歌词
Dumbfounded, downtrodden and dejected
呆滞、压迫和沮丧
Crestfallen, grief-stricken and exhausted
丧气、悲伤和筋疲力尽
Trapped in my room while the house was burnin’
我却困在自己的房间里
To the ************’ ground
当房子在这该 死的土地上燃烧时
I saw the sign but it was misleading
我看见了信号它却误导着我
I fought the law, but the law was cheating
我与法律斗争它却欺骗着我
Screaming for help, but somebody keeps on
大声呼救
Telling me to settle down
一些人却总是叫我冷静冷静
Please be honest
请坦诚的告诉我
Tell me was it you?
这还是你吗？
Clerk at the midwestern service station
中西部地区加油站里的那些职工
Striped uniform, giggling at catch phrases
穿着条纹制服咯咯的笑着
Look in her eyes we’re up to something
看着她的眼睛想着一些事
Oh, it doesn’t matter now
哦 但现在无所谓了
Man in a crossover with his family
岔道里陪着家人的那个人
Sketched in decals on the window smiling
在车窗前勾画着微笑
Driving parallel in the lane beside me
并排开在我边上的车道
Oh, it doesn’t matter now
哦 但现在也无所谓了
But please be honest
但请你还是要坦诚
Tell me was it you?
告诉我这还是你吗
I won’t hate you
我不会恨你
I just need to know
我只是想知道
Please be honest
请你诚实一点
Tell me was it you?
告诉我这是你吗？
At first he thought it was the undertow
起初他以为这只是个小浪
But he was dragged to the bottom of the lake
但他却被拖到了湖底
By a couple of kids saying, “it’s a joke”
被几个孩子说：“这是在搞笑吧”
Though he didn’t know any of their names
即使他都不知道他们的名字
As they held him down, the crowd got loud
当他们压住了他 人群越聚越多
And they cheered when they thought he had escaped
他们欢呼着以为他能逃脱
When the anchor needed something for the 10 o’clock
但当那些压着的人说还要些时间时
What could they say?
他们能说什么？
Oh what else could they say?
他们还能说什么？
They said
他们说
“Well, you promised us the stars
好了 你承诺给我们星星（暗指对国 家的承诺）
And now we’re tired and bored.”
但我们现在已经感到厌倦无聊了
(et tu, USA
Et tu, et tu, USA)
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