Living on the edge of the century 住在世纪缘

   

See the world in revolution 看世界革命

Spinning faster all the time 纺丝速度更快的所有时间

We're heading for the end of something 我们正朝着某事的结束

Just about to step across that line 只是一步跨过那条线

Oh, can't you see? 呵呵，你看不出来？

We're staring in the face of reality 我们凝视着在现实面前

Oh, you and me 哦，你和我

We're living on the edge of the century 我们生活在世纪缘

   

Feel the way the earth is shaking 感觉到大地在震动的方式

Hear the rumble miles away 听到隆隆英里远

Say goodby to Checkpoint Charlie 说哥德到查理检查站

Walls are falling every day 墙壁脱落，每天

Oh, can't you see? 呵呵，你看不出来？

Every step we take we're making history 我们以我们正在创造历史的每一步

Oh, you and me 哦，你和我

We're living on the edge of the century 我们生活在世纪缘

   

[alternate 2nd verse from the 1999 tour] [从1999年的旅游备用第二诗歌]

Feel the way the earth is shaking 感觉到大地在震动的方式

Fires and floods and hurricanes 火灾和水灾和飓风

A voice cries out in revelation 一个声音呼喊的启示

"Say hello to Y2K!" “问好千年虫！ ”

Oh, can't you see? 呵呵，你看不出来？

We're jumpin on the ledge of uncertainty 我们正在冒险不确定性的窗台

Oh, you and me 哦，你和我

We're living on the edge of the century 我们生活在世纪缘

   

Can't turn off the information 不能关闭信息

Can't sit back in your easy chair 不能坐视在你的安乐椅

Can't ignore a generation 不能忽视的一代

Better get ready cause we're almost there 更好地准备原因，我们快到了

   

We're moving at the speed of life 我们正在为生活的速度

Into a brave new world where the strong will survive 进入一个崭新的世界里，强者才能生存

The dawn's gonna break and I'll meet you 黎明的要去休息一下，我会满足你

On the other side 在另一侧

   

Can't stand still while the earth is turning 不能停滞不前，而地球是转动

Can't take cover til the coast is clear 不能把盖子直到海岸是明确的

Can't play guitar while Rome is burning 不能弹吉他，而罗马被焚烧

Look our now cause the future's here 你看我们现在导致的未来在这里

   

And we're moving at the speed of life 而我们正在为生活的速度

Living on the edge 生活在边缘

On the edge of the century 上世纪缘