Nobody's Empire
Lying on my bed, I was reading French
躺在我的小床上，我读着法语
With the light too bright for my senses
伴着那强烈刺眼的灯光
From this hiding place life was way too much
在这谧藏身之处生活显得异样充足
It was loud and rough round the edges
那是个粗糙不堪的边界
So I faced the wall when an old man called
于是当老人呼唤我的时候我面向那堵墙
Out of dreams that I would die there
脱离幻想我便会死在那儿
But a sight unseen, you were pulling strings
在不可见的角落里，你在幕后操纵着
You had a different idea
你有个不同的想法
I was like a child, I was lying strong
我就像个孩子，寻求着依靠
And my father lifted me up there
我的父亲将我举起
Took me to a place where they checked my body
把我带到了一个检查身体的地方
My soul was floating in thin-air
我的灵魂漂浮在稀薄的空气中
I clung to the bed and I clung to the past
我抓牢了床，紧握那过去
I clung to the welcome darkness
并拥抱了迎接着我的黑暗
But at the end of the night there's a green green light
但在那夜的尽头，那儿有道绿闪绿闪的光
The quiet before the madness
暴风雨前的宁静
There was a girl that sang like the chime of a bell
有个女孩唱着宛如风铃般的歌声
And she put out her arm, she touched me when I was in hell
当我在深渊的时候，她伸出她的手臂触碰了我
When I was in hell
当我在那深渊中
Someone sang a song and I sang along
有人唱起了歌 我便附和着
Cause I knew the words from my childhood
因为我知道那依稀童年般的歌词
Intellect ambition they fell away
大脑的野心使他们坠落
And they locked me up for my own good
他们声称为了我好 将我禁锢
But I didn't mind, cause the silence was kind
但我并不介意 因为这般寂静是美好的
It spoke to me in whispers
它低语着告诉我
There was the sound of the wind and the cold cold dawn
那儿有狂风呼啸的声音以及寒冷死寂的黎明
And the quiet hum of business
然后寂静 嗡嗡着私语
Let me dangle awhile in this waiting room
让我在等候室悬晃一会
I don't need to go I don't need to know what you're doing
我不需要逃跑不需要知道你所做的事
Know what you're doing
不需要知道
Lying on my side you were half awake
你半睡半醒地偎依在我旁边
And your face was tired and crumpled
你紧皱着脸 眼神布满怠倦
If I had a camera I'd snap you now
如果我现在有台相机一定会将这一幕拍下
Cause there's beauty in every stumble
因为每道曲折都是美丽的
We are out of practice we're out of sight
我们没有余力 缺乏实践
On the edge of nobody's empire
处在这无人帝国的边缘
And if we live by books and we live by hope
如果我们依靠着书跟希望生活着
Does that make us targets for gunfire?
那会使我们成为枪火声中的靶子吗？
Now I look at you, you're a mother of two
如今我望向你，你已经是两个孩子的母亲了
You're a quiet revolution
你是一场静悄悄的革命
Marching with the crowd, singing dirty and loud
随着人群游行，肆意地放声歌唱
For the people's emancipation
为了人民的解放
Did I do okay, did I pave the way?
我做的还好吗？我是否已为你扫清障碍？
Was I strong when you were wanting?
当你需要我的时候我是否足以支撑？
I was tied to the yoke with a decent bloke
我被绑在和一个挺像样的家伙一起
Who was stern but never daunting
他看起来坚定且毫不畏惧
And he told me to push and he made me feel well
他叫我尽力向前进，且使我感到安心
He told to me to leave that vision of hell to the dying
他叫我离开这充满死亡的深渊的愿景
Oh to the dying
噢 远离这般可怖的地狱