以下是一部分Madonna的《Take a Bow》的歌詞:
I don't know what else to do
除了跟你一起不知我還能做什麼
So I'm laying here thinking of you
所以我只好躺在這兒想念你
And I wonder if you ever think of me
我想知道你是否也想過我
Or if it's just another face in the crowd
是否只是人群中另一個陌生的面孔
Chorus:
Take a bow, you've been on the stage too long
鞠躬吧,你也在舞台上演了太久
Light up the lights and put on a show
點亮燈光,放出你的表演
But will the real me be found
但是真實的我會被找到嗎?
Take a bow, before you lay me low
鞠躬吧,在你把我拉下來之前
Lay me low and then you're gone
拉我下來然後你就不見了
Will I ever see your face again?
我會再次見到你的面孔嗎?
Verse 2:
I'm coming from the dark and I'm lost
我從黑暗中迷失而來
And I don't know where to start
我不知道從哪裡開始
But I can't be who you are
但我不能成為你的樣子
And I can't carry on, yeah
我不能繼續下去,是的
Chorus:
Take a bow, you've been on the stage too long
鞠躬吧,你也在舞台上演了太久
Light up the lights and put on a show
點亮燈光,放出你的表演
But will the real me be found
但是真實的我會被找到嗎?
Take a bow, before you lay me low
鞠躬吧,在你把我拉下來之前
Lay me low and then you're gone
拉我下來然後你就不見了
Bridge:
Oh my broken wings have nowhere to fly to
我的翅膀雖已殘破,但無處飛翔
My darkest moments have come to define me not to drown me
我低落的情緒將讓我銘記,而非讓我淹沒
I may fall but I won't break, I won't break, no, no
我可能會跌倒,但我不會破碎,不會破碎
So won't you lay me down?
所以你會不讓我安息嗎?
Won't you take a bow?
你會不鞠躬嗎?
And go your way
走你的路
Lay me low, go your way
把我放下,走你的路
I will always love you, that's for sure
我會永遠愛你,這是肯定的
And it doesn't end here
這裡並沒有結束
I just need some air to breathe
我只是需要一些呼吸的空間
To make my way back home
回到我的歸途上。