Life During Wartime

歌词
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
听说了一辆货车在装武器
Packed up and ready to go
打包收拾好,准备走人
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway
听说了公路边上的墓地
A place where nobody knows
一处无人知晓的地方
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
远处的枪炮声四起
I'm getting used to it now
如今我已经习惯了
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto
住过褐石楼,住过贫民窟
I've lived all over this town
我住过这个城的每个地方
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
这里没有派对,这里没有迪斯科
This ain't no fooling around
这里没有鬼混瞎闹
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
没时间跳舞,或是卿卿我我
I ain't got time for that now
如今我已没空干那事了
Transmit the message, to the receiver
把消息发到无线电接收器
Hope for an answer some day
希望有天能有个回复
I got three passports, couple of visas
我有三本护照和一堆签证
Don't even know my real name
别想知道我的真名
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
在高高的山坡上,卡车在载货
Everything's ready to roll
一切事物准备动身
I sleep in the daytime, i work in the nightime
我在白天睡觉,我在晚上工作
I might not ever get home
我可能回不了家了
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
这里没有派对,这里没有迪斯科
This ain't no fooling around
这里没有鬼混瞎闹
This ain't no mudd club, or c. b. g. b.
这里没有Mudd俱乐部,或是CBGB
I ain't got time for that now
如今我已没空干那事了
Heard about houston? heard about detroit?
听说过休斯顿的事吗?听说过底特律的事吗?
Heard about pittsburgh, p. a.?
听说过宾州匹兹堡的事吗
You oughta know not to stand by the window
你应该知道不要站在窗户边上
Somebody might see you up there
有人会在那里看到你
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
我买了一些杂货和一些花生酱
To last a couple of days
得以撑过一段日子
But i ain't got no speakers
但我没有扬声器
Ain't got no headphones
没有耳机
Ain't got no records to play
没有可放的唱片
Why stay in college? why go to night school?
为何待在大学?为何去夜校?
Gonna be different this time?
这次要变得不同了吗?
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard
不能写书信,不能寄明信片
I ain't got no time for that now
如今我已没空干那事了
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock
路上遇到麻烦,猛地冲破路障
We blended in with the crowd
我们混进了人山人海
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines
我们有了电脑,我们窃听电话线
I know that ain't allowed
我知道这是不允许的
We dress like students, we dress like housewives
我们扮成学生,我们扮成家庭主妇
Or in a suit and a tie
或穿上西装,打上领带
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
我已经换了好几种发型
I don't know what i look like!
我不知道自己是什么样子
You make me shiver, i feel so tender
你让我发颤,我感到温柔
We make a pretty good team
我们是一个绝妙团队
Don't get exhausted, i'll do some driving
别太累了,我来开一会儿车
You ought to get you some sleep
你应该睡上一觉
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
烧掉我的笔记本,笔记本有什么好的?
They won't help me survive
它们又不会帮我活下来
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace
我胸口正疼痛,如熔炉般燃烧
The burning keeps me alive
这把火让我生龙活虎
专辑信息
1.Life During Wartime
2.I Zimbra
3.Heaven
4.Animals
5.Air
6.Memories Can't Wait
7.Drugs
8.Cities
9.Electric Guitar
10.Mind
11.Paper