歌词
她来自普罗维登斯（有“天意”之意）
she came from providence,
罗德岛州的首府
the one in rhode island
那里旧世界沉闷的气氛
where the old world shadows hang
仍弥漫在空气中
heavy in the air
她打包起梦想与希望
she packed her hopes and dreams
像个流亡者
like a refugee
如她父亲曾经漂洋过海那样
just as her father came across the sea
她在人们的笑谈中听到了这个地方
she heard about a place people were smiling
人们讨论着印第安人的生活
they spoke about the red man's way,
以及他们如何热爱他们的土地
and how they loved the land
她和其他人来自文明世界的各个地方
and they came from everywhere
来到落基山脉
to the great divide
为寻求一个立足
seeking a place to stand
和避护的地方
or a place to hide
人们沉醉在酒吧里
down in the crowded bars,
荒废大好年华
out for a good time,
迫不及待要告诉你
can't wait to tell you all,
这里的一切
what it's like up there
人们称这里是天堂
and they called it paradise
我不明白
i don't know why
城镇慢慢变大
somebody laid the mountains low
一些人仍宿于荒野
while the town got high
刺骨的风向南吹
then the chilly winds blew down
穿过沙漠
across the desert
通过东海岸的海峡
through the canyons of the coast,
到达马利布
to the malibu
那里仪表堂堂的人们勾心斗角
where the pretty people play,
追求权力
hungry for power
来炫染他们灯红酒绿的生活
to light their neon way
并使所有人“各得其所”
and give them things to do
资本家们也来到这里，蹂躏这片土地
some rich men came and raped the land,
没有人能阻止他们
nobody caught em
带来了邪恶的根源，也带来了耶稣
put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and jesus,
人们消费罪恶以及谋求救赎
people bought em
他们称这里
and they called it paradise
将是天堂
the place to be
但却望见朦胧的夕阳没入海中
they watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
你可以将这些抛在脑后
坐船去夏威夷
you can leave it all behind
像传教士们多年以前做的那样
and sail to lahaina
他们甚至带来了的标牌“耶稣来了”
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago
同时带来了白人的负担
they even brought a neon sign:"jesus is coming"
带来了白人的统治
brought the white mans burden down
是谁一直在计划这些
brought the white mans reign
过去属于你的土地现在是否属于我
who will provide the grand design?
我们停下了脚步
what is yours and what is mine?
因为没有边境再向前扩展
cause there is no more new frontier
我们满足于自己的贪婪
we have got to make it here
并为自己的杀戮辩解
we satisfy our endless needs
以命运
and justify our bloody deeds,
和上帝的名义
in the name of destiny
你可以看到
and the name of god
在星期天的早晨
and you can see them there,
人们站在一起 歌唱着
on sunday morning
这里
stand up and sing about
人间天堂的模样
what it's like up there
我不明白
they call it paradise
你又称别处为天堂
i don't know why
和这片土地吻别
you call someplace paradise,
（但愿如此）
kiss it goodbye
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