There's an old man on a city bus 有一位老人在城市公交车

Holding a candy cane 拿着棒棒糖

And it isn't even christmas 它甚至不是圣诞

He see's a note in the obituary 他看到的一记中讣告

That his last friend has died 他最后的朋友已经死了

There's an infant clinging 有一个婴儿的执着

To his overweight mother in the cold 他的体重超重的母亲在寒风中

As they go to shop for cigarettes 当他们去购物的香烟

And she spends her last dollar 她花她的最后一块钱

On a bottle of vodka for tonight 一瓶伏特加今晚

And I guess it struck a nerve 我猜它击中神经

Like I had to squint my eyes 像我有斜视我的眼睛

You can never get out 你永远无法脱身

Of the line of sight 的视线

Like a barren winter day 像一个荒芜的冬天

Or a patch of unburned green 或对未燃烧的绿色补丁

Like a tragic real dream 就像一个悲惨的真实的梦

I guess it struck a nerve 我猜它击中神经

Every day I wander 每一天，我漫步

In negative disposition 在负面性格

As I'm bombarded by superlatives 由于我被轰炸的最高级

Realizing very well that I am not alone 认识很清楚，我并不孤单

Introverted 性格内向

I look to tomorrow for salvation 我期待明天的救赎

But I'm thinking altruistically 但我想无私

And a wave of overwhelming doubt 而一波势不可挡疑问

Turns me to stone 打开我的石头

And I guess it struck a nerve 我猜它击中神经

Sent a murmur to my heart 发出了杂音，以我的心脏

We just haven't got time 我们只是没有时间

To crack the maze 破解迷宫

Like a magic speeding clock 就像一个神奇的时钟超速

Or a cancer in our cells 或者在我们的细胞癌

A collision in the dark 在黑暗中的碰撞

I guess it struck a nerve 我猜它击中神经

I try to close my eyes 我试着闭上双眼

But I cannot ignore the stimuli 但我不能忽视的刺激

If theres a purpose for us all 如果那里有目的的，我们所有的

It remains a secret to me 它仍然是一个秘密给我

Don't ask me to justify my life 不要问我证明了我的生活