Life In The City - Michael Franti

Life In The City - Michael Franti/Spearhead

Some say you only get so many breaths
有人说当他们走之后
When they're gone
你只会大口喘息
You'll meet your maker
你会遇到你的造物主
Some people always try to cheat their death
有些人总是试着去躲避他们的死亡
But when it comes
可是当死亡降临时
You just can't shake it
你根本无能为力
Some people try to make a deal
有些人总是试着达成交易
To get a little bit more but they try to take it
想要获得更多利润 但是尽管他们机关算尽
Some of them end up in debt
最终还是有人会负债累累
When their called they try to fake it
当有人访问他们时 他们总是想要弄虚作假
But one morning the clock will chime
但总会在某个早晨 闹钟报时的时候
And no more birds come flying by
这里再也没有小鸟飞来
And temperature's keep rising higher
环境温度在持续升高
16 bullets come flying by
十六颗子弹一闪而逝
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
They hit you with a missile
他们向你投掷导弹
Hit you with a bomb
向你投掷炸弹
Hit you with the law
用法律来压制你
Try to take your home
试着送你回老家
Break into your house in the middle of the night
在午夜的时候闯进你家中
Track you on a cell phone by satellite
用人造卫星追踪你的行迹
Stopped any time you're in your car
当你在自己的轿车中时 随时将你拦下
Search your body search your home
搜索你的身体 搜索你的家
And listenin' in on your phone calls
窃听你的电话
Still no politician got enough balls
仍然没有任何政客满足于现状
Lining the people up against the wall
组织人们聚集起来几乎要拆了我家的墙
When the truth comes out all hell will call
当真相被揭露 所有该来的不该来的都给我打电话
And someday guantanamo will fall
终有一天关塔那摩会倒塌
Until that day we all will ride on
就算到了那一天 我们也都会继续活得风生水起
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long your gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
That's life in the city
那就是城市中的生活
That's life in the city yeah
那就是城市中的生活
That's life in the city
那就是城市中的生活
Mad world in the city
城市中的疯狂世界
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
That's life in the city
那就是城市中的生活
Some holdin' on so damn gone
有些人继续坚持 有些人早已离开
Their whole lives livin' with their tv on
他们的整个人生都离不开电视
Then radio play the same 10 songs
收音机里反复播放着那十首歌曲
Set your clock by which ones on
定好你的闹钟 计划好何时起床
An' watching the news try to see what's wrong
关注每日的新闻 试着去看看哪里出了问题
Find somebody else to blame it on
换一个人去责备
Hope they never come and research you
希望他们永远都不会到来 不会发现你
'Cause your grandmother was an immigrant too
因为你的外婆也是一个移民
So if you love somebody better tell them so
所以如果你爱上了某个人 最好告诉他们
'Cause you never ever
因为你永远都不知道
Ever no when they gonna go
他们会在何时离开
If they love you back
如果他们还爱你
Just give thanks
就要心怀感激
Can't keep love like money in the bank
爱并不能像钱一样存在银行中
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
Ai yi yi put your hands up high
高举你们的双手
'Cause you never know
因为你永远都不知道
How long you're gonna live 'til ya die
你的生命还有多久
You never know you never know
你永远都不知道 你永远都不知道
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
You never know you never know
你永远都不知道 你永远都不知道
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
You never know
你永远都不知道
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
It's gonna get you
它会掌控你
That's life in the city
那就是城市中的生活