当我走在这里的每一条街道
    dang1 wo3 zou3 zai4 zhe4 li3 de mei3 yi4 tiao2 jie1 dao4
    When I walk on each of these streets

    我的心似乎从来都不能平静
    wo3 de xin1 si4 hu1 cong2 lai2 de  bu4 neng2 ping2 jing4
    My heart never seems to be at peace

    除了发动机的轰鸣和电气之音
    chu2 le fa1 dong4 ji1 de hong1 ming2 he2 dian4 qi4 zhi1 yin1
    Apart from roaring of the engines and sounds of the electric

    我似乎听到了它烛骨般的心跳
    wo3 si4 hu1 ting1 dao4 le ta1 zhu2 gu3 ban1 de xin1 tiao4
    I seem to hear its candlewick heartbeat

     
    [bad word] 

    我在这里欢笑
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 huan1 xiao4
    Here I laughed

    我在这里哭泣
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 ku1 qi4
    Here I cried

    我在这里活着
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 huo2 zhe
    Here I’ve lived

    也在这里死去
    ye3 zai4 zhe4 li3 si3 qu4
    and here I’ll die

     
    我在这里祈祷
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 qi3 dao3
    Here I prayed

    我在这里迷惘
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 mi2 wang3
    Here I’ve felt lost

    我在这里寻找
    wo3 zai4 zhe4 li3 xun2 zhao3
    Here I sought

    也在这里失去
    zai4 zhe4 li3 shi1 qu4
    and here I’ve lost

     
    北京 北京
    bei3 jing1 bei3 jing1
    Beijing Beijing
     

    咖啡馆与广场有三个街区
    ka1 fei1 guan3 yu3 guang3 chang3 you3 san1 ge4 jie1 qu1
    The coffee house is three blocks away from the square

    就像霓虹灯到月亮的距离
    jiu4 xiang4 ni2 hong2 deng1 dao4 yue4 liang4 de ju4 li2
    just like the distance between the neon and the moon

    人们在挣扎中互相告慰和拥抱
    ren2 men zai4 zheng1 zha2 zhong1 xiang4 hu 1 gao4 wei4 he2 yong1 bao4
    In the midst of their [bad word]  [bad word] and hug each other

    寻找着 追逐着 奄奄一息的碎梦
    xun2 zhao3 zhe zhui1 zhu2 zhe yan1 yan1 yi4 xi1 de sui4 meng4
    Searching and chasing, grasping at shattered dreams

     
    [bad word]      

    如果有一天我不得不离去
   [bad word] guo3 you3 yi4 tian1 wo2 bu4 de2 bu4 li2 qu4
    If one day I have to leave

    我希望人们把我埋在这里
    wo3 xi1 wang4 ren2 men ba3 wo3 mai2 zai4 zhe4 li3
    I hope people will bury me here

    在这儿我能感觉到我的存在
    zai4 zhe4 er wo3 neng2 gan3 jue4 dao4 wo3 de cun2 zai4
    Here, I can feel my existence

    在这有太多让我眷恋的东西
    zai4 zhe4 you3 tai4 duo1 rang4 wo3 juan4 lian4 de dong1 xi
    Here, there are too many things that I long for

     
    [bad word]