The Allegory Of The Cave

Inspired by Plato’s cave (柏拉圖的洞喻)
Any philosophy nerds out there? 中文意思可以翻更好的歡迎留言建議修改謝謝

Some lessons hide in patient silence,
有些教訓隱藏在長久的沉默裡，
some truths are heavy to hold.
有些真相沉重得難以承受。
Those who claim they see the clearest
那些聲稱自己看得最清楚的人，
fear the light beyond their world.
卻害怕他們世界之外的光。
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We learn in different languages:
我們學了不同的語言：
yours is conform, mine is doubt.
你的是順從，我的是質疑。
You keep choosing what stays safe;
你總選擇安全的；
I keep choosing what stands out.
我總選擇特別的。
Maybe I’ll look back one day
或許有一天我會回頭看
through the reality I refused.
我曾拒絕相信的現實。
You’ll still chase the shadows
而你仍會追逐那些影子，
swearing they’re the only truth.
發誓它們才是唯一的真理。
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Some worlds are meant for leaving,
有些世界該離開，
even when the loves remain.
即使那裡仍留著愛。
Some truths are meant for searching,
有些真理該去追尋，
even when they brings you pain.
即使它會帶來痛苦。
If I seem a little distant,
若我看起來有些疏離，
it’s from seeing what’s outside.
是因為我看見了外面的風景。
Hard to speak in rooms of echo
在充滿回聲的房間裡難以開口，
when they only trust the lies.
因為當他們只願相信所信之謊。
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We speak in different languages:
我們以不同的語言交談：
yours is conform, mine is doubt.
你的語言是順從，我的語言是質疑。
You keep choosing what stays safe;
你總選擇安全的；
I keep choosing what stands out.
我總選擇特別的。
And maybe that’s our differences
或許這就是我們的不同
I wanted more than what was shown.
我想要的比眼前所見更多。
You found truth in a caved world;
你在洞穴的世界裡找到真理；
I found it where the wind has blown.
而我在風吹之處找到了真實。