Ella Langley 的這首《Could've Been Her》是一首充滿反思與自我認同的鄉村抒情曲。歌曲講述了主角回望過去，意識到如果自己當初選擇留在家鄉、放棄夢想並迎合對方的期望，她本可以成為那個此刻陪伴在對方身邊的女孩。然而，歌詞堅定地表達了她對自己選擇的無悔，因為那個「順從的女孩」並不是真實的她。這首歌以其赤裸的情感和對獨立女性精神的探索，引發了無數在夢想與愛情間抉擇之人的共鳴。
Ella Langley - Could've Been Her 中英文對照翻譯歌詞(Lyrics)
[Verse 1]
If I'da stayed back home
如果我當時留在老家
Never spread my wings
從未展翅高飛
Let you build that house
任由你蓋起那棟房子
Let you buy that ring
讓你買下那枚戒指
If I'da put down my dreams
如果我放下了我的夢想
To put you first
只為了將你擺在第一位
I could've been her
我本可是她
If I'da dyed my hair
如果我染了頭髮
If I'da lost that weight
如果我減掉了那些體重
If I'da worn that dress
如果我穿上了那件洋裝
And let you change my name
並讓你改了我的姓氏
I'd still be waking up
我現在還會穿著你的T恤
In your T-shirt
在早晨醒來
I could've been her
我本可是她
[Chorus]
If I'da shut my mouth, faked that smile
如果我當時閉上嘴，假裝微笑
Probably could've made it work for a while
或許還能勉強維持一陣子
Cried in the dark instead of screaming
在黑暗中哭泣而不是尖叫
There wouldn't be red wine stains on the ceiling
天花板上就不會留下那些紅酒漬
If I'da buried my feelings, pushed down the hurt and let you cheat
如果我埋藏我的感受，壓抑傷痛並任由你欺騙
I could've been her
我本可是她
But that wouldn't be me
但那絕不會是我
[Verse 2]
No, it wouldn't be me
不，那不會是我
To let you get away
去讓你輕易脫身
With every word you'd twist
讓你扭曲每一句話
And every bed you made
和你惹出的每一個爛攤子
If I'da just hung around
如果我只是賴著不走
Not knowing my worth
不懂得自己的價值
I could've been her
我本可是她
[Chorus]
If I'da shut my mouth, faked that smile
如果我當時閉上嘴，假裝微笑
Probably could've made it work for a while
或許還能勉強維持一陣子
Cried in the dark instead of screaming
在黑暗中哭泣而不是尖叫
There wouldn't be red wine stains on the ceiling
天花板上就不會留下那些紅酒漬
If I'da buried my feelings, pushed down the hurt and let you cheat
如果我埋藏我的感受，壓抑傷痛並任由你欺騙
I could've been her
我本可是她
But that wouldn't be me
但那絕不會是我
[Bridge]
That wouldn't be me
那絕不會是我
If I'da just gave up
如果我就這樣放棄
The standards I have
我所堅持的標準
Let you hit your knees
讓你跪地求饒
And beg me on back
乞求我回來
If I'da just sold my soul for a love that cheap
如果我為了那樣廉價的愛出賣靈魂
I could've been her
我本可是她
[Outro]
But that wouldn't be me
但那絕不會是我
That wouldn't be me
那絕不會是我