I was in another lifetime one of toil and blood
那是另一种人生,劳累和血汗
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
黑暗成了美德,路上只有泥泞
I came in from the wilderness a creature void of form
我从荒野走来,身形已散
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
And if I pass this way again you can rest assured
如果再走这条路,你就放心吧
I'll always do my best for her on that I give my word
我肯定会为她好好努力,我向大家保证
In a world of steel-eyed death and men who are fighting to be warm
这个世界死亡看得让人硬心肠,人们奋斗为了温饱
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
Not a word was spoke between us there was little risk involved
我让你躲开风暴
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved
所有的可能都已经被拆除
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm
想象一下有个地方永远安全温饱
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
I was burned out from exhaustion buried in the hail
我曾烧干得像一堆灰烬,也曾像埋入冰窟
Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail
曾在灌木丛里被毒倒,曾从大路上被吹跑
Hunted like a crocodile ravaged in the corn
像条鳄鱼被追杀,在玉米地被强暴
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
Suddenly I turned around and she was standing there
突然我掉头发现她就站在那里
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair
手腕戴着银镯,头上插着鲜花
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
她向我走来这么优雅,拿走我的荆冠
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
Now there's a wall between us something there's been lost
现在我们之间有了墙,有东西丢失不见
I took too much for granted got my signals crossed
我太自以为是,把符号交错混乱
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn
只要想想那个早被遗忘的早晨开始的一切
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
Well the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
哦,警察冷漠地走着,牧师骑在座骑上
But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts
但一切都无关紧要,只有那有意义才最糟糕
And the one-eyed undertaker he blows a futile horn
独眼的掘墓人吹起了徒劳的号角
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
I've heard newborn babies wailing like a mourning dove
我听见新生儿哭得像一头悲痛的鸽子
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
老人们只有残缺的牙齿,搁浅在没有爱的沙滩
Do I understand your question man is it hopeless and forlorn
我理解你的问题吗,哥们,是绝望和孤独吗
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
In a little hilltop village they gambled for my clothes
在一个山顶小村,他们打赌,要我的衣服
I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
我赌自己可以拯救,他们给我剧毒
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
我拿出自己的无辜,得到了他们的嘲笑
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴
Well I'm living in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
哦,我现住在异国他乡,但已经准备跨越边界
Beauty walks a razor's edge someday I'll make it mine
美走在刀刃的边缘,总有一天我会俘获它
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
如果我可以倒拨时钟,回到上帝和她诞生的那一刻
"Come in" she said
进来,她说
"I'll give you shelter from the storm"
我让你躲开风暴