I am waitin' 'til I don't know when, 我在等，直到我不知道什么时候，

cause I'm sure it's gonna happen then. 因为我敢肯定它会怎样呢。

Time keeps creepin' through the neighborhood, 当时间慢慢情不自禁“通过居委会，

killing old folks, wakin' up babies 杀死老人，周而复始了宝宝

just like we knew it would. 就像我们知道的那样。

   

All the neighbors are startin' up a fire, 所有的邻居都挑动了火，

burning all the old folks the witches and the liars. 燃烧所有的老人们的巫师和说谎者。

My eyes are covered by the hands of my unborn kids, 我的眼睛所涵盖的我未出生的孩子的手，

but my heart keeps watchin' 但我的心脏一直在看着

through the skin of my eyelids. 通过我的眼皮皮肤。

   

They say a watched pot won't ever boil, 他们说，看着锅里永远不会沸腾，

well I closed my eyes and nothin' changed, 好，我闭上了眼睛，什么也没改变，

just some water getting hotter in the flames. 只是有些水得到的火焰还要灼热。

   

It's not a lover I want no more, 这不是一个情人我想没有更多的，

and it's not heaven I'm pining for, 它不是天堂，我思念，

but there's some spirit I used to know, 但有一点精神我以前就知道了，

that's been drowned out by the radio! 这是被淹没了的收音机！

   

They say a watched pot won't ever boil, 他们说，看着锅里永远不会沸腾，

you can't raise a baby on motor oil, 你不能提高婴儿的机油，

just like a seed down in the soil 就像种子在土壤中向下

you gotta give it time 你总得给它时间