Long Road out of Eden - Eagles
远离伊甸园 - 老鹰乐队
Moon shining down through the palms
月光穿过棕榈叶
Shadows moving on the sand
影子在沙滩上晃动
Somebody whispering the twentythird Psalm
有人在低吟着第二十三首圣歌
Dusty rifle in his trembling hands
蒙尘的步枪在他颤抖的双手中
Somebody trying just to stay alive
有人费尽全力只为生存
He got promises to keep
他却必须遵守他的诺言
Over the ocean in America
越过遥远的海洋到达美国
Far away and fast asleep
然后进入甜美的梦乡
Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky
无声的星辰在无垠的夜空中闪耀
Cold silver satellites ghostly caravans passing by
冰冷的银色卫星 鬼魂般的篷车穿行而过
Galaxies unfolding new worlds being born
银河逐渐显露 新的世界正在诞生
Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn
朝圣者与浪子朝着黎明爬行
But it's a long road out of Eden
这是一条远离伊甸园的漫长道路
Music blasting from an SUV
休旅车里传出震天嘎响的音乐
On a bright and sunny day
在一个明亮晴朗的日子里
Rolling down the interstate
在州际公路间奔驰
In the good ol USA
在美好的美国
Having lunch at the petroleum club
在石油工业区里吃早餐
Smoking fine cigars and swapping lies
抽着经典的雪茄听着彼此说的谎言
Gimme nother slice of that barbecued brisket
再给我一片烤肉
Gimme nother piece of that pecan pie
再给我一份胡桃派
Freeways flickering cell phones chiming a tune
高速公路若隐若现 手机重复着同一段旋律
We're riding to Utopia road map says we'll be arriving soon
我们正沿着道路向乌托邦前进 地图显示我们即将到达
Captains of the old order clinging to the reins
旧秩序的指挥者紧握着缰绳
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains
向我们保证这些疼痛只是成长的烦恼
But it's a long road out of Eden
这是一条远离伊甸园的漫长道路
Back home I was so certain the path was very clear
回到家中 我却如此确信未来的道路愈加清晰
But now I have to wonder what are we doing here
但是现在我却在想我们在这里干什么
I'm not counting on tomorrow and I can't tell wrong from right
我不指望明天 我也无法明辨是非
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight
但是我可以放弃那里的一切来换取今夜你的怀抱
Weaving down the American highway
穿过美洲的公路
Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk
跨越垃圾 残骸和文化垃圾
Bloated with entitlement loaded on propaganda
思考着我们本来的权利 承载着将要宣扬的思想
Now we're driving dazed and drunk
现在我们却驶向了茫然与迷醉
Went down the road to Damascus the road to Mandalay
顺着道路去往大马士革 去往曼德勒
Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian Way
在阿皮亚大道上遇见了凯撒的灵魂
He said It's hard to stop this binging once you get a taste
他说 一旦你尝试过了就无法消除这种欲望
But the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste
但是通往统治的道路上充满了血腥
Behold the bitten apple the power of the tools
看这被咬过的苹果 这工具的力量
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools
但是世界上所有的知识对傻瓜都没有用处
And it's a long road out of Eden
这是一条远离伊甸园的漫长道路