收錄於 Taylor Swift《The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore》的〈Babylon〉，巴比倫原是一座以繁華聞名的古城；在這首歌裡，她用它來寫那些擁有時覺得不夠好、失去後才開始想念的日子。歌中的男人離開小鎮，賺了錢，也有了愛他的人，心卻總在別處。當家裡掛起聖誕燈，他仍獨自坐在車裡，錯過眼前正在發生的生活，讓我們一起來聽聽〈Babylon〉的歌詞吧！
Taylor Swift – Babylon 聆聽
Taylor Swift – Babylon 中文歌詞
[Verse 1]
The casino doesn’t like when you run the tables
賭場可不喜歡你把每張桌子都贏遍
And though the box is wrapped up nice, it’s just a cage to you
那盒子包裝得再漂亮，對你來說也只是籠子
Those electric fences buzz
電圍欄嗡嗡作響
The stallion flees the stable
那匹烈馬逃出了馬廄
And that small town’s even smaller now in your rear view
後照鏡裡，那座小鎮變得更小了
You ran with all the wild things
你和所有不受拘束的人一起奔跑
A liberated libertine who then longed for home
終於活得自由放縱，後來卻開始想家
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause it’s where you’re from
因為那裡是你長大的地方
Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
維吉妮亞阿姨穿著做禮拜的裙子
No elbows on the table
吃飯時，手肘不准擱在桌上
And the neighbor’s lawn always looked better
隔壁家的草坪，總看起來比自家的漂亮
Your hand-me-down sweater should’ve been from the mall
身上那件別人穿過的毛衣，你總希望是商場買來的
[Chorus]
And you hate this song
你討厭這首歌
But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
可你在火車上醒來，耳機卻不見了
Then that melody is all you want
這時你最想聽的，偏偏是那段旋律
You never knew that it was Babylon
你從不知道，那就是你的巴比倫
‘Til it was gone
直到你失去了它
[Verse 2]
Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin’
給人們想要的，然後繼續往前走
Make your plans and friends, a stranger’s makeup on your tie
行程排滿，朋友也越交越多，領帶上沾著陌生人的妝
Twenty watches in the safe ’cause your time is money
保險箱裡鎖著二十只錶，畢竟你的時間就是金錢
Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb
愛是你往上爬時，梯子上那層讓人失足的冰
She captured your attention, so free of all pretension
她那麼真誠，一下就吸引了你的目光
It stopped you cold
讓你停下了腳步
[Pre-Chorus]
Because she loved you so
因為她那麼愛你
Pretty as a picture that you didn’t post
美得像張照片，你卻從沒把它發出去
Lookin’ at you like you’re made of solid gold
她望著你，彷彿你是純金打造的
Never official
你們始終沒有名分
You mention you’re single to the girls at the bar
你卻在酒吧對其他女孩說，自己還是單身
[Chorus]
You hate this song
你討厭這首歌
But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
可你在火車上醒來，耳機卻不見了
And then that melody is all you want
這時你最想聽的，偏偏是那段旋律
You never knew that it was Babylon
你從不知道，那就是你的巴比倫
‘Til it was gone
直到你失去了它
[Bridge]
You’re using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself
你拿懷念過去當武器，一再傷害自己
But darling, you end up hurting everybody else
可親愛的，到頭來你也傷了身邊所有人
The self-harm of never being where you are
心永遠不在當下，也是一種自我傷害
It’s bedtime, but you’re sitting in your car
該回家睡了，你卻還坐在車裡
You’re missin’ all the best parts
那些最美好的時刻，就這樣被你錯過
[Pre-Chorus]
And they’re all at home
而他們都在家裡
She’s hangin’ Christmas lights with your son
她正和你的兒子一起掛聖誕燈
Sneaking to the bathroom to call her mom
又偷偷躲進浴室，打電話給媽媽
And say, “It’s not workin’
說：「這樣下去不行
It’s just not worth it if we’re not what he wants”
如果我們不是他想要的，這一切就不值得了」
[Chorus]
But you love this song
可你愛這首歌
You wake up on the train with your headphones gone
你在火車上醒來，耳機不見了
Then that melody is all you want
你想聽的，只剩那段旋律
You never knew that it was Babylon
你從不知道，那就是你的巴比倫
And now, it’s almost gone
而現在，它就快消失了
[Pre-Chorus]
Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
維吉妮亞阿姨穿著做禮拜的裙子
No elbows on the table
吃飯時，手肘不准擱在桌上
And the neighbor’s lawn always looked better (It’s almost gone)
隔壁家的草坪，總看起來比自家的漂亮（它就快消失了）
Your hand-me-down sweater should’ve been from the mall
身上那件別人穿過的毛衣，你總希望是商場買來的
[Chorus]
But you love this song
可你愛這首歌
You wake up on the train and you’re all alone
你在火車上醒來，身邊空無一人
Then that memory is all you want
你想要的，只剩那段回憶
You never knew that it was Babylon
你從不知道，那就是你的巴比倫
‘Til it was gone
直到你失去了它
《The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore》中英歌詞系列
1. Taylor Swift – Patient Zero｜零號病人
2. Taylor Swift – Cleveland!｜克里夫蘭
3. Taylor Swift – Pink Clouding｜粉紅雲
4. Taylor Swift – Babylon｜巴比倫
非常謝謝你的閱讀，這裡是 RosyArts。
