The Existential Threat
The existential threat that I always feel
我常感到的那种生存威胁
Nothing's happened yet today and yet I have to feel
无事发生我却依然感到
Danger near, danger here
危险逼近,危险将至
Nowhere to escape to and nobody there to hear as I now
无处可逃,无人依靠
Scream in fear, scream in fear
惊声尖叫,惊声尖叫
The existential threat is drawing very, very near and they all
生存威胁望眼欲穿而人们却在
Look away, look away
左盼右顾,东张西望
Can't they see the existential threat is on its way?
难道他们无法看到生存威胁正在路上?
The existential threat that I tend to feel
我所感到的那种生存威胁
When I'm walking down the street or right behind the wheel
当我在街上走着或者开着车时
Turning left, turning right
向左转,向右转
Trying to escape the cloud that's close enough to feel and you may
试图逃避感到接近的阴影然而你却
Laugh out loud, laugh out loud
大声笑,放声笑
The existential threat is always hanging about and you may
生存威胁阴魂不散而你只会
Say go way, say go way
喊快消失,快消失
The existential threat is never going away
但生存威胁永远不会就此消失
Doctor gave me these, I said what are these?
医生给我配了这些药,我说这是什么药?
He said that they'll cure an existential type disease
他说这些可以对生存疾病进行治疗
Doubt they will, doubt they will
半信半疑,将信将疑
But I'm keen to try whatever, gimme that pill and he said
不要白不要反正他给我这些药
Here's the bill, here's the bill
药来了,药来了
In the end they didn't work, I paid the whole bill because
结果毫无作用但我还要付账因为
Insurance won't, they just won't
医保不承担,就是不承担
Cover existential meds, I wish I had known
它不包含生存药物,我早知道多好
How should I react under this attack
Even when I'm standing up I feel I'm on my back
又中了一遭,怎么办才好
Quagmire here, quagmire there
即使当我稳扎双脚,我也感到深陷泥沼
I cannot elucidate the danger that is always there but it is
这里是坑,那里是坑
Looming large, extra large
我没法解释为何恐惧一直存在,但它真的
My semi-automatic weapon ready to discharge but it's a
可怕的大,格外的大
Futile act, better pack
我的半自动武器准备开火但是
The existential threat is bulletproof and looming large
攻击无效,收着最好
Sartre and Camus seemed to understand
生存威胁刀枪不入还大的可怕
Something close to what I'm feeling though they were in France
萨特和加缪他们明白
Deux Magots they would go
我所说的大概意思即便他们人在法国
Each comparing existential threats they came to blows and then
他们会去一家法国咖啡店
The crowds came near just to cheer
各自比较他们解决的生存威胁然后
For the greatest existential threatened philosophe and it is
人们纷纷来欢呼喝彩
Comforting, comforting
因为哲学家面临的最大生存威胁就是
Then the comfort starts to very quickly fade away
死于安乐,死于安乐
Did I wake you up, sorry if I did
然后安逸开始迅速消失
Guess I woke you up and also woke your little kid
Threat outside, let me hide
我把你吵醒了吗,那真是抱歉
Just until the danger passes, then I'll go outside and have to
看来我不仅把你弄醒,还弄醒了你的小孩
Come again, once again
外面很危险,让我躲一躲
The existential threat is at your patio door and do not
等危险过了,我就出去然后又得
Let it in, let it in
再来避避,又来避避
When you fight the existential threat you will not win
生存威胁就在你家门口千万别
The existential threat that I always feel
让它进来,被它进来
Lots of things have happened and I seek an even keel
当你面对生存威胁你没有机会赢
Danger near, danger far
我所感到的生存威胁
Nowhere to escape to and I'm racing in my car as I now
发生了很多事情我只想平复心情
Scream in fear, scream in fear
近也危险,远也危险
The existential threat is drawing very, very near as I now
无处可逃我驾车狂飙
Drive away, by the way
惊声尖叫,惊声尖叫
Can't you see the existential threat is on its way?
生存威胁越来越近而我