Once upon our time 从前，我们的时间

in a land far gone 在这片土地远了

where hate crime’s enforced by state crime 其中仇恨犯罪的由国家强制罪

even though they say the land of the free was made for both you and me 即使他们说的自由的土地是为你和我

   

Well, the girl next door might have cancer 好了，邻家女孩可能患上癌症

and the hospital nearby’s got the answer, but 而医院附近的得到了答案，但

she’s never been there, can’t afford healthcare 她从来没有去过那里，买不起医疗

in the arms of the home of the brave, she’s carried to her grave 在勇士的家乡的怀抱，她抬到她的坟墓

   

Marionettes for presidents, strung out on wars 提线木偶的总统，意乱情迷了战争

and we’re not sure who’s american anymore 而我们不知道谁是美国了

division of church and state is my kind of separatism 教会和国家的分裂是我的一种分裂

spreading god’s love through scare tactics is casual terrorism 通过恐吓手段传播神的爱是休闲恐怖主义

and if abortion’s murder, let’s strip that right away, and 如果流产的谋杀，让我们的带子向右走，和

who gave women the right to vote anyway? 谁给女人反正投票权？

   

So many babies 这么多的婴儿

brought into the world today 进入今天的世界

amongst so many maybes 其中包括很多maybes

like maybe they’ll feel loved, be provided for, and have a place to stay 像他们也许会觉得被爱，被规定，并有地方住

but instead of placing them in loving stable homes 但放置，而不是他们的爱心家庭稳定

that might not fill the conservative bill 可能不填保守的法案

they’re tossed around the foster system like a hot potato 他们围绕培育系统像扔烫手山芋

instead of making friends of dorothy 而不是让朋友多萝西

they’re thrown to the tornado 他们掀翻在龙卷风

   

Death warrants signed by murderers 由杀人犯签署死刑执行令

who came to power through the back door 谁走后门上台

is this democracy or a monarchy 这是民主还是君主

what do we hold elections for 我们怎么举行选举

you write your personal agenda on a post-it note 你写你的个人议程上的一个便利贴注

and leave the constitution lying on the bathroom floor 离开宪法躺在浴室的地板

   

This is for the world trade center, for columbine 这是世界贸易中心，耧

for oklahoma city and the lost and lonely friends of mine 在俄克拉何马城和我的失落和寂寞的朋友

for ireland, iran, iraq 爱尔兰，伊朗，伊拉克

and the suffering caused by the indian ocean’s attack 而造成印度洋的攻击的痛苦

for falun gong and the berlin wall 对法轮功和柏林墙

the homeless, the hungry, and slaves to drugs and alcohol 无家可归，饥饿，和奴隶对药物和酒精

indian, australian, african slaves 印度，澳大利亚，非洲奴隶

native americans whose amber waves of grain 美洲原住民的纹琥珀波

were melted down into white men’s riches 被融化成白人的财富

victims of war and for salem’s witches 战争和对萨利姆的女巫受害者

for boys who were told to act more like boys 对于谁被告知要更像男孩男孩

and girls who were told to only play with girl toys 和谁被告知女孩只有女孩玩玩具

the voiceless, forgotten, plagued by disease 清音，遗忘，被疾病困扰

god help us please, please, please 上帝帮助我们，请，请，请

   

Maybe one day I’ll stop alternating 也许有一天我会停下来交流

between thirteen hours of eating and thirteen hours of sleeping 13小时饮食和13小时睡眠之间

and do something about it with what i guess could have been a twenty-six hour day 并做一些事情与我猜可能是一个26小时天