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There were balloons in the sky
天上飘着气球
When his last night arrived,
在他生命最后那一天到来时
He was led to the chaplain of his crime.
他因自己的罪行而遭到审判
They promised him not too much pain,
他们承诺他不会有太多痛苦
He begged for them to change,
他乞求他们改变审判
But the judge declared he couldn’t be saved.
但是法官公开宣布他不会被拯救
He had no other family
他没有其他家人
So his legacy would be a space with a number
所以他的遗赠仅仅是一小块容身的空间
As sodium cyanide filled the chamber.
当氰化钠填满胸腔的时候
Don’t let go
不要放手
Of your balloon.
你的气球
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There were balloons in they sky
天上飘着气球
When he took his own life,
当他结束自己生命的那天
There was love but at school
世间有爱但除了学校
It was unaccepted.
它不被接纳
For the one he longed to kiss
对于那个他吻过的人
He cried tears as the fists beat him down,
他泪如雨下就像拳头击倒他
Led him home to finally end it.
回到家最终结束它
And as he lay asleep that night
那晚当他入睡的时候
They told him there’s no
他们告诉他
Bigger word than love I can think of.
没有比爱更值得思考的事情
If there was, I would say it,
如果有的话，我会说
Rewind, then replay it
倒带，重复
For you, my only.
为你，我的唯一
The note to his mother read,
写给母亲留言说：
“I’m so sorry.”
我很抱歉
Don’t let go
别放手
Of your balloon.
你的气球
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Flying it up
放飞
Through the trees,
穿过树
Brushing it up against the leaves,
拨开树叶冲上去
Something, something seemed to fit.
有些事，有些事似乎很合理
A hundred thousand red balloons he untied,
他松开数十万的红色气球
Took off his shoes,
脱掉鞋子
And jumped
跳
And jumped.
跳
One two three four
一二三四
Two two three four
二二三四
Three two three four
三二三四
Stuff two three
再来一次
There were balloons in the sky
天空飘着气球
On the night she survived
在她幸存的那晚
As the groups marched through her hometown.
当部队行军过她的家乡的时候
They all yelled patriotic,
他们高喊爱国
In a confused rhetoric,
用着混乱的辞藻
And they sung for her to go home.
他们高唱让她回家
But I am just like you,
但我和你一样
I was born and raised amongst you,
我出生 生长在你们之间
So not matter what you put me through ,
所以无论你让我经历什么
Your love is hate but my love stays true .
你的爱是恨，而我的爱永远是真
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