歌词
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (次沉醉于手机中孟菲斯蓝调之中)-Cat Power
又一次伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调被塞进了汽车车厢
Oh the ragman draws circles
收废品的师傅在
Up and down the block
小区里面兜兜转转
Id ask him what the matter was
我问他想干什么
But I know that he don't talk
但我知道他不会回答
And the ladies treat me kindly
女士们都待我很好
And furnish me with tape
还用彩带打扮我
But deep inside my heart
但在我内心深处
I know I can't escape
我知道我无处可逃
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Well Shakespeare
好吧,莎士比亚
Hes in the alley
他在胡同里
With his pointed shoes
穿着尖头鞋
And his bells
身上挂着铃铛
Speaking to some french girl
正和一个法国姑娘说着话
Who says she knows me well
那姑娘号称很了解我
And I would send a message
我发出一封信
To find out if she's talked
想问问她哪来的勇气
But the post office
但偏偏邮局
Has been stolen
遭到盗窃
And the mailbox is locked
邮箱也被锁死
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Mona tried to tell me
莫娜试着暗示我
To stay away
要我离远点
From the train line
原离铁轨
She said that all
她说所有
The railroad men
铁路上的人
Just drink up
喝你的血
Your blood like wine
如饮酒
An I said
我说
"Oh I didnt know that
我并没碰到那种情况
But then again
但回想起来
Theres only one I've met
我唯一遇到过的一个家伙
An he just smoked my eyelids
他对我的脸吐了个烟圈
An punched my cigarette
打飞了我的香烟
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Grandpa died last week
祖父上周去世了
And now hes buried
他被埋葬
In the rocks
在石堆里
But everybody
每个人
Still talks about
都争相表现自己
How badly
多么
They were shocked
悲伤
But me
但是我
I expected it to happen
一直期待着这一天
I knew hed lost control
我知道他疯了
When he built a fire
当他在大街上
On Main Street
放火
And shot it full of holes
开枪把路面打得到处都是窟窿
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Now the senator came down here
现在议员来了
Showing evryone his gun
给所有人秀他的枪
Handing out free tickets
散发参观他儿子婚礼的
To the wedding of his son
免费门票
An me I nearly got busted
而我,我差点破产
An wouldn't it be my luck
更雪上加霜的是
To get caught without a ticket
我没有门票混进婚礼吃白食
And be discovered
后来藏在卡车底下
Beneath a truck
被捉拿
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Now the preacher
传道士
Looked so baffled
看起来非常困惑
When I asked him
我问他
Why he dressed
为什么这身打扮
With twenty pounds
价值二十磅 的
Of headlines
头条新闻
Stapled to his chest
就挂在他的胸前
But he cursed me
他却诅咒我
When I proved it to him
当我向他证明时
Then I whispered
于是我低声说
"Not even you can hide
即使你是神的使者也无法隐瞒
You see you're just like me
你看,你跟我这凡人没啥区别
I hope you're satisfied "
满意了没
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Now the rainman
雨人
Gave me two cures
给了我两个药方
Then he said
他说
"Jump right in "
灌下去
The one was Texas medicine
这一份是德克萨斯药剂
The other was just railroad gin
另一份只是铁道上的杜松子酒
An like a fool I mixed them
我像个傻子一样把这两样掺在一起
An it strangled up my mind
这可搅乱了我的头脑
An now people just get uglier
在我眼中人们变得丑陋
An I have no sense of time
我还失去了时间观念
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
When Ruthie says come see her
罗西让我去看她
In her honky-tonk lagoon
去她肮脏的下等酒馆
Where I can watch her
我在那里可以
Waltz for free
免费看她跳华尔兹
Neath her Panamanian moon
她在巴拿马之月下翩翩起舞
An I say
我说
"Aw come on now
啊,过来
You must know about
你肯定知道
My debutante "
我初恋的下落
An she says
她说
"Your debutante just knows
你的初恋
What you need
只适合过小日子
But I know what you want "
但我能了解你的理想
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
Now the bricks lay
格兰德大街上
In Grand Street
建筑被砌起
Where the neon madmen climb
氖光狂人们纷纷向上爬
They all fall there
他们都
So perfectly
完美地掉了下来
It all seems so well timed
时间似乎刚刚好
An here I sit so patiently
而我耐心地坐在这里等着看
Waiting to find out what price
你究竟愿意
You have to pay
出什么价钱
To get out of going through all
来摆脱这些东西
These things twice
不再重复这种经历
Oh Mama
噢,妈妈
Can this really be the end
这些怪诞的事何时能结束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞进了汽车车厢
With the Memphis blues again
伴随着孟菲斯的蓝调
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