我 心中 尚未 崩 壞 的 地方

作词：阿信
作曲：怪兽
Lyrics: Ashin
Composition: Monster

醒在陌生的地方
Arousing in a foreign environment
镜头变成了刀枪
Lenses morphed into weapons
耳语也变成了真相
Rumours take the place of truth

吉他告别了肩膀
The guitar bids goodbye to the shoulders
诗人弃守了边疆
The poet abandons the fort
我们活在巨大片厂
Our lives take place in a giant film set

幸运的孩子 爬上了殿堂
The lucky children who ascend the ivory tower
成果代价都要品尝
Want a taste of success and its price
单纯的孩子 是否变了样
Have the naive children learnt
跟着游戏规则 学着成长
To abide the rules of the game as they grow up

轰轰烈烈的排行 沸沸扬扬的颁奖
The rhythm of spectacular rankings and sensational awards
跟着节奏我常迷惘
Often perplex me
当人心变成市场
When genuine feelings are no more than a market
当市场变成战场
When the market is simply another war
战场埋葬多少理想
A war that buries countless hopes

回想着理想 稀薄的希望
Recalling my aspirations – a thin piece of hope
走着钢索 我的刚强
Held together by conviction, which I tread perilously on
伟大和伪装 灰尘或辉煌
Greatness or guise? Dust or brillance?
那是一线之隔 或是一线曙光
Separated by a fine line or perhaps a silver lining?

每个孤单天亮 我都一个人唱
Every sunrise I witness alone, I sing by myself
默默的让这旋律 和我心交响
Allowing this tune to resonate silently with my heart
就算会有一天 没人与我合唱
Even if a day arrives when no one sings with me
至少在我的心中 还有个尚未崩坏的地方
At least there is a place in my heart that remains pristine [1]

歌手追逐销售量
The singers pursue sales
记者追逐点击量
The reporters chase hit counts
没有谁比谁更善良
No one bothers to compete at being kind

无论天后或天王
Be it great celebrities
无论小兵或老将
Be it the young or experienced
曲终人散都要苍凉
Once the song ends and the audience leave, only a bare stage is left

期待着彩虹 所以开了窗
Opening a window hoping to see a rainbow
窗外只有灼热闪光
Fiery flashes await me instead
所谓的彩虹 不过就是光
What we call a rainbow is just a stream of light electromagnetic waves
只要心还透明 就能折射希望
If your heart remains transparent, it will refract hope

每个孤单天亮 我都一个人唱
Every lonely dawn, I sing by myself
默默的让这旋律 和我心交响
Allowing this tune to resonate silently with my heart
就算会有一天 没人与我合唱
Even if a day arrives, when no one sings with me
至少在我的心中 还有个尚未崩坏的地方
At least there is a place in my heart that remains pristine

其实我们都一模一样
We are all the same
无名却充满了莫名渴望
Anonymous but brimming with inexplicable ambition
一生等一次 发光
Waiting for our single chance to shine brightly

宁愿重伤也不愿悲伤
I would rather suffer great pain than despair
让伤痕变成了我的徽章
Let my scars become a badge
刺在我心脏 永远不忘
Imprinted upon my heart so that I will never forget

默默的让这旋律 和我心交响
Silently allowing this tune to resonate in my heart
至少在我的心中 自己为自己鼓掌
In my own heart, I will back myself up

每个孤单天亮 我都一个人唱
Every solitary morning, I sing to myself
默默的让这旋律 和我心交响
Let my heartbeat reverberate with this tune
就算会有一天 没人与我合唱
Even if no one is willing to echo me someday
至少在我的心中 还有个尚未崩坏的地方
There remains an unbroken part in my heart

孩子一样
Like a child
不肯腐烂的土壤
Like soil that refuses to rot
再唱 再唱 再唱 再唱 再唱
Sing again, yet again, and again, again and again

[1] 尚未崩坏= Yet unbroken, which the official English title is based on. However, I felt that ‘pristine’ might be a good choice over here, as I feel it conveys feelings of hope and a little bit of sacredness. At the last repeat of the chorus, I chose the term ‘unbroken’ instead, reflecting the compromises that we all have to make in life. How much of our ideals remains pristine? Perhaps settling for being ‘unbroken’ is yet another compromise that we have to make.