A Line In The Sand - PJ Harvey

A Line In The Sand - PJ Harvey

How to stop the murdering
如何才能停止谋杀
By now we should have learned
直到目前为止 这是我们本应吸取的教训
If we don't then were a sham
倘若我们不承认现实 那就只好伪装自己
Bad overwhelms the good
这世上坏人太多 好人太少
Bad overwhelms the good
这世上坏人太多 好人太少
What I've seen
我看到了什么
Yes it's changed how
看到了它是如何改变
I see humankind
我看到了人的本性
I used to think progress was made
我常常会想 这一切都取得了进展
We could get something right
我们可以让一切恢复正常
We could get something right
我们可以让一切恢复正常
Enough is enough
适可而止吧
A line in the sand
这是一片毫无希望之地
Seven or eight thousand people
成千上万的人
Killed by hand
被活生生地谋杀
They stepped off the edge
他们离开了人世
They did not step back
再也不会回来
If we have not learnt
直到现在
By now
如果我们还没有吸取教训
Then were a sham
那就只好伪装自己
When we first got to the camp
一旦我们步入了营地
Our supplies were not enough
才知道那里的供给永远不会充足
I saw a displaced family
我曾看到那些流离失所的家庭
Eating a cold horse's hoof
他们落迫地只能啃着冰冷的马蹄
Oh a cold horse's hoof
只能啃着冰冷的马蹄
We sent up tents
我们送去了帐篷
Brought in water
我们带去了水
Air drops were dispersed
把这些都空投到地面
I saw people kill each other
我看到了人们在互相厮杀
Just to get there first
只是为了第一个拿到供给
Oh just to get there first
只是为了第一个拿到供给
Enough is enough
适可而止吧
A line in the sand
这是一片毫无希望之地
Seven or eight thousand people
成千上万的人
Killed by hand
活生生地被谋杀
They stepped off the edge
他们离开了人世
They did not step back
再也不会回来
If we have not learnt
知道现在
By now
如果我们还未汲取到教训
Then were a sham
那就只好麻痹自己
What we did
我们都做了什么
Why we did
为什么我们要那样做
I make no excuse
我找不到理由
We got things wrong
因为我们把事情搞砸了
But I believe
但我始终相信
We also did some good
我们也做了一些好事
What we did
我们都做了什么
Why we did
为什么我们要那样做
I make no excuse
我找不到理由
I believe we have a future
我相信我们拥有未来
To do something good
让一切恢复正常