Written by：Jewel Kilcher/Lester A. Mendez
Nothing’s what it seems I mean
凡事都不是想象的那樣 我想說(shuō)
It’s not all dirty but it’s not all clean
沒(méi)有人是壞透的 也沒(méi)有人是純潔無(wú)暇的
There’s children paying bills
那里有小鬼們付賬
There’s monks buying thrills
也有修道士尋求刺激
There’s pride for sale in magazines
賣(mài)雜志的小販也有尊嚴(yán)
There’s pills for rent 2 make u clean
也有藥丸出租能令你感到虛無(wú)
Marvin Gaye there’s no brother brother
Marvin Gaye 那兒并沒(méi)有兄弟 沒(méi)有兄弟
Woody Guthrie’s land can’t feed Mother
Woody Guthrie的土地也不能養(yǎng)育祖國(guó)
Mothers weep children sleep
母親哭泣 孩子入睡
So much violence ends in silence
如此多的暴力在安靜中結(jié)束
It’s a shame there’s no one to blame
可恥的是找不到該責(zé)備的人
For all the pain that life brings
人生中會(huì)有許多苦難
If you will just take me
如果你和我在一起
It might just complete me
就能使我更完美
And together we can make a stand
大家一起忍耐 共渡難關(guān)
A waitress brings me lunch
女服務(wù)員端來(lái)我的午飯
We meet but do not touch
我們只看不吃
On TV D.C. is selling lies
電視上賣(mài)著虛假的廣告
While in the corner King’s dream dies
此時(shí)角落里 King的夢(mèng)想破滅
Go to the counter pay for me and my friend
他去到柜臺(tái) 為我和我的朋友付賬
A homeless man pulls out a roll says it’s on him
一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的人抽出一疊帳 說(shuō)他照單全付
The mayor has no cash
頭頭說(shuō)沒(méi)有現(xiàn)金
He said he spent it on hookers and hash
他說(shuō)錢(qián)都花在吃喝嫖賭上了
Mothers weep children sleep
母親哭泣 孩子入睡
So much violence ends in silence
如此多的暴力在安靜中結(jié)束
It’s a shame there’s no one to blame
可恥的是找不到該責(zé)備的人
For all the pain that life brings
人生中會(huì)有許多苦難
If you will just take me
如果你和我在一起
It might just complete me
就能使我更完美
And together we can make a stand
大家一起忍耐 共渡難關(guān)
You will love me
你會(huì)愛(ài)我
I will love you
我也會(huì)愛(ài)你
Go to the counter
他去到柜臺(tái)
You will love me
你會(huì)愛(ài)我
Pull out some cash
拿出現(xiàn)金
I will love you
我也會(huì)愛(ài)你
He spent it on hookers and hash
他說(shuō)錢(qián)都花在吃喝嫖賭上了
Mothers weep children sleep
母親哭泣 孩子入睡
So much violence ends in silence
如此多的暴力在安靜中結(jié)束
It’s a shame there’s no one to blame
可恥的是找不到該責(zé)備的人
For all the pain that life brings
人生中會(huì)有許多苦難
If you will just take me
如果你和我在一起
It might just complete me
就能使我更完美
And together we can make a stand
大家一起忍耐 共渡難關(guān)
Mothers weep children sleep
母親哭泣 孩子入睡
So much violence ends in silence
如此多的暴力在安靜中結(jié)束
It’s a shame there’s no one to blame
可恥的是找不到該責(zé)備的人
For all the pain that life brings
人生中會(huì)有許多苦難
If you will just take me
如果你和我在一起
It might just complete me
就能使我更完美
And together we can make a stand
大家一起忍耐 共渡難關(guān)
Mothers weep children sleep
母親哭泣 孩子入睡
So much violence ends in silence
如此多的暴力在安靜中結(jié)束
It’s a shame there’s no one to blame
可恥的是找不到該責(zé)備的人
For all the pain that life brings
人生中會(huì)有許多苦難
If you will just take me
如果你和我在一起
It might just complete me
就能使我更完美
And together we can make a stand
大家一起忍耐 共渡難關(guān)
