I was choking on a cornflake I was choking on a cornflake Eu estava sufocando com um floco de cereal You said “Have some toast instead” You said “Have some toast instead” Você disse: "Coma uma torrada ao invés disso" I was sleeping maybe three hours I was sleeping maybe three hours Eu estava dormindo, talvez há três horas You said “You should get to bed” You said “You should get to bed” Você disse: "Você deveria ir para a cama" I was waiting at the church door I was waiting at the church door Eu estava esperando na porta da igreja For the minister to show For the minister to show Pelo ministro o show I was looking at the new year I was looking at the new year Eu estava olhando para o novo ano You said “Walk before you crawl” You said “Walk before you crawl” Você disse: "Ande antes de rastejar" I was feeling like a loser I was feeling like a loser Eu estava me sentindo como um perdedor You said “Hey, you've still got me” You said “Hey, you've still got me” Você disse: "Ei, você ainda tem a mim?" I was feeling pretty lonely I was feeling pretty lonely Eu estava me sentindo muito solitário You said “You wanted to be free” You said “You wanted to be free” Você disse: "Você queria ser livre" I was looking for a good time I was looking for a good time Eu estava procurando por um bom tempo You said “Let the good times start” You said “Let the good times start” Você disse: "Deixe os bons tempos começarem" With a quiver of your eyelid With a quiver of your eyelid Com um ligeiro tremor em sua pálpebra You took on someone else's part You took on someone else's part Você pegou na parte de alguém Maybe I'm a little greedy Maybe I'm a little greedy Mas o que sobre mim You said “Think before you speak” You said “Think before you speak” Você disse: "Pense antes de falar" Sometimes I'm a little seedy Sometimes I'm a little seedy Às vezes sou um pouco rápido You said “Everyone is weak” You said “Everyone is weak” Você disse: "Todo mundo é fraco" Now I feel a little better Now I feel a little better Agora me sinto um pouco melhor Is there something I can do? Is there something I can do? Existe algo que eu possa fazer? But I never heard the answer But I never heard the answer Mas eu nunca ouvi a resposta I never had a clue I never had a clue Eu nunca tive uma dica But what about me But what about me Mas o que sobre mim I don't really see I don't really see Eu realmente não vejo How things will improve How things will improve Como as coisas vão melhorar If all you want is to stay loose If all you want is to stay loose Se tudo que você quer é ficar There's a little echo calling There's a little echo calling Há um pouco de eco chamando Like a miner trapped inside Like a miner trapped inside Como um mineiro preso dentro If I tell her of this moment If I tell her of this moment Se eu contar-lhe sobre este momento She will in me doubts confide She will in me doubts confide Ela vai confiar em minhas dúvidas And she's on me like a blanket And she's on me like a blanket E ela está em mim como um cobertor Like a stalk of wilting grass Like a stalk of wilting grass Como um talo de grama murcha I'm not sure about her motives I'm not sure about her motives Eu não tenho certeza sobre os motivos dela I'm not sure about her past I'm not sure about her past Não tenho certeza sobre o seu passado But my faith is like a bullet But my faith is like a bullet Mas a minha fé é como uma bala My belief is like a bolt My belief is like a bolt Minha crença é como um raio The only thing that lets me sleep at night The only thing that lets me sleep at night A única coisa que me deixa dormir à noite A little carriage of the soul A little carriage of the soul Um pouco de transporte da alma If it starts a little bleaker If it starts a little bleaker Se começar a ficar um pouco escuro Then the year may yet be gold Then the year may yet be gold Então, o ano ainda pode ser ouro Happiness is not for keeping Happiness is not for keeping A felicidade não é para manter Happiness is not my goal Happiness is not my goal A felicidade não é meu objetivo But what about me But what about me Mas o que sobre mim I don't really see I don't really see Eu realmente não vejo How things will improve How things will improve Como as coisas vão melhorar If all you want is to stay loose If all you want is to stay loose Se tudo que você quer é ficar solto But what about them But what about them Mas o que sobre eles You play mother hen You play mother hen Você joga galinha mãe To a gaggle of gangling youth To a gaggle of gangling youth Para um bando de jovens desengonçado All you want is to stay loose All you want is to stay loose Se tudo que você quer é ficar I was living through the seconds I was living through the seconds Eu estava vivendo os segundos My composure was a mess My composure was a mess Minha compostura era uma bagunça I was miles from tenderness I was miles from tenderness Eu estava a quilômetros da ternura It was dark outside, the day it was lying in pieces It was dark outside, the day it was lying in pieces Estava escuro lá fora, o dia em que estava deitado em pedaços Everything is flat and dreary Everything is flat and dreary Tudo é chato e monótono I couldn't care what's in the news I couldn't care what's in the news Eu não me importo com o que está nas notícias Television is the blues Television is the blues A televisão é o blues Television is hysterical laughter of people Television is hysterical laughter of people A televisão é riso histérico de pessoas And I know it could be me And I know it could be me E eu sei que poderia ser eu I'm always asking for more I'm always asking for more Estou sempre a pedir mais I keep running round in circles I keep running round in circles Eu continuo correndo em círculos I keep looking for a doorway I keep looking for a doorway Eu continuo procurando por um portal I'm going to need two lives I'm going to need two lives Eu vou precisar de duas vidas To follow the paths I've been taking To follow the paths I've been taking Para seguir os caminhos que estou tomando