Ashes of American Flags
The cash machine
提款机的屏幕上
Is blue and green
只有蓝色和绿色
For a hundred in twenties
我取了5张20美元
And a small service fee
要一小笔服务费
I could spend three dollars
我可以花上那3美元
And sixty-three cents
加63美分
On diet coca-cola
买健怡可口可乐
And unlit cigarettes
和未点的香烟
I wonder why
我一直想知道
We listen to poets
为什么我们要去听诗人的话
When nobody gives a fook
明明没有任何人关心
How hot and sorrowful
多么炎热和辛酸
This machine begs for luck
这台机器祈求好运
All my lies are always wishes
我所有的谎言其实都是我的愿望
I know i would die
我知道一定会去死
If i could come back new
如果这样我就能获得重生
I want a good life
我想要这样的好生活
With a nose for things
能嗅到那些事物
A fresh wind and bright sky
清新的风和明亮的天空
To enjoy my suffering
让我享受我的痛苦
A hole without a key
如果我的舌头断了
If i break my tongue
那便是没有钥匙的孔
Speaking of tomorrow
说到明天
How will it ever come
究竟会怎样到来呢
All my lies are always wishes
我所有的谎言其实都是我的愿望
I know i would die
我知道一定会去死
If i could come back new
如果这样我就能获得重生
I'm down on my hands and knees
每当门铃响起时
Every time a doorbell rings
我都四肢着地跪倒着
I shake like a toothache
每当听到我自己唱歌
When I hear myself sing
我都像牙疼一般颤抖
All my lies are only wishes
我所有的谎言其实只是我的愿望
I know i would die
我知道一定会去死
If i could come back new
如果这样我就能获得重生
I would like to salute
我想向着
The ashes of American flags
美国国旗的灰烬敬礼
And all the fallen leaves
秋日的落叶
Filling up shopping bags
装满购物袋