命運的安排，有沒有意義? 公不公平?
總會有個原因吧?
這是Alec Benjamin在歌曲〈Gotta Be A Reason〉中
最想討論的核心問題
“Gotta Be A Reason” was a song I wrote at a time
when I was questioning a lot of things about life and growing up.
I created two characters in the verses to show that
even when you get older, you still ask questions.
寫下〈Gotta Be A Reason〉 (總得有個原因) 這首歌時
我那時對關於人生和成長的很多事情都抱有懷疑
我在歌詞中創造了兩個角色，透過他們我想表示
不管你活到多大歲數，你都還是會有很多疑惑。
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Alec Benjamin – Gotta Be A Reason
Gotta Be A Reason 中英歌詞翻譯/旁白
There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth 身處地球，我的存在一定有它的道理 Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt 就算是灰塵和泥土，也總會有它們存在的原因 The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt 四季的變遷從來無法將我的傷痛減輕 So what's it worth? What's it worth? 所以到底有什麼意義? 有什麼意義? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin 值得再乾一杯威士忌、再啜飲一口琴酒 Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in 再下一滴毒藥，緩慢下沉 If we're going down together, better take another hit 如果我們會一起沉淪，那最好再做一次反擊 We won't be here forever, so let's make the best of it 我們不會永遠留在世上，所以起碼我們得活得盡興
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Walking down to the burial ground 走進墓地 With a sad song in his brain 他腦中播放著一首悲傷的歌曲 General Cloud is an old man now Cloud將軍已經變成老爺爺了 But it feels like yesterday 但記憶恍若昨日 He was on the front lines, stranded on the beach 他守在戰場前線、在海灘上擱淺 Crawling to his best friend, floatin' in the sea 奮力爬向他的摯友、在海中沉浮的摯友 But he didn't make it, he still can't believe 但他沒辦到，他至今仍不願相信 How arbitrary fate is, he says 命運是如此不公平，他這麼說 (arbitrary 武斷、獨斷、隨機)
There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth 身處地球，我的存在一定有它的道理 Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt 就算是灰塵和泥土，也總會有它們存在的原因 The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt 四季的變遷從來無法將我的傷痛減輕 So what's it worth? What's it worth? 所以到底有什麼意義? 有什麼意義? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin 值得再乾一杯威士忌、再啜飲一口琴酒 Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in 再下一滴毒藥，緩慢下沉 If we're going down together, better take another hit 如果我們會一起沉淪，那最好再做一次反擊 We won't be here forever, so let's make the best of it 我們不會永遠留在世上，所以起碼我們得活得盡興
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
She went down to her job in town 她朝著在鎮上工作的地方走去 With a sad song in her heart 她心中播放著一首悲傷的歌曲 33 with a wasted dream 33歲、懷著一個達不了的夢想 To become a movie star 夢想著成為一位電影明星 Living out a suitcase, serving at a bar 拎著一只皮箱生活、在酒吧打工 (家具只有一只皮箱，代表居無定所) Saving up some pennies, working after dark 存著幾分錢、天黑後還有工作 Is she gonna make it? She still can't believe 她辦得到嗎? 她仍然無法相信 How arbitrary fate is, she says 命運是如此不公平，她這麼說
There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth 身處地球，我的存在一定有它的道理 Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt 就算是灰塵和泥土，也總會有它們存在的原因 The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt 四季的變遷從來無法將我的傷痛減輕 So what's it worth? What's it worth? 所以到底有什麼意義? 有什麼意義? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin 值得再乾一杯威士忌、再啜飲一口琴酒 Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in 再下一滴毒藥，緩慢下沉 If we're going down together, better take another hit 如果我們會一起沉淪，那最好再做一次反擊 We won't be here forever, so let's make the best of it 我們不會永遠留在世上，所以起碼我們得活得盡興
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth 身處地球，我的存在一定有它的道理 Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt 就算是灰塵和泥土，也總會有它們存在的原因 The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt 四季的變遷從來無法將我的傷痛減輕 So what's it worth? What's it worth? 所以到底有什麼意義? 有什麼意義? Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin 值得再乾一杯威士忌、再啜飲一口琴酒 Another drop of poison that is slowly sinking in 再下一滴毒藥，緩慢下沉 If we're going down together, better take another hit 如果我們會一起沉淪，那最好再做一次反擊 We won't be here forever, so let's make the best of it 我們不會永遠留在世上，所以起碼我們得活得盡興
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
文末小記
公寓的租約再三個月就要到期了
新的合約也下來了，房租漲了10%
恩…雖然說漲幅沒有很誇張
但也是時候該去物色一下新住處了ಠ_ಠ
❤️ 要不要也聽聽?
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引用/出處
文章封面和歌詞: Alec Benjamin Gotta Be A Reason [Official Lyric Video]
