When The Lie’s So Big - Frank Zappa

When The Lie's So Big - Frank Zappa
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They got lies so big
他们编织弥天大谎
They don't make a noise
却悄无声息
They tell 'em so well
谎言被粉饰得完美
Like a secret disease
如同隐秘的瘟疫
That makes you go numb
让你麻木不仁
With a big ol' lie
用陈腐的谎言
And a flag and a pie
配上旗帜与馅饼
And a mom and a bible
还有母亲与圣经
Most folks are just liable
多数人总是轻易上当
To buy any line
对任何谎言照单全收
Any place any time
无论何时何地
When the lie's so big
当谎言膨胀到极致
As in Robertson's case
就像罗伯逊之流
That sinister face
那张伪善的面具
Behind all the Jesus hurrah
藏在耶稣赞歌的背后
Could result in the end
终将招致毁灭的结局
To a worrisome trend
令人忧心的趋势正在蔓延
In which every American
每个美国人
Not "born again"
若未"重生"
Could be punished in cruel and unusual ways
都可能遭受残酷而不公的惩罚
By this treacherous cretin
这个奸诈之徒
Who tells everyone
四处宣扬
That he's Jesus' best friend
自称是耶稣的挚友
When the lie's so big
当谎言膨胀到极致
And the fog gets so thick
迷雾愈发浓重
And the facts disappear
真相逐渐消逝
The Republican Trick
共和党的把戏
Can be played out again
又将再次上演
People please tell me when
人们啊 请告诉我
We'll be rid of these men
何时能摆脱这些人
Just who do they really
他们究竟以为
Suppose that they are
自己是谁
And how did they manage to travel as far
他们究竟如何能走这么远
As they seem to have come
看似已抵达彼岸
Were we really that dumb
难道我们真如此愚钝
People wake up
人们啊 快觉醒
Figure it out
看清真相
Religious fanatics
宗教狂热分子
Around and about
四处横行
The Court House The State House
法院 州议会
The Congress The White House
国会大厦 白宫殿堂
Criminal saints
披着圣徒外衣的罪犯
With a "Heavenly Mission" --
以"神圣使命"为名
A nation enraptured
整个国家沉醉其中
By pure superstition Do you believe in the are me
被纯粹的迷信蒙蔽 你可相信这些谎言
When the lie's so big
当谎言膨胀到极致
And the fog gets so thick
迷雾愈发浓重
And the facts disappear
真相逐渐消逝
The Republican Trick
共和党的把戏
Can be played out again
又将再次上演
People please tell me when
人们啊 请告诉我
We'll be rid of these men
才能摆脱这些人的操控