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“Honest” is the oldest song on the album. Outing ourselves as one of our mentors advises. It’s a story about a balance between conscience, loneliness, and temptation told through the eyes of one of us after a night out on the road. Drew is talking to himself about what he wants to say to his girlfriend at the end of night when he knows she’s expecting to hear from him. He’s telling her he doesn’t want to lie to her and say he doesn’t get caught up in the superficial world of fame and fortune and what comes with it. He wants to be honest, which means having to admit not always thinking of her. It’s hard to put out a song like this. The message is dark and revealing of a personal moment, but it’s real for anyone who has ever thought about someone outside their relationship. We love this song because it challenges the thought that love and temptation are mutually exclusive. We all want to be happy and in love, but in reality of most relationships, there are still times of darkness, loneliness, and temptation despite our love for the other person.

(Resource：genius.com)

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The Chainsmokers 他們自己怎麼說這首歌...?

“Honest”是這張專輯裡最老的歌。「做自己」這件事是我們的人生導師之一給我們的建議。這首歌是關於在良心，寂寞，跟誘惑之間找到平衡，是我們其中一個人在一次晚上出門後回家路上的視角出發的。Drew 正在自己內心中演練著在今晚結束前他想對他女友說的事，他內心很清楚他女朋友想從他身上聽到的話是什麼。他要告訴她他並不想騙她，他也沒有陷入名利。他想要坦承，也就是承認他並不是只想著她一個人。要寫出這種歌真的很難。這首歌想要傳達的訊息其實蠻黑暗的，而且揭露一個人的內心，不過對於那些曾經在一段感情中想過其他人的人，倒是真實地表達出他們的想法。我們喜歡這首歌因為它挑戰了那些「愛河誘惑是互相排斥的」的想法。我們都想快樂和被愛，但是真的來講，大多數的感情關係中，總是有些那些比較黑暗，孤單，誘惑，對另一個人有愛意的時候。

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[Intro: Bono]

The other one is, of course, "outing yourself?"

另一件事 當然 “做你自己？”

I think be the first to out yourself, I always think

我想...自己當第一個肯定的人吧，我總是這樣想

Because, you know, there's no end to the hypocrisy of the human heart

因為 你知道的 人的偽善是沒有盡頭的一件事

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

[Verse 1]

It's 5 a.m. and I'm on the radio

凌晨五點鐘 我還在電台工作

I'm supposed to call you, but I don't know what to say at all

我應該要打給你的 但我不知道該說什麼

And there's this girl, she wants me to take her home

而這裡有個女孩 他說想要我帶她回家

She don't really love me though, I'm just on the radio

但你知道的 她並不是真的愛我 我還是待在電台

[Pre-Chorus]

And I'm not gonna tell you that I'm over it

我不會告訴你我想要結束這段關係了

'Cause I think about it every night I'm not sober, and

因為我每晚都在想這件事 而我從來都不是清醒的

I know I keep these feelings to myself

我知道我會把這些想法留在我心中

Like I don't need nobody else

就像我並不需要其他人一樣

But you're not the only one on my mind

但並你不是我心中的唯一

[Chorus]

If I'm being honest

如果要我誠實的話

If I'm being honest

如果要我坦白一切

You said I should be honest

你說要我誠實以對

So I'm being honest

所以我要老實說出一切

[Verse 2]

It's 6 a.m., I'm so far away from you

早上六點 我離你好遙遠

I don't wanna let you down, what am I supposed to do?

我並不想讓你失望 我到底應該怎麼做？

It's been three weeks at least, now, since I've been gone

最少經過三個禮拜了吧 從我離開你的那刻起

And I don't even like the road, I'm just on the radio

我根本不喜歡出門 我只是待在電台

[Pre-Chorus]

And I'm not gonna tell you that I'm over it

我不會告訴你我想要結束這段關係了

'Cause I think about it every night I'm not sober, and

因為我每晚都在想這件事 而我從來都不是清醒的

I know I keep these feelings to myself

我知道我會把這些想法留在我心中

Like I don't need nobody else

就像我並不需要其他人一樣

But you're not the only one on my mind

但並你不是我心中的唯一

[Chorus]

If I'm being honest

如果要我誠實的話

If I'm being honest

如果要我坦白一切

You said I should be honest

你說要我誠實以對

So I'm being honest

所以我要老實說出一切

[Bridge]

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah

[Pre-Chorus]

And I'm not gonna tell you that I'm over it

我不會告訴你我想要結束這段關係了

'Cause I think about it every night I'm not sober, and

因為我每晚都在想這件事 而我從來都不是清醒的

I know I keep these feelings to myself

我知道我會把這些想法留在我心中

Like I don't need nobody else

就像我並不需要其他人一樣

But you're not the only one on my mind

但並你不是我心中的唯一

[Chorus]

If I'm being honest

如果要我誠實的話

If I'm being honest

如果要我坦白一切

You said I should be honest

你說要我誠實以對

So I'm being honest

所以我要老實說出一切

If I'm being honest

如果要我老實說的話

***** All the English lyrics are from genius.com*****