Common People

She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
她來自希臘，她帶著對知識的渴望而來
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
她在聖馬丁學院學過雕塑
That's where I caught her eye
就是在那裡，她被我所吸引
She told me that her Dad was loaded
她告訴我她父親是個富翁
I said 'In that case I 'll have rum and coca-cola
我說這樣的話我就來點朗姆酒和可口可樂就好
She said 'fine'
她說好吧
And then in 30 seconds time she said
然後有那麼30秒後她說
'I want to live like common people
我想像普通人那樣生活
I want to do whatever common people do
我想做普通人做的事
I want to sleep with common people
我想和普通人上床
I want to sleep with common people like you'
我想和你這樣的人上床
Well what else could I do?
可我能對此做什麼？
I said 'I'll see what I can do'
我說我看看我能做些什麼
I took her to a supermarket
我帶她去了超市
I don't know why
我不知道為什麼
but I had to start it somewhere
但我必須得從哪兒開始
so it started there
所以就從這開始吧
I said 'pretend you've got no money'
我說你假裝身無分文
but she just laughed
她竟然笑了
and said 'oh you're so funny'
說你真幽默
I said 'Yeah
我說是啊，呵呵
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here
可我沒看見有其他人笑出來
Are you sure
你真的確定？
you want to live like common people
你想像普通人一樣生活？
you want to see whatever common people see
你想看普通人看的東西？
you want to sleep with common people
你想和普通人上床？
you want to sleep with common people like me?'
你想和我這樣的普通人上床？
But she didn't understand
但她不明白
she just smiled and held my hand
她只是微笑著拉著我的手
Rent a flat above a shop
住商店樓上的租房
Cut your hair and get a job
剪掉頭髮去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
吸點，打下桌球
Pretend you never went to school
假裝你沒上過學
But still you'll never get it right
但你永遠沒法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因為當你在夜裡躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看著蟑螂爬過牆壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你給爸爸打電話他就會搞定這一切
yeah
是啊
You'll never live like common people
你永遠不能像普通人那樣生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永遠不能做普通人做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永遠不會像普通人那樣失敗
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永遠不會看著生活沒落
and then dance and drink and screw
跳舞喝酒發瘋
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因為別無選擇
Sing along with the common people
和我們一起唱吧
Sing along and it might just get you through
跟著唱也許能讓你好過些
Laugh along with the common people
和我們一起笑吧
Laugh along although they're laughing at you
一起笑吧，儘管他們都在笑你
and the stupid things that you do
笑你做的那些蠢事
because you think that poor is cool
因為你覺得貧窮是一種酷
Like a dog lying in a corner
像條躺在街角的狗
they will bite and never warn you
它們會莫名其妙地咬人
Look out
小心
they'll tear your insides out
他們會活生生拽出你的靈魂
'cos everybody hates a tourist
誰也不喜歡看熱鬧的人
especially one who thinks
尤其當那人
it's all such a laugh
把一切當做玩笑時
yeah and the chip stain's grease
是啊，那些臟東西
will come out in the bath
會在你洗澡的時候冒出來
You will never understand
你永遠不會明白
how it feels to live your life
過你那樣的生活是什麼感覺
with no meaning or control
沒有意義沒有方向
and with nowhere else to go
沒有別的地方可去
You are amazed that they exist
你會訝異它們的存在
and they burn so bright
它們燃燒地如此明亮
while you can only wonder why
而你只會茫然不知所以
Rent a flat above a shop
住商店樓上的租房
Cut your hair and get a job
剪掉頭髮去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
吸點，打下桌球
Pretend you never went to school
假裝你沒上過學
But still you'll never get it right
但你永遠沒法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因為當你在夜裡躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看著蟑螂爬過牆壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你給爸爸打電話他就會搞定這一切
You'll never live like common people
你永遠不能像我們那樣生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永遠不能做我們做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永遠不會像我們那樣失敗
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永遠不會像我們一樣看著生活沒落
and dance and drink and screw
跳舞喝酒發瘋
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因為別無選擇
I want to live with common people like you.....
我真的只想和像你這樣的生活一起