Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething

　　大概是剛好處在twenty-something這尷尬的年紀，聽這首Jamie Cullum的歌有真實感。在台灣20幾歲的男性特別有種「當男人不夠格，當男孩又嫌太老」的感覺，香港人趕忙打造出kid adult這個category，一切遂有了歸屬感與安身立命之處。然而多少男性在當兵前空白的時光皆是如此，twenty-something，一事無成但夢想還很偉大，生活空白呆板卻還能挖掘出些樂趣。多尷尬的年紀。真的就像是鬧鐘已響，「該起床了」的意識已經進到了腦袋，但身體還昏沈沈賴床的狀態。



　　大白話的生活，我還有兩個月要過。今天已經九月了呢。



After years of expensive education,　好幾年昂貴的教育後

a car full of books and anticipation,　學富五車，而期望甚高

I’m an expert on Shakespeare　我是莎士比亞的專家，

and that’s a hell of a lot　去他媽的還有一堆啦

but the world don't need scholars as much as I thought.　但這世界根本沒那麼需要學者吧



Maybe I'll go travelling for a year,　也許我該去旅行一年

finding myself or start a career.　找尋自己，或是開始我的職業生涯

I could work for the poor　我可以為窮人工作，

though I’m hungry for fame　雖然我汲汲於名譽

we all seem so different but we're just the same.　我們好像其實大同小異



Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat,　也許我去了健身房就不會變胖

aren't things more easy with a tight six pack?　有六塊肌事情會比較好處理吧？

Who knows the answers? Who do you trust?　誰知道啊？你又該信任誰？

I can't even separate love from lust.　我連愛與慾望都分不清楚



Maybe I’ll move back home and pay off my loans,　也許我該搬回家，付清貸款

working nine to five answering phones.　朝九晚五處理公務

Don't make me live for my friday nights,　別讓我僅能期待星期五的放蕩之夜

drinking eight pints and getting in fights.　喝他個爛醉後打架收場



I don't want to get up, just let me lie in,　我不想起床。讓我繼續賴床吧。

leave me alone, I'm a twenty something.　讓我一個人靜一靜。我才二十好幾。



Maybe I'll just fall in love　也許我身陷愛河，

that could solve it all,　一切問題就能迎刃而解

philosophers say that that’s enough,　哲學家說有愛就夠了

there surely must be more. Ooooh　但我總覺得一定比愛更多更多



Love ain’t the answer nor is work,　愛才不是答案，工作也不是

the truth eludes me so much it hurts.　真相難倒了我，還傷得如此之重

But I’m still having fun　但我現在還很有樂趣，

and I guess that's the key,　我猜這就是唯一的路徑

I'm a twenty something and I'll keep being me.　我才二十好幾。我還要繼續作自己。



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I’m a twenty something.　我才二十好幾。

Let me lie in, Leave me alone.　讓我繼續賴床。讓我清靜清靜。

I’m a twenty something.　我才二十好幾。



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