Long Road Out Of Eden
Moon shining down through the palms
月光灑落棕櫚樹間
Shadows moving on the sand
影子浮動在沙面
Somebody whispering the Twenty-Third Psalm
誰在低語詩篇二十三篇
Dusty rifle in his trembling hands
滿是沙塵的槍在手裡顫抖
Somebody trying just to stay alive
他只是想要活存
He got promises to keep
他有個放不下的諾言
Over the ocean in America
在大西洋的那一邊
Far away and fast asleep
遠遠遙望沈沈睡去
Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky
寂寞的星在無際夜空閃耀
Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by
冷冷的銀色衛星 幽魂般的商旅路過
Galaxies unfolding; new worlds being born
銀河開展 新世界從此誕生
Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn
朝聖者與浪蕩子爬向黎明
But it's a long road out of Eden
天堂境外路遙遙
Music blasting from an SUV
休旅車傳出震耳音樂
On a bright and sunny day
耀眼明亮的晴天
Rolling down the interstate
一路奔馳洲際公路
In the good ol' USA
我懷念的大美國
Having lunch at the Petroleum Club
在石油俱樂部午餐
Smokin' fine cigars and swappin' lies
抽著上等雪茄說著謊言
"Gimme 'nother slice o' that barbecued brisket!"
“再給我一片烤雞胸肉”
"Gimme 'nother piece o' that pecan pie!"
“再給我一片胡桃派”
Freeway flickering, cell phones chiming a tune
高速公路在閃爍 手機鈴聲發響
We're riding to Utopia; road map says we'll be arriving soon
我們正前往烏托邦 地圖指示我們就要抵達
Captains of the Old Order clinging to the reins
舊時代的領導還戀棧權位
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains
讓歷史的傷口雪上加霜
But it's a long road out of Eden
天堂境外路遙遙
Back home I was so certain
我曾是那麼確定
The path was very clear
這條路非走不可
But now I have to wonder: What are we doing here?
但如今我不再堅信： 我們是否做對了？
I'm not counting on tomorrow
我不想寄望明天
And I can't tell wrong from right
我已經分不清對錯
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight
但我願傾我所有與你共度今夜
Weaving down the American highway
在美國公路上蜿蜒潛行
Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk
看過廢物殘骸與文化垃圾
Bloated with entitlement; loaded on propaganda
賴著津貼被媒體吞噬的人們
And now we're driving dazed and drunk
我們自我沈醉的前進
Been down the road to Damascus; the road to Mandalay
經過大馬士革與曼德勒
Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian Way
在阿庇亞大道遇上凱薩的魂
He said, "It's hard to stop this bingeing, once you get a taste."
他說“這狂熱一旦開始就難以停止”
"But the road to empire is a bloody, stupid waste."
“打造帝國之路是個血腥且愚蠢的錯誤”
Behold the bitten apple - the power of the tools
提防那被咬過的蘋果–工器所帶來的權力
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools
但這一切智慧對愚者而言都是無用
And it's a long road out of Eden
天堂境外路遙遙
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