歌词
Start at A
从起点开始
See what you know
让我看看你的过去
What have you been through?
你曾经历了些什么
Make a list
请一一列出
Now scrap the page
然后现在再把它撕成碎片
Forget what you wrote
忘记你写下的过去
Writing ain't s'posed to be easy you know
你知道的,写作并非易事
You've read the news
你已经知道消息了
And none of that worked
所以的一切都是徒劳
To help you make art you don't hate
生活就是创造你不厌恶的艺术
But someone whispered
但有人悄悄告诉你
" The big screen is cool"
大屏幕靓丽非凡
So let's kill the blues at the talkies today
所以消除今天谈话中的不快乐
We'll hit the cinema
我们会震惊观众
As violence abounds
世界充满暴力因素
And joker the clown spoils the day
小丑疯癫着破坏世界
On my phone there's a photograph
手机里有一张照片
Or minute-long clip
或者是几分钟的短视频
I opt against work
我放下手头的工作
To watch this
刷着视频
So here you sit
你坐在这
In darkness locked in
锁处于黑暗中
Your art may be richer
你的艺术作品会价值连城
But your brain turned to shit
但混沌搅乱了你的大脑
I tried the news
我试着看接受所有的讯息
And it made me feel sick
但却只觉得恶心
The joker took armistice
小丑止于平静
And blew it to bits
世界支离破碎
I once heard it said
我曾听说过
That a man and his heart
男人和他的心
Could change if he listened
会随着时间改变
More than spoke
如果他懂得沉默是金
But now i'm afraid
但如今我害怕了
That my listening day
当我的诺言被打破
Will end when the credits do roll
我的倾听日会结束
Don't be alarmed
不要紧张
If the chaos on screen
如果电视屏幕中的混乱
Begins to resemble the world as it be
开始将世界变成它该有的样子
You' ve come this far
你已经到来
And now you should see
现在你应该看到了
The uncanny parallels
存在在我和对讲机之间的
'Tween the talkies and me
这些不可思议的永不相交的线
专辑信息
1.Lancaster Nights
2.Title Guide to the Talkies