亡命之徒

• By: 縱貫線

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

亡命之徒　縱貫線

Outlaw Cross-Country Line

聽我說　我原來有個夢

Listen to me, I once had a dream

跟你高飛遠走　跟你一起走到白頭

Flying high with you, walking far together, till we're old

但是我　擁有化為烏有

But I, I vanish into nothingness

忘記我們承諾　忘記曾經愛你愛的那麼濃

Forget our promises, forget that I loved you so deeply

我不能帶你走　我犯了大錯

I can't take you with me, I made a big mistake

必須一個人走　必須扛下所有罪過

I have to go alone, bear all the guilt myself

必須離開熟悉的街口　請你不要忘記我

I have to leave the familiar corner, please don't forget me

這夜裡有小雨飄在空中

Tonight there's a light drizzle in the air

當我扣板機的瞬間　靈魂早已賣給魔鬼

At the moment I pull the trigger, my soul's already sold to the devil

可笑的是　我好想求主幫我贖回

It's ridiculous, I wish I could beg the Lord to save me

贖回我那一丁點的尊嚴

Save what's left of my dignity

想起媽媽的臉　對不起這幾年

Thinking of my mother's face, sorry these years

是否有機會再見你一面　媽媽我犯了錯

Is there a chance to see you again? Mom, I made a mistake

你會原諒我嗎　我已經踏上了末路

Will you forgive me? I'm already on the final road

別人眼中的亡命之徒　哪裡還有我的藏身處

In others' eyes, a fugitive, where's my hiding place now?

我的兄弟　離我遠去我

My brother, when you walk away from me

我還傻呼呼的相信道義

I still foolishly believe in justice

所謂的人性莫非要用血和淚來換取教訓

Is human nature just about blood and tears for lessons?

不想再混下去　想說幹完這一票就不再撩下去

I don't want to keep running around, thinking I’ll finish this and stop chasing

想著想著我的眼淚就流不停

Thinking so much, tears keep flowing nonstop

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

它捲起了風　重新雕塑每個面孔

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

夜霧那麼濃　開闊也洶湧

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

喂　小子

Hey kid

我想我大概明白你的意思

I think I understand your meaning

那些發生在你身上的

All those things that happen to you

曾經以不同的面貌

Once took on different faces

也在我生命裡出現過好幾次

Have appeared in my life many times

對此　我並無更高明的解釋

For this, I have no better explanation

只是覺得今天說不定是個合適的日子

Just feel today might be the right day

我們就各自用舒服的姿勢

Let's each use our comfortable stance

用擅長的方式

In our own way

給人生我們的

To give life what it gives us

不管是一種告解　還是一份答辯詞

Whether it's a confession or a defense

人再有本事也難抵抗命運的不仁慈

No matter how talented, it's hard to resist fate's cruelty

這道理再簡單不過　接不接受是另外一回事

This is the simplest truth, accepting it or not is another story

真愛並非不來　它只是被無預警的惡意的延遲

True love doesn't never come, it’s just delayed by unforeseen malice

不要讓某個女人做的蠢事

Don't let a woman's foolish act

變成你自己與自己的爭執

Become your own internal struggle

為什麼　該有的都有還是覺得不夠

Why, even with what I have, I still feel it's not enough

天呀　該不會是貪心的念頭

Oh God, could it be just greed?

為什麼　拼了命地工作　拼了命地追夢

Why, working to death, chasing dreams with all I got

到頭來原地沒有動過

In the end, never moving an inch

為什麼　萬里晴空下的面孔

Why, with a face beneath a clear sky, so mundane and unhappy

庸庸碌碌不開心地鎖著眉頭　要向誰哭訴

Frowning and crying, who do they turn to?

為什麼　想去看場電影

Why, want to go catch a movie

該死的颱風偏偏選在每一個的週末

Damn, the typhoon hits just on weekends

為什麼　這個世界上　就是有人窮得發瘋

Why, in this world, some go crazy being poor

有人富有　把鈔票當作了枕頭

Some are rich, using money as a pillow

為什麼　新聞裡鼻酸故事

Why, stories of sadness in the news

只為了偷麵包給媽媽　充飢的小偷

Just a thief stealing bread to feed his mom

為什麼　一百個為什麼

Why, a hundred questions why

變成一千個　一萬個　十萬個　為什麼

Become a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand why's

為什麼　我想破頭寫不出個鳥

Why, I can't even write a damn thing

唸唸唸　我為了什麼

Sighing, what am I even doing?

