White House白色的屋子

 

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全美电视、电台陷入疯狂 凡妮莎一人分饰二角最新单曲「White Houses」

「我总是把弹钢琴当作是真我的解放。」这是不平凡的女生 Vanessa Carlton / 凡妮莎对自我的剖析。

 

White House 白色的屋子

 

Crashed on the floor when I moved in

迷恋著当时搬进的那层楼

This little bungalow with some strange new friends

这座小屋和一群奇怪的新朋友

Stay up too late, and I'm too thin

熬夜太久,令人消瘦

We promise each other it's til the end

我们誓言要相守到最后

Now we're spinning empty bottles

如今转著空瓶玩弄

It's the five of us

正是我们五人好友

With pretty-eyed boys girls die to trust

女孩深信著男孩的明亮双眸

I can't resist the day

那时我无力承受

No, I can't resist the day

不能，我真的无力承受

Jenny screams out and it's no pose

珍妮的尖叫声不曾停过

'Cause when she dances she goes and goes

因她一起舞就不眠不休

Beer through the nose on an inside joke

屋里的笑话让脾酒喷出鼻孔。

I'm so excited, I haven't spoken

我很兴奋，但不曾说出口。

And she's so pretty, and she's so sure

她是如此的美丽，如此的有把握。

Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her

或许我比这般的女孩聪明更多。

The summer's all in bloom

炎炎的夏日午后

The summer is ending soon

转瞬已经到了尽头

It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone

一切还好，只要不会太寂寞。

But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

然而在白屋里的秘密我会固守。

Maybe I'm a little bit over my head

也许我是有点昏了头。

I come undone at the things he said

解除了他所作的承诺。

And he's so funny in his bright red shirt

穿著红衬衫的他是如此风趣。

We were all in love and we all got hurt

我们坠入情网，却伤我和你。

I sneak into his car's cracked leather seat

溜进他那汽车座椅爆开的车里。

The smell of gasoline in the summer heat

汽油味道弥漫了炎热的夏季。

Boy, we're going way too fast

男孩，我们的进展好似快递。

It's all too sweet to last

太过甜美，却难再续。

It's alright

一切还好。

And I put myself in his hands

我将自己投入他的怀抱。

But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

但在白屋里的秘密我会记牢。

Love, or something ignites in my veins

爱，还是什麼开始在血管理燃烧。

And I pray it never fades in white houses

但求这一切别在白屋消失是我的祈祷。

My first time, hard to explain

我的初夜，难以相告。

Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain

奔腾热血，痛楚已消。

On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think

在一个多云的日子，超乎想像中平凡的日子。

He's my first mistake

他成了我的第一个迷失。

Maybe you were all faster than me

也许你们的进展比我还快。

Give each other up so easily

轻易就把彼此抛开。

These silly little wounds will never mend

这些愚蠢是难以愈合的伤害。

I feel so far from where I've been

我感到已经远离了我的所在。

So I go, and I will not be back here again

因此我走了，我永不再回来。

I'm gone as the day is fading on white houses

像白屋里消逝的日子已不在。

I lie, put my injuries all in the dust

我谎称已将伤害全抛入尘埃。

In my heart is the five of us

五人好友在我的心里。

In white houses

在白色屋子里

And you, maybe you'll remember me

而你，也许会将我记忆。

What I gave is yours to keep

我的付出，你要牢记

In white houses

在白色屋子里。

In white houses

在白色屋子里。

In white houses

在白色屋子里。