作词 : Max Martin/Shellback/Taylor Swift
作曲 : Max Martin/Shellback/Taylor Swift
The casino doesn't like when you run the tables
And though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to you
Those electric fences buzz, a stallion flees the stable
And that small town's even smaller now in your rearview
You ran with all the wild things
A liberated libertine
Who then longed for home
'Cause it's where you're from
Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
No elbows on the table and the neighbor's lawn always looked better
Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall, and you hate this song
But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
Then that melody is all you want
You never knew that it was Babylon
Till it was gone
Give the people what they want
Then you keep it moving
Make your plans and friends, a stranger's makeup on your tie
Twenty watches in the safe
'Cause your time is money
Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb
She captured your attention
So free of all pretension
It stopped you cold
Because she loved you so
Pretty as a picture that you didn't post
Looking at you like you're made of solid gold
Never official
You mention you're single to the girls at the bar
You hate this song
But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
And then that melody is all you want
You never knew that it was Babylon
Till it was gone
You're using
Nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself
But darling
You end up hurting everybody else
The self-harm of never being where you are
It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your car
You're missing all the best parts
And they're all at home
She's hanging Christmas lights with your son
Sneaking to the bathroom to call her mom
And say it's not working
It's just not worth it if we're not what he wants, but you love this song
You wake up on the train with your headphones gone
Then that melody is all you want
You never knew that it was Babylon
And now it's almost gone
Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
No elbows on the table and the neighbor's lawn always looked better
It's almost gone
Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall
But you love this song
You wake up on the train and you're all alone
Then that memory is all you want
You never knew that it was Babylon
Till it was gone
译文
赌场不喜欢 你连赢通吃
哪怕礼盒包装精美 对你而言也不过是牢笼
电网嗡嗡作响 骏马逃离马厩
后视镜里的那座小镇 显得更加渺小
你曾与所有的狂野不羁为伍
做一个放荡不羁的浪子
随后却又渴望归宿
因为那是 你的故乡
弗吉尼亚姑姑 穿着去教堂的洋装
手肘不能撑在桌上 邻居家的草坪总是看起来更棒
你那件旧毛衣 本该是从商场买来的 你讨厌这首歌
但当你在火车上醒来 耳机已经不见
那时这段旋律 便成了你的唯一渴求
你从未意识到 那曾是巴比伦乐土
直到它 彻底消逝
满足人们的期望
然后你继续前行
制定计划结交朋友 领带上留着陌生人的妆印
保险柜里放着二十块名表
因为你的时间就是金钱
爱就像你必须攀爬的阶梯上 结出的寒冰
她抓住了你的目光
毫无半点矫揉造作
让你猝不及防地愣住
因为她是 如此深爱你
美丽得如同 那张你未曾发布的照片
看着你的眼神 仿佛你是无价的纯金
却从未公开关系
你在酒吧向女孩们 声称自己单身
你讨厌这首歌
但当你在火车上醒来 耳机已经不见
那时这段旋律 便成了你的唯一渴求
你从未意识到 那曾是巴比伦乐土
直到它 彻底消逝
你正在用
怀旧当成 伤害自己的武器
可是亲爱的
你最终却 伤害了身边的每个人
从不安于当下的 这种自我折磨
该睡觉了 你却还坐在车里
你正在错过 所有最美好的时光
而他们 全都在家里
她正带着你们的儿子 挂起圣诞彩灯
偷偷躲进浴室 给她的妈妈打电话
哭诉着走不下去了
如果我们不是他想要的 这一切根本不值得 可你深爱这首歌
你在火车上醒来 耳机已经不见
那时这段旋律 便成了你的唯一渴求
你从未意识到 那曾是巴比伦乐土
而如今它 已所剩无几
弗吉尼亚姑姑 穿着去教堂的洋装
手肘不能撑在桌上 邻居家的草坪总是看起来更棒
一切已 所剩无几
你那件旧毛衣 本该是从商场买来的
可你深爱这首歌
你在火车上醒来 身旁空无一人
那时那段回忆 便成了你的唯一渴求
你从未意识到 那曾是巴比伦乐土
直到它 彻底消逝
