My mother had a brother 我妈妈有个哥哥

They say that I was born on the day that he died 他们说，我出生在他死的那天

Someone to cling to, she said 有人坚持，她说

When all the noises and the shame came calling 当所有的噪音和耻辱打来电话

   

My mother had a brother 我妈妈有个哥哥

I thought I knew them all, I thought I knew 我想我知道他们，我想我知道

But she lied 但她撒了谎

I said, "Show me his face again, tell me again why he died" 我说：“再告诉我他的脸，又告诉我，为什么他死了”

   

She said he couldn't wait for the things that I've seen 她说，他不能等待，我已经看到了事情

She said he wasn't strong enough, he never dared to dream a life like mine 她说，他不够坚强，他从来不敢梦想像我这样的生活

   

My mother had a brother 我妈妈有个哥哥

Over-sensitive and kind 过度敏感和善良

Seems it all became too much for him.. 似乎这一切成为了他太多..

It seems he took his own life 看来，他结束了自己的生命

Mum, I can't imagine the joy and pain in equal measure 妈妈，我无法想象在同等程度的快乐和痛苦

Tears in the dirt, and all over your newborn treasure 在污垢泪水，都在你刚出生的宝

   

I guess he had to wait until my momma had me 我猜他不得不等待，直到我的妈妈让我

I guess he couldn't wait another moment to be free 我猜他不能再等的时刻是免费的

In endless sky..... 在无尽的天空.....

   

But mama will you tell him from your boy 但是，妈妈，你会从你的男孩告诉他

The times they changed 他们改变了时代

I guess the world was getting warmer 我想，世界正逐渐回暖

And we got stronger 我们变得更强大

Mother will you tell him about my joy 妈妈会告诉他我的快乐

I live each day for him 我活着的每一天对他来说

The sun came out, yeah, and I'm just breathing it in 太阳出来了，是啊，我只是呼吸它

   

[breathing...] [呼吸...]

   

My mother had a brother 我妈妈有个哥哥

Same desire, different time 同样的愿望，不同的时间

Seems the empty spaces tortured him 似乎是空的空间折磨他

Until he took his own life 直到他结束了自己的生命

   

I don't know why I waited so long for love 我不知道我为什么等了这么久的爱情

I just don't know what I was thinking of.. 我只是不知道我在想什么了..

All that wasted time 所有这些浪费的时间

   

But mama will you tell him from your boy 但是，妈妈，你会从你的男孩告诉他

The times they changed 他们改变了时代

I guess the world was getting warmer 我想，世界正逐渐回暖

While we got stronger 当我们变得更强大

Mother will you tell him about my joy 妈妈会告诉他我的快乐

I live each day with him 每一天，我和他住在一起

Your son came out, yeah, 你儿子出来了，是啊，

And I'm still breathing it in 而我还活着它

   

And I swear now that freedom is here 我现在发誓，自由是这里

I'm gonna taste it all for you boy 我要的口味都是为你的孩子

I'm bad to the bone, I'm just a little torn 我是坏到骨子里，我只是有点撕裂

I'm making so much love 我做了这么多的爱

   

So those of us who have nothing to fear 所以我们这些谁没有什么可害怕

We've got to make damn sure that it was worth it 我们必须让该死的肯定，这是值得的

I'm bad to the bone, I'm just a little stoned 我是坏到骨子里，我只是一个小砸死

I'm making so much love 我做了这么多的爱

   

I was a prisoner, but he saved me 我是一个囚犯，但他救了我

Broke into my dreams and said, "Who cares?" 闯进了我的梦想，说：“谁在乎呢？ ”

I was a prisoner, so disgrace me 我是一个囚犯，所以我丢脸

I'm glad to be home 我很高兴能回家

And I don't believe they care. 我不相信他们不在乎。