[Lyrics by Geoff Tate] [歌词由杰夫·泰特]

   

Culture hostage. 文化人质。

I'm writhing in the cold grasp of justice, 我扭动着在寒风中把握正义，

As she turns away. 当她转身离开。

Blind is she supposed to be but, 盲人被她认为是，但是，

Someone took a razor to her mask. 有人拿了一把剃刀，以她的面具。

   

Rusted now the scales you hold, 现在生锈你拿着秤，

The balance tipped by the weight of gold. 由黄金的重量打破平衡。

When will it end? 什么时候结束？

When will it ever end? 当将它永远结束？

   

The judgment man holds my fate, 该判决的人认为我的命运，

As I beg forgiveness with the 我乞求原谅的

Plastic smile of a candidate. 候选人塑料的笑容。

   

They take for granted that I'm out of my mind 他们想当然地认为我是在我心里

And they're wasting their time to care. 而且他们是在浪费自己的时间去关心。

So all my reasons are damned before they're heard. 所以我所有的原因都该死他们听说过。

I'm held hostage by their words. 我被他们的话挟持。

What will lead us to tolerance 什么会导致我们宽容

If we don't question our prejudice? 如果我们不怀疑我们的偏见？

   

Courage is such a lonely word, 勇气是这样一个孤独的词，

Patience, in time these truths will be known. 耐心，假以时日这些真理会知道。

Please, don't keep looking away. 请不要继续找了。

You see fortunes are on line, reputations at risk, 你看命运的线，声誉面临风险，

And there's fear in the hearts of all of you 还有的怕在大家的心中

That believe that you're right, 那相信你是对的，

And that's your right. 那是你的权利。

But are you... right? 但你是吗？

   

The judgment man holds my fate, 该判决的人认为我的命运，

As I gaze around the room, 当我的目光在房间里，

Their eyes are like knives, could decapitate. 他们的目光就像刀子，可以杀头。

They take for granted that I'm out of my mind 他们想当然地认为我是在我心里

And I'm wasting their time, don't show, don't show me my fate. 而我在浪费自己的时间，不显示，不显示我的命运。

   

Reasons are damned, can't understand. 原因是该死的，无法理解。

If I fall to pieces they'll know... 如果我散架他们会知道...

He's out of his mind and he's wasting our time, we know. 他是从他的头脑和他浪费我们的时间，我们知道。

As I sense my fate... 当我感觉到我的命运......

His reasons be damned, can't understand him. 他的理由是该死的，无法理解他。

... and now all my reasons are damned before they're heard. ......现在我所有的原因都该死他们听说过。

I'm held hostage by their words. 我被他们的话挟持。

I'm a hostage. 我是一个人质。