Solemn regret. 庄严的遗憾。

Transgressions fill my head. 犯填补我的头。

A measure of success 衡量成功的标准

Is how well to forget. 是如何很好地忘记。

   

And the past is dead. 和过去已经死了。

   

Strewn about the battlefield of life are the remainders of history. 散落人生的战场是历史的余数。

When convenient, we exalt them and pay them such respect, 如果方便，我们高举他们，并支付他们的尊重，

As if we're all in an equivalent trajectory. 就好像我们都在同等的轨迹。

   

And trash piles high in the rubble we forgot. 而高，我们忘记了瓦砾垃圾成堆。

The angels of our nature just sit and watch it rot. 我们本性的天使眼睁睁地看着它烂掉。

   

Now the past is dead. 现在，过去的已经死了。

Let's focus on tomorrow instead. 让我们着眼于明天来代替。

Oh, the tragic present said, the past is dead. 呵呵，现在的悲剧说，过去的已经死了。

   

Who can say what constitutes the most important sector of society 谁又能说什么是社会中最重要的部门

When the dominant portion seek an instant gratification 当主要组成部分寻求即时满足

And are proud of intellectual poverty? 并且是知识贫困而感到自豪？

   

I'd like to be empathetic but I can't. 我想是善解人意的，但我不能。

The jeopardy, too great to make a stand. 的危险，太伟大了，做立场。

   

Now the past is dead. 现在，过去的已经死了。

Good deeds won't help you get ahead. 善行不会帮助你获得成功。

Yeah, the modern signpost read, the past is dead. 是的，现代的路标看，过去的已经死了。

   

My next great decision is just lying in wait. 我的下一个伟大的决定，只是埋伏。

The action might turn out to be the world's most grievous mistake. 该行动可能会变成是世界上最严重的错误。

   

Yeah, the past is dead. 是的，过去的已经死了。

More veritable words have never been read. 更多名副其实的话从来没有被读取。

Oh, the tragic present said, the past is dead. 呵呵，现在的悲剧说，过去的已经死了。