St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues(Live) - La Dispute

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues (Live) - La Dispute
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Bradley Ryen Vander Lugt/Adam David Vass/Kevin Scott Whittemore/Jordan Lee Dreyer/Chad William Sterenberg

Stained glass and the choir sing out that strong and ceaseless chorus here
彩绘玻璃下 唱诗班吟诵着永恒圣歌
So sweet the voices sweep like leaves into the street
甜美声浪如落叶 飘向寂静长街
On eastern a celebration carried on for god and hope and refuge
东方庆典为信仰 为希望 为庇护永续
To keep each other life give shelter from the storm and keep warm
彼此守护生命 共御风雨严寒
The congregation gathers outside in the parking lot each service done
礼拜结束后 信众在停车场聚集
They keep the old hymn rolling on and on and
古老赞美诗 仍在绵延不息
I see the scene in color each day driving out to eastown
每日驱车东城 这画卷总浮现眼底
That old abandoned church and have I gone the same sad way
那座废弃的老教堂 是否我也走上了同样悲哀的路
Have I gone the same sad way
是否我也走上了同样悲哀的路
Through the sixties flourished and the seventies in flux
六十年代繁荣昌盛 七十年代动荡不安
The eighties fluctuate each year unclear of when the money would dry up
八十年代起起落落 年年不知资金何时枯竭
And when the nineties violent crime and rising unemployment rates came by
当九十年代暴力犯罪与失业率攀升来袭
That parking lot grew dim and thin of sinners and saints
停车场里罪人与圣徒的身影日渐稀疏
Until the voices unceasing slowly faded to black
直到此起彼伏的诵经声 渐渐归于沉寂
Until the weeds stormed the concrete from unattended cracks
直到野草从裂缝中 吞噬了整片水泥地
It had to know had to feel that glory never coming back
它必须明白 必须感受那份荣光永不复返
Like I could feel it when the passion left the last of what I had
就像我能感知 当激情耗尽最后的信仰
It had to know like I knew
它必须明白 如我所知
And I can't find it still might not ever
而我至今寻觅未果 或许永远不能
Ten years now standing vacant
十年伫立 空荡寂寥
Ten years on empty maybe more
十年荒芜 或许更久
Once held the faith of hundreds
曾承载千百人的信仰
Soon one more cell phone store
终将沦为手机卖场
For years they gathered here
多年间人们在此聚集
Inside the building sound and true
在这座坚实而真实的建筑里
To sing their praises to a god that gave them hope
向赐予他们希望的神明献上赞歌
To carry on to carry through
为了坚持 为了继续前行
So I've been thinking about that
我时常想起这些
Sometimes go slow when I drive by
每次经过都会放慢车速
How a home of stone and a house so holy
这座石砌的圣殿 如此神圣的居所
Grows so empty over time
为何会随时间变得如此空荡
What gave those people purpose
是什么曾赋予他们信仰
Past death approaching constantly
死亡阴影不断迫近
Now left to crumble slowly
如今任其缓慢倾颓
Now left to wither with the weeds
如今任其与野草同朽
Now left to ice and vandals
如今任冰霜与破坏者侵蚀
The advent candles long since gone
降临节烛火早已熄灭
The old foundation shifting hard
古老地基剧烈动摇
The concrete overgrown but
混凝土缝隙杂草丛生
That stained glass window sits untouched amongst the brickwork worn
彩绘玻璃窗静静矗立 在斑驳砖墙间完好如初
A symbol of the beauty only perfect at that moment we were born
象征着那份完美 只存在于我们初生时的刹那
And just the other day I swear I saw a man there
就在前些天 我分明看见有人影徘徊
Pulling weeds out of the concrete sweeping up and patching cracks
拔着水泥缝里的野草 清扫修补着裂痕
I saw him lift a rag to wash the years
看他举起抹布 试图拭去
Of filth from off those windows
玻璃上经年的尘垢
Made me wonder if there's anyone like that for you and me and
不禁思索 是否也有人这般
Anybody else who broke and lost hope
为我们这些心碎绝望者重燃希望