Little Plastic Castle
In a coffee shop in a city
在一個城市的一家咖啡店裡
Which is every coffee shop in every city
那個每個城市裡的每家咖啡店
On a day which is every day
在千篇一律的一天裡
I picked up a magazine
我拿起一本雜誌
Which is every magazine
千篇一律的雜誌
Read a story, and then forgot it right away
讀過即忘,閱後無聲
They say goldfish have no memory
他們說金魚沒有記憶
I guess their lives are much like mine
我猜測它們的生活方式和我的很像
And the little plastic castle
而那個小小的塑料城堡
Is a surprise every time
每時每刻都是驚喜
And it's hard to say if they're happy
難說它們快樂與否
But they don't seem much to mind
但它們看起來並不關心
From the shape of your shaved head
從你修剪過的頭型
I recognized your silhoutte
我認出了你的側影
As you walked out of the sun and sat down
當你步入陰影坐下時
And the sight of your sleepy smile
你那略帶睡意的微笑
Eclipsed all the other people
令他人都黯然失色
As they paused to sneer at the two girls
當它們停下嘲笑那兩個
From out of town
來自鄉下的女孩
I said, look at you this morning
我說,看看今天早上的你
You are, by far , the cutest
你是,目前為止,最可愛的
But be careful getting coffee
取咖啡的時候要小心哦
I think these people want to shoot us
我認為這些人要偷拍我們
Or maybe there's some kind of local competition here
又或者這裡可能有什麼不可言說的競賽
To see who can be the rudest
看看誰最粗暴無禮
People talk
他們說
About my image
我的形象
Like I come in two dimensions
像是來自二維世界
Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind
說口紅是我思想衰退的標記
Like what I happen to be wearing
有人拍到照片的那天
The day that someone takes a picture
我正好以此消磨時間
Is my new statement for all of womankind
這是我對整個婦女界的新的聲明
I wish they could see us now
我希望現在他們能看見我們
In leather bras and rubber shorts
穿著皮乳罩和橡皮短褲
Like some ridiculous team uniform
像某個荒唐的新興運動裡
For some ridculous new sport
滑稽的隊服
Quick someone call the girl police
快點告訴那個女警察
And file a report
再提交一份訴訟報告
In a coffe shop in a city
在城市裡的咖啡店裡
Which is every coffee shop in every city
那種千篇一律的咖啡店
On a day which is every day
過著千篇一律的一天