Today, I'll be introducing Closer from the Chain Smokers

今天要來介紹 The Chainsmokers 的 Closer!

Welcome back to Crown's English Song Spotlight

歡迎回到滴妹的音樂系列

We introduced Fight Song from Rachel Platten in the last episode

上一集我們介紹了 Rachel Platten 的 Fight Song

Today, I'll be introducing the hottest song , Closer

那今天則是要介紹人氣無法擋的，Closer!

Closer is from the popular DJ duo

這次這首歌是由超人氣 DJ 雙人組

The Chainsmokers ft Halsey

The Chainsmokers 跟 Halsey 的組合

Because of this song

他們也各自因為這首歌而在

they reached No.1 on Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100 裡取得了第一名的佳績

This song is an EDM hit

這是一首 EDM 電子舞風的歌曲

with strong beats and conversational lyrics

強烈的節奏感，跟對話式的歌詞

making it super real

為這首歌創造出了很寫實的一面

The lyrics are about a couple who broke up long ago

歌詞訴說著一對已經分手很久的情侶

suddenly met at the hotel's bar

突然在飯店的酒吧裡面相遇

When i first heard the song

我一開始聽這首歌的時候

I thought it was a romantic one

以為他是非常純情浪漫的歌

But after Googling on the Internet

但是在網路上研究之後發現

the Chainsmokers have a really unique explanation themselves

The Chainsmokers 對這首歌的解釋非常的不一樣

You guys will know it soon

所以待會大家就可以知道囉

Today, We'll be reading behind the lyrics

今天也會對歌詞做解釋跟分析

The translation of the lyrics is in the info section

那更多資訊裡面也有我的 (歌詞)

you can take a look if needed

中英文翻譯所以可以參考看看

Let's check the song out

那我們就一起來聽聽看這首歌吧！

Hey, I was doing just fine before i met you

嘿，在遇見妳之前，我自己一個人也過得很好

I drink too much and that's an issue

或許我有點酗酒的問題

But I'm OK

但是我其實過得很OK

Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them

嘿，你可以跟你的那些朋友說，很開心認識她們

But i hope i never see them again

但我希望我能夠永遠不再見到她們

The translation of this part is that

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

I'm pretty good before meeting you

在遇見妳之前，我其實過得挺不錯的

There are two explanations regarding the timing

這一句我覺得有兩種不同時間點的解釋方式

It could be the first time they met

第一個是在他們第一次認識的時候

or the time they bumped into each other

第二個是在他們再次巧遇的時候

No matter which timing it is

不管是哪一個時間點

the "was doing just fine" in the lyrics strongly suggests that

歌詞裡面的 was doing just fine 都有一種很想要強調

I'll be fine without you

『就算沒有你，其實我也過得很不錯』的感覺

"Was doing" suggests his condition

Was doing 也就是過去那一段

before meeting the girl

他還沒有遇見女主角的時間，他的狀態

The just in "just fine" further emphasizes the message that I don't care about you

