You can't have the flower without the root 你不能无根之花

you can't have the fire without the soot 你不能有火无油烟

Even a stripper needs her red tasseled suit 即使是一个脱衣舞需要她的红色流苏西装

and we were meant to be 我们的意思是

   

In every war the North needs the south 在每一场战争北方需要南方

and everyone knows all assholes have a mouth 每个人都知道所有的混蛋有一张嘴

Without mystery what would writers talk about 如果没有什么神秘的作家会讲

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An apple needs pits the way melons need seed 苹果需要坑瓜类种子需要的方式

your foot needs your arm and your arm needs your knee 你的脚需要你的胳膊和手臂需要你的膝盖

And one of these days I know you will need me 这些天，我知道你会需要我的一个

we were meant to be, ooohhh, we were meant to be 我们的意思是， ooohhh ，我们的意思是

   

You're mother's an ogre your father's a scamp 你是妈妈的一个食人魔你的父亲是个流氓

you won't see my parents honored on any stamp 你不会看到我的父母兑现任何印花税

But just like a bulb screws into a lamp 但就像一个灯泡拧入灯

we were meant to be 我们的意思是

   

The way the AIDS needs a vaccine, somewhere a vaccine needs 顺便艾滋病需要的疫苗，地方的疫苗需求

AIDS, The way a victim needs life, a life needs to be saved 艾滋病的受害者需要生活的方式，一种生活需要保存

And out of all of this will come a better way 进出这一切会更好的办法

we were meant to be 我们的意思是

   

So you can go to Europe, Los Angeles or Mars 所以，你可以去欧洲，洛杉矶或火星

you can stand on a building throwing cinder blocks on cars 你可以站在一个建筑物扔煤渣砖上车

You can practice deep voodoo, but like me you'll see 你可以练习巫毒很深，但我一样你会看到

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