Текст и перевод песни 林奕匡 - 時間的囚犯

時間的囚犯

理想之中 算式之中
和目前幾多不相同
放不輕鬆 腦袋鬱結中
還剩餘幾個未圓美夢

那天測這歲數 定已在高峰
俯瞰世上美好
卻發現 原地轉了圈
仍然未越過 焦土

誰定下 這秒鐘 那片刻 每段路途
藍圖上 要結婚 要紥職 每一步
早有記號
拼死追 快碰到 卻更是煩躁
今天我 怎麼歡笑碰不到

當初計好 算好 約好 始終失措
可否再 亂試 亂碰 挪開尺度

再高一點 遠多一點
無盡頭的種種執念
要怎麼演 再怎麼發展
囚在時鐘裡為誰兌現

擔心潦倒所以困獸般過活
方算是潦倒
太畏懼 明日會變糟
遺忘現在 要安好

誰定下 這秒鐘 那片刻 每段路途
藍圖上 要結婚 要紥職 每一步
早有記號
拼死追 快碰到 卻更是煩躁
今天我 怎麼歡笑碰不到

別理 誰定下 這秒鐘
誰該到埗 我想漫步
天涯下 哪些 瑰寶不過塵土
都不堪仰慕
再追 再碰到 再繼續煩躁
不必要 天色不過也很早

當初計好 算好 約好 始終失措
可否再 亂試 亂碰 挪開尺度
風一吹 計好 算好 也可失措
不急躁 願我 為妳 撥去雲霧

Prisoner of Time

In my dreams, in my calculations,
How different things are now.
I can't relax, my mind is stuck,
With so many unfulfilled dreams left.

I thought I'd be at my peak by this age,
Overlooking the beauty of the world.
But I find myself going in circles,
Still not crossing that wasteland.

Who sets the seconds, the moments, the paths we take?
Blueprints dictate marriage, career, every step,
Marked out long ago.
I chase relentlessly, almost there, but it's only more frustrating.
Why can't I find joy today?

My plans were laid, my calculations made, my promises kept, yet I'm still adrift.
Can I just experiment, take risks, and let go of these constraints?

A little higher, a little further,
Endless obsessions.
How will this play out, how will it all unfold?
Trapped in a clock, who am I fulfilling?

Fear of poverty drives me like a caged animal,
But is that what poverty really is?
I'm too afraid that tomorrow will be worse,
Forgetting to live today.

Who sets the seconds, the moments, the paths we take?
Blueprints dictate marriage, career, every step,
Marked out long ago.
I chase relentlessly, almost there, but it's only more frustrating.
Why can't I find joy today?

Ignore the clock and its dictates,
I'll wander at my own pace.
Under the vast sky, what treasures are but dust?
None deserve my reverence.
I'll keep chasing, keep reaching, keep growing restless,
But it's alright, for now the day is still young.

My plans were laid, my calculations made, my promises kept, yet I'm still adrift.
Can I just experiment, take risks, and let go of these constraints?
At the whim of the wind, my plans can unravel as easily as they were made.
I won't rush, my love, for you, I'll clear the clouds away.