I’ve been humming a high note 我一直在哼唱高昂着头

maybe something that I wrote 或许真的是我写的

out sailing in my boat 帆船在我的船

I’m not really sure 我真的不知道

   

I’m still singing the same tune 我还在唱同调

I’ve been kicking around since June 我一直在踢各地自六月

all morning and afternoon 整个上午和下午

now it’s all a blur 现在这一切都模糊

   

I’ve been listening to sea shells 我一直在听海贝壳

to hear the stories that they tell 听他们讲故事

of high times and tide swells 高次浪潮膨胀

that have yet to occur 那些尚未发生

   

Backsliding down the drain 倒退血本无归

partially taking all the blame 部分地把所有的责任推

   

Chasing coins to fill the purse 追硬币填补了钱包

is it really better or for worse  是不是真的是好是坏

is it a blessing or a curse  是福是祸

to pass the buck 推卸责任

 

Is it a bounty or a bust 它是一个赏金或破产

is it precious metal or just rust 是贵金属或只是锈

well it seems it’s up to us 还有现在看来，这是由我们

so wish us luck 所以祝我们好运

   

I kept making a U-turn 我就继续做掉头

ended up with a sunburn 结束了一个晒伤

but the lesson that I learned 但是教训，我学到

was worth the skin that peeled 值得说去皮皮肤

   

I climbed so many mountains 我爬这么多的山

it’s not even worth counting 这是不值得计数

all the drinks in the fountain 在喷泉的所有饮料

before it was revealed 之前有人透露

   

From the copper to the kettle 从铜到该反应釜

the stamen to the petal 雄蕊的瓣

we watch the value of sand dollars crumble 我们观看的沙钱的价值崩溃