如果海洋不能承受,我們也不能♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫世界會動搖,去解放自己♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫不知何故♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫如果我能馬上去任何地方♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫如果我能去任何地方改變結果♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫必須是現在♫
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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