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One is a metaphor for the other. The lyric literally says "leave my body or remain trapped inside it" but obviously, in reality, we're stuck in our bodies either way... the lyric MEANS, "should I allow myself to go with the flow, or should I stay where I am".
Basically, should I stay with what's comfortable, and fight REALLY hard against the current that's sorta carrying me, or should I allow myself to leave my comfort zone & go with it.
So you could either translate it as the metaphor, and leave the IMAGERY of the lyric intact, or you can translate it as the intended meaning, and leave the MESSAGE intact while sorta sacrificing the actual art behind the lyric. (Or, and I've seen many translators do this, replace the metaphor with an english metaphor that would put across the same meaning, but that english-speakers are more likely to understand.) That sort of thing is really up to you.
As for whether the subject of the sentence is either "i" or "you", there isn't one specified at all (something very common in colloquial japanese). You have to use context clues plus your own interpretation to figure out which it is.
Last edited by Delirium-Zer0; 4th October 2008 at 07:45 PM.
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