The Saltwater Room

Chinese name: Deep-sea space
General name: salt water houses, tears sad
Artist: Owl City
Album: Maybe I'm Dreaming (early version, 2008)
Ocean Eyes (enhanced edition, 2009)

Early version lyrics

Male:

I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light.

Last night I opened my eyes and saw you in the dark light.

Walking down by the bay, on the shore, staring up at the planes that aren't there anymore.

Walk slowly along the bay and stare at the ever-expanding sea level.

I was feeling the night grow old and you were looking so cold.

I feel like the night is getting old, and you look so cold.

Like an introvert, I drew my over shirt.

Like an introverted person, I carry my coat.

Around my arms and began to shiver violently before.

Hold your arms tight and start trembling violently.

You happened to look and see the tunnels all around me.

You watched the tunnel around me.

Running into the dark underground.

Enter the dark ground.

All the subways around create a great sound.

All the surrounding subways make a wonderful sound.

To my motion fatigue: farewell.

Say goodbye to my fatigue.

With your ear to a seashell.

Put a conch in your ear.

You can hear the waves in underwater caves.

You will hear waves from underwater caves.

As if you actually were inside a saltwater room.

It seems like you are in a room filled with sea water.

Female:

Time together is just never quite enough.

The time spent together is always not enough.

Male:

When you and I are alone, I 've never felt so at home.

I cannot find the feeling of home when you are separated.

Female:

What will it take to make or break this hint of love.

What will it be to make and break the hint of love.

Men and women:

We need time, only time.

We only need time.

Female:

When we re apart whatever are you thinking

What are you thinking when we separate them?

Male:

If this is what I call home why does it feel so alone

If I call this "home", why does it feel so lonely?

Female:

So tell me darling do you wish we d fall in love

So, dear, tell me, do you want us to truly love each other?

Male:

All the time. All the time

Always ...... Always ......

Male:

Can you believe that the crew has gone and wouldn't let me sign on?

Do you believe this? The crew member has left, and they didn't let me get on the ship.

All my islands have sunk in the deep, so I can hardly relax or even oversleep.

All my islands have fallen into the abyss, so now I cannot relax or even sleep.

I feel as if I were home some nights when we count all the ship lights.

I seem to return home again, back to those nights when we were counting the lights together.

I guess I'll never know why sparrows love the snow.

I guess I will never know why sparrow loves snow.

We'll turn off all of the lights and set this ballroom aglow.

We turned off all the lights and set the ballroom in red.

So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?

So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love.

Female:

Time together is just never quite enough.

The time spent together is always not enough.

Male:

When you and I are alone, I 've never felt so at home.

I cannot find the feeling of home when you are separated.

Female:

What will it take to make or break this hint of love.

What will it be to make and break the hint of love.

Men and women:

We need time, only time.

We only need time.

Female:

When we're apart whatever are you thinking?

What are you thinking when we are not together?

Male:

If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone?

If this is the so-called "home", why is it so lonely?

Female:

So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?

So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love?

Men and women:

All the time, All the time...

Always, always .....

Female:

Time together is just never quite enough.

The time spent together is always not enough.

When we're apart whatever are you thinking?

What are you thinking when we are not together?

What will it take to make or break this hint of love?

What will it mean to make and break the hint of love?

So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?

So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love?

All the time, All the time...

Always, always ......

Chinese lyrics

I opened my eyes and saw you in the dark light last night.
Go to the bay on the shore
Staring at the stars in the sky does not exist.
I feel the old night, and you are so cold
So, like an introvert, I carry my shirt
Waving my arms and starting to fiercely break the past
Let's take a look at all the tunnels around me.
Dark underground operation
The subway around me made a great noise.
My sports fatigue, say goodbye to your ears Shells
You can hear the waves in the underwater cave
If you are in a sea room
Not enough time together
When you and I are alone, I never feel so at home
What will be the cost of creating or breaking this love clue?
Only time, only time
Can you believe that the crew has?
They won't let me go ashore
All my islands are deep
I can hardly relax or even suffer from insomnia
But I think your hands are warm.
When we walk along the coastline
I think we will never know sparrow love snow
We will turn on all the lights and set the ballroom red
So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love?
Yes, all the time, all the time
Not enough time together
When you and I are alone, I never feel so at home
What will be the cost of creating or breaking this love clue?
Only time, only time
What are you thinking when we are separated?
If this is my so-called home, why do I feel so lonely?
So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love?
All time, all time
Not enough time together
What are you thinking when we are separated?
What will be the cost of creating or breaking this love clue?
So tell me, dear, do you want us to fall in love?
All the time, oh, all the time
End.

