stop and stare

OneRepublic，中文譯名“共和時代”，是美國的一個流行搖滾樂隊，曲風走流行、獨立搖滾的路線。2006年天使專輯《Dreaming Out Loud》誕生，主打《Apologize》打破各國流行榜紀錄。2009年新專輯《Waking Up》再次獲得樂評人及廣大樂迷肯定。

OneRepublic樂隊於2002年在美國科羅拉多州成立，迄今共有成員5位，主唱、鍵盤、製作Ryan Tedder；吉他手Filkins與Brown；大提琴手Kutzle；以及鼓手Fisher。 ^[1] 

This town is colder now

此刻的城市越來越冷

I think it's sick of us

我想它已經厭倦了我們

It's time to make our move

是時候該走了

I'm shakin’off the rust

甩掉這鏽跡斑斑的生活

I've got my heart set

我已下定決心

on anywhere but here

去其他任何地方只要離開這裏

I'm staring down myself

低頭凝視自己

Counting up the years

細數過往的歲月

Steady hands, just take the wheel

堅定的雙手緊握住方向盤

And every glance is killing me

每一次回首都刺傷了我

Time to make one last appeal for the life I lead

是時候為自己主宰的生活作最後的奮力一呼

Stop and stare

駐足凝視

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

我原以為我已經離開但我哪裏也沒去

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

是的,我知道每個人都會害怕

But I've become what I can't be

可我已不再是我自己

Oh...Stop and stare

噢 駐足凝視

You start to wonder why you're here not there

你開始困惑為什麼你在這裏而不是在那裏

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

你願付出任何東西了去換取公平

But fair ain't what you really need

但是你不是真的需要它

Oh, can you see what I see

喔 你明白我説的嗎?

They're tryin to come back

往事試圖回湧

All my senses push

壓迫我所有的意識

Un-tie the weight bags

卸下沉重的行李

Sometimes now I never thought I could...

有時候 就是現在 我從來沒想過我可以.....

Steady feet, don't fail me now

堅定的腳步,不要讓我失望了

Gonna run till you can't walk

一直跑下去直到你精疲力竭

But something pulls my focus out

但是有些東西抽去了我的重心

And I'm standing down...

我只好撤退

Stop and stare

駐足凝視

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

我原以為我已經離開但我哪裏也沒去

yeah I know that everyone gets scared

是的,我知道每個人都會害怕

but I've become what I can't be

可我已不再是我自己

Oh...Stop and stare

噢 駐足凝視

You start to wonder why you're here not there

你開始困惑為什麼你在這裏而不是在那裏

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

你願付出任何東西了去換取公平

But fair ain't what you really need

但是你不是真的需要它

oh, you don't need

喔 你不需要

What you need, what you need, what you need

你所要的 你所要的 你所要的

Stop and stare

駐足凝視

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

我原以為我已經離開但我哪裏也沒去

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

是的,我知道每個人都會害怕

But I've become what I can't be

可我已不再是我自己

Oh, do you see what I see

喔 你明白我説的嗎? ^[2]