Masters Of War

Come you masters of war
戰爭的主人 你來了
You that build all the guns
你製造了所有的槍砲
You that build the death planes
你製造了毀滅的戰機
You that build the big bombs
你製造了強力的炸彈
You that hide behind walls
你躲在大樓裡
You that hide behind desks
你躲在辦公桌後
I just want you to know
我只是要你知道
I can see through your masks
我可以看透你的面具

You that never done nothin'
你從未做任何事
But build to destroy
除了製造毀滅外
You play with my world
你玩弄我的世界
Like it's your little toy
就像它是你的玩具
You put a gun in my hand
你把槍放在我手上
And you hide from my eyes
然後你躲在我的視線之外
And you turn and run farther
然後你轉身跑得更遠
When the fast bullets fly
當子彈發射的時候

Like Judas of old
就像以前的叛徒猶大
You lie and deceive
你撒謊並且欺騙
A world war can be won
世界大戰可以得到勝利
You want me to believe
你要我們去相信
But I see through your eyes
但我看透你的雙眼
And I see through your brain
我看透你的大腦
Like I see through the water
就像我可以看見水流
That runs down my drain
緩緩流下排水管

You fasten the triggers
你扣緊扳機
For the others to fire
讓其他人去開火
Then you set back and watch
然後你墊後並且觀察
When the death count gets higher
當死亡人數不斷上升
You hide in your mansion
你躲在你的豪宅裡面
As young people's blood
當年輕人的血
Flows out of their bodies
流出他們的身體
And is buried in the mud
並被埋葬在泥濘裡

You've thrown the worst fear
你已投下了最糟糕的恐懼
That can ever be hurled
那些總是可以被扔擲的恐懼
Fear to bring children
人們開始害怕讓孩子
Into the world
來到這個世界
For threatening my baby
你恐嚇我的嬰兒
Unborn and unnamed
那些未出生的和未命名的
You ain't worth the blood
你不值得讓血液
That runs in your veins
在你的血管裡流動

How much do I know
我究竟知道多少
To talk out of turn
有資格去說這些
You might say that I'm young
你可能會說我太年輕
You might say I'm unlearned
你可能會說我無知
But there's one thing I know
但有一件事我知道
Though I'm younger than you
即使我比你年輕
Even Jesus would never
就算是耶穌也不會
Forgive what you do
原諒你所做的事

Let me ask you one question
讓我問你一個問題
Is your money that good
你的財富是萬能的嗎
Will it buy you forgiveness
它能替你買到寬恕嗎
Do you think that it could
你認為那可能嗎
I think you will find
我想你將發現
When your death takes its toll
當你的死亡造成了損失
All the money you made
所有你賺的金錢
Will never buy back your soul
將永遠無法買回你的靈魂

And I hope that you die
我希望你死去
And your death'll come soon
而你的死期馬上就要到了
I will follow your casket
我將跟隨你的棺木
In the pale afternoon
在一個蒼白的下午
And I'll watch while you're lowered
我會看著你被下放
Down to your deathbed
安置在你的墓穴裡
And I'll stand o'er your grave
然後 我會踩上你的墳墓
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
直到我確定你已經死亡