[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by John Petrucci] [音乐由彼得鲁奇，波特诺伊， Rudess和明，歌词由约翰·彼得鲁奇]

   

Several years ago 几年前，

In a foreign town 在外国的城镇

Far away from home 远离家乡

I met the Count of Tuscany 我遇到了托斯卡纳的伯爵

   

A young eccentric man 一位年轻古怪的男人

Bred from royal blood 从皇家血统繁殖

Took me for a ride 带我兜风

Across the open countryside 在开阔的乡村

   

Get into my car 进入我的车

Let's go for a drive 让我们去兜风

Along the way 一路上

I'll be your guide 我会做你的向导

Just step inside 刚进入车内

   

Maybe you recall 也许你还记得

A cannibal curator 食人族馆长

A character inspired by my brother's life 在我哥哥的生命一个字符的启发

   

Winding through the hills 在山间蜿蜒

The city far behind 城市远远落后

On and on we drove 关于我们便上路了

Down narrow streets and dusty roads 向下窄窄的街道，尘土飞扬的道路

   

At last we came upon 最后，我们来到

A picturesque estate 风景如画的庄园

On sprawling emerald fields 在广阔的领域祖母绿

An ancient world of times gone by 一个古老的世界的时候过去了

   

Let me introduce 我来介绍一下

My brother 我的兄弟

A bearded gentleman à胡子绅士

Historian 历史学家

Sucking on his pipe 吸吮他的烟斗

Distinguished accent 尊敬的口音

Making me uptight 让我紧张

No accident 无事故

   

I want to stay alive 我要活下去

Everything about this place 关于这个地方的一切

Just doesn't feel right 只是感觉不对

I í

I don't want to die 我并不想死

   

Suddenly I'm frightened for my life 突然，我害怕我的生命

   

I want to say goodbye 我想说再见

This could be the last time 这可能是最后一次

You see me alive 你看我还活着

   

I- I-

I may not survive 我可能活不了

Knew it from the moment we arrived 从我们到达的那一刻就知道

   

Would you like to see 你想看到

Our secret holy place? 我们的秘密神圣的地方吗？

I come here late at night 我来这里是深夜

To pray to him by candle light 要祈求他的烛光

   

Then peering through the glass 然后，透过玻璃窥视

I saw with disbelief 我看到了难以置信

Still dressed in royal clothes 仍身着皇家服饰

The saint behind the altar 祭坛背后的圣人

   

History recalls 历史回忆

During times of war 在战争时期

Legend has been traced 传说已追踪

Back inside these castle walls 回到这些城墙内

   

Where soldiers came to hide 凡士兵们隐藏

In barrels filled with wine 在桶盛满了酒

Never to escape 千万不要逃避

These tombs of oak are where they died 橡木这些墓葬都是他们死了

   

Down the cellar stairs 顺着楼梯酒窖

I disappear 我消失了

Like the English heir 喜欢英语的继承人

The end is near 末日近了

   

Come and have a taste 来吧，有一番滋味

A rare vintage 一种罕见的古董

All the finest wines 所有的最好的葡萄酒

Improve with age 改善随着年龄的增长

   

I want to stay alive 我要活下去

Everything about this place 关于这个地方的一切

Just doesn't feel right 只是感觉不对

I í

I don't want to die 我并不想死

Suddenly I'm frightened for my life 突然，我害怕我的生命

   

I want to say goodbye 我想说再见

This could be the last time 这可能是最后一次

You see me alive 你看我还活着

   

I í

I may not survive 我可能活不了

Knew it from the moment we arrived 从我们到达的那一刻就知道

   

Could this be the end? 难道这是结束了吗？

Is this the way I die? 这就是我死的方式？

Sitting here alone 独自一人坐在这里

No one by my side 没有人在我身边

   

I don't understand 我不明白

I don't feel that I deserve this 我不觉得我应得的

What did I do wrong? 我做了什么错？

I just don't understand 我只是不明白

   

Give me one more chance 再给我一次机会

Let me please explain 让我来解释一下

It's all been circumstance 这一切都被环境

I'll tell you once again 我要再次告诉你

   

You took me for a ride 你带我兜风

Promising a vast adventure 前途广阔的冒险

Next thing that I know 接下来的事情，我知道

I'm frightened for my life 我害怕我的生命

   

Now wait a minute man 现在，等一下人

That's not how it is 这不是它是如何

You must be confused 你必须混淆

That isn't who I am 这不是我是谁

   

Please don't be afraid 请不要害怕

I would never try to hurt you 我永远不会试图伤害你

This is how we live 这就是我们如何生活

Strange although it seems 怪虽然看上去

Please try to forgive 请试着原谅

   

The chapel and the saint 教堂和圣

The soldiers and the wine 士兵和酒

The fables and the tales 寓言和故事

All handed down through time 所有传世穿越时空

   

Of course you're free to go 当然，你可以自由地去

Go and tell the world my story 你去告诉世界我的故事

Tell about my brother 告诉我的兄弟

Tell them about me 告诉他们关于我的

The Count of Tuscany... 托斯卡纳的伯爵...