'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out, 它是个万圣节鬼出去了，

And everywhere they'd go, they shout, 和无处不在，他们会去的，他们喊，

And though I covered my eyes I knew, 虽然我捂住我的眼睛，我知道，

They'd go away. 他们会自行消失。

   

But fear's the only thing I saw, 但恐惧是我看到的唯一的事情，

And three days later 'twas clear to all, 三天后那时还昭示天下，

That nothing is as scary as election day. 没有什么事是那样可怕的选举日。

   

But the day after is darker, 但一天后，是黑暗的，

And darker and darker it goes, 而越来越黑不言而喻，

Who knows, maybe the plans will change, 谁知道，也许计划会有所改变，

Who knows, maybe he's not deranged. 谁知道，也许他不走火入魔。

   

The news men know what they know, but they, 这一消息的人知道他们所知道的，但他们，

Know even less than what they say, 知道的比他们所说的话就更少了，

And I don't know who I can trust, 我不知道我是谁可以信任，

For they come what may. 对于他们出现什么情况。

   

'cause we believed in our candidate, 因为我们相信我们的候选人，

But even more it's the one we hate, 但更是一个我们讨厌，

I needed someone I could shake, 我需要一个我也不能动摇，

On election day. 在选举日。

   

But the day after is darker, 但一天后，是黑暗的，

And deeper and deeper we go, 而且越陷越深才好，

Who knows, maybe it's all a dream, 谁知道，也许这是一个梦，

Who knows if I'll wake up and scream. 谁知道我会醒来，尖叫。

   

I love the things that you've given me, 我爱你给我的东西，

I cherish you my dear country, 我很珍惜你我亲爱的祖国，

But sometimes I don't understand, 但有时候我不明白，

The way we play. 我们的打法。

   

I love the things that you've given me, 我爱你给我的东西，

And most of all that I am free, 而最重要的是，我是自由的，

To have a song that I can sing, 有一首歌，我可以唱，

On election day. 在选举日。