Tea Stains on the Cup

你留下一个杯子在我窗台

nǐ liú xià yí gè bēi zi zài wǒ chuāng tái

You left a cup on my windowsill

红茶杯口还圈着一圈白

hóng chá bēi kǒu hái quān zhe yī quān bái

A pale ring still circles the rim of the teacup

玻璃上你的名字没洗开

bō lí shàng nǐ de míng zì méi xǐ kāi

Your name on the glass still has not washed away

水槽边那一点印子还在

shuǐ cáo biān nà yì diǎn yìn zi hái zài

That little mark beside the sink is still there

我伸手像是去碰你的人

wǒ shēn shǒu xiàng shì qù pèng nǐ de rén

I reach out as though I could touch you

指尖却只碰到冷掉的光

zhǐ jiān què zhǐ pèng dào lěng diào de guāng

But my fingertips only meet the cold light

屋里那股旧味道还不散

wū lǐ nà gǔ jiù wèi dào hái bù sàn

That familiar scent still lingers in the room

你不在，反而更响

nǐ bù zài， fǎn ér gèng xiǎng

With you gone, everything feels even louder

我说我没事，真的没事

wǒ shuō wǒ méi shì， zhēn de méi shì

I say I am fine, truly fine

可胸口偏偏停不下来

kě xiōng kǒu piān piān tíng bù xià lái

But my heart refuses to settle down

你的影子坐在旁边

nǐ de yǐng zi zuò zài páng biān

Your shadow sits beside me

安静得像在等我改

ān jìng de xiàng zài děng wǒ gǎi

Quietly, as though waiting for me to change

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

回来慢一点

huí lái màn yì diǎn

Come back slowly

像杯壁上的茶痕

xiàng bēi bì shàng de chá hén

Like the tea stain on the cup

像茶痕

xiàng chá hén

Like a tea stain

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

要是爱都散了

yào shì ài dōu sàn le

If all our love has faded

就让它散

jiù ràng tā sàn

Then let it fade

昨晚我把你的衬衫折好

zuó wǎn wǒ bǎ nǐ de chèn shān zhé hǎo

Last night, I folded your shirt

一折一停，像学会放手

yī zhé yī tíng， xiàng xué huì fàng shǒu

Folding, then pausing, as though learning to let go

抽屉里那点香气一出来

chōu tì lǐ nà diǎn xiāng qì yī chū lái

When that trace of your scent escaped the drawer

直直撞上我胸口

zhí zhí zhuàng shàng wǒ xiōng kǒu

It struck me directly in the chest

它走到房间最里面

tā zǒu dào fáng jiān zuì lǐ miàn

It wandered into the deepest part of the room

躲进那块没说完的痛

duǒ jìn nà kuài méi shuō wán de tòng

And hid inside the pain we never finished speaking of

我还是把门一遍遍打开

wǒ hái shì bǎ mén yī biàn biàn dǎ kāi

I still open the door again and again

明知道不会有人回头

míng zhī dào bú huì yǒu rén huí tóu

Even though I know no one will return

我说我够硬，真的够硬

wǒ shuō wǒ gòu yìng， zhēn de gòu yìng

I say I am strong enough, truly strong enough

可手还是会微微发抖

kě shǒu hái shì huì wēi wēi fā dǒu

But my hands still tremble slightly

你曾在我怀里睡着

nǐ céng zài wǒ huái lǐ shuì zháo

You once fell asleep in my arms

现在整间屋子都醒透

xiàn zài zhěng jiān wū zi dōu xǐng tòu

Now the entire room is painfully awake

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

回来慢一点

huí lái màn yì diǎn

Come back slowly

像杯壁上的茶痕

xiàng bēi bì shàng de chá hén

Like the tea stain on the cup

像茶痕

xiàng chá hén

Like a tea stain

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

要是爱都散了

yào shì ài dōu sàn le

If all our love has faded

就让它散

jiù ràng tā sàn

Then let it fade

要是你哪天听见我名字

yào shì nǐ nǎ tiān tīng jiàn wǒ míng zì

Someday, if you hear my name

在雨棚下面哗啦作响

zài yǔ péng xià miàn huā lā zuò xiǎng

Rattling beneath the rain awning

会不会回头看一眼

huì bú huì huí tóu kàn yī yǎn

Would you turn around for one more look?

会不会也觉得心慌

huì bú huì yě jué de xīn huāng

Would your heart also begin to race?

我不要什么永远

wǒ bú yào shén me yǒng yuǎn

I do not need anything called forever

只要一晚有人懂

zhǐ yào yī wǎn yǒu rén dǒng

I only need one night with someone who understands

只要一只手按住肩

zhǐ yào yī zhī shǒu àn zhù jiān

I only need one hand resting on my shoulder

只要我不是一个人往前冲

zhǐ yào wǒ bú shì yí gè rén wǎng qián chōng

I only need not to charge forward alone

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

让我自己转

ràng wǒ zì jǐ zhuàn

Let me keep turning on my own

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

我还有一段

wǒ hái yǒu yī duàn

I still have another verse

回来慢一点

huí lái màn yì diǎn

Come back slowly

像杯壁上的茶痕

xiàng bēi bì shàng de chá hén

Like the tea stain on the cup

像茶痕

xiàng chá hén

Like a tea stain

别走远

bié zǒu yuǎn

Do not go too far

要是爱都散了

yào shì ài dōu sàn le

If all our love has faded

就让它散

jiù ràng tā sàn

Then let it fade

窗台上那只杯子还在

chuāng tái shàng nà zhǐ bēi zi hái zài

The cup is still sitting on the windowsill

红茶凉了，印子没走开

hóng chá liáng le， yìn zi méi zǒu kāi

The black tea has gone cold, but the stain remains

你要是某天又路过这里

nǐ yào shì mǒu tiān yòu lù guò zhè lǐ

If you ever pass by this place again

会知道我在哪儿待

huì zhī dào wǒ zài nǎ ér dài

You will know where I have been waiting