The Dictator Decides - Pet Shop Boys

The Dictator Decides - Pet Shop Boys

Written by：Pet Shop Boys

Will someone please say the unsayable
有人能说些不能说的话么
Will someone please tell me I'm wrong
有人能来告诉我说我错了么
I live every day like a sad beast of prey
我每天都活得像只悲哀的野兽
For I have to appear to be strong
因为我必须表现得很强大
And that's wrong
可那并不对
I'm too weak to be strong
我内心远比外表要脆弱
Today I met with the generals
今天我与将军以及
And the head of my secret police
秘密警察的首领会面
Discussing conspiracies and prison facilities
我们密谋商讨了一些事 还讨论了如何监禁那些
For opponents I can never release
我怎样也无法放过的敌人
And there'll be no peace
而且只要他们得不到释放
Until they're released
就会过着永不安宁的日子
Of course I'm in league with the army
当然我也联合军队
It's not like I've got any choice
这不是我能选择的事
They officially adore me and my father before me
他们官方上说很崇拜我和我的父亲
But gunpoint has a firm voice
可枪声却是那么地坚定
The joke is I'm not even a demagogue
可笑的是这件事不是我煽动的
Have you heard me giving a speech
你有看过我到处做演讲么
My facts are invented
我的故事都虚构造谣
I sound quite demented
把我描述成一个精神错乱的人
So deluded it beggars belief
让人很容易上当 这只是想骗更多的人罢了
It would be such a relief not to give another speech
不做任何演讲反倒会让人如释重负
Can someone please say the impossible
有人能说些不可能的事么
Crowds should be out on the street
群众应该到大街上游行
I've lost any will to threaten or kill
我已失去了威胁和杀戮的意志
I'll be easy for you to defeat
我很容易就被你击败
And any resistance I meet
要是遇到任何反抗
I'll beat a retreat
我都会立刻撤退
I'd rather that you didn't shoot me
我还真希望你没用枪射杀我
But I'd quite understand if you did
但要是你这么做了我也表示很能理解
Watch out for the army
小心军队
The generals will go barmy
一想到要被收购
At the thought of a takeover bid
将军会很抓狂吧
Oh please will somebody put me
有人能助我
Out of my misery
脱离苦海吗
This sad old dictator must sooner or later
我变成悲哀迟暮的独裁者是早晚的事
Flee so that you can be free
逃跑吧 这样你才可以获得自由
If you get rid of me
若你能摆脱我的控制
We can all be free
我们就都能获得自由