歌手: Johnny Cash
时长: 04:36
Mercy Seat - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什)[00:00:00]
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It all began when they took me from my home[00:00:02]
故事开始于他们把我从家里拖出来[00:00:05]
And put me on Death Row [00:00:05]
然后他们将我关进死囚室[00:00:07]
A crime for which I am totally innocent you know [00:00:07]
因为我犯罪了 但你知道 我是无辜的[00:00:12]
I began to warm and chill[00:00:12]
身处死囚牢房[00:00:15]
To objects and their fields [00:00:15]
我的身体开始颤抖[00:00:18]
A ragged cup a twisted mop[00:00:18]
这里只有破烂不堪的杯具和拖把[00:00:20]
The face of Jesus in my soup[00:00:20]
我的菜汤里仿佛能看见耶稣[00:00:23]
Those sinister dinner deals[00:00:23]
这些极不吉祥的晚餐[00:00:26]
The meal trolley's wicked wheels[00:00:26]
餐车的轮子破旧恶劣[00:00:28]
A hooked bone rising from my food[00:00:28]
我的汤里浮起钩状的骨头[00:00:31]
All things either good or ungood [00:00:31]
事事非好即坏[00:00:34]
And the mercy seat is waiting[00:00:34]
施恩座就在眼前了[00:00:37]
And I think my head is burning[00:00:37]
我的头感觉像要爆炸了一般[00:00:39]
And in a way I'm yearning[00:00:39]
但是某种程度上 我又渴望着[00:00:41]
To be done with all this weighing of the truth [00:00:41]
不再去权衡真相[00:00:45]
An eye for an eye[00:00:45]
以眼还眼[00:00:47]
And a tooth for a tooth[00:00:47]
以牙还牙[00:00:48]
And anyway I told the truth[00:00:48]
不管怎么说 我说出了真相[00:00:51]
And I'm not afraid to die [00:00:51]
我并不是怕死[00:00:59]
I hear stories from the chamber[00:00:59]
我从律师处听闻了这个故事[00:01:02]
Christ was born into a manger[00:01:02]
基督生于马槽[00:01:04]
And like some ragged stranger[00:01:04]
就像那些衣衫褴褛的陌生人[00:01:07]
He died upon the cross[00:01:07]
他死在了十字架上[00:01:09]
Might I say it seems so fitting in its way[00:01:09]
不知当不当讲 这可能是最合适的选择[00:01:13]
He was a carpenter by trade[00:01:13]
他是一个木匠 生意人[00:01:16]
Or at least that's what I'm told[00:01:16]
至少别人是这样告诉我的[00:01:24]
My kill-hand's[00:01:24]
这个杀手[00:01:25]
Tatooed E V I L across it's brother's fist[00:01:25]
在他兄弟的拳头上纹了EVIL的字样[00:01:29]
That filthy five They did nothing to challenge or resit[00:01:29]
那极其不堪 他们不具任何挑战性[00:01:35]
In Heaven His throne is made of gold[00:01:35]
在天堂 他的皇冠镶满金子[00:01:38]
The ark of his Testament is stowed[00:01:38]
他的圣约书里的方舟已转载好[00:01:40]
A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold [00:01:40]
有人就这样跟我说 事情终会水落石出[00:01:45]
It's made of wood and wire[00:01:45]
由木头和绳索制造[00:01:47]
And my body is on fire[00:01:47]
我的身体仿佛要爆炸一般[00:01:51]
And God is never far away [00:01:51]
上帝与我同在[00:01:54]
Into the mercy seat I climb[00:01:54]
我爬上施恩座[00:01:57]
My head is shaved my head is wired[00:01:57]
我剃了光头 戴上接有电线的帽子[00:01:59]
And like a moth that tries[00:01:59]
我就像飞蛾[00:02:01]
To enter the bright eye[00:02:01]
尝试进入明亮的地方[00:02:04]
I go shuffling out of life[00:02:04]
我脱离了世俗的生活[00:02:06]
Just to hide in death awhile[00:02:06]
只想就这样离开人世[00:02:10]
And anyway I never lied [00:02:10]
不管怎么说 我说出来真相[00:02:13]
And the mercy seat is waiting[00:02:13]
施恩座就在眼前了[00:02:16]
And I think my head is burning[00:02:16]
我的大脑一阵发热[00:02:19]
And in a way I'm yearning[00:02:19]
但是我又渴望着[00:02:21]
To be done with all this weighing of the truth [00:02:21]
能够结束真相的权衡[00:02:24]
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth[00:02:24]
以牙还牙 以眼还眼[00:02:28]
And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die[00:02:28]
反正我说了实话 我也不是怕死[00:02:33]
And the mercy seat is burning[00:02:33]
施恩座就在眼前了[00:02:35]
And I think my head is glowing[00:02:35]
我想我的大脑已经灼热不堪[00:02:38]
And in a way I'm hopin'[00:02:38]
一定程度上 我希望[00:02:40]
To be done with all this twistin' of the truth [00:02:40]
趁早结束真相的权衡[00:02:44]
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth[00:02:44]
以牙还牙 以眼还眼[00:02:46]
And any way there was no proof And I'm not afraid to die[00:02:46]
不管怎么说 要给我定罪 你并没有证据 我不是怕死[00:02:52]
And the mercy seat is glowing[00:02:52]
施恩座已经就在眼前了[00:02:54]
And I think my head is smoking[00:02:54]
我的大脑一片灼热[00:02:57]
And in a way I'm hopin'[00:02:57]
但是一定程度上我有希望[00:02:59]
To be done with all these looks of disbelief [00:02:59]
趁早让这些不相信我的神情消失不见[00:03:03]
A life for a life And a truth for a truth[00:03:03]
生活不就是要敢于说真话吗[00:03:06]
And I've got nothin' left to loose [00:03:06]
我已经没有什么可以失去了[00:03:09]
And I'm not afraid to die[00:03:09]
我并不怕死[00:03:11]
And the mercy seat is smoking[00:03:11]
施恩座就在眼前了[00:03:14]
And I think my head is melting[00:03:14]
我感觉我的大脑已经无法思考了[00:03:16]
And in a way that's helpin' to be done with all this twistin' of the truth[00:03:16]
但是这正好可以让这些扭曲的事实结束[00:03:22]
An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth[00:03:22]
以牙还牙 以眼还眼[00:03:25]
And any way I told the truth[00:03:25]
我已经说了实话[00:03:28]
But I'm afraid I told a lie[00:03:28]
但我并不会畏惧死亡[00:03:33]