Dear Jenny - The Dresden Dolls

Boys wear overcoats in heat like this to keep themselves from showing
男孩们裹着厚重外套 在这酷暑中掩饰脆弱
Girls fill out prescriptions for the tricks that keep their hearts from growing
女孩们填满处方药单 用药物麻痹悸动的心房
Specialists review the year in tears and call for drastic measures
专家们统计着年度泪水量 呼吁采取极端手段
Send them to resorts for boys and girl to get their s**t together
把孩子们送往集训营 美其名曰重整人生方向
Sad but true the facts of life are bound to get you down
可悲却真实 生活的真相总让人沮丧
So whats the use dear jenny anyway the world is pretty
亲爱的珍妮 这世界光鲜亮丽 可挣扎又有何意义
Ashley talks to astronauts back home by way of fax transmission
艾希莉通过传真 与归航的宇航员对话
Andy gets a new tattoo each time he gets back bathroom privilege
安迪每次重获自由 就在皮肤刻下新的印记
Weary oh so drearily we wave our flags into the camera
疲惫不堪地 我们对着镜头挥舞旗帜
Amber goes berserk completely she's been here since last December
安珀彻底失控 她从去年十二月就困在这里
Sad but true the truth can turn your smile to a frown
可悲却真实 真相能让笑容变愁容
So whats the use dear jenny anyway the world is pretty
亲爱的珍妮 这世界光鲜亮丽 可挣扎又有何意义
Upside down
天翻地覆
The rates are better in the summer
夏日里的价码更诱人
Looks like dear jenny's doing better
看来亲爱的珍妮过得不错
Back at home the broadcast warning bounces off of an empty table
家中广播警报在空荡餐桌旁回荡
Jenny asks the astronauts to sleep with her behind the stable
珍妮央求宇航员与她共眠在马厩后方
Christmas hasn't been the same since dad put in the central heating
自从父亲装了中央供暖 圣诞再不复从前模样
Checks you before bedtime with a battery to keep your new heart beating
睡前用电池检测 确保你新换的心脏仍在跳荡
And the world might turn a million times around before
或许世界还要旋转百万次
They tell you jenny anyway the world is pretty world is pretty happy world is pretty happy
他们才会告诉你 珍妮啊 这世界多美好 多欢畅
Sometimes they let strangers in and other times they check their records
有时放陌生人进门 有时翻查档案不放
When they check out in the morning dad puts out the lie detectors
清晨退房时 父亲总会摆出测谎仪作防
Jenny prays to gods she've never heard of for a special warning
珍妮向从未听闻的神明祈祷 渴求神谕警示
All the walls stay dead as Jenny's heart is
四壁沉寂如她死寂的心跳
But she's still observing
可她仍在默默守望
Sad but true the high gloss gloss paint won't tell you what to do
可悲却真实 光鲜油漆不会指引方向
So whats the use dear jenny anyway
亲爱的珍妮 这又有何意义
The world is happy
世界在欢笑
World is happy
世界在欢笑
World is happy without you
没有你的世界依然欢愉
The rates are better in the summer
夏日里的价码更诱人
The rates are better in the summer
夏日里的价码更诱人
Looks like old jenny's doing better
看啊 老珍妮过得还不错
The rates are better in the summer
夏日里 一切似乎更美好