歌词与中文翻译
I was born to be of service
我生来就是服务的
Camp Lejeune just felt like home
勒琼营就像感觉在家一样
I had honor, I found purpose
我有荣誉，我找到了目标
"Sir, yes, sir," that's what I know
“先生，是的，先生，”这就是我所知道的
They sent us to a place
他们把我们送到一个地方
I never heard of weeks before
我以前从没听说过
When you're nineteen it ain't hard to sleep
当你十九岁的时候睡着并不难
In the desert on God's floor
在沙漠中上帝的地板上
Close your eyes, stop counting sheep
闭上眼睛，别数羊了
You ain't in boot camp anymore
你已经不在新兵训练营了
We were taught to shoot our rifles
我们被教导去开枪
Men and women side by side
男女并肩作战
Thought we'd be met as liberators
以为我们会成为解放者
In a thousand-year-old fight
千古之争
I got this painful ringing in my ear
我耳朵里有个痛苦的铃声
From an IED last night
来自昨晚的简易爆炸装置
But no lead-lined Humvee war machine
但是没有铅内衬的悍马战机
Could save my sergeant's life
能解救我的中士的性命
Three more soldiers, six civilians
还有三个士兵，六个平民
Need these words to come out right
要把这些话讲出来
God of mercy, God of light
仁慈之神，光明之神
Save your children from this life
拯救你的孩子的生命
Hear these words, this humble plea
听听这些话，这个卑微的请求
For I, have seen the suffering
因为我看到了痛苦
And with this prayer, I'm hopin'
有了这个祈祷，我希望
That we can be unbroken
我们可以完好无损
It's eighteen months now, I’ve been stateside
我在美国已经18个月了
With this medal on my chest
胸前戴着勋章
But there are things I can't remember
但有些事我记不得了
And there are things I won't forget
有些事我不会忘记
I lie awake at night
我夜不能寐
With dreams the Devil shouldn't see
梦到看不见的魔鬼
I wanna scream, but I can't breathe
我想尖叫，但我不能呼吸
And Christ, I'm sweatin' through these sheets
天哪，我在这些床单上汗流浃背
Where's my brothers? Where's my country?
我的兄弟们呢？我的国家在哪里？
Where's my "how things used to be"?
我的过去在哪？
God of mercy, God of light
仁慈之神，光明之神
Save your children from this life
拯救你的孩子的生命
Hear these words, this humble plea
听听这些话，这个卑微的请求
For I, have seen the suffering
因为我看到了痛苦
And with this prayer, I'm hopin'
有了这个祈祷，我希望
That we can be unbroken
我们可以完好无损
My service dog's done more for me
我的服务犬为我做的更多
Than the medication would
比药物还有用
There ain't no angel that's comin' to save me
没有天使来救我
But even if they could
但他们可以
Today, twenty-two will die from suicide
今天，22人将死于自杀
Just like yesterday, they're gone
就像昨天一样，他们走了
I live my life for each tomorrow
我为每一个明天而活
So their memories will live on
所以他们的记忆将永存
Once we were boys, and we were strangers
我们曾经是男孩，我们是陌生人
Now we're brothers and we're men
但现在我们是兄弟，我们是男人
Someday, you'll ask me, "Was it worth it
有一天你会问我：“这一切值得吗?”
To be of service in the end?"
到最后还有用吗？”
Well, the blessing and the curses
好吧，无论祝福或诅咒
Yeah, I'd do it all again
是的，我会再做一次
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
哇哦哦哦
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
哇哦哦哦
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
哇哦哦哦