A city freeze get on your knees
城市冻结时,请跪地祈求
Pray for warmth and green paper
祈求温暖和钞票
A city drought you're down and out
城市匮乏
See your trousers don't taper
看你裤脚不修身
Saddle up kick your feet
振作精神,迈步向前
Ride the range of a London street
驰骋在伦敦街头巷尾
Travel to a local plane
游走在熟悉的街头巷尾
Turn around and come back again
转过身再回来
And at the chime of the city clock
城市钟声敲响时
Put up your road block hang on to your crown
树起障碍,坚守王冠
For a stone in a tin can
为了一文不值的东西
Is wealth to the city man who leaves his armor down
是城市人卸下防备的'财富'(指城市生活的便利与利益,但若失去防备则可能遭遇危险)
Stay indoors beneath the floors
深居简出,躲在地板下
Talk with neighbors only
只和邻居交谈
The games you play make people say
你玩弄的把戏让人们说
You're either weird or lonely
世人说你孤僻或怪诞
A city star won't shine too far
小城明星,光彩难远扬
On account of the way you are
因你的性格使然
And the beads around your face
脸上珠串巧妆点
Make you sure to fit back in place
使你重新融入其中
And at the beat of the city drum
随着城市鼓点的节奏
See how your friends come in twos or threes or more
看你的朋友,如何成双成对,甚至成群结队
For the sound of a busy place is fine for a pretty face
在这喧嚣的城市里,美丽的脸