英文好歌：Stop And Stare —— OneRepublic

《stop and stare》是OneRepublic演唱的一首歌曲，收录在OneRepublic2001年发行的专辑《Dreaming Out Loud》中。

Stop And Stare
 
OneRepublic

This town is colder now
此刻的城市越来越冷
I think it's sick of us
我想它已经厌倦了我们
It's time to make our move
是时候该走了
I'm shakin’off the rust¹
甩掉这锈迹斑斑的生活
I've got my heart set
我已下定决心
on anywhere but here
去其他任何地方只要离开这里
I'm staring down myself
低头凝视自己
Counting up the years
细数过往的岁月
Steady² hands, just take the wheel
坚定的双手紧握住方向盘
And every glance is killing³ me
每一次回首都刺伤了我
Time to make one last appeal for the life I lead
是时候为自己主宰的生活作最后的奋力一呼
Stop and stare
驻足凝视
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
我原以为我已经离开但我哪里也没去
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
是的,我知道每个人都害怕了
But I've become what I can't be
可我已不再是我自己
Oh...Stop and stare
噢 驻足凝视
You start to wonder why you're here not there
你开始困惑为什么你在这里而不是在那里
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
你愿付出任何东西了去换取公平
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 你明白我说的吗?
They're tryin to come back
往事试图回涌
All my senses push
压迫我所有的意识
Un-tie the weight bags
卸下沉重的行李
Sometimes now I never thought I could...
有时候 就是现在 我从来没想过我可以.....
Steady feet, don't fail me now
坚定的脚步,不要让我失望了
Gonna run till you can't walk
一直跑下去直到你精疲力竭
But something pulls my focus⁴ out
但是有些东西抽去了我的重心
And I'm standing⁵ down...
我只好撤退
Stop and stare
驻足凝视
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
我原以为我已经离开但我哪里也没去
yeah I know that everyone gets scared
是的,我知道每个人都害怕了
but I've become what I can't be
可我已不再是我自己
Oh...Stop and stare
噢 驻足凝视
You start to wonder why you're here not there
你开始困惑为什么你在这里而不是在那里
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
你愿付出任何东西了去换取公平
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
驻足凝视
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
我原以为我已经离开但我哪里也没去
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
是的,我知道每个人都害怕了
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 你明白我说的吗?

1 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

2 steady   

adj.稳定的，不动摇的，沉着的，稳固的，坚定的，可靠的；vt.使稳定

参考例句：

• She has a steady income.她有固定的收入。
• He is a steady young man.他是一个稳重的年轻人。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。