VBS

In the summer of 07, I was sure Id go to heaven
07年的夏天，我幾乎可以肯定自己死後將升入天堂
But I was hedging my bets at VBS
可我卻在假期聖經學校對沖
A preacher in a T-shirt told me I could be a leader
一個穿著T恤的佈道者告訴我我能成為一位領導者
Taught me how to build a fire and to spread the word
教會我如何感染大眾，如何散播言語

In the evening, everybody went to worship and weep
夜幕降臨，人們紛紛前去禱告啜泣
Hands above our heads, reaching for God
將雙手舉過頭頂，以接近上帝
Back in the cabin, snorting nutmeg in your bunk bed
回到小屋，在你的雙層床上攝入肉桂
You were waiting for a revelation of your own
你在等待著一次屬於自己的“啟示”
Sedentary secrets like peach pits in your gut
腹中定居的小秘密堅固得如桃核一般
Locked away like jam jars in the cellar of your heart
像果醬罐緊縮在心靈的地下室中
Waiting to be tasted and ultimately wasted
等待著被品嚐，抑或是永久雪藏
You were gonna win me over from the start
你從一開始就注定要贏取我的心

The poetry was so bad
糟糕拙劣的詩句
It took a lot to not laugh
令人忍俊不禁
You said that I showed you the light
你說是我將光明帶到了你的面前
But all it did in the end
但最終它卻只是
Was make the dark feel darker than before
讓本就黑暗的黑暗更加黑暗了

Your dad keeps his sleeves down through the summer for a reason
你的父親因為某種原因常在夏天袖口低垂
Your mother wears her makeup extra thick for a reason
你的母親因為某種原因畫著格外濃的妝
When I tell you you were born and you are here for a reason
當我對你說，你來到這世上也是上天的安排
You are not convinced the reason is a good one
你卻無法確信這樣的安排是否真的合理
While youre going to sleep, your mind keeps you awake
在你將要入眠時，你的意識卻使你始終清醒
And it makes your heart beat fast and loud
並使你的心臟跳得越來越快，越來越響
Theres nothing you cando but the only thing you found
但你卻什麼都做不了，只有
Playing Slayer at full volume helps to block it out
開滿音量播放殺手樂隊的音樂可以暫時令你忘卻這一切

The poetry was so bad
糟糕拙劣的詩句
It took a lot to not laugh
令人忍俊不禁
You said that I showed you the light
你說是我將光明帶到了你的面前
But all it did in the end
但最終它卻只是
Was make the dark feel darker than before
讓本就黑暗的黑暗更加黑暗了
Dark feel darker than before
更加黑暗了
Dark feel darker than before
更加黑暗了