They say that these are not the best of times 他们说，这些都不是最好的时代

But they're the only times I've ever known 但他们是我所知道的唯一次

And I believe there is a time for meditation 我相信是有时间静心

In cathedrals of our own 在我们自己的教堂

Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lover's eyes 现在，我已经看到了伤心的投降在我爱人的眼睛

And I can only stand apart and sympathize 我只能脱颖而出和同情

For we are always what our situations hand us 因为我们总是什么情况下我们我们的手

It's either sadness or euphoria 这不是悲伤或兴奋

   

So we'll argue and we'll compromise 所以我们认为，我们将妥协

And realize that nothing's ever changed 并认识到没有什么是永远改变

For all our mutual experience 对于所有我们的共同经验

Our separate conclusions are the same 我们的独立的结论是相同的

Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity 现在，我们不得不承认我们的不人道

Our reason coexists with our insanity 我们之所以并存我们的疯狂

But we choose between reality and madness 但我们选择现实与疯狂之间

It's either sadness or euphoria 这不是悲伤或兴奋

   

How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies 我们如何不假思索地消耗精力

Perhaps we don't fulfill each other's fantasies 也许我们不履行彼此的幻想

And as we stand upon the ledges of our lives 当我们站立在​​我们的生活中的壁架

With our respective similarities 随着我们各自的相似之处

It's either sadness or euphoria 这不是悲伤或兴奋