every time you shake someone's hand and it feels like your best friend, 每次动摇某人的手，那感觉就像你最好的朋友，

could it be that it's only superficiality?, 会不会是这只是肤浅？

without regard to well-being, without an inkling of compromise, 不考虑幸福的，毫不妥协的端倪，

handshakes are nothing but a subtle "fuck you", 握手不过是一个微妙的“去你妈的” ，

contracts determine the best friendships 合同确定最佳的友谊

   

this is the way of the modern world, everyone's vying for patronage, 这是现代世界的方式，每个人都在为争夺乘客，

this is the way of the modern world, and something has gotta give 这是现代世界的方式，而有些事情总得给

   

every time you shake someone's hand, 每次动摇某人的手，

and you share neither color or creed, 和大家分享没有肤色或信仰，

you gotta overcome the obstacles of history, 你必须克服历史障碍，

there is restrained passion, mistrust, and bigotry 没有内敛的激情，不信任和偏见

   

and these have created the new foundations of society, 而这些创造社会的新基础，

there's no harmony just class and race 没有和谐的只是阶级和种族

   

this is the way of the modern world, 这是现代世界的方式，

everyone's fighting for dominance, 每个人都在争取主导权，

this is the way of the modern world, 这是现代世界的方式，

and something has gotta give 而有些事情总得给

   

now I believe in unity, and I am willing to compromise, 现在，我相信团结，我愿意妥协，

but I'm not gonna lie or sell my soul 但我不想骗或出售我的灵魂

   

every time you shake someone's hand, 每次动摇某人的手，

it determines where you stand, 它决定了你的立场，

and if you won't uphold your side then it's better to 如果你不坚持你的身边，然后它的更好的

fend for yourself, and shun the handshake, 照顾自己，顺握手，

someone's gotta give 别人的总得给