RIVER

艾德·希蘭一直期待以埃米納姆合作，艾德·希蘭在童年時患有的口吃，9歲時，父親給他買了一張埃米納姆的黑膠唱片，艾德·希蘭將歌詞倒背如流。艾德·希蘭認為埃米納姆的音樂對他口吃的治療起到了很大的幫助 ^[2]  。

2016年3月，艾德·希蘭在羅素·克勞澳大利亞的家中度假時，收到了埃米納姆經紀人保羅·羅森博格的電子郵件，保羅希望艾德·希蘭能夠參與埃米納姆專輯的製作。於是艾德·希蘭立馬在羅素·克勞的家中搭了一個錄音室，創作並錄製歌曲的副歌部分，並寄給了保羅 ^[3]  。

2017年5月，正在墨西哥的艾德·希蘭在朋友的告知下知道了埃米納姆已經錄製完主歌部分，而他之前一直不知道。隨後他趕往底特律與埃米納姆進行了會面，並完成了歌曲的所有工作 ^[3]  。

I've been a liar, been a thief
　　我曾口吐謊言 偷竊劫掠
　　Been a lover, been a cheat
　　曾有過愛情 也曾懷有二心
　　All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
　　只有那聖水將我洗禮 才能把我的罪孽洗清
　　A little one, I don't want to admit to something
　　渺小的人啊 如果一切最終只能以苦痛收尾

