See these days it's different, 这几天看它是不同的，

It's all new. 这都是新的。

The world is gone and I am too. 这个世界消失了，我也是一样。

Wishing I was closer to, 希望我接近，

Back when it used to matter. 回来时，它使用的物质。

All my coins are gone, 我所有的硬币都不见了，

It's plastic now. 这是塑料了。

My iPod's got me asking how, 我的iPod的让我问怎么了，

Could all my albums take me down? 难道我所有的专辑带我下来？

Back when it used to matter. 回来时，它使用的物质。

   

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Now it seems, 现在看来，

That we are all wrapped up so tight, 我们都包裹起来这么紧，

Life just can't get in. 人生就是不能进去。

And I feel, 而且我觉得，

That we can't see. 我们看不到。

Now it seems, 现在看来，

That we are all wrapped up so tight, 我们都包裹起来这么紧，

Life just can't get in. 人生就是不能进去。

And I feel, 而且我觉得，

It's not maybe. 这不是可能。

   

So my watch is worthless, 所以，我的手表不值钱，

So is my pen. 那么，我的笔。

And it seems nothing's greater than, 它似乎没有什么是大于，

Something that takes me way back when. 这些东西把我遥想当年。

Back when it used to matter. 回来时，它使用的物质。

All the words I write are on a screen, 所有我写的话是在屏幕上，

And the friends I have are mad at me. 和朋友们我是生我的气。

And there's no record of anything, 这里面的任何东西没有记录，

Now we all cease to matter. 现在大家都不再重要。

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

So the time when you turn 22, 所以那个时候你22岁，

But they're gonna wait to bury you. 但是他们会等待埋葬你。

Cause you've got a 9-5 to do, 因为你已经有了一个9-5的事，

And that's supposed to matter. 而这应该没关系。

And you replace your time in between, 而你更换你的时间在两者之间，

With other people's hopes and dreams. 与其他人的希望和梦想。

And live their lives on your T.V., 并住在你T.V.他们的生活，

And now you don't even matter. 现在，你甚至不没关系。

   

Oh it seems, 哦，看来，

That we are all wrapped up so tight, 我们都包裹起来这么紧，

Life just never gets in. 生活中从来没有得到研究。

And I feel, 而且我觉得，

That we can't see, 我们看不出来，

That we can't see. 我们看不到。

Oh that we, 哦，我们，

Oh that we, 哦，我们，

Are all wrapped up so tight life just never gets in. 都包裹起来这么紧的生活只是从来没有得到研究。

And I feel, 而且我觉得，

That we can't see. 我们看不到。

It's not maybe, 这不是可能，

It's certainly. 这当然。

And I know we can't see, 我知道，我们无法看到，

I just want us to be, 我只是希望我们可以，

Who we're supposed to be. 谁我们应该是。

Who we're supposed to be. 谁我们应该是。

Who we are, 我们是谁，

And well doesn't it seem kind of far? 而同时不似乎有种多远？

From the original plans of the stars, 从星星的原计划，

Back when it used to matter. 回来时，它使用的物质。