歌词
It was the second day of spring
在春季的第二天
And sunbeams made love to windows
阳光满怀着爱意,轻轻抚摸着窗棂
In all the houses
它们就在那些鳞次栉比的房舍之间
And I was Jesus
我,是耶稣
And I decided to come down to earth
我决定在此时降临人间
In the shape of a woman this time
以一个女人的形态存活于世
And I was Jesus
我,是无所不能的上帝
And I went into the sea
我缓缓步入海洋
And I took two fishes
我拾起两条鱼儿
And I turned them into millions
让它们幻化成为数以万计的鱼群
And I took five loaves of bread
我取出五块面包
And fed a country with them
养活了一个饥肠辘辘的国家
And I said: "Do you believe me now"?
我面朝世人问道: "你们愿意让我成为你们的信仰吗?"
"Sorry", they said
"真抱歉", 他们戏谑调笑道
"We focused on your wet white cloth as you
我们都比较关注那块湿漉漉的紧紧贴着你肌肤的白布
bent over to pick up the fishes"
弯下腰,给我们拾几条鱼吧?"
And I was bitter for a while, but then I decided to go at it again
在那个瞬间,我承受了难以言状的羞辱与痛苦,但在那之后,我仍然决定再次造访人界
And I was Gandhi
这一次,我是圣雄甘地
And I came back to earth
我再次造临这个世界
In the shape of a woman this time
在此刻,我依旧以女人的形貌面对世人
And the river Ganges
那圣光笼罩着的神圣恒河
It cleared my vision and I
洗濯了我的视野也使我超脱升华
Well, I guess I was a woman again
嗯,我想我已再次成为了一个女人
And I started my quiet, friendly revolution
我便开始了我祥和,友好的教化之旅
And they said: "Oh, a quiet, friendly woman,
他们用狂热激昂的声音呼喊着"噢,一个多么平静,富有亲和力的女性呵
super rare"
真是凤毛麟角,难能可贵。"
And I tried to convince them it's not a
我试图向他们传授教义,但无人理会我的话语
Personality, it's a choice and a belief
一个人的性格,是他个人的选择也代表了他个人的信仰
And: "Would you give me credit for it and
我面朝世人,说道: "你们值得我们信任吗?
Can you please follow me"
你们能够追随于我,跟从我抵达远方吗?"
And they said: "Speak louder,
他们含糊不清地喊道: "请说大声点吧
We can't hear you when we're screaming
当我们热切狂呼附和着你的时候,我们已无暇顾及你的传教了
You look nice now that you don't eat"
你看上去如此美好而圣洁,几乎教人确信你不食烟火。"
And I was Martin Luther King
这一回,我成了人民领袖马丁·路德·金
And I came back to earth
我重新回到了尘世
In the shape of a woman this time
在这里,以一个女人的模样存在
And I was both black and a woman
我是一个拥有黝黑皮肤的女子
I had two fights to fight so I was burned out
在那场无休止的战役中,我被充满仇恨的战争之火焚烧得遍体鳞伤几近毁灭
And well, that was it
喔,就是它彻彻底底的毁灭了我
And I was Jesus
而我,身为万物之主
And I went up to heaven Easter Sunday
在礼拜日,我回到了我熟悉的天堂
And I said "I'm never going back to earth again"
我说:“我再也不愿回到那丑恶肮脏的人间了。"
But Mother said: "Oh Jesus
但我的母亲温柔地低声道: "噢,耶稣啊
Up til now, you've been paying for Adam's sins
直到现在,尽管你一直在为亚当犯下的错误而痛苦地赎罪
Soon is when the fun begins"
但无需多时,你就能真正体味得到其中乐趣了。"
Then, She game me a date for when this would occur
然后,她给我了一个日期,让同样的事情届时再重演一遍
专辑信息
1.Dad Told Me
2.Hey Ho
3.I Forgot About Songs
4.Rasberry Lips
5.Berlin
6.Last Night Bus
7.This Body
8.I Was Jesus
9.The Crawler
10.Rocky
11.Parts of Nature