歌词
September 13th, 2015
2015年9月13日
It took a while before I learned to love London
我花了一些时间才爱上伦敦
Until I saw it in daytime
直到我在白天看到这座城
The parks and the buildings bathing in sunshine
公园和高楼都沐浴着阳光
Until I saw something a little different
然后我看到了些特别的东西
The music venues and rock bands
音乐演出和摇滚乐队
Had never truly given London a chance
根本不跟伦敦讲道理
Instead of seeing floors covered in wall-to-wall carpet
没有看铺满地毯的地板
I was blinded by sunflowers at the flower market
我眼中满是花市的向日葵
Instead of spending money on things soon to be forgotten
没有为会很快遗忘的东西破费
I saw Rebecca Horn's work at Tate Modern
我在Tate Modern看了Rebecca Horn的大作
But somewhere in the streets around Chancery Lane
但在Chancery大道附近的街上
Next to the wall in an opening where one could hide from the rain
在墙旁边的洞里可以避雨
If one was homeless and sleeping
这应是为困倦的流浪汉准备的
There were now spikes on the ground as if the ground itself was saying, "**** off!"
地面上散落着钉子 仿佛是大地发出“滚开”的喊叫
Oh, hostile architecture, hostile architecture
这怀有敌意的建筑
Keep the unwanted elements out of the pretty picture
让不受欢迎的元素远离漂亮的画面
Hostile architecture, hostile architecture
怀有敌意的建筑
When seeing the problem doesn't make it any better
看清楚问题不会有什么帮助
And it's not just London, it's happening everywhere
这不仅发生在伦敦 这发生在世界各处
Benches you can sleep on, all these spaces where
供你安睡的长椅 所有的地方
You have to buy something just to have a seat
你要先购物才能找个座位
I thought we the people were the rightful owners of our streets
我们以为我们这些人就是街道的所有者
One thing I've learned to love about London
对于伦敦 我爱它的是
Is everything that's free
所有东西都是免费的
Walking through the parks of the city
步行穿过城市公园
With my baby beside me
我的小宝贝就在我身旁
The wind beats off history
风驱散了过往
In an old cemetery
在这古老的墓地
The coolness of a library
冷峻的图书馆
The music echoing from a balcony
阳台上回响的音乐
Mmm, the fox sneaking off with a hot dog 'tween its teeth
溜走的小狐狸用两排牙叼着一只热狗
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