I will not make the same mistakes that you did I will not let myself Cause my heart so much misery I will not break the way you did You fell so hard I've learned the hard way To never let it get that far
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid
I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness in your eyes I'm forced to fake A smile, a laugh everyday of my life My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me Because of you I am afraid
I watched you die I heard you cry every night in your sleep I was so young You should have known better than to lean on me You never thought of anyone else You just saw your pain And now I cry in the middle of the night For the same damn thing
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything Because of you I don't know how to let anyone else in Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty Because of you I am afraid
Words and phrases
1. stray from=stay away from(远离);stray from有时候也可以作“走失”,例如:stray from one's group 离群走散。
2. not only……but……: 通常我们遇到这个词组的时候,它是以not only……but also……的形式出现。不过在英美国家,去掉also的形式出现的频率更高。
3. I watched you die: 这里的die不是指“死去”,而是借die这个词来突出主人公的“憔悴”和“萎靡”
4. damn: 在英语中,人们常常用它来发泄心中的不满。它可以是动词,其意义为:
·谴责,例如:The critics damned the play.(评论家们谴责该剧。)
·使失败,毁掉,例如:The expedition was damned from the start.(那次探险一开始就注定会失败。)
它也可以作名词,意为“诅咒”。
而在日常生活中,它被广泛的用于口语中,意为“该死,讨厌”,是一个语气词。例如:Damn it! I forgot to turn off the gas.(该死! 我忘关煤气了。)