(Antichrist Television Blues)

Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
拱廊之火-反基督电视蓝调音乐
Don't want to work in a building downtown
我不想在市中心的建筑工地工作
No, I don't want to work in a building downtown
不，我不想在市中心的建筑工地工作
I don't know what I'm going to do
我不知道我要做什么
Because the planes keep crashing always two by two
因为飞机接二连三地坠落（可能指9·11事件）
Don't want to work in a building downtown
我不想在市中心的建筑工地工作
No, I don't want to see it when the planes hit the ground
我不想看见飞机接二连三地坠落
Don't want to work in a building downtown
我不想在市中心的建筑工地工作
Don't want to work in a building downtown
我不想在市中心的建筑工地工作
Parking the cars in the underground
把车停在地下车场
The voices when they scream, well, they make no sound
人们尖叫着 却没有人听见
Want to see the cities rust
我想看见锈迹斑斑的城市
And the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus
惹事生非的人坐在公车的最后排（可能讽刺从前的种族隔离制度）
Dear God, I'm a good Christian man
亲爱的上帝啊 我是个虔诚的基督教徒
I'm your boy, I know you understand
我是你的孩子 我知道你能明白我的心
That you got to work hard and you got to get paid
你得好好努力工作 这样才有钱赚
The girl's thirteen, but she don't act her age
我的女儿十三岁了 但她已经成熟
She can sing like a bird in cage
她可以像笼中的鸟一样歌唱
Oh Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage
上帝呀 你得看看她走上舞台的样子
You know that I'm a God-fearing man
你知道我是一个敬畏神的人
You know that I'm a God-fearing man
你知道我是一个敬畏神的人
I just got to know if it's part of your plan
我就是想知道这是不是你计划的一部分？
To see my darling stand by your right hand
我的女儿们就坐在你的右手掌心
I know that you'll do what's right, Lord
我知道你所做的一切都是正确的 上帝啊
For they are the lanterns and you are the light
她们是灯笼 而你是光
Now I'm overcome
我被征服了
By the light of day
被白昼的光芒
My lips are near
我的唇近在咫尺
But my heart is far away
但我的心却相隔千里
Tell me what to say
告诉我我该说些什么？
I'll be your mouthpiece
我就是你的喉舌
Into the light of a bridge that burns
在光芒中一座桥正在燃烧
As I drive through the city with the money that I earn
我带着我赚来的钱驾车穿过整座城市
To the dark of a starless sky
看着没有星光的夜空
I won't stare into nothing and I'm asking you why
我看着眼前的虚无 我问您“为什么？”
Lord, let me make her a star
上帝啊 请你她打造成一个明星
So the world can see who you really are
这样世界就可以目睹你的真容
Little girl, you're old enough to understand
女儿啊 你也不小了 也该明白了
You'll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land
在这片陌生的土地上你永远是一个陌生人
Men are going to come while you're fast asleep
当你熟睡时 男人们会来到你的床边
So you better just stay close and hold onto me
所以你一定要跟紧我 抓住我的手
If mama's mockingbird don't sing well,
如果我可爱的知更鸟唱得不好
Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring
那么爸爸就不会给她买钻石戒指了
Dear God, would you send me a child?
亲爱的上帝呀 你能不能给我一个孩子？
Oh God, would you send me a child?
哦 上帝啊 你能不能给我一个孩子？
Because I want to put it up on the TV screen
因为我想把她送上电视银幕
So the world can see what your true word means
这样世界就可以聆听你的圣言
Lord, won't you send me a sign?
上帝呀 给我一个提示
Because I just got to know if I'm wasting my time
我得知道自己是不是在浪费时间
Now I'm overcome
我被征服了
By the light of day
被白昼的光芒
My lips are near
我的唇近在咫尺
But my heart is far away
但我的心却相隔千里
But now the war is won
但现在战争取得胜利
How come nothing tastes good?
为什么我却食之无味？
Oh you're such a sensitive child
哦 你真是一个敏感的孩子
You know you're such a sensitive child
你知道你是一个敏感的孩子
I know you're tired, but it's all right
我知道你累了 但没事的
I just needed you to sing for me tonight
今晚我只需要你为我歌唱
You're going to have your day in the sun
总有一天你会出名的
You know God loves the sensitive ones
你知道上帝就喜欢那些敏感的孩子
Oh, my little bird in a cage
哦 我笼中的小鸟啊
Oh, my little bird in a cage
哦 我笼中的小鸟啊
I need you to get up for me up on that stage
快走上那舞台
Show all the men that you're old for your age
给台下的男人看看 你实际上更加成熟
Now in the times of fear
现在是恐惧的年代
But if you don't take it, it'll disappear
你不去争抢 名利就离你而去
Oh, my little mockingbird, sing
哦 我小小的知更鸟 唱吧
Oh, my little mockingbird, sing
哦 我小小的知更鸟 唱吧
I need you to get up on the stage for me, honey
快走上那舞台 甜心
Show the men it's not about the money
给台下的男人看看 这不是为了钱
Want to hold a mirror up to the world
我想给这世界照照镜子
So that they can see themselves inside my little girl
这样他们就可以在我的女儿身上看见他们自己
Do you know where I was at your age?
你知道当我像你这么大的时候在干什么吗？
Any idea where I was at your age?
知道当我像你这么大的时候在干什么吗？
I was working downtown for the minimum wage!
我在市中心的建筑工地里领着微薄的收入
And I couldn't let you just throw it all away
我不允许你放弃眼下的这一切
Throw me a kid, God, throw me a knife
给我一个孩子 上帝 给我一把刀
So tell me Lord, am I the Antichrist?
告诉我 主啊 我是个反基督分子吗？