mind consumed by thoughts that my physical fears
我肉体本能地恐惧着我的思考而使我的精神消散

I can't, listen with ears, cause words will deceive
我无法用耳朵去听 只因言语的欺骗

as I stand up against darker versions of me
当我和黑暗的我站在对立面

looking over my shoulder, waiting for false moves
目光穿越我的肩头 等待着虚伪地转移

dancing around land-mines and get lost in the grove
围绕着地雷舞蹈的同时逐渐消失在树林

what happens?, when all the light slowly fades away
怎么回事？ 当灯光逐渐黯淡

and you try to see God inside a Shades of Grey
尝试看清灰色阴影中间的上帝

he's ever-present, through our mistakes flaws and folly
他是一致存在的 自从存在缺陷而愚蠢的过失开始

he could have left me falling, but instead he called me
上帝能够维持我的坠落  但是他却召唤我

and I answered, silent and unsure what to say
静默是我的回答 因为我不知从何说起

just thanking him for life even with the Shades of Grey
只感谢他那片灰色阴影使得的生活变得平静

This life is unpredictable, no limits or restrictions
这是一种不可预知的生活 没有限制抑或约束

it's filled with opportunities and filled with addictions
它充斥着机会 充斥着诱惑

so much joy, yet so much affliction
欢乐掺杂着苦痛

pain and oppression, shame and conviction
痛苦和压抑 耻辱和罪恶

so much we see yet, so much we're missing
我们看到过许多 也错过过许多

so much to change and so much we're fixing
许多需要改变 许多则已被定型

faith and forgiveness, chaos destruction
信任和宽恕 混乱和毁灭

poverty, paychecks, starving children and corporate lunches
贫穷 薪水 饥饿的儿童和共享的午餐

love, peace, war, hate and hunger
爱 和平 战争 仇恨和欲望

fall, winter, spring, summer, sunshine and thunder
秋夜 冬日 春季 夏天 阳光灿烂或电闪雷鸣

I'm going under, now I'm rising
我想要沉寂 却不断升起

how much time is left? There's no rewinding
还剩多少时间？ 生命不可再来

sometimes even the light can seem blinding
有时即使闪电也会让人眩目

I wash my thoughts in blood to keep my mind clean
用血液洗涤我的头脑使我清醒

I don't have everything I want
我没有我所要的东西

I've always had everything I needed everything hasn't always went how I planned it
但却总是拥有一切哪怕那并非我本意

but I wouldn't change who I am even if you offered me a mansion
即便如此我也不会改变自己 哪怕面对诱惑

just existing is enough, just living
满足于现状 因为只是生活

I'll do my best to make the right decisions
我会倾尽所有来做最明智的抉择

until the day heaven takes me away
直到某天我进驻天堂