When we were young 当我们还年轻

our words were innocent - 我们的话是无辜的 -

whiter than snow, 比雪更白，

awkward and slow. 笨拙的和缓慢的。

now when we speak, 现在，当我们说话，

we risk an avalanche. 我们就可能发生雪崩。

but that's not enough now 但是这还不够，现在

to reroute our plans. 重新路由我们的计划。

   

I believe that we've got it wrong, got it wrong. 我相信，我们听错了，听错了。

we'll realize when it's said and done, said and done, 我们会意识到，当它说，做，说，做，

that in our words we've lost so much more 在我们的话，我们已经失去了这么多

than we've ever won. 比我们曾经赢了。

   

the aftermath 余波

is cracked wood where fences stood 是破解木栅栏的地方站着

and the broken bones of our childhood. 和断骨我们的童年。

   

in our trembling fear, 在我们的颤抖恐惧，

we put words inside God's mouth. 我们把话说里面神的嘴。

we cover our tracks 我们支付我们的轨道

and get so proud of ourselves, 并获得如此骄傲的自己，

we get so proud of ourselves, 我们得到这么骄傲的自己，

we get so proud of ourselves 我们得到了如此骄傲的自己

when we get away. 当我们离开。

   

I believe that we've got it wrong, got it wrong. 我相信，我们听错了，听错了。

we'll realize when it's said and done, said and done, 我们会意识到，当它说，做，说，做，

that in our words we've lost so much more 在我们的话，我们已经失去了这么多

than we've ever won. 比我们曾经赢了。

   

it's in our nature to complicate, 这是我们的天性复杂化，

but in the end it's the casualties 但最终它是伤亡

that carry all the weight. 携带所有的重量。