Too Much Rope

When the sleigh is heavy
當雪橇沉重起來
And the timber wolves are getting bold
灰狼無所忌憚
You look at your companions
你看向你的同伴
And test the water of their friendship
小心翼翼地試探
With you toe
他們的友誼有多忠誠
They significantly edge
他們毫不掩飾地
Closer to the gold
在利益下露出了真面目
Each man has his price Bob
眾生皆有所求鮑勃
And yours was pretty low
你的要價太低了
History is short the sun just a minor star
歷史須臾太陽不過是一個不起眼的恆星
The poor man sells his kidneys
那個可憐的男人在殖民地市場上
In some colonial bazaar
賣掉了他的腎臟
Que sera sera
世事不可強求
Is that your new Ferrari car
那是你的新法拉利嗎
Nice but I'll think I'll wait for the F50
還不錯但我等著買一輛F50
You don't have to be a Jew
你不必成為一個猶太人
To disapprove of murder
來抵制慘無人道的謀殺
Tears burn my eyes
淚水燒灼了我的雙眼
Moslem or Christians Mullah or Pope
穆斯林或基督徒或伊斯蘭教神學家或者教宗
Preacher or poet who was it wrote
牧師或是詩人或者不管是誰寫的
Give any one species too much rope
我們給了他們任何一類人太多希冀
And they'll **** it up
他們最終都會搞砸
And last night on TV
昨晚電視上
A Vietnam vet
一個越南老兵
Takes his beard and his pain
帶走了他的東西和他的痛苦
And his alienation twenty years
還有他二十年來遭受的社會隔離
Back to Asia again
重返亞洲
Sees the monsters they made
他目睹了他們創造的惡魔
In formaldehyde floating 'round
在甲醛裡到處漂浮
Meets a gook on a bike
他看見了騎自行車的一個亞洲佬
A good little tyke
挺不錯的鄉下人
A nice enough guy
有著和他同樣的戰士的眼睛
With the same soldier's eyes
你對他不能有別的要求了
Tears burn my eyes
淚水燒灼了我的雙眼
What does it mean
這到底什麼意思呢
This tearjerking scene
照射進我房子裡的
Beamed into my home
催人淚下的場景
That it moves me so much
使我深受觸動
Why all the fuss
是什麼導致了這些驚亂
It's only two humans being
只是兩個人的對峙
It's only two humans being
只是兩個人的對峙
Tears burn my eyes
淚水燒灼了我的雙眼
What does it means
到底什麼意思呢
This tender TV
這溫良的電視
This tearjerking scene
催人淚下的場景
Beamed into my home
照射進我的房子
You don't have to be a Jew
你不必成為一個猶太人
To disapprove my murder
來反駁我的謀殺
Tears burn my eyes
淚水燒灼了我的雙眼
Moslem or Christian Mullah or Pope
穆斯林或基督徒或伊斯蘭教神學家或者教宗
Preachers or poet who was it wrote
牧師或詩人或者不管誰寫的
Give any one species too much rope
我們給了他們任何一類人太多希冀
And they'll **** it up
他們最終只會搞砸