Better Lyrics Translation

Most of the above translations are not fluent and seem difficult to understand. Here is a translation from another place. I feel better.
Song name: The Saltwater Room tears 〗
Album: Maybe I'm Dreaming
Singing: Owl City

I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light
Open your eyes last night and see you in the dark light 〗
Walking down by the bay, on the shore
Walking along the Bay to the beach 〗
Staring up at the planes that aren't there anymore
Staring at the plane that has long passed away in the sky 〗
I was feeling the night grow old
〖Long night, if there is love and aging 〗
And you were looking so cold like an introvert
You look like a restrained person so indifferent 〗
I drew my over shirt around my arms and began to shiver violently
Putting on my old shirt, I began to tremble violently 〗
Before you happened to look
Your unintentional glance 〗
And see the tunnels all around me
Seeing the tunnel around me 〗
Running into the dark underground
Moving toward the endless darkness of the ground 〗
All the subways around create a great sound
The voice in the tunnel is everywhere 〗
To my motion fatigue: farewell
Say goodbye to my tired body and mind 〗
With your ear to a seashell
Close your ears to sea shells 〗
You can hear the waves in underwater caves
You can hear the waves in the deep-sea caves 〗
As if you actually were inside a saltwater room
As if you are in a deep-sea space 〗
Time together is just never quite enough
[Meeting time is always inadequate 〗
When you and I are alone, I 've never felt so at home
When you and I are alone, they never feel home 〗
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
[What is the price for Making or breaking this love clue 〗
We need time, only time
We only need time 〗
When we're apart whatever are you thinking
When we are separated, no matter what the other party thinks 〗
If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone?
[If this is why the so-called family feels so lonely 〗
So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?
Tell me, dear, do you want to fall in love with me 〗
All the time, all the time
Always fall in love... always keep in touch ...〗
Can you believe that the crew has gone
You can believe that those groups are far away 〗
And wouldn't let me sign on?
Are there any traces in my memory?
All my islands have sunk in the deep
「 I am already in the dark and cannot extricate myself 〗
So I can hardly relax or even oversleep
So I cannot relax and fall asleep, not to mention having slept too much 〗
I feel as if I were home
It seems that I have returned home again 〗
Some nights when we count all the ship lights
Return to the night when you and I count the lights of the ship 〗
I guess I'll never know why sparrows love the snow
I guess I will never know why sparrow loves snow 〗
We'll turn off all of the lights and set this ballroom aglow
We will turn off all the lights to make the ballroom a fire 〗
So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?
Tell me, dear, do you want to fall in love with me 〗
All the time 〗
Time together is just never quite enough
[Meeting time is always inadequate 〗
When you and I are alone, I 've never felt so at home
When you and I are alone, they never feel home 〗
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
[What is the price for Making or breaking this love clue 〗
We need time, only time
We only need time 〗
When we're apart whatever are you thinking
When we are separated, no matter what the other party thinks 〗
If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone?
[If this is why the so-called family feels so lonely 〗
So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?
Tell me, dear, do you want to fall in love with me 〗
All the time, all the time
Always fall in love... always keep in touch ...〗
Time together is just never quite enough
[Meeting time is always inadequate 〗
When we're apart whatever are you thinking?
When we are separated, no matter what you are thinking 〗
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
[What is the price for Making or breaking this love clue 〗
So tell me darling, do you wish we 'd fall in love?
Tell me, dear, do you want to fall in love with me 〗
All the time...
Love forever ...〗