Spirit of my silence I can hear you

在寂静之中我能听到你的声音

But I'm afraid to be near you

但是我害怕向你靠近

And I don't know where to begin

我不知道从何开始

And I don't know where to begin

我不知道从何开始

Tide will rise and fall along the bay

湖水沿着海湾起起落落

And I'm not going anywhere

而我哪里也不去

I'm not going anywhere

我哪里也不去

People come and go and walk away

人们来来去去

But I'm not going anywhere

但我哪里也不去

I'm not going anywhere

我哪里也不去

Wasting my time, drinking corked wine

喝着我那已带木塞味儿的酒，消磨着百无聊赖的时光

All of our sorrows collide

所有的悲伤往事都交织碰撞在一起

Trying to remember cold November

努力记住十一月寒冷的感觉

Try as we may to hold time

努力抓住时间的尾巴，就好像我们真的可以

You're composed calmed, released, harmed

你的心情五味杂陈，有意向不到的镇静，有一丝释然还有隐隐的疼痛

Charmed by a day lost at sea

像整天迷失在海里无路可寻

But do you remember cold November?

但是你记得十一月是多冷吗？

Just close your eyes and you'll see

只要你闭上眼睛你就能感觉的到

Rilkean Heart I looked for you 

诗人的心，我曾找寻你

To give me transcendent experiences

给予我超然力量

To transport me out of self and aloneness and alienation

带我走出自我，孤独，和异化

Into a sense of oneness and connection ecstatic and magical

代之以专注、接连的神奇和魔幻

I became a junkie for it

我为之着迷

The story follows Leon, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12-year-old Mathilda after her family is murdered. Leon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protegee and learns the hitman's trade.

这首歌将纸牌中的四种花色分别对应成权力（梅花 clubs）、金钱（方片 diamonds）、武力（黑桃spades）、心（红桃 hearts）。其中Heart一语双关，也是“心”的意思。

歌曲似乎将杀手的心之形状进行了诠释，但Sting略带沙哑的声音背后，似乎也诉说着杀手的无奈和孤独。

前奏响起时，以及副歌“That's not the shape, the shape of my heart.”不断循环间，仿佛看见Leon穿着风衣、戴着墨镜，走过街道，消失在茫茫人群中的凄凉。

I know that the spades are swords of soldier

我明白黑桃如士兵手握的利剑

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

梅花似战场轰鸣的炮枪

I know that diamonds mean money for this art

这艺术的游戏里 方片便若到手的金钱

But that’s not the shape of my heart

但那不是我红桃（心）的形状

City of stars

噢星光之城

Just one thing everybody wants

每个人翘首以盼的

There in the bars

就是那热闹的酒吧中

And through the smokescreen of the crowded restaurants

以及雾气袅袅的嘈杂餐馆里

It's love

名叫爱的东西

Yes, all we're looking for is love from someone else

是的 人人都想从某个同样孤单的灵魂里找到爱

Don't cry snowman right in front of me

雪人别哭 别在我面前哭泣

Who will catch your tears if you can't catch me darling

若你不能抱紧我那谁又能承住你的泪滴

If you can't catch me darling

若你无法将我抱紧

Don't cry snowman don't leave me this way

雪人别哭 别就这样离我而去

A puddle of water can't hold me close baby

若你化作一滩水就无法将我抱紧

Can't hold me close baby

无法将我抱紧

Something whispers in my ear and says

悄悄在我耳边低语

that you are not alone

你并不会孤单

For I am here with you

我永伴你身旁

Though you are far away

不管你多远

I am here to stay

我守候在天边