歌词
The saw in the hands it's white as snow
手中的锯子白如雪(锯断是一种酷刑,受害者被倒挂起来,通常从生殖器割到腹部。)
The heavy endless weight on my heels it's cold
这沉重且无尽的负担在我的脚踝上 寒冷(一种刑法 将犯人放入铁笼子 四肢挂上重物 笼子将犯人托起)
The water on my head but I won't speak of you
水浸入我的大脑但我不会告诉你(歌曲主角不会招供 “水刑”(waterboarding),一种使犯人以为自己快被溺毙的刑讯方式,犯人被绑成脚比头高的姿势,脸部被毛巾盖住,然后把水倒在犯人脸上。)
The hall and the rack and the wheel, it's true
大厅的刑架与轮子,都是真的(刑架是中世纪使用的一种刑具。它的工作原理是将犯人的脚踝和手腕固定在分开的滚筒上,以拉伸犯人的身体)
And when it turns the hole in my vision fills with you
当它转动时 我的视野全是你
The cold and the loud and they won't let me sleep
寒冷和喧闹,他们不会让我入眠(剥夺睡眠的酷刑是强迫犯人在白天,晚上保持清醒)
I've been dragged on the floor and my blood earns my keep
我被拖到地板上,我的鲜血换取了我的生计
My body holds a picture of the sun it's you
我的身体里有一幅太阳的照片,那就是你
The warden bore a hole in my skull it's true
监狱长在我的头骨上钻了一个洞,这是真的(可能是指前脑白叶白质切除术)
Tore off my limbs and my breasts
撕裂我的四肢与乳房(铁蜘蛛,又名开膛手,是一种用于被指控通奸的妇女身上的装置。热铁钳撕裂妇女的乳房,导致死亡或可怕的毁容。)
The heart it's a heavy in the chest
心脏是胸口的重石
And when it turns the hole in my vision fills with you
当它转动时 我的视野全是你
Tore off my limbs and my breasts
撕裂我的四肢与乳房(铁蜘蛛,又名开膛手,是一种用于被指控通奸的妇女身上的装置。热铁钳撕裂妇女的乳房,导致死亡或可怕的毁容。)
The heart it's heavy in the chest
心脏是胸口的重石
Pulled out my tongue so I can't speak the truth
扯下我的舌头这样我就说不出真相
The picture in my vision it's the sun, it's you
我的身体里有一幅太阳的照片,那就是你
专辑信息
1.House of Metal
2.The Warden
3.The Waves Have Come
4.Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter
5.Feral Love
6.Lone
7.They'll Clap When You're Gone
8.Ancestors, the Ancients
9.Kings
10.Sick
11.Reins
12.We Hit A Wall