I know a man 我知道一个人

Who doesn't have many friends 谁没有许多朋友

I know a place he lives 我知道他住的地方

Where trouble never ends 凡麻烦永远不会结束

I know its hard for him 我知道他的辛苦

To read 'tween the lines 阅读二层行

And his days are getting so much shorter 和他的日子变得如此短得多

He simply turns away 他只是转身离开

And dons a bitter frown 并戴上一个痛苦的皱眉

His world is crumbling 他的世界正在崩溃

His ship is weighted down 他的船被压得

He doesn't care 他不关心

As long as he can wear the crown 只要他能穿冠

I know this man all too well 我知道这个人都非常清楚

Its my poor friend me 其我可怜的朋友我

A portrayal of the great dichotomy 伟大的二分法的写照

(a reminder of a tragic history) （悲惨历史的提醒）

Its my poor friend me 其我可怜的朋友我

And I'm running out of steam 而我正在失去动力

I know there are people 我知道有些人

Who are cynical and vain 谁是玩世不恭和徒劳的

They point their finger 他们指出他们的手指

'cuz they can't accept the blame 因为他们不能接受的怪

They live their lives 他们过自己的生活

Under a blanket of shame and their progeny 在羞愧和他们的后代的毯子

Crawl from underneath it 从它的下面爬

Lately I've come 最近我来

To see the solution 看解决方案

And it begins with me 而且从我开始

But I'm so fallibly human 但我很易出错的人

I've picked the lock 我拿起锁

But will not turn the key 但不会把钥匙

   

Of people running scared 人吓得跑

We live, breathe and die 我们的生活，呼吸和死亡

Off to a world, our time is slipping on by 开了一个世界，我们的时间是由滑倒

We have solutions, but don't even try 我们有解决方案，但甚至没有尝试

And I feel I know just who to blame 而且我觉得我只知道是谁的错