Ashes of American Flags
The cash machine
提款機的屏幕上
Is blue and green
只有藍色和綠色
For a hundred in twenties
我取了5張20美元
And a small service fee
要一小筆服務費
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
買健怡可口可樂
And unlit cigarettes
和未點的香煙
I wonder why
我一直想知道
We listen to poets
為什麼我們要去聽詩人的話
When nobody gives a fook
明明沒有任何人關心
How hot and sorrowful
多麼炎熱和辛酸
This machine begs for luck
這台機器祈求好運
All my lies are always wishes
我所有的謊言其實都是我的願望
I know i would die
我知道一定會去死
If i could come back new
如果這樣我就能獲得重生
I want a good life
我想要這樣的好生活
With a nose for things
能嗅到那些事物
A fresh wind and bright sky
清新的風和明亮的天空
To enjoy my suffering
讓我享受我的痛苦
A hole without a key
如果我的舌頭斷了
If i break my tongue
那便是沒有鑰匙的孔
Speaking of tomorrow
說到明天
How will it ever come
究竟會怎樣到來呢
All my lies are always wishes
我所有的謊言其實都是我的願望
I know i would die
我知道一定會去死
If i could come back new
如果這樣我就能獲得重生
Im down on my hands and knees
每當門鈴響起時
Every time a doorbell rings
我都四肢著地跪倒著
I shake like a toothache
每當聽到我自己唱歌
When I hear myself sing
我都像牙疼一般顫抖
All my lies are only wishes
我所有的謊言其實只是我的願望
I know i would die
我知道一定會去死
If i could come back new
如果這樣我就能獲得重生
I would like to salute
我想向著
The ashes of American flags
美國國旗的灰燼敬禮
And all the fallen leaves
秋日的落葉
Filling up shopping bags
裝滿購物袋