寧願有夢

Dear Me 給從前的自己

This is a letter to the girl I used to be
這是一封給一個女孩的信 是我曾習以為常的人
Dear Me
親愛的
There are some things that you should know
有些事你應當知道
It's not my intention to embarrass or to shame you
我無意要讓你受窘或羞愧
What's inside the rearview mirror is closer than it appears
從後視鏡看到的物品距離會比實際還近
We do the best that we know how, with what we have been given
我們竭盡所能去做我們能做的 運用我們所能擁有的
And the difference between you and I is I've been given time
你和我之間的不同在於我已經歷練了
In time, you'll see
時間到 你就會知道

Dear Me
親愛的
This is a letter to the girl I used to be
這是一封給一個女孩的信 是我曾習以為常的人
Some things are not as simple as we said
有些事並不是我們說的那麼簡單
Remember when we thought there were a handful of some magic words to pray
記得我們以為有些許帶有奇妙的禱告話語
A guarantee and a down payment on a mansion
帶有應許 如同買豪宅所付的訂金
Remember all the rules we made about the Body and the Blood
但還是要記得 關於祂的身體和寶血之約
The hoops we made them jump through though He offers it to everyone
我們在這上面都不可馬虎 其實祂對每一個人的要求都一樣
I'm so sorry
我必須實講

Do you remember now the things I said I thought that I deserved
你現在記得那些我認為我應得的事嗎？
My flag, and safety, a place to learn
我的認同 可以安心和學習的地方
The things I know I didn't earn
那些我知道我並非努力賺得的事
And bless their hearts, I'm sure it's hard, but handouts don't help anyone
祝福他們的用心 我相信很難做到 但靠施捨幫不了什麼忙
And all the talk about the system
以及關於系統性問題的談論
I sure hope someone can fix them
我確信有人可以修好它們
I said those things
我天真認為這樣很對

Dear Me
親愛的
This is a letter to the girl I used to be
這是一封給一個女孩的信 是我曾習以為常的人
You'll see, you're gonna take the long way
你將會看見 你會走上漫漫長路
And there is nothing you could do or say to separate you
你無論做了什麼 說了什麼 都不能
From the love of God who made you just exactly as He meant to
使你與神的愛相隔離 祂照祂向你的美意塑造你
And you cannot imagine all the places you'll see Jesus
你無法想像 所有你會遇見耶穌的地方
But you'll find Him everywhere you thought He wasn't supposed to go
但當你處在絕境時 你會找到祂的
So, go
所以 去吧
Go
去吧

And hold all the mothers, whose babies bleed from bullet holes
擁抱那些母親 她們的孩子正挨子彈流血
And feel all the hunger, the bellies and the bones
去感受飢餓、肚腹、和軀幹
Shout for the prisoner, cry for justice, loud and long
為被監禁的人發聲 為正義發聲 聲音要夠高又夠長
And march with the victims, as Jesus marches on
與受害者同行 像耶穌持續前行
And sit at all the tables, ‘cause Jesus eats with everyone
不論誰都要與他們同桌 因為耶穌與人同坐席 不論他們是什麼身分 
And dance to the music, if you can't sing its' native tongue
自在隨音樂飛舞 如果你不熟悉其語言
And cry for the wombs, the mothers and the empty arms
為無法生育的人呼求，也為失喪子女的母親禱告
And hold high the warriors, fighting now for freedoms' song
向勇士致敬 他們為自由正赴湯蹈火

And love, love, love, love like it's your own blood
去愛 去愛 去愛 像愛你的骨肉至親
Love, love, love, love as you have been loved
去愛 去愛 去愛 像你曾被愛過去愛

Dear Me
親愛的
You did not learn this in a day or two or three
這些不是三兩天就學得到
So ask a lot of questions
所以你會問一堆問題
But Jesus loves us, this I know
但我知 耶穌愛我們
And there are no exceptions
沒有例外

作詞/作曲：Nichole Nordeman