in the jukebox of her memory 在她的记忆的点唱机

the list of names flips by and stops 名称列表通过翻转和停止

she closes her eyes 她闭上眼睛

and smiles as the record drops 和微笑作为记录滴

   

then she drinks herself up and out 然后她自己喝起来了

of her kitchen chair 她厨房的椅子

and she dances out of time 和她跳舞出来的时候

as slow as she can sway 因为她可以挥洒慢

for as long as she can say 只要她能说

this dance is mine 这个舞蹈是我的

this dance is mine 这个舞蹈是我的

   

her hair bears silent witness 她的头发承受沉默的证人

to the passing of time 以时间的流逝

tattoos like mile markers 像英里标记纹身

map the distance she has gone 地图，她已经走了的距离

winning some, losing some 赢得一些，失去一些

she says my sister still calls every sunday night 她说，我妹妹还呼吁每个周日的晚上

after the rates go down 之后的利率往下走

and i can never manage to say anything right 而我也绝不勉强说什么权

my whole life blew up 我的整个生命炸毁

and now its all coming down 现在所有的灌进

   

and she says leave me alone 她说离开我

tonight i just wanna stay home 今晚，我只想留在家里

she fills the pot with water 她充满水的锅

she drops in the bone 她滴在骨骼

she says, i've got a darkness that i have to feed 她说，我有一个黑暗，我要养活

i've got a sadness 我有一个悲伤

that grows up around me like a weed 该长大了我周围像野草

and i'm not hurting anyone 而且我不伤害任何人

i'm just spiraling in 我只是在不断上升

as she closes her eyes 她闭上眼睛

and hears the song begin again ，听到这首歌重新开始

   

she appreciates the phone calls 她赞赏电话

the consoling cards and such 在安慰卡等

she appreciates all the people 她感谢所有的人

who come by and try to pull her back in touch 谁得的，并试图拉她回来联系

they try to hold the lid down tightly 他们试图按住盖子紧紧下来

and they try to shake well 他们试图摇匀

but the oil and water 但油和水

just want to separate themselves 只想自己分开

   

she drinks herself up and out of her kitchen chair 她喝她自己和她的厨房椅子

and she dances out of time 和她跳舞出来的时候

as slow as she can sway 因为她可以挥洒慢

for as long as she can say 只要她能说

this dance is mine 这个舞蹈是我的

this dance is mine 这个舞蹈是我的

this dance is mine 这个舞蹈是我的