Elevator Operator
Oliver Paul, twenty years old
奥利弗保罗，二十一岁
Thick head of hair, worries he's going bald
一头浓密的头发却担心着秃顶
Wakes up at quarter past nine
早上九点十五起来
Fair evades his way down the 96 tram line
直接规避了96路电车的方向
Breakfast on the run again, he's well aware
早餐又要路上解决了，他很清楚
He's dropping soy linseed Vegemite crumbs everywhere
大豆亚麻籽咸味酱面包渣掉了一地
Feeling sick at the sight of his computer
看着视野里的电脑就感觉恶心
He dodges his way through the Swanston commuters
躲开斯旺斯顿的上班族
Rips off his tie, hands it to a homeless man
解下领带，给了一个无家之士
Sleeping in the corner of a metro bus stand and he screams
睡在地铁等车站的一角，他大喊
"I'm not going to work today
“今天我不会工作的
Going to count the minutes that the trains run late
要数数地铁迟到了几分钟
Sit on the grass building pyramids out of Coke cans"
坐在草坪上用可乐罐搭金字塔！”
Headphone wielding to the Nicholas building
戴着耳机进入尼古拉斯式的建筑
He trips on a pothole that's not been filled in
绊倒在一个没被填上的坑上
He waits for an elevator, one to nine
等着电梯，一层到九层
A lady walks in and waits by his side
一位女士走过来和他一起等
Her heels are high and her bag is snakeskin
她的鞋跟很高，包是蛇皮的
Hair pulled so tight you can see her skeleton
头发扎的那么紧都能看见骨头
Vickers perfume on her breath
一股Vickers香水的味道
A tortoise shell necklace between her breasts
胸间一串乌龟壳项链
She looks him up and down with a botox frown
用带着整容皱纹的脸看着他
He's well used to that look by now
他早已习惯那种视线了
The elevator dings and they awkwardly step in
电梯“叮”了，他们尴尬地走进去
Their fingers touch on the rooftop button
手指都碰上屋顶键
Don't jump little boy, don't jump off that roof
不要跳小男孩，不要跳下屋顶
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
你还有一生的时间，你还年轻
I'd give anything to have skin like you
我付出一切也想要你这样的皮肤
He said "I think you're projecting the way that you're feeling
他说“我觉得你暴露了你的想法”
I'm not suicidal, just idling insignificantly
我不是想寻死，我只是在闲的瞎玩玩
I come up here for perception and clarity
我上来是要得到灵感和清净
I like to imagine I'm playing SimCity
我喜欢想象自己在玩《模拟城市》
All the people look like ants from up here
所有人从上面看起来就像蚂蚁
And the wind's the only traffic you can hear"
而风是唯一能听见的运动”
He said "All I ever wanted to be
他说“我想成为的
Was an elevator operator, can you help me please?"
只是电梯操作员而已，你能帮帮我吗？”
Don't jump little boy, don't jump off that roof
不要跳小男孩，不要跳下屋顶
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
你还有一生的时间，你还年轻
I'd give anything to have skin like you
我付出一切也想要你这样的皮肤
Don't jump little boy, don't jump off that roof
不要跳小男孩，不要跳下屋顶
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
你还有一生的时间，你还年轻
I'd give anything to have skin like you
我付出一切也想要你这样的皮肤