那 just fine 的 just 更是朔造出了『沒你沒差』

but you can feel there is something going on deep inside

但是卻有一個『硬撐，勉強』的感覺

The translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

maybe I have some drinking issues, but I'm ok

或許我有點酗酒的問題，但是其實我挺 OK 的

According to the two timings

依照上面所講的兩種時間點的解釋來看的話

If it's before meeting the girl, he might be just saying

第一次見面時，他可能只是單純的說

he has some drinking problems

他有一點酒喝太多的問題

but if it's the other timing, which is

但是若是從第二時間點

when they met again, he might be suggesting

他們再次巧遇時來解釋的話，他有可能是在說

he relied alcohol to get out of the relationship

他為了走出這個情傷，太過依賴酒精

But he still emphasizes

不過他想要強調

he's perfectly fine and released now

他現在已經完全沒事，他已經釋懷了

No matter what, he's talking about his weakness

不管怎麼樣，這兩句都是在說自己的缺點

but denying his weakness at the same time

卻也同時在否認他的弱點

Issue can be seen as a debatable point

Issue 可以看成是一個可以討論

or just a problem

可以辯論的點或者是一個問題

If we want to talk behind a person with our BFF

所以當我們想要跟閨密偷罵一個人

and the person is really annoying

可能他很有事或是很有病

or acting like a moron

或者是神經有問題的話

we can say that he or she has some serious issues

就可以說 he/she has some serious issues

Don't tell anyone that I taught you this

不要說是我教的喔 XD

I know it breaks your heart

我知道我讓你心碎了

Moved to the city in a broke-down car

我開著破爛的車離開你到大都市裡

And four years, no calls

四年過去，你都沒有聯繫我

Now you're pretty in a hotel bar and

而如今我卻在飯店酒吧裡遇見美麗動人的你

I, I, I, I, I can't stop

我無法停止

No, I, I, I, I, I can't stop

不，我無法停止下來

The translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

I know i broke your heart

我知道我讓你心碎了

But i still left you and drove that broke-down car to city

但是我還是開著破爛的車離開你到了大都市裡

The guy admitted that he's the one who dumped the girl

男主角承認，他提出的分手

and hurt the girl completely

讓女主角傷透了心

After ending this relationship

那他也在結束這段關係後

he moved to a major city

往大都市裡發展

You can see they used the same word twice

那這邊可以看到，用了兩個一樣的字

which are break and broken

也就是 break 跟 broke

Break is a verb

不過這邊的 break 是動詞

On the other hand, broke is an adjective

而 broke 則是形容詞

Break someone's heart means 傷透了某個人的心

Break someone’s heart 就是傷透了某個人的心

Broke-down car described that

那 broke-down car 這邊就是在形容一個

the car's condition couldn't be worse

已經不能再更破爛的車了

so you can see the guy drives a broke-down car

那也可以看出來，因為男主角開著破爛的車

he must be poor

所以他其實是一個窮小子

The translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

You haven't contacted me in four years

而這四年內，你都沒有聯繫我

but now i met you in the hotel bar

如今我跟美麗的你在這飯店酒吧裡相遇

When Drew and Alex were writing this song

Drew 跟 Alex 在寫歌時

they really wanted to create an unexpected atmosphere

想要創造出跟前任毫無預警

when meeting their ex accidently

的巧遇的那種場合跟氛圍

When you meet people in this condition

而這種相遇就會讓自己一下子

you will be struck by the memories

被過去的美好跟回憶突襲

and there would be some kind of chemical

所以就很容易情不自禁的擦槍走火

"four years, no calls" I personally think that

這邊的 four years, no calls 我自己是解讀成

they not only didn't call each other

雙方都沒有聯繫對方

but also haven't heard anything of each other

所以兩邊都沒有互相的消息

You look as good as the day I met you

你看起來就跟我們初識時一樣帥

I forget just why I left you

我忘記我到底為什麼會離開你

I was insane

我當時瘋了吧

Stay, and play the Blink-182 song

留下來，讓我們一起回憶著那首 Blink-182 的歌

That we beat to death in Tucson

那首我們在曾經在圖森聽到爛的歌

OK

好嗎

The translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

you're still as handsome as before

你完全沒變，帥氣依舊

I totally forgot why I left you

我忘了我到底為何會離開你

I was probably insane

我大概是瘋了吧

four years past

四年過去

you still look so handsome and charming

你看起來居然還是這麼的帥氣有魅力

WTH did i break up with you

我當初到底為什麼會跟你分手

I kinda regret it now

現在好像有點後悔

This part is very interesting

這邊有趣的可以發現

They both thought that

男女主角其實都各自認為

they were the person who dumped the other

提出分手的人是自己

as good as means 一樣好, 一樣帥

As good as 就是一樣好、一樣帥的意思

phrases with the same meaning are

那同樣的句型也有

as far as, as long as, and as soon as

as far as, as long as, as soon as

but the "just" here

這邊的 just 跟剛剛前面歌詞

is different from the one previously mentioned

提到的 just 感覺不太一樣

here, it kinda has the feeling like

這邊的有一種

WTH did I make this decision

「所以我到底為什麼會這麼做」的感覺

insane means 發瘋 or 發神經

那 insane 就是發瘋或者是發神經

The translations of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

Stay and lets think about Tucson, where

留下來，讓我們回憶一下當時在圖森

we heard the song from Blink-182 millions of times

被我們聽到爛的那首 Blink-182 的歌

Now, the girl seems to be attracted to the guy

現在女主角似乎又被男主角所吸引

so she invited him

因此邀他一起再體驗一次

to relive their happy memories four years ago again

四年前他們一起度過的快樂幸福的時光

Bline-182 is an American rock band formed in 1992

Blink-182 是一個在 1992 年成軍的美國搖滾樂團

The song mentioned in the lyrics

那在歌詞裡面所提到那首歌

is probably "I Miss You"

非常有可能是他們的 “I Miss You”

or "All the Small Things"

或者是 “All the Small Things”

hearing "Beat to death", we might thought that

Beat to death 我們可能直接反應會是

someone was beaten to death

『把某人往死裡打』，不過這是針對人才適用

But if it's beat something to death

如果是 beat something to death

the meaning is completely different

那就不一樣囉

Beat something to death is

Beat something to death 是

you've done something so repeatly

『一直重複討論或者是做某件事情

that you lose the fun doing it

直到它失去了它原本的吸引力為止』

So here is means you heard the same song too many times

所以也可以解讀成把一首歌重複聽到爛

the pronunciation of "2 song"

