Mountaintop Removal - Lissie

Mountaintop Removal - Lissie

My darling my dear
亲爱的
I tell you what is wrong
我告诉你怎么了
I went to the mountain
我去爬山
But the mountain top was gone
但是山顶却不见了
Remember those trees
还记得那些树么
Where as kids we dreamed
我们还是孩子时日夜的梦想
They tore em down years ago
多年前被砍掉
And built a factory
建成了工厂
And when that plant closed
工厂倒闭以后
The workers all left town
工人们都离开镇上
I read in the paper that
我在报上看到这个消息
Some kids were killed
工厂被烧毁的时候
When it burnt down
有很多孩子被烧死
Now I stare at that field
现在我凝视着这片土地
Like circle in the earth
仿佛圈在土地里
And nothing'll grow now
现在寸草不生
That's not soil
没有土壤
It's just dirt
只有灰尘
And I can't stand it
我无法忍受
What's the use in making something new
如果组成我们的一切过去都将要被摧毁
If all that made us must be ruined
那么不停创造新的事物又有何意义
I can't demand it
我别无所求
I got nothing but
我一无所有除了
Mounting debt and fear
不断增加的债务和恐惧
I scratch my head wondering
我挠头思考
How we got here
我们是如何走到这步
America
美国
American
美国人
What are we doing
我们在做什么
America
美国
I am American
我是一个美国人
Please can we start again
我们能否重新开始
Mountaintop removal
山顶消失
Shames our name
让我们的名字蒙羞
Darling my dear
亲爱的
I tell you what is right
我告诉你什么才是正确的
The moon on the lake
湖面上的月亮
And swimming by its light
在月光下游泳
Darling my dear
亲爱的
I tell you what is wrong
我告诉你怎么了
I went to the mountain
我去爬山
But the mountain top was gone
但是山顶却不见了
And I can't stand it
我无法忍受
What's the use in making something new
如果组成我们的一切过去都将要被摧毁
If all that made us must be ruined
那么不停创造新的事物又有何意义
I can't demand shit
我别无所求
I got nothing
我一无所有除了
But mounting debt and fear
不断增加的债务和恐惧
We scratch our heads
我们挠头思考
Wondering how we got here
我们是如何走到这步
America
美国
Americans
美国人
What are we doing
我们在干什么
America
美国
I am American
我是美国人
Please can we start again
我们能否重新开始
America
美国
Americans
美国人
Think of your children
想想你们的孩子
America
美国
Americans
美国人
What th'hell are we doin'
你们到底在干什么
And darlin' my dear
亲爱的
I tell you what is wrong
我告诉你怎么了
I went to the mountain
我去爬山
But the mountain top was gone
但是山顶却不见了
Mountaintop removal
山顶消失
Shames our name
让我们的名字蒙羞