Octavarium
Octavarium
Dream Theater
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I. Someone Like Him:
一、像他一样的人:
I never wanted to become someone like him so secure
我从未想过成为像他这样有安全感的人
Content to live each day just like the last
过好每一天就心满意足了
I was sure I knew that this was not for me
我很确定我知道这不适合我
And I wanted so much more
我想要的远远不止这些
Far beyond what I could see
远远超出我的视野
So I swore that I'd never be someone like him
所以我发誓我永远不会变成他那样的人
So many years have passed since I proclaimed
自从我宣布独立已经好多年过去了
My independence my mission
我的独立我的使命
My aim and my vision so secure
我的目标我的愿景如此坚定
Content to live each day like it's my last
把每一天当做生命的最后一天过就心满意足
It's wonderful to know that I could be
很高兴知道我可以
Something more than what I dreamed
比我梦想的更加美好
Far beyond what I could see
远远超出我的视野
Still I swear that I'm missing out this time
可我发誓这一次我还是错过了
As far as I could tell there's nothing more I need
据我所知我别无所求
But still I ask myself could this be everything
但我还是问自己这就是一切吗
Then all I swore that I would never be was now
我发誓我永远不会变成现在这样
So suddenly the only thing I wanted to become
突然之间我唯一想成为的人
To be someone just like him
变成像他一样的人
II. Medicate(Awakening):
第二。药物(觉醒):
A doctor sitting next to me
一位医生坐在我旁边
He asks me how I feel
他问我感觉怎么样
Not sure I understand his questioning
我不确定我能否理解他的疑问
He says I've been away a while
他说我离开了一段时间
But thinks he has cured me
却以为他治愈了我
From a state of catatonic sleep
从紧张不安的睡眠中醒来
For 30 years where have I been
三十年来我去了哪里
Eyes open but not getting through to me
睁大眼睛却无法理解我
Medicate me infiltrate me
用药物治疗我渗透我的身体
Side effects appear as my conscience slips away
副作用显现我的良知消失不见
Medicate me science failing
安慰我科学失败
Conscience fading fast can't you stop what's happening
良知迅速消逝你能否阻止这一切
A higher dosage he prescribes
他开的药剂量更大
But there's no guarantee
但谁都无法保证
I feel it starting to take over me
我感觉它开始占据我的心
I tell him not to be ashamed
我告诉他不要觉得羞耻
There's no one who's to blame
不能怪任何人
A second shot a brief awakening
第二杯酒突然惊醒
I feel the relapse can't break free
我感觉旧病复发无法挣脱
Eyes open but not getting through to me
睁大眼睛却无法理解我
Medicate me infiltrate me
用药物治疗我渗透我的身体
Side effects appear as my conscience slips away
副作用显现我的良知消失不见
Medicate me science failing
安慰我科学失败
Conscience fading fast can't you stop what's happening
良知迅速消逝你能否阻止这一切
III. Full Circle:
Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's ready
扬帆远航抓住每一天享受人生准备好了
Jack the ripper Owens Wilson Phillips and my supper's ready
开膛手杰克欧文威尔逊菲利普我的晚饭准备好了
Lucy in the sky with diamond Dave's not here I come to save the
Lucy戴着钻石翱翔天际Dave不在我是来拯救世界的
Day for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again
噩梦电影院的日子告诉我回家的路
Running forward falling back
向前奔跑向后退缩
Spinning round and round
天旋地转
Looking outward reaching in
向外看向内心
Scream without a sound
悄无声息地呐喊
Leaning over crawling up
探出身子匍匐前进
Stumbling all around
跌跌撞撞
Losing my place only to
失去我的位置
Find I've come full circle
发现我又回到了原点
Flying off the handle be careful with
情绪失控小心点
That axe Eugene gene the dance machine
那把斧头Eugene就像舞蹈机器
Messiah light my fire gabba gabba
救世主点燃我的火焰
Hey hey my my generation's home again
我这一代又回到了家
Running forward falling back
向前奔跑向后退缩
Spinning round and round
天旋地转
Looking outward reaching in
向外看向内心
Scream without a sound
悄无声息地呐喊
Leaning over crawling up
探出身子匍匐前进
Stumbling all around
跌跌撞撞
Losing my place only to
失去我的位置
Find I've come full circle
发现我又回到了原点
IV. Intervals:
四、间隔:
Root our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
让我们罪恶滔天感受到他致命的怒火
Remove all obstacles from our path
扫除我们前进道路上的障碍
Second asking questions search for clues
第二问问题寻找线索
The answer's been right in front of you
答案就在你面前
Third try to break through long to connect
第三尝试突破多头连接
Fall on deaf ears and failed muted breath
充耳不闻毫无生气
Fourth loyalty trust faith and desire
第四忠诚信任信念和渴望
Carries love through each darkest fire
带着爱穿越黑暗的烈火
Fifth tortured Insanity a smothering hell
第五次饱受折磨精神失常令人窒息的地狱
Try to escape but no avail
试图逃跑但无济于事
Sixth the calls of admirers who claim they adore
第六是仰慕者的来电声称他们仰慕你
Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more
吸干你所有的血液同时祈求更多
Seventh innocent victims of merciless crimes
第七个残忍罪行的无辜受害者
Fall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
被一些疯子的冲动所控制
Octave step after step we try controlling our fate
一步又一步我们试图掌控我们的命运
When we finally start living it has become too late
当我们终于开始生活时一切都来不及了
Trapped inside this Octavarium
被困在这八缸里
Trapped inside this Octavarium
被困在这八缸里
Trapped inside this Octavarium
被困在这八缸里
Trapped inside this Octavarium
被困在这八缸里
V. Razor's Edge:
五、剃刀The Verge:
We move in circles
我们原地踏步
Balanced all the while
一直保持平衡
On a gleaming razor's edge
在刀口上闪闪发光
A perfect sphere colliding with our fate
完美的世界与我们的命运相互碰撞
This story ends where it began
故事就这样结束了