所属专辑:The Broken String
歌手: Bishop Allen
时长: 03:39
The Monitor - Bishop Allen[00:00:00]
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Once a great ironworks[00:00:18]
曾经有一个钢铁厂[00:00:21]
Stood at the end of my street[00:00:21]
建在我家那里的街尾处[00:00:25]
And they hauled in The Monitor[00:00:25]
他们安装了监控[00:00:28]
Fit her with armor[00:00:28]
给她提供防御[00:00:29]
For to save the union fleet[00:00:29]
为了挽救联邦舰队[00:00:34]
The River James was on fire[00:00:34]
James河那里开战了[00:00:38]
As The Merrimack thundered and raged[00:00:38]
当Merrimack雷声轰鸣 怒气冲天[00:00:41]
And she seemed so colossal and so unstoppable[00:00:41]
她看起来如此震撼 势不可挡[00:00:46]
Until the two engaged[00:00:46]
直到这两个人加入[00:00:49]
And inside the sound[00:00:49]
里面的声音[00:00:52]
A deafening din round after round again and again[00:00:52]
震耳欲聋 一轮又一轮 一遍又一遍[00:00:58]
Shattering down shattering down shattering down[00:00:58]
支离破碎[00:01:07]
The neighborhood's quiet at night[00:01:07]
街坊一片寂静[00:01:11]
But sometimes my ears still ring[00:01:11]
但是有时候 我的耳朵仍然能听到警铃声[00:01:15]
And you think I'd understand[00:01:15]
你以为我能理解[00:01:17]
That a rock-n-roll band[00:01:17]
这个摇滚乐队[00:01:19]
Doesn't mean a blessed thing[00:01:19]
这可不是一件好事[00:01:23]
But I picture the poor crew stunned[00:01:23]
但是我刻画出了这群可怜船员的吃惊样子[00:01:27]
When the cannons did finally subside[00:01:27]
当战火终于平息[00:01:31]
How they stand on the deck[00:01:31]
他们站在甲板上[00:01:33]
With the sun at their neck[00:01:33]
日光照在他们的脸上[00:01:35]
And they wonder if they're still alive[00:01:35]
他们才知道自己还活着[00:01:39]
And I try to shout[00:01:39]
我奋力大喊[00:01:41]
But none of them hear[00:01:41]
但是没有人听到[00:01:43]
They're moving their mouths[00:01:43]
他们在说着什么[00:01:45]
But the blood in their ears[00:01:45]
但是他们的耳朵里却满是鲜血[00:01:47]
Is running down running down running down[00:01:47]
一切都结束了[00:01:55]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:01:55]
我们唱着歌[00:01:59]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:01:59]
我们唱着歌[00:02:03]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:02:03]
我们唱着歌[00:02:08]
But what then [00:02:08]
但然后呢[00:02:13]
It's stunning to know I've survived[00:02:13]
当我知道自己还活着时 我大吃一惊[00:02:17]
But I'm not sure what I'm fighting for anymore[00:02:17]
但是我不确定我是否还会战斗[00:02:21]
And when I break another string[00:02:21]
当我损坏了另一根琴弦[00:02:23]
And continue to sing[00:02:23]
我还是在继续歌唱[00:02:25]
Is that courage I'm not sure [00:02:25]
这是一种勇气吗 我不知道[00:02:29]
When the ironclads drifted apart[00:02:29]
当铁甲舰队离去[00:02:33]
Still blue and still gray[00:02:33]
天空依旧灰蓝一片[00:02:37]
The men shoveled in the coal[00:02:37]
他们铲着煤[00:02:39]
And worked the pumps in the hull[00:02:39]
在船泵里工作[00:02:41]
Just like every other day[00:02:41]
日复一日[00:02:45]
And none of them knew[00:02:45]
没有人知道[00:02:47]
Oh none of them cared[00:02:47]
也没有人关心[00:02:49]
How much it just changed right then and right there[00:02:49]
这天翻地覆的变化[00:02:53]
They just carried on carried on carried on[00:02:53]
他们只是做着自己的工作[00:03:01]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:01]
我们唱着歌[00:03:05]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:05]
我们唱着歌[00:03:10]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:10]
我们唱着歌[00:03:15]
But what then [00:03:15]
然后呢[00:03:18]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:18]
我们唱着歌[00:03:22]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:22]
我们唱着歌[00:03:26]
And we're singing la da da da da da[00:03:26]
我们唱着歌[00:03:31]
But what then[00:03:31]
但然后呢[00:03:36]