If all it's gonna cause is pain
　　我也不必急於承認什麼東西
　　Truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
　　我的謊言被洞穿 化成雨點降在大地
　　So let the river run
　　匯聚成河奔流不息
　　He's coming home with his neck scratched to catch flack
　　他拖着傷痕累累的身軀回到家裏 貪婪的他敗得一塌塗地
　　Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch
　　與周身的人格格不入 夾克被汗水浸透 衣衫是一片狼藉
　　On his breast jackets is sex addict
　　他嗜愛激情纏綿 失神發瘋成癮
　　And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
　　而她只是想將從前的仇恨都一次還清
　　It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
　　這是一盤棋 而她自以為勝券在握
　　She's kept track of all his internet chats
　　她瀏覽看盡他的聊天記錄
　　And guess who just so happens to be moving on to the next?
　　猜猜看是誰接下來要移情別戀拋棄舊愛
　　Actually, just shit on my last chick
　　真的 我只想就此把她拋棄
　　And she has what my ex lacks
　　總有更完美的新歡把我等待
　　'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
　　她愛上了這種鋌而走險的快感 她可別是個神經病
　　And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
　　你和其他人比起來着實是相去甚遠 我心知肚明
　　But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
　　她只是苦思冥想着該怎麼在她的男人背後捅刀
　　Knife in hand, says the relationship's hanging by a strand
　　手握利刃 説彼此的關係已懸於一線
　　So she's been on the web lately
　　最近她監視着他的一舉一行
　　Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
　　用他的聊天記錄 來刁難責問他是何居心 如同蜘蛛俠穿行網裏
　　And I know she's using me to try to play him, I don't care
　　我深知她想利用我愚弄他的感情 反正那與我並無半分關係
　　Hi Suzanne, but I shoulda' said "Bye Suzanne"
　　也許初夜之時我不該那樣稱呼你
　　After the first night, but tonight I am
　　但今夜的我
　　I've been a liar, been a thief
　　我曾口吐謊言 偷竊劫掠
　　Been a lover, been a cheat
　　曾有過愛情 也曾懷有二心
　　All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
　　只有那聖水將我洗禮 才能把我的罪孽洗清
　　A little one, I don't want to admit to something
　　渺小的人啊 如果一切最終只能以苦痛收尾
　　If all it's gonna cause is pain
　　我也不必急於承認什麼東西
　　The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
　　我的謊言被洞穿 化成雨點降在大地
　　So let the river run
　　匯聚成河奔流不息
　　One night stand turned into night stayin'
　　一夜激情愈演愈烈
　　It was cold, some lights gram, y'all be hung tight and
　　他的一句滾開重重烙在你心 如今是你與我緊緊相擁
　　He found out, now she feels deserted and used
　　被他揭發捉住 現在她感覺自己被人利用 反手棄在一旁
　　'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too
　　他已遠走 還能怎樣 反正也是他先下毒手
　　Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
　　我該怎麼告訴她 我們其實已達成共識連同一氣
　　It's hard to find the words,
　　我不知如何開口 我不想染指麻煩之中
　　I'm aloof, nervous and suited
　　焦躁緊張 亂七八糟的事情接連發生
　　When it's too hurt but what you deserve is the truth
　　目視着你深陷苦痛之中 但也確實是你自作自受
　　Don't take it personal,
　　請你別把放在心上
　　I just can't say this in person to you
　　我真的沒辦法告訴你
　　So I revert to the studio like Hole In The Wall diners
　　所以我輾轉回到錄音室中 把心緒吐露
　　Don't have to be reserved in a booth
　　不用提前預約座位 不必在意種種約束
　　I just feel like the person who I'm turnin' into is
　　變成了這副模樣的我
　　Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
　　已回不到從前 我只能在教堂裏祈禱 反思曾經如同野獸般的姦淫邪惡
　　And now that I got you I don't want you
　　現在我終於明白了我並不是真的愛你
　　Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
　　是我被對肉體的渴望衝昏頭腦
　　Why do I do this dirt that I do?
　　後悔自己為什麼要把你玷污
　　Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon in speech
　　我站在演講台上滔滔不絕着 向世人吐露我心中的想法
　　Detergent and bleach is burned in the womb
　　如今一個新生命就將要誕生
　　'Cause now with her in the womb
　　這不就在她身體內麼
　　We can't bring her in this world, shoulda' knew
　　我們絕不能讓其發生
　　To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
　　早知我該採取措施防止意外發生 如今我品嚐到了禁果 受夠它帶來的後果
　　Fuck!
　　I've been a liar, been a thief
　　我曾口吐謊言 偷竊劫掠
　　Been a lover, been a cheat
　　曾有過愛情 也曾懷有二心
　　All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
　　只有那聖水將我洗禮 才能把我的罪孽洗清
　　A little one, I don't want to admit to something
　　渺小的人啊 如果一切最終只能以苦痛收尾
　　If all it's gonna cause is pain
　　我也不必急於承認什麼東西
　　The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
　　我的謊言被洞穿 化成雨點降在大地
　　So let the river run
　　匯聚成河奔流不息
　　My name's (ooh), my name's (ooh)
　　我的名字 你耳熟能詳
　　Denver, river run
　　丹佛的河流 奔騰不息
　　Call me (ooh), call me (ooh)
　　就叫我 稱呼我
　　River (ooh), we'll let the river run
　　以河之名 讓那河水奔流
　　Always the bride's maid, never "The bride, hey!"
　　事已至此 我仍難以承認既定的事實
　　Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
　　我又能説些什麼 如果生活就是一條高速公路
　　The sequels are non-clay
　　我難以安然入座
　　But be swerving in five lanes
　　我不知該去向何處
　　Speeds that are high, rave like I'm sliding on ice maybe
　　油門到底 如同溜冰
　　That's what I made, that came at you sideways
　　我就這樣把你 丟在一旁
　　I can't keep my lies straight, what I made
　　我已無力自圓其説
　　You terminate my baby
　　是我把你一手逼入絕境之中
　　This love triangle
　　這段錯綜複雜的愛戀
　　Left us in a wreck tangled
　　讓我們支離破碎
　　What else can I say? It was fun for a while
　　我還能説什麼 圖了一時爽快開心
　　That I really woulda loved your smile
　　我想我其實喜歡你的笑顏
　　Didn't really wanna abort
　　並不想讓你拋棄那可憐的孩子
　　But fuck it, what's one more lie to tell an unborn child?
　　但我已不想對那還未誕生人世的孩童再去説謊了
　　I've been a liar, been a thief
　　我曾口吐謊言 偷竊劫掠
　　Been a lover, been a cheat
　　曾有過愛情 也曾懷有二心
　　All my sins need holy water, feel it washin' over me
　　只有那聖水將我洗禮 才能把我的罪孽洗清
　　A little one,
　　渺小的人啊
　　I don't want to admit to something (I'm sorry, I fucked up)
　　我也不必急於承認什麼東西
　　If all it's gonna cause is pain
　　如果一切最終只能以苦痛收尾
　　The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
　　我的謊言被洞穿 化成雨點降在大地
　　So let the river run
　　匯聚成河奔流不息 ^[1]