말하지 않는 게 좋은 경우도 많죠 - Bite my tongue by Relient K

직장 생활 초년병시절에 형님이라고 부르던 선배분이 있었습니다. 외모도 멋지고 목소리 행동 모두 멋있는 분이셨는데 방랑벽이라고 할지, 어느날 갑자기 회사도 안 나오고 집에서 가족들이 찾으러 오는, 특이한 분이였습니다. 그 분 아버님, 사모님이 상의하러 오셨던 것이 기억에 생생합니다. 저는 개인적으로 아주 좋아하던 분이였는데요, 정말 말수가 적은 분이였습니다. 제 일의 특성상 밤 늦게까지 일하다가 들어가는 적이 자주 있었는데요. 어느날 밤에 함께 차를 타고 가다가 형님에게 왜 그리 말씀을 안 하시냐고 진지하게 물었었습니다. 그 양반 말씀이 말을 안 하면 안 할 수록 손해를 안 본다고 저를 쳐다보며 말씀하셨는데 사회 초년병에게는 나름대로 충격적인 말이였습니다. 할 말이 있지만 하지 않는 게 나을 듯해서 안한다는 것이, 'bite my tongue'이라고 알고 있고요 아주 유용한 표현입니다.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3v5nGyzLZg

I was going to spell it out in full detail but
(spell out은 정확하게 얘기한다는 것도 되지만 '내뱉는다'하는 느낌이 좀 있죠)
I dropped the call before I spilled my guts
속에 있는 말을 다하기 전에 전화를 끊었어요
But your floor stayed clean like my conscience will be
'Cause if you heard anything, you didn't hear it from me
뭐라도 들었다면, 나한테 들은 건 아니에요

And I'm sweeping up the seconds that tick off the clock
And saving them for later when I'm too ticked to talk
And I need some time to search my mind
To locate the words that seem so hard to find
할 말을 찾아 해매면서요

Sometimes I say things that I wish that I could take back
취소하고 싶은 말을 가끔씩 해요
The most crucial thing I lack is a thing called tact
And if you're always so intently listening
Then the smartest thing to say is to tell myself not to say a thing

Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet, don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth, it'll just be to bite my tongue
To bite my tongue

It seems I'm always close-minded with an open mouth
(아주 재밌는 표현이라고 생각합니다)
And the worst of me just seems to come right out
But I've never broken bones with a stone or a stick
But I'll conjure up a phrase that can cut to the quick

And sometimes I say things that I wish that I could take back
The smartest thing to say is to tell myself

To keep quiet, quiet, don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth, it'll just be to bite my tongue
I gotta keep quiet, quiet and listen to your voice
Because the power of your words can repair all that I've destroyed

And when I finally do, let it come from you
The peace of understanding grips my soul
You're the reason I've found meaning in this life
So I'll swallow up my pride and give you control, I give it to you
내 자존심은 삼켜 버리고 당신에게 control을 주겠어요

But I gotta keep quiet, quiet, don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth, it'll just be to bite my tongue
Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet and listen to your voice
Because the power of your words can repair all that I've destroyed

Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet, don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth, it'll just be to bite my tongue
To bite my tongue