Petals-Mariah Carey

[00:00.00] 作词 : James Wright/Mariah Carey/James Harris, III/Terry Lewis [00:01.00] 作曲 : James Wright/Mariah Carey/James Harris, III/Terry Lewis [00:33.55]I've often wondered if there's
我常常在想 [00:36.91]ever been a perfect family
这世上是否真的有美满的家庭（Mariah Carey出生于混血儿家庭，家庭成员常恶语相向，父母离异，童年生活惨痛不已） [00:41.11]I've always longed for undividedness
我常梦寐以求永不分离 [00:43.60]And sought stability
寻求稳如磐石的关系 [00:48.09] [00:51.32]A flower taught me how to pray
花儿教会了我如何祷告（这里的flower是对于MC的姐姐Alison Carey的暗喻，据传Alison Carey曾为了MC的试唱花光了所有的积蓄为其购置衣物） [00:55.21]But as I grew, that flower changed
但我渐渐长大，那朵花也不复往态（后期Alison Carey染上毒瘾，姐妹两人因此渐而疏离，后来因为经济压力被迫只能倚门卖笑） [00:59.10]She started flailing in the wind
狂风中，她飘摇欲坠 [01:01.80]Like golden petals scattering
金色的花瓣漫天飞舞 [01:06.42]And I miss you, dandelion
我想念你，蒲公英（这里的“蒲公英”也是对于姐姐Alison Carey的暗指） [01:08.09]And even love you
我甚至依旧爱着你 [01:12.91] [01:14.00]And I wish there was a way
我多希望终有一天 [01:17.42]For me to trust you but it hurts me every time
我能重拾对你的信任 [01:24.96]I try to touch you
但每次当我试着想要触碰你，却总是伤我颇深 [01:28.27] [01:29.18]But I miss you, dandelion
但我依旧想念着你 [01:32.43]And even love you
依旧爱着你 [01:35.83] [01:38.35]I gravitated towards a patriarch
年轻时的我如所预料 [01:42.67]So young predictably
被所谓成熟吸引（可能由于童年创伤，为寻求稳定和保护的Mariah Carey早年嫁给了大自己二十多岁的Tommy Mottola，时任索尼音乐总裁） [01:45.85]I was resigned to spend my life
曾经我的委曲求全 [01:49.60]Within a maze of misery
可能终此一生困于充斥痛苦的迷宫（“迷宫”是指婚姻期间的住宅，由于Tommy Mottola极强的控制欲，MC被逼迫一直工作，并且一切都要经过丈夫批准，MC后来披露了那段监狱一般的生活） [01:56.00]A boy and a girl befriended me
一个男孩和一个女孩如朋友般帮助我（Tommy与其前妻的孩子） [01:59.84]We're bonded through despondency
绝望之境中结下不解之缘 [02:03.66]I stayed so long, but finally
我坚持了如此之久 [02:07.44]I fled to save my sanity
但为了挽救理智，我只能逃离（MC于1997年5月终于结束了和Tommy的婚姻，但由此将会遭受常人难以忍受的打压报复） [02:11.10]And I miss you, little sis and little brother
弟弟妹妹们，我十分想念你们 [02:17.63] [02:18.71]And I hope you realize
我希望你们能领会 [02:22.00]I'll always love you (Always love you)
我会一直爱着你们 [02:26.32]And although you're struggling, you will recover
即使你们身处万难，但伤口终将愈合 [02:29.48](We're gonna make it, maybe)
我们将会远离这片痛苦之疆 [02:33.90]And I miss you, little sis and little brother
弟弟妹妹们，我十分想念你们 [02:41.45] [02:42.09]So many I considered
许多我认为身边 [02:46.03]closest to me
最亲近的人 [02:49.07] [02:49.68]Turned on a dime and sold me
却背信弃义 [02:53.68]out dutifully
将我“忠诚地”出卖（比如Walter Afanasieff，曾和MC合作过Hero等经典名曲，在MC与Tommy的婚姻宣告破裂后为了表示对其忠心背叛了MC） [02:56.48] [02:57.79]Although that knife was chipping
即使锐利的刀锋已经剜下我的骨肉 [03:00.96]away at me they turned their eyes away and
他们却视而不见 [03:08.69] went home to sleep(Sleep, sleep, sleep)
回到家中若无其事地安然入睡 [03:14.85] [03:16.44]And I missed a lot of life,
即使我错过了生活 [03:19.02]but I'll recover
我会平复如故 [03:22.48] [03:23.47]Though I know you really like
即使我明知你 [03:26.64] to see me suffer
想看到我受饱受折磨 [03:30.26] [03:30.92]Still I wish that you and I'd
但我依旧抱有希望 [03:34.47] forgive each other
我们能互相原谅对方 [03:37.70] [03:38.83]'Cause I miss you, Valentine,
因为我还在挂念着你，Valentine（T.D. Valentine是MC前夫Tommy Mottola的艺名） [03:44.31]and really loved you
我曾深爱着你 [03:49.29]I really loved you (I guess I loved you)
我曾深爱着你 [03:51.68] [03:54.33]I tried so hard,
我拼尽全力想要和你白头终老 [03:56.41]but you drove me away
但你的行径 [04:00.07]To preserve my sanity
让我不得不逃离你来保全自己 [04:02.99] [04:03.81]And I found the strength
终于，我鼓足了力量振翮而飞 [04:05.80] to break away(Do-do-do-do-do)
来远离你 [04:07.75]Fly
蝴蝶一般地飞离