2013年美国好声音 Mean - Danielle Bradbery

You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me

You, have knocked me off my feet again, got me feeling like a nothing

You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board calling me out when I'm winded

You, picking on the weaker man.

You can take me down, with just one single blow

But you don't know, what you don't know

Some day, I'll be living in a big ole city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Some day, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, why you gotta be so mean?

You, with your switching sides and your wildfire lies and your humilation

You, have pointed¹ out my flaws again as if I don't already see them

I walk with my head down tryna block you out, cause I'll never impress you

I just wanna feel okay again

I bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold

But the cycle ends right now, cause you can't lead me down that road

And you don't know, what you don't know

Some day, I'll be living in a big ole city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Some day, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, why you gotta be so mean?

And I can see you years from now in a bar talking over a football game

With that same big, loud opinion but nobody's listening

Washed up and ranting² about the same old bitter things

Drunk and rumbling³ on about how I can't sing, but all you are is mean

All you are is mean, and a liar⁴, and pathetic, and alone in life,

And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

But some day, I'll be living in a big ole city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah

Some day, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, why you gotta be so mean?

Some day, I'll be living in a big ole city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Some day, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, why you gotta be so mean?

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 ranting   

v.夸夸其谈( rant的现在分词 )；大叫大嚷地以…说教；气愤地)大叫大嚷；不停地大声抱怨

参考例句：

• Mrs. Sakagawa stopped her ranting. 坂川太太戛然中断悲声。 来自辞典例句
• He was ranting about the murder of his dad. 他大叫她就是杀死他父亲的凶手。 来自电影对白

3 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

4 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。