Seen and Not Seen歌词由Talking Heads演唱,出自专辑《Remain in Light》,下面是《Seen and Not Seen》完整版歌词!
Seen and Not Seen歌词完整版
Seen and Not Seen - Talking Heads (传声头乐队)
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He would see faces in movies on T V
他会在电视上看到电影里的脸
In magazines and in books
在杂志和书里
He thought that some of these faces
他以为有些人
Might be right for him And
也许正适合他
Through the years
这些年
By keeing an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind
他脑海里一直想着一个完美的面部轮廓
Or somewhere in the back of his mind
或者在他内心深处
That he might
他可能会
Byforce of will
意志的力量
Cause his face to approach those of his ideal
让他的脸变成了他理想中的脸
Thechange would be very subtle
变化会非常微妙
It might take ten years or so
可能需要十年左右
Gradually his face would change its' shape
渐渐地他的脸会改变形状
A more hooked nose
更迷人的鼻子
Wider thinner lips
嘴唇更宽更薄
Beady eyes
圆溜溜的眼睛
A larger forehead
额头更大
He imagined that this was an ability
他认为这是一种能力
He shared with most other
他和大多数人一样
PeopleThey had also meloder
他们也会唱歌
Their faced according to some ideal
他们的表情都符合某种理想
Maybe they imagined that their new face would better
也许他们以为自己的新面孔会更好
Suit their personality
符合他们的个性
Or maybe they imagined that their
也许他们以为
Personality would be forced to change
个性会被迫改变
To fit the new appearance
以适应新的面貌
This is why first impressions are often correct
这就是为什么第一印象往往是正确的
Although some people might have made mistakes
尽管有些人可能会犯错
They may havearrived at an appearance
他们可能一出现就被吓到了
That bears no relationship to them
和他们没有任何关系
They may have picked an ideal
他们可能选择了一个理想
Appearance based on some childish
看起来有点幼稚
Whim or momentary impulse
心血来潮或者一时冲动
Some may have gotten half-way
有些人可能半途而废
There and then changed their minds
他们突然改变了主意
He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake
他怀疑自己是否也犯了类似的错误