歌手: Gordon Lightfoot
时长: 04:14
Black Day In July (黑暗的七月) - Gordon Lightfoot[00:00:00]
Written by:Gordon Lightfoot[00:00:01]
Black day in July[00:00:04]
Motor City madness has touched the countryside[00:00:07]
And through the smoke and cinders[00:00:12]
You can hear it far and wide[00:00:14]
The doors are quickly bolted[00:00:17]
And the children locked inside[00:00:19]
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And the soul of Motor City is bared across the land[00:00:29]
As the book of law and order is taken in the hands[00:00:34]
Of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land[00:00:39]
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In the streets of Motor City is a deadly silent sound[00:00:51]
And the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground[00:00:56]
Upon the filthy pavement[00:01:01]
No reason can be found[00:01:03]
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Black day in July[00:01:10]
Motor City madness has touched the countryside[00:01:13]
And the people rise in anger[00:01:18]
And the streets begin to fill[00:01:20]
And there's gunfire from the rooftops[00:01:22]
And the blood begins to spill[00:01:25]
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In the mansion of the governor[00:01:33]
There's nothing that is known for sure[00:01:36]
The telephone is ringing[00:01:38]
And the pendulum is swinging[00:01:39]
And they wonder how it happened[00:01:42]
And they really know the reason[00:01:44]
And it wasn't just the temperature[00:01:46]
And it wasn't just the season[00:01:49]
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Motor City's burning and the flames are running wild[00:02:00]
They reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake[00:02:05]
And everyone is listening[00:02:09]
And everyone's awake[00:02:12]
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Black day in July[00:02:18]
The printing press is turning[00:02:21]
And the news is quickly flashed[00:02:23]
And you read your morning paper[00:02:27]
And you sip your cup of tea[00:02:29]
And you wonder just in passing[00:02:31]
Is it him or is it me[00:02:33]
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In the office of the President[00:02:43]
The deed is done the troops are sent[00:02:45]
There's really not much choice you see[00:02:47]
It looks to us like anarchy[00:02:49]
And then the tanks go rolling in[00:02:52]
To patch things up as best they can[00:02:54]
There is no time to hesitate[00:02:56]
The speech is made the dues can wait[00:02:58]
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Black day in July[00:03:06]
The streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene[00:03:09]
But the shapes of gutted buildings[00:03:14]
Strike terror to the heart[00:03:16]
And you say how did it happen[00:03:18]
And you say how did it start[00:03:20]
Why can't we all be brothers[00:03:23]
Why can't we live in peace[00:03:25]
But the hands of the havenots[00:03:27]
Keep falling out of reach[00:03:29]
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Black day in July[00:03:38]
Motor City madness has touched the countryside[00:03:41]
And through the smoke and cinders[00:03:46]
You can hear it far and wide[00:03:48]
The doors are quickly bolted[00:03:51]
And the children locked inside[00:03:53]
Black day in July[00:03:56]
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Black day in July[00:04:03]