I'm living out in LA

我住在洛杉矶

I drive a sports car just to prove

驾着跑车只是为了像纨绔子弟

I'm a real big baller cause I made a million dollars

我是一个大土豪 挣了百万美金

And I spend it on girls and shoes

浪费在美女和名鞋上

But you don't wanna be high like me

但铅华洗净 你是不会想像我这样曾经被吹捧至高处

Never really knowing why like me

你也不会明白到底是什么造就了我

You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster

你不愿像我一样跌下神坛

And be all alone

形单影只

You don't wanna ride the bus like this

你也不想像我现在一样落得清贫凄惨地天天搭公交

Never knowing who to trust like this

并且失望于根本无人可信

You don't wanna be stuck up on that stage singing

你也就不会想像我以前风光之时

Stuck up on that stage singing

自命不凡地在舞台上恣意唱歌

All I know are sad songs, sad songs

所以至此我所了解的世间万物 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs

亲爱的我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

I'm just a singer who already blew his shot

我啊 只是个酒过三巡的过气歌手罢了

I get along with old timers

我也就和那些活在过去的老东西能聊得上几句

Cause my name's a reminder of a pop song people forgot

当然这也只是因为我的名字能让他们记起一首曾经火过的口水歌

And I can't keep a girl, no

而且我也谈不到个长久的女朋友

Cause as soon as the sun comes up

因为我总是急着在新的一天日出之时

I cut 'em all loose and work's my excuse

就想着如何摆脱他们 而工作就是我最好的借口

But the truth is I can't open up

但是事实上却是我无法敞开心扉面对我的失败与过气

Now you don't wanna be high like me

但你也不会想像我一样体验被追捧时的辉煌

Never really knowing why like me

你也不会真正知道我当时是如何成功的

You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster

你也不愿摆脱喧嚣浮华然后独自一人 直面事实的惨淡

And be all alone

形影单只

You don't wanna ride the bus like this

你也不想像我现在一样落得清贫凄惨地天天搭公交

Never knowing who to trust like this

并且失望于根本无人可信

You don't wanna be stuck up on that stage singing

你也就不会想像我以前风光之时

Stuck up on that stage singing

自命不凡地在舞台上恣意歌唱

All I know are sad songs, sad songs

所以至此我所了解的世间万物 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs

亲爱的我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs

亲爱的我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

All I know are sad songs, sad songs

我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs

亲爱的我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

All I know are sad songs, sad songs

我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs

亲爱的我所知道的一切 满目悲伤尽是荒凉

歌词讲解

歌词：I took a pill in Ibiza

我在伊维萨岛上磕嗨了

To show Avicii I was cool

只是为了让Avicii觉得我超酷

And when I finally got sober, felt 10 years older

当我终于清醒 就像老了十岁

讲解：take a pill 服药丸

He took a few pills before going to bed.

他临睡前吃了几粒药。

sober ['səʊbə(r)]

adj.清醒的；稳重的；沉着冷静的；颜色暗淡的vt.使清醒；使沉着 vi.清醒；冷静下来

He is a very sober and hard-working young man.

他是一个非常稳重而勤奋的年轻人。

He drank a cup of strong tea to sober himself up.

他喝下一杯浓茶以使自己清醒过来。

sober down (v.+adv.)

(使)清醒起来,冷静下来

歌词：You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster

你不愿像我一样跌下神坛

And be all alone

形单影只

讲解：step[step] n.步骤；台阶；舞步；步伐 v.踏；以步测量

a false step失足

He took a false step and fell down the river.他踩空了脚掉到河里去了。

A false step can cost us millions of dollars.一步失策会使我们损失几百万美元。

dog sb's steps 跟踪某人 follow sb

The police dogged his steps for a whole month. 警察跟踪他整整一个月了。

follow (in) sb's steps步某人的后尘

My daughter has followed in my steps and become a teacher.

我的女儿走了我的路,成为一名教师。

step by step一步步地,逐步地,逐渐地 gradually

He learnt the rules of the game step by step. 他逐步学会了游戏的规则。

You don't ever wanna step off that roller coaster

roller coaster ['rəulə 'kəʊstə] 过山车

Life is a loller coaster, and you never know when it turns.

生活就像过山车，你根本不知道他什么时候会转弯。

歌词：You don't wanna be stuck up on that stage singing

你也就不会想像我以前风光之时

Stuck up on that stage singing

自命不凡地在舞台上恣意唱歌

讲解：stuck [stʌk]

adj.不能动的；束手无策的；不得不的 v.刺入，插入；阻塞，塞（动词stick 的过去式和过去分词）

We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour. 我们因交通堵塞而受阻一个小时。

I'm stuck with my sister for the whole day. 我一整天都让妹妹给缠住了。

stuck with 无法摆脱； 困于；常用被动态；意为被 ... 烦扰缠身

We were stuck with unexpected visitors. 我们被迫接待不速之客。

Darling, all I know are sad songs, sad songs 这是重复了很多遍的歌词，意思是我知道的就都是悲伤的歌曲、悲伤的歌曲。音乐诉说着人家的故事，同时又映衬着许多相似的心情。如果你现在在逆境中，希望这首歌能够让你知道，孤单无助的并不只有你一个。太阳还会升起，把不愉快的交给时间去淡忘吧。这里是可可《听歌学英语》，我是Canace凯娜斯，感谢收听本期节目，再见！返回搜狐，查看更多