For your birthday

Torey 2022-01-25 08:04:02

A song written to Mason by Ethan Hawke in Linklater's "Boyhood." After reading some interviews, I couldn't find the original English words (in fact, the English is bad), so I picked up the Chinese subtitles and changed them to the general idea.
The title "For Your Birthday" was made by me.
If someone records English, finds a resource, and posts it to me...thank you.




---bang~bang~bang~began to sing---

I want us to be together forever
but linger in a misty destination

I want to make you relaxed
but still keep me here

I want you to approach me
But I choose to remain mysterious

and think over all of this.
Still fearless, I


climbed to the top of the mountain. I
stood
barefoot and danced on the blade. I
reached out to touch the stars and
grabbed the tiger’s tail.

If I don’t try, I’ll never fail.
If you go home, you
People who are desperate cannot step into the same river twice.


Love too much, it becomes hate and
never leave home. Of course, they will not be late.
Eat too much and get fat.
If you buy a dog, you will be offended. cats

take a deep breath
attention in the past
because there is scattered with poly

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Extended Reading

Boyhood quotes

  • Dad: [frustrated with the monosyllabic answers Mason Jr. and Samantha are giving him] No, no, no. I'm not gonna be *that* guy. You know, the "biological father, who I see on the weekends, and I make small talk with him while he drives me places and buys me shit." No.

    Samantha: Dad, these questions are kind of hard to answer.

    Dad: What's so hard to answer about "what sculpture are you making"?

    Samantha: It's abstract!

  • Dad: Is she cute?

    Mason: Yeah.

    Dad: All right, well, here's what you do, all right, first off you gotta ask a girl a lot of questions, then you have to listen to the answers, actually be interested in her, all right, If you can do those things, you'll be light years ahead of all the other guys.