我們都不必在意未來的樣子

We don't need to care about what the future looks like

像是精神病患寫的詩

Like a poem written by a madman

或是煙花綻放的節日

Or a festival of fireworks blooming

隨它去吧　我們都只活一次

Let it go, we only live once

呼吸呼吸呼吸　呼　一切曳然而止

Breath, breath, breathe—ah, everything suddenly stops

真理在荒謬被證實以前

Before absurdity is proven true

都只是暗室裡的裝飾

It's just decoration in a dark room

只有眼前亮起來了以後

Only after the light shines on us

才有機會彰顯它的價值

Can it reveal its true value

不是誰能決定的

It's not something anyone can decide

該漫遊還是衝刺

To wander or to rush forward

我們都在海裡

We're all in the sea

我覺得我們像沙子

I think we're like sand

你說的亡命之徒

You call us fugitives,

是不是大概就是這個意思

Maybe that's what it really means

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

它捲起了風 　重新雕塑每個面孔

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

夜霧那麼濃 　開闊也洶湧

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

出發啦　不要問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

迎風向前　是唯一的方法

Facing the wind forward, that's the only way

出發啦　不想問那路在哪

Let's go, don't ask where the road is

運命哎呀　什麼關卡

Fate, oh, what obstacles lie ahead?

當車聲隆隆　夢開始陣痛

When the engine roars, dreams begin to ache

它捲起了風　重新雕塑每個面孔

It stirs up the wind, reshaping every face

夜霧那麼濃　開闊也洶湧

The night fog is so thick, vast and wild

有一種預感　路的終點是迷宮

I have a premonition, the end of the road is a maze

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /mèng/ B2	noun - dream
愛 /ài/ B2	noun - love
人性 /rénxìng/ C1	noun - human nature
命運 /mìngyùn/ C1	noun - fate
面孔 /miànkǒng/ B2	noun - face
迷宮 /mígōng/ C1	noun - labyrinth
控制 /kòngzhì/ B2	verb/noun - to control, control
雕塑 /diāosù/ C1	verb/noun - to sculpt, sculpture
預感 /yùgǎn/ B2	noun - premonition, hunch
陣痛 /zhèntòng/ C1	noun - contraction (labor pain)
陣痛 /zhèntòng/ C1	noun - contraction (labor pain)

Grammar:

• 跟你高飛遠走　跟你一起走到白頭

  ➔ Conjunction and parallel structure (跟...一起)

  ➔ The phrase "跟...一起" (gēn... yīqǐ) means "together with...". The parallel structure emphasizes the shared action of flying away and growing old together.

• 我不能帶你走　我犯了大錯

  ➔ Simple declarative sentences with verb-object structure.

  ➔ The line showcases basic sentence structure, "I cannot take you away" (我不能帶你走) and "I made a big mistake" (我犯了大錯). They highlight a direct statement of the speaker's inability and admission of guilt.

• 當我扣板機的瞬間　靈魂早已賣給魔鬼

  ➔ Temporal Clause (當...的瞬間) and Resultative Compound Verb (賣給)

  ➔ "當...的瞬間" (dāng... de shùnjiān) introduces a temporal clause meaning "at the moment when...". "賣給" (mài gěi) is a resultative compound verb meaning "sell to", indicating the result of the action (selling) is a transfer to someone (the devil).

• 所謂的人性莫非要用血和淚來換取教訓

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with modal verb (莫非) and verb complement (來換取)

  ➔ "莫非" (mòfēi) expresses doubt or supposition, often used in rhetorical questions. "來換取" (lái huànqǔ) is a verb complement, meaning "to exchange for," indicating the purpose or method of the action.

• 不想再混下去　想說幹完這一票就不再撩下去

  ➔ Sequential actions (不想...想說) and conditional sentence structure.

  ➔ The structure highlights the progression of thought: "didn't want to keep messing around" followed by "thinking of saying after doing this one last job, will not continue fooling around." It also contains an implicit condition: IF they do this last job, THEN they will stop.

• 真愛並非不來　它只是被無預警的惡意的延遲

  ➔ Passive voice (被...延遲) and contrastive conjunction (只是).

  ➔ The passive voice "被...延遲" (bèi... yánchí) indicates that the action (delaying) is done to the subject (true love) by something else. "只是" (zhǐshì) contrasts the expectation of true love not coming with the reality that it's merely delayed.

• 為什麼　拼了命地工作　拼了命地追夢

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis (拼了命地) and rhetorical question (為什麼).

  ➔ The phrase "拼了命地" (pīn le mìng de) is repeated to emphasize the extreme effort being put into both working and pursuing dreams. The rhetorical question "為什麼" (wèishénme) sets up a sense of frustration and questioning of the purpose despite the effort.

• 隨它去吧　我們都只活一次

  ➔ Imperative mood (隨它去吧) and existential statement (都只活一次).

  ➔ "隨它去吧" (suí tā qù ba) is an imperative phrase meaning "let it be" or "let it go." "都只活一次" (dōu zhǐ huó yī cì) is a statement of existence, emphasizing the fact that we only live once, often used to justify taking risks or not worrying too much.