樹高千丈落葉歸根

衝突樂團 (the Fray)。這首歌背後的故事，是關於一位吸毒的男孩，身邊沒有人願意了解他，

所這他也無法得到幫助。這首歌的作者兼樂團主唱艾薩克．史雷德(Issac Slade)，

偶然間在少年觀護所擔任義工時，認識一位吸毒的少年，

當時這位少年的父母、朋友、家人幾乎都放棄這位少年，沒有人能幫助他。

艾薩克看著這位男孩，在情感上孤立無援的情況，揉合自己的經歷，創作出這首歌曲。

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Step one you say we need to talk
一開始，你說 我們需要談談

He walks you say sit down it's just a talk

他緊張地想逃，你說 坐下吧，我們只是談談

He smiles politely back at you
他禮貌的對你強擠出微笑

You stare politely right on through
你禮貌地打量著他

Some sort of window to your right
你的右邊有扇窗子)

As he goes left and you stay right
當他走到左邊，而你待在右邊

Between the lines of fear and blame
在恐懼和指責之間

And you begin to wonder why you came
你開始想知道為什麼你來

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend

我做錯了什麼讓我失去了一個朋友

Had I known how to save a life
如果我知道該怎麼整救一個生命

Let him know that you know best
讓他知道 你懂他的好

Cause after all you do know best
你終於知道了他真的很痛苦

Try to slip past his defense without granting innocence
你試著穿越他的心墻但不想裝著無辜

Lay down a list of what is wrong
寫下犯的錯

The things you've told him all along
這些錯你不斷的告訴他

And pray to God he hears you
祈禱上帝能聽見你說的

And pray to God he hears you
祈禱上帝能聽見你說的

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend我做錯了什麼讓我失去了一個朋友

Somewhere along in the bitterness
我知道他一直在受苦

And I would have stayed up with you all night
如果還能重來，我會陪他渡過那個絕望的夜晚

Had I known how to save a life
如果我能早一點知道該怎麼整救一個生命

As he begins to raise his voice
他說話開始激動起來

You lower yours and grant him one last choice
你降低自己的聲音 給他最後的選擇

Drive until you lose the road
載著他直到路的盡頭

Or break with the ones you've followed
或是在這裡丟下他

He will do one of two things
他會選擇活下去或選擇結束一切?

He will admit to everything
他會覺悟

Or he'll say he's just not the same
或者他會重生？

And you'll begin to wonder why you came
還是你會懷疑自己為什麼要來這裡

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
我做錯了什麼讓我失去了一個朋友

Somewhere along in the bitterness
在這酸苦的世界

And I would have stayed up with you all night
如果那個晚上我有待在你身邊

Had I known how to save a life
如果我能知道該怎麼整救一個生命

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
我做錯了什麼讓我失去了一個朋友

Somewhere along in the bitterness
在這酸苦的世界

And I would have stayed up with you all night
如果那個晚上我有待在你身邊

Had I known how to save a life
如果我能知道該怎麼整救一個生命