The Magnetic Fields - All My Little Words
(covered by Russian Red)
You are a splendid butterfly
It is your wings that make you beautiful
And I could make you fly away
But I could never make you stay
You said you were in love with me
Both of us know that that’s impossible
And I could make you rue the day
But I could never make you stay
Not for all the tea in China
Not if I could sing like a bird
Not for all North Carolina
Not for all my little words
Not if I could write for you
The sweetest song you ever heard
It doesn’t matter what I’ll do
Not for all my little words
Now that you’ve made me want to die
You tell me that you’re unboyfriendable
And I could make you pay and pay
But I could never make you stay
如同彩色絢爛的蝴蝶般，你的翅膀使你顯得如此美麗。我只能讓你遨遊於天際，卻無法使你短暫停留。你說你曾經深愛著我，但我們都知道這段愛戀不可能持續。我也許會讓你感到後悔，但我還是無法使你停留在我的身邊。
和美好瓷器中的茶水無關，和我是否能如同鳥兒般歌唱無關，和北加州無關，和我對你所說的私密歇語無關，和我是否能寫這首你所能聽到、世界上最美麗的情歌無關，和我所做的一切無關；這些私密歇語似乎皆顯得無關緊要。
你說你無法成為誰的情人，這使我產生了輕生的念頭。你願意為我不斷付出，但我還是無法使你停留在我的身邊……
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