Jack confides in Catherine 杰克倾诉的凯瑟琳

That he's filing for divorce 他是申请离婚

Catherine gives her promise 凯瑟琳给她的承诺

To keep it secret but of course 以保持其秘密，但当然

As soon as backs are turned in soaps 一旦转背香皂

They're sharpening their claws 他们在磨砺自己的爪子

Meanwhile my whole world is collapsing 同时我的整个世界都崩溃

   

The congregation's nervous 会众的神经

Especially bride to be 尤其是新娘要

There's three of them she'd rather have 有他们三个，她宁愿有

Gone down on bended knee 倒地屈膝

Credits roll on "speak up now 片头字幕上的“现在说出来

or forever hold your peace" 还是永远牵着你平安“

Meanwhile my whole world is collapsing 同时我的整个世界都崩溃

   

It's pretty odd some two bob god 这实在是太奇怪了两年BOB神

Can somehow grip the nation 能以某种方式握持国家

But maybe to us sad old mares 但也许我们伤心旧马

It's a form of consolation 这是安慰的一种形式

Makes us feel creative 让我们感到创意

In a life minus creation 在生活中减去创作

Meanwhile our whole world is collapsing 同时我们的整个世界都崩溃

Look out on the streets outside 看的出来，在街道上之外

Catch a conversation 搭上对话

The whole wide world is collapsing 整个世界正在崩溃

   

The oldest of the brothers 兄弟中最古老的

The audience thought was dead 观众以为已经死了

Returns to find his sister and his wife 回来找到他的妹妹和他的妻子

Tucked up in bed 藏在床上

If this is true to life 如果这是真实的生活

Feed me fantasy instead 喂我的幻想，而不是

Meanwhile the whole world is collapsing 同时，整个世界都崩溃

   

It's pretty odd some two bob god 这实在是太奇怪了两年BOB神

Can somehow grip the nation 能以某种方式握持国家

But maybe to us sad old mares 但也许我们伤心旧马

It's a form of consolation 这是安慰的一种形式

Makes us feel creative 让我们感到创意

In a life minus creation 在生活中减去创作

Meanwhile our whole world is collapsing 同时我们的整个世界都崩溃

Riots on the streets outside 在外面的街道上骚乱

They're tearing up a nation 他们撕毁的国家

The whole wide world is collapsing 整个世界正在崩溃

   

These petty little problems 这些琐碎的小问题

They bring into our home 他们带进我们的家

We actually tend to laugh about 实际上，我们往往一笑置之

Cause ours would not get shown 因为我们不会得到显示

And sufferings so much funnier 和痛苦了这么多有趣

When it's theirs and not your own 当它是他们，而不是你自己的

Meanwhile your whole world is collapsing 同时你的整个世界都崩溃