《Failure》是由英國女歌手勞拉·馬林錄唱的一首歌曲，被收錄在勞拉·馬林於2008年2月4日發行的錄音室專輯《Alas I Cannot Swim》。
作曲 : Laura Marling
he used to be a singer in a rock and roll band
他曾是搖滾樂隊的歌手
he would write the songs and i'd tremble at his hand but oh' la laa
他會寫寫情歌，每當碰到他的手我便全身觸電
he lost poetic ethic and his songs were pathetic' and he's a failure now
如今的他詩意全無，唱著淺薄可憐的小曲，於是成了一個失敗者
he used to be the life and soul of everyone around
身邊所有人曾視他為生命、為靈魂
you'd never catch him looking up and never see him down but oh' la laa
你永遠不會撞見他仰頭興嘆或見他低首皺眉
he couldn't raise a smile oh not for a while and he's a failure now
現在他可擠不出一絲一刻的笑容，於是成了一個失敗者
don't cry child' you've got so much more to live for
孩子，不要哭泣,你的生命中還有那么多美好的事情,
don't cry child' you've got something i would die for
孩子，不要哭泣,你擁有我願意用一輩子交換的寶藏
and if it comes to the rain' just be glad you'll smile again
如果下雨的話, 心懷感激吧 ,你還可以微笑.
'cause so many don't
因為那么多人不能，
and so many go unamed
還有那么多人默默無聞
people push right past me shouting their exclaims
人們走過擁擠的人群，都在為各種原因大聲喊叫
a preacher pushes me a side and asked to wash my sins i said no' la laa
有位牧師拍拍我的肩,問我願不願意洗去人間不潔的塵埃，我回絕了啦啦
if he made me in his image' then hes a failure too
如果他真的把我放進他對未來美好暢想的圖景，那么他一定也是個失敗者
and i used to need a couple o people keep my head down
我曾經需要幾個良師益友來讓我保持低調的自我
now i need a whole lot more to keep me on the ground but oh' la laa
現在我卻需要更多人來幫我腳踏實地，但是哎呀呀
i gave up something and i gave it up for nothing and i am failure now
我放棄了很多,但是卻仍然一無所得所以,我是一個失敗者
dont cry child' you've got so much more to live for
孩子,不要哭泣,你的生命中還有那么多美好的事情孩子,
dont cry child' you've got something i would die for
不要哭泣,你擁有我願意用一輩子交換的寶藏
and if it comes to the rain' just be glad you'll smile again
如果下雨的話, 心懷感激吧 ,你還可以微笑.
'cause so many don't
因為那么多人不能，
and so many go unamed
還有那么多人默默無聞
