Close your eyes and roll a dice
Under the board there's a compromise
If after all we only live twice
Which life is the run road to paradise
Don't say a word
Here comes the break of the day
In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May
Close your eyes and make a bet
Faced to the glare of the sunset
This is about as far as we get
You haven't seen me disguised yet
Don't say a word
Here comes the break of the day
In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May
Close your eyes and make a wish
Under the stone there's a stone-fish
Hold your breath, then roll the dice
It might be the run road to paradise
Don't say a word
Here comes the break of the day
In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end
Don't say a word
Here comes the break of the day
In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May
Words and phrases
1. dice:赌博,或者指赌博不可或缺的道具之一——骰子。
2. compromise:依据色彩意义的强弱程度,compromise可用来指“妥协,折衷”,或者指“危害,沦丧”。分别看例句:
Most wage claims are settled by compromise.(对提高工资的要求大都能折衷解决。)
Such behavior is actually a compromise of morality. (这种行为无疑是道德的沦丧。)
3. glare:该词的基本词义是指“光滑的冰的表层”;想象一下,这光滑的冰的表层反射的是什么呢?——炫目的光芒——这就是引申出来的意思啦!请看例句:
You should be careful to avoid the glare of the car headlights. (你得小心,以避免汽车前灯的强光。)
4. stone fishes:石鱼,这种鱼多产自印度洋和太平洋地区的海域中,可分泌剧毒无比的神经毒素。
歌手在此想以石鱼指代“有毒,会伤害人的东西”——或许是焦躁,亦或是愤怒,也许,可能是爱本身带来的伤害。