Stop This Train
约翰梅尔John Mayer Lyrics

No, I'm not color blind
I am aware of the harsh reality of the world.

I know the world is black and white
I understand that the world is full of good and evil.

I try to keep an open mind
I attempt to perceive things from a varied perspective.

But I just can't sleep on this, tonight
I am unable to rest my mind on this issue at night.

Stop this train
I want to come off this train of life.

I want to get off and go home again
I want to go back to the safe and familiar place called home.

I can't take the speed it's moving in
I feel overwhelmed with the rapid pace of life.

I know I can't
I acknowledge that it is not possible to halt the progression of time

But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
But I still wish that I could pause time and live in the present moment.

Don't know how else to say it
I do not know how to express my thoughts.

I don't want to see my parents go
I am afraid of losing my parents whom are aging.

One generation's length away
It won't take long for me to be on my own.

From fighting life out on my own
I am anxious about facing life by myself.

So scared of getting older
I am terrified of growing old.

I'm only good at being young
I am only comfortable being young.

So I play the numbers game
I focus on counting the moments to make the most of the time I have left.

To find a way to say that life has just begun
To convince myself that life is always a beginning and not the end.

Had a talk with my old man
I had a conversation with my father.

Said, "Help me understand"
I requested him to make me understand.

He said, "Turn sixty-eight
He advised me to wait until I am older.

You'll renegotiate"
I will feel differently and think differently when I am older.

Don't stop this train
Do not pause life's progression.

Don't for a minute change the place you're in
Don't regret or reconsider the situation you are in.

And don't think I couldn't ever understand
Do not assume that I do not understand.

I tried my hand
I have experienced this as well.

John, honestly, we'll never stop this train
John, honestly, life never slows down and we cannot halt it.

Once in a while, when it's good
Occasionally, when everything is okay,

It'll feel like it should
It will feel as though things are perfect.

When you're all still around
When everyone is together.

And you're still safe and sound
When you are all still protected and secure.

And you don't miss a thing
When you experience everything without regrets.

'Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Until you become emotional when you depart in secrecy.

Singing, stop this train
Still wanting to pause life's progress.

I want to get off and go home again
I want to return to my secure and happy haven called home.

I can't take the speed it's moving in
I am unable to keep up with the fast-moving pace of life.

I know, I can't
I acknowledge that it is not feasible to stop time.

'Cause now I see I'll never stop this train.
Because I now realize that it is impossible to pause or slow down the progression of life.