Well I heard the news just the other day 嗯，我听到这个消息就在几天前

Now I feel there's something I must say 现在我觉得有件事情我必须说

Well the darkness comes too often 好黑暗降临过于频繁

This time next year I'll build my coffin 明年的这个时候，我会建立我的棺材

Made out of lead so X-rays cannot see 做出来的铅使X射线看不见

We gotta be free 我们得自由

Political men they burn their lives out talkin' 政治的人，他们燃烧自己的生命出来说话“

We people of the earth just keep on walkin' 我们的人在地球还是想继续走着

Well we don't know what to say 好了，我们不知道该说些什么

Only live our lives as slaves 只有自己的生活的奴隶

All we can do is race on to the grave 我们所能做的就是在比赛的坟墓

Well we gotta get away 好吧，我们得脱身

Well they're much too old to care about the future 那么他们是太旧的关心未来

They're sewing up the past with shining sutures 他们缝制了过去用闪亮的缝线

It's immortality they crave 这丹药他们渴望

Their days are done so now they're brave 他们的日子都这样做了，现在他们是勇敢的

Their lives will live in books for fools and slaves 他们的生活将生活在书的傻瓜和奴隶

We gotta get away 我们得脱身