Subcity - Tracy Chapman

Artist：tracy chapman

Songs Title：subcity

People say it doesn't exist
人们说它不存在
Cause no one would like to admit
因为没有人愿意承认
That there is a city underground
有一个在地下的城市
Where people live everyday
人们每日在那里生活
Off the waste and decay
不会被废弃不会衰退
Off the discards of their fellow man
不会被他们的神遗弃
Here in subcity life is hard
如今在地下城生活很艰难
We can't receive any government relief
我们得不到任何政府的救济
Id like to please give mr president my honest regards
我真想给总统先生最诚挚的慰问
For disregarding me
因为不仅关于我
They say theres too much crime in these city streets
人们说每天街上有太多的犯罪
My sentiments exactly
我认为
Government and big business hold the purse strings
政府和大企业让老百姓的钱包缩紧
When I worked I worked in the factories
当我在工厂工作
I'm at the mercy of the world
我在世界的同情下
I guess I'm lucky to be alive
我想我还是幸运的我活着
They say weve fallen through the cracks
他们说石块从裂缝坠落
They say the system works
他们说是系统的问题
But we won't let it
但是我们不这么认为
Help
系统会有帮助
I guess they never stop to think
我想他们从来未停止思考
We might not just want handouts
我们不只是想要有钱
But a way to make an honest living
我们想要一个殷实的生活
Living this ain't living
民不聊生
What did I do deserve this
我该做些什么
Had my trust in god
相信神吗
Worked everyday of my life
日夜不停的工作
Thought I had some guarantees
原以为我的到了些保证
Thats what I thought
那也只是我的空想罢了
At least thats what I thought
至少我在想
Last night I had another restless sleep
昨夜又是一个无眠的夜
Wondering what tomorrow might bring
在想明天会发生什么
Last night I dreamed
昨夜我梦到
A cold blue light was shining down on me
一道冰凉的蓝光照在我身上
I screamed myself awake
我被自己吓醒
Thought I must be dying
我以为我死了
Thought I must be dying
我以为我死了