這首由加拿大新星 Tate McRae 與美國 R&B 歌手 Khalid 聯手打造的單曲〈working〉,是一首充滿夏日氛圍卻帶著傷感的流行作品。歌曲探討了一段逐漸變質的感情:當兩人分開時倍感思念,相聚時卻又渴望空間,這種矛盾的心情貫穿全曲。歌詞巧妙運用了 "working" 的雙關語,對比了個人在生活與事業上的「運轉」與感情關係的「無法運轉」(行不通)。MV 中 Tate McRae 飾演一名在暑假打工的高中生,即使在這個看似無憂無慮的季節,內心卻仍被一段註定失敗的戀情所困擾。兩人的聲線完美交織,道出了年輕世代面對感情磨合時的無奈與坦誠,承認有時候「時機對了,但我們就是不適合」。
Tate McRae & Khalid - working 中英文對照翻譯歌詞(Lyrics)
[Intro: Tate McRae]
We're not working, working, oh, oh
我們之間行不通,行不通,噢,噢
[Verse 1: Tate McRae]
It's a feeling that I can't explain
這種感覺我無法解釋
That I miss you more when I'm away
當我不在你身邊時,我反而更想你
And I swear I've been counting the days (Oh, ooh-ooh)
我發誓我一直在倒數著日子 (噢,噢-噢)
But when you're here, I think I need some space
但當你在這時,我想我卻需要一些空間
Well shit, we've always had good conversations, or we used to
該死,我們以前總是很聊得來,或者說曾經是
But I haven't been serious since high school
但從高中以後我就沒對感情認真過
Maybe I'm the one to blame (Blame)
也許該怪的人是我 (怪我)
Mm-hmm
嗯-哼
But in real life it's not the same, no, oh
但現實生活中情況已不再相同,不,噢
[Chorus: Tate McRae & Khalid]
And when I'm working (Yeah, ayy)
當我正在努力工作 (是啊,欸)
You're the only one that I want
你是我唯一想要的人
But we're not working (Ooh, ooh)
但我們之間卻行不通 (噢,噢)
Yeah, I told you from the start, I'm not perfect (No, oh)
是啊,我一開始就告訴過你,我不完美 (不,噢)
Yeah, that's why you like me so much
是啊,這就是為什麼你這麼喜歡我
We're not working (Yeah), we're not working (No, ooh)
我們行不通 (是啊),我們行不通 (不,噢)
[Post-Chorus: Tate McRae & Khalid]
La-da, da, da-da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達
La-da, da, da-da, da, da (Ayy, yeah)
啦-達,達,達-達,達,達 (欸,是啊)
La-da, da, da-da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達
La-da, da, da-da, da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達,達
[Verse 2: Khalid]
You say all we need is time (All we need is time, yeah)
你說我們需要的只是時間 (我們只需要時間,是啊)
I don't wanna dim your light
我不想黯淡你的光芒
But I can't say I'm an introvert (No, I can't)
但我不能說我是個內向的人 (不,我不能)
The time is right, we just don't work
時間點是對的,只是我們合不來
Don't work no more, no
再也行不通了,不
[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
Oh, oh, I don't mean to be rude (Mean to be rude)
噢,噢,我不是故意要失禮 (故意失禮)
Still got a thing for you (Mm-hmm)
我對你依然有感覺 (嗯-哼)
I gotta tell the truth, yeah, ayy
但我必須說出實話,是啊,欸
Oh, oh, no more leadin' you on
噢,噢,不再給你錯誤的期待
That's wrong, so wrong
那樣是錯的,大錯特錯
[Chorus: Khalid & Tate McRae, Both]
And when I'm working (Yeah, ayy)
當我正在努力工作 (是啊,欸)
You're the only one that I want
你是我唯一想要的人
But we're not working (Ooh, ooh)
但我們之間卻行不通 (噢,噢)
Yeah, I told you from the start, I'm not perfect (No, oh)
是啊,我一開始就告訴過你,我不完美 (不,噢)
Yeah, that's why you like me so much
是啊,這就是為什麼你這麼喜歡我
When I'm working (Yeah), we're not working (No, ooh)
當我在努力時 (是啊),我們卻行不通 (不,噢)
[Post-Chorus: Tate McRae & Khalid]
La-da, da, da-da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達
La-da, da, da-da, da, da (Ayy, yeah)
啦-達,達,達-達,達,達 (欸,是啊)
La-da, da, da-da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達
La-da, da, da-da, da, da
啦-達,達,達-達,達,達
[Outro: Tate McRae & Khalid]
We're not working (We're not working)
我們行不通 (我們行不通)
We're not working (We're not working)
我們行不通 (我們行不通)
We're not working
我們真的行不通
No, we're not working
不,我們行不通
No
不