那 Blink-182 song 的 2 song 跟美國亞利桑那州

Is similar to Arizona's Tucson

圖森市的 Tucson 的發音是一樣

that's why they arranged the lyrics

所以做了這樣的巧妙安排

So, baby pull me closer

所以，寶貝，擁我入懷

In the back seat of your Rover

在你那台高級的荒野路華車後座

That I know you can't afford

我知道你其實無法自己負擔得了這種車

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

輕咬你肩膀上的刺青

Pull the sheets right off the corner

把床單從床墊的四邊拉起

Of that mattress that you stole

你那偷來的床墊

From you roommate back in Boulder

從你波德大學的室友那偷來的

We ain't never getting older

我們永遠都不會老去

the translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

Put me in your warms in the back seat of the car that i know you can't afford

在那一台我知道你根本付不起的車後座擁我入懷吧

In the story the girl is a rich kid

故事裡的女主角其實設定是一個富家千金

so she can't afford Rover, a pretty expensive car

所以她所開的那台高級的 rover 車

It was given to her straight by her family

其實是家裡買給他的 (所以其實她自己沒能力負擔)

compared with her ex's broke-down car

跟前男友的 broke-down car 破爛車比較起來

they come from different classes

可以看出來他們的關係 (身份) 是非常懸殊的

this may be one of the reasons that they broke up

因此也有可能是分手的因素之一

Pull me closer is the main idea

這邊的 pull me closer 是核心

so in the back seat of your Rover

所以 in the backseat of your Rover

and that i know you can't afford

跟 that I know you can’t afford

are just describing the situation

的用途就是用來修飾前面跟多加補充說明

Back seat is how we describe 車子的後座

Backseat 我們通常就是在形容車子的後座

Rover is a car brand

那 Rover 的話就是一個車種

can't afford something is 付不起

Can’t afford something 就是付不起

we've taught about this phrase before

那這個其實我們之前有教過喔

in our 10 English Phrases series

在我們的十句常用英文系列

You can check it out by clicking the card

可以點這邊的卡片去看看

The translation of the lyrics is

這句歌詞的翻譯是:

我們永遠不會老去

我們永遠不會老去

We'll live in this moment forever

不，現在的我們就是永恆

There are also two explanations as well, the first one

這句歌詞也有兩種解釋，第一個是

is that even though it has been a long time

都已經過了這麼久

four years has passed, neither of the couple has grown up

過了四年雙方都沒有任何的成長

they broke up before and they're making the same mistake now

當初分手了，但是現在還在犯同樣的錯誤

They didn't learn their lesson

沒有記取教訓

Another explanation is that, in that moment

那另一個解釋是，在這個當下

it was as if they had traveled back in time

我們彷彿還是當年的兩小無猜

It gives people tje feeling that time has frozen and

所以給人一種，我們不會老去

youth stays forever

青春就是永恆的感覺

" Ain't " is an abbreviation of various phrases

那 ain’t 這個字的用法依照不同狀況可能是:

it may be am not, is not, are not

am not, is not, are not

has not, have not

has not 或者是 have not

anyways, it just mean not, no or not gonna

總之就是「不是」、「沒有」、或者是「不會」

this is our English Spotlight today

那以上就是今天的歌曲分享！

If you want to listen to the original song, click here

如果想要聽原曲，可以點這邊的卡片去看看

I made this song because of

這次會做這首歌是因為上一集

the poll in the last episode Fightsong

Fight Song 裡影片投票二選一

Closer won by a lot in the poll

Closer 高票勝出

What song would you like to hear for the next episode?

那大家下一次歌曲分享想要聽什麼歌呢？

Don't forget to comment below and let me know

不要忘記要到下面的留言區留言跟我說喔！～

If you like this video, press thumb-up

如果你喜歡這部個影片，請幫我按個讚！

If you want to see more videos, press here

那如果你想要看到更多影片，請點這邊的按鈕

to subsctribe

訂閱我們的 YouTube 頻道

There'll be new videos every Monday and Thursday at 9 pm

我們每個禮拜一跟四的晚上 9 點都會有新影片喔！

We also have Facebook and Instagram accounts

那我們在 Facebook 跟 Instagram 也都有帳號

you can search Ray Du English and find us

可以用 阿滴英文 或者是 Ray Du English 來搜尋到我們！

And that’s a wrap, thank you guys for watching, as always

And that’s a wrap, thank you guys for watching, as always

and I’ll catch you guys next time! See ya~~~

and I’ll catch you guys next time! See ya~~~