The door it opened slowly, 门开了就慢慢地，

My father he came in, 我的父亲，他走了进来，

I was nine years old. 我九岁。

And he stood so tall above me, 他站在那么高我之上，

His blue eyes they were shining 他的蓝眼睛，他们闪着

And his voice was very cold. 他的声音很冷。

He said, "I've had a vision 他说， “我有一个梦想

And you know I'm strong and holy, 你知道我很坚强，圣洁，

I must do what I've been told." 我必须做什么，我一直在说“ 。

So he started up the mountain, 于是，他开始上山，

I was running, he was walking, 我跑，他走，

And his axe was made of gold. 和他的斧头是用金子做的。

Well, the trees they got much smaller, 好了，树他们得到了更小，

The lake a lady's mirror, 湖边一位女士的镜子，

We stopped to drink some wine. 我们停下来喝点酒。

Then he threw the bottle over. 然后，他把瓶子过来。

Broke a minute later 打破了一分钟后

And he put his hand on mine. 他把他的手放在我的。

Thought I saw an eagle 以为我看见一只雄鹰

But it might have been a vulture, 但它可能是一只秃鹰，

I never could decide. 我从来没有可以决定。

Then my father built an altar, 然后，我的父亲筑了一座坛，

He looked once behind his shoulder, 他看着一度落后了他的肩膀，

He knew I would not hide. 他知道我不会隐瞒。

   

You who build these altars now 您现在谁建造这些祭坛

To sacrifice these children, 牺牲这些孩子，

You must not do it anymore. 你不能再这么做了。

A scheme is not a vision 的方案是不是一个愿景

And you never have been tempted 而你永远不会被诱惑

By a demon or a god. 由妖还是神。

You who stand above them now, 你们谁站在他们上面，现在，

Your hatchets blunt and bloody, 你的斧头钝和血腥，

You were not there before, 你以前没有，

When I lay upon a mountain 当我挡着一座大山

And my father's hand was trembling 爸爸的手在颤抖

With the beauty of the word. 字之美。

   

And if you call me brother now, 如果你现在叫我哥哥，

Forgive me if I inquire, 请原谅我，如果我问，

"Just according to whose plan?" “只要按照他的计划吗？ ”

When it all comes down to dust 当这一切都归结到尘埃

I will kill you if I must, 我会杀了你，如果我必须

I will help you if I can. 我会帮助你，如果我能。

When it all comes down to dust 当这一切都归结到尘埃

I will help you if I must, 我会帮助你，如果我必须

I will kill you if I can. 我会杀了你，如果我能。

And mercy on our uniform, 和怜悯我们的制服，

Man of peace or man of war, 和平的战争或人为的男人，

The peacock spreads his fan. 孔雀传播他的粉丝。