所属专辑:Collection
歌手: Tracy Chapman
时长: 05:11
Artist:tracy chapman[00:00:02]
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Songs Title:subcity[00:00:07]
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People say it doesn't exist[00:00:16]
人们说它不存在[00:00:19]
Cause no one would like to admit[00:00:19]
因为没有人愿意承认[00:00:23]
That there is a city underground[00:00:23]
有一个在地下的城市[00:00:30]
Where people live everyday[00:00:30]
人们每日在那里生活[00:00:34]
Off the waste and decay[00:00:34]
不会被废弃不会衰退[00:00:38]
Off the discards of their fellow man[00:00:38]
不会被他们的神遗弃[00:00:45]
Here in subcity life is hard[00:00:45]
如今在地下城生活很艰难[00:00:52]
We can't receive any government relief[00:00:52]
我们得不到任何政府的救济[00:00:57]
Id like to please give mr president my honest regards[00:00:57]
我真想给总统先生最诚挚的慰问[00:01:05]
For disregarding me[00:01:05]
因为不仅关于我[00:01:13]
They say theres too much crime in these city streets[00:01:13]
人们说每天街上有太多的犯罪[00:01:18]
My sentiments exactly[00:01:18]
我认为[00:01:20]
Government and big business hold the purse strings[00:01:20]
政府和大企业让老百姓的钱包缩紧[00:01:24]
When I worked I worked in the factories[00:01:24]
当我在工厂工作[00:01:27]
I'm at the mercy of the world[00:01:27]
我在世界的同情下[00:01:35]
I guess I'm lucky to be alive[00:01:35]
我想我还是幸运的我活着[00:02:08]
They say weve fallen through the cracks[00:02:08]
他们说石块从裂缝坠落[00:02:10]
They say the system works[00:02:10]
他们说是系统的问题[00:02:12]
But we won't let it[00:02:12]
但是我们不这么认为[00:02:14]
Help[00:02:14]
系统会有帮助[00:02:15]
I guess they never stop to think[00:02:15]
我想他们从来未停止思考[00:02:17]
We might not just want handouts[00:02:17]
我们不只是想要有钱[00:02:19]
But a way to make an honest living[00:02:19]
我们想要一个殷实的生活[00:02:22]
Living this ain't living[00:02:22]
民不聊生[00:02:58]
What did I do deserve this[00:02:58]
我该做些什么[00:03:01]
Had my trust in god[00:03:01]
相信神吗[00:03:05]
Worked everyday of my life[00:03:05]
日夜不停的工作[00:03:07]
Thought I had some guarantees[00:03:07]
原以为我的到了些保证[00:03:09]
Thats what I thought[00:03:09]
那也只是我的空想罢了[00:03:12]
At least thats what I thought[00:03:12]
至少我在想[00:03:46]
Last night I had another restless sleep[00:03:46]
昨夜又是一个无眠的夜[00:03:50]
Wondering what tomorrow might bring[00:03:50]
在想明天会发生什么[00:03:52]
Last night I dreamed[00:03:52]
昨夜我梦到[00:03:54]
A cold blue light was shining down on me[00:03:54]
一道冰凉的蓝光照在我身上[00:03:56]
I screamed myself awake[00:03:56]
我被自己吓醒[00:03:57]
Thought I must be dying[00:03:57]
我以为我死了[00:03:59]
Thought I must be dying[00:03:59]
我以为我死了[00:04:04]