Babylon (中文翻译)
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主歌 1
赌场可不喜欢你把所有赌桌都赢遍虽然包装得漂漂亮亮，可在你眼里，那不过是个笼子那些通电的栅栏嗡嗡作响烈马逃离了马厩那个小镇在你的后视镜里，如今变得更小了你曾与所有野性的事物为伍一个获得解放的放浪者，之后却渴望回家导歌
因为那是你的出身之地弗吉尼亚姑妈穿着她的教堂礼服餐桌上不许手肘撑桌邻居家的草坪总是看起来更好你那件旧衣改穿的毛衣，本该是从商场买来的副歌
你讨厌这首歌可你在火车上醒来，耳机却不见了那时你想要的，只有那段旋律你从未意识到，那就是巴比伦直到它消失不见主歌 2
给大众想要的，然后继续往前走制定计划、结交朋友，领带上沾着陌生人的口红印保险箱里放着二十块手表，因为你的时间就是金钱爱情是你攀登时踩着的冰阶她俘获了你的注意，毫无矫饰让你整个人僵住导歌
因为她那么爱你美得像一张你没有发出去的照片看着你的样子，仿佛你是纯金打造的从未正式确认关系你在酒吧里对女孩们说你单身副歌
你讨厌这首歌可你在火车上醒来，耳机却不见了那时你想要的，只有那段旋律你从未意识到，那就是巴比伦直到它消失不见桥段
你把怀旧当作伤害自己的武器可亲爱的，最后伤到的是所有其他人从不身在当下的自我伤害该睡觉了，你却还坐在车里你错过了所有最美好的部分导歌
他们都在家里她正和你的儿子一起挂圣诞灯她偷偷溜进浴室给妈妈打电话说："这行不通了如果我们不是他想要的样子，就不值得了"副歌
可你如今爱上了这首歌你在火车上醒来，耳机却不见了那时你想要的，只有那段旋律你从未意识到，那就是巴比伦如今，它快要消失了导歌
弗吉尼亚姑妈穿着她的教堂礼服餐桌上不许手肘撑桌邻居家的草坪总是看起来更好（它快要消失了）你那件旧衣改穿的毛衣，本该是从商场买来的副歌
可你如今爱上了这首歌你在火车上醒来，孤身一人那时你想要的，只有那段回忆你从未意识到，那就是巴比伦直到它消失不见Verse 1
The casino doesn't like when you run the tablesAnd though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to youThose electric fences buzzThe stallion flees the stableAnd that small town's even smaller now in your rear viewYou ran with all the wild thingsA liberated libertine who then longed for homePre-Chorus
'Cause it's where you're fromAunt Virginia with her church dress onNo elbows on the tableAnd the neighbor's lawn always looked betterYour hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mallChorus
And you hate this songBut you wake up on the train with your headphones goneThen that melody is all you wantYou never knew that it was Babylon'Til it was goneVerse 2
Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin'Make your plans and friends, a stranger's makeup on your tieTwenty watches in the safe 'cause your time is moneyLove is ice upon the ladder that you need to climbShe captured your attention, so free of all pretensionIt stopped you coldPre-Chorus
Because she loved you soPretty as a picture that you didn't postLookin' at you like you're made of solid goldNever officialYou mention you're single to the girls at the barChorus
You hate this songBut you wake up on the train with your headphones goneAnd then that melody is all you wantYou never knew that it was Babylon'Til it was goneBridge
You're using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourselfBut darling, you end up hurting everybody elseThe self-harm of never being where you areIt's bedtime, but you're sitting in your carYou're missin' all the best partsPre-Chorus
And they're all at homeShe's hangin' Christmas lights with your sonSneaking to the bathroom to call her momAnd say, "It's not workin'It's just not worth it if we're not what he wants"Chorus
But you love this songYou wake up on the train with your headphones goneThen that melody is all you wantYou never knew that it was BabylonAnd now, it's almost gonePre-Chorus
Aunt Virginia with her church dress onNo elbows on the tableAnd the neighbor's lawn always looked better (It's almost gone)Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mallChorus
But you love this songYou wake up on the train and you're all aloneThen that memory is all you wantYou never knew that it was Babylon'Til it was goneWhat the song means
这首歌讲述一个离开故乡、追求外面世界的人，在繁华与放纵之后，才意识到故乡和旧日时光的珍贵。开篇的赌场、栅栏和逃离马厩的烈马，勾勒出主人公从小镇出走、沉迷于自由与享乐的状态。而副歌一再出现的火车、耳机和旋律，则像是一种慢慢浮现的失落：他一边讨厌这首歌，一边又离不开它，直到它消失，才明白那就是他所忽视的"巴比伦"。
随着歌曲推进，故事逐渐转向他在外面的生活：匆忙的工作、短暂的恋情、在酒吧里的谎言，以及身边那个真心爱他的人。桥段中，他把怀旧当作伤害自己的武器，深夜还坐在车里，错过了家人在家里挂圣诞灯、守着彼此的温情时刻。歌曲后半段的情绪更加哀伤，"孤身一人"与"快要消失"的重复，让回忆与遗憾越来越沉重。
"巴比伦"象征繁华背后的空虚与堕落，也暗指主人公眼中那个充满诱惑的外部世界。"旧衣改穿的毛衣"与"弗吉尼亚姑妈"则代表朴素而稳定的家庭根基。全曲的核心是：人往往要等到失去之后，才懂得曾经拥有的东西有多宝贵。
Key phrases explained
- Babylon
- 巴比伦（象征奢靡与堕落的繁华之地） — 歌名与核心意象，指主人公追逐的外部世界，以及他最终意识到的空虚。
- run the tables
- 赢遍所有赌桌 — 赌场用语，指连战连胜，暗示主人公在外面的放纵与成功。
- liberated libertine
- 获得解放的放浪者 — 指主人公摆脱小镇束缚后纵情享乐的状态。
- hand-me-down sweater
- 旧衣改穿的毛衣 — 从他人那里传下来的旧物，象征朴素的出身与家庭根基。
- nostalgia as a weapon
- 把怀旧当作武器 — 桥段中的核心比喻，说明他用对过去的怀念来折磨自己。
Song info
- Release date
- 2026-09-25
- Album
- The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore
- Written by
- Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
- Produced by
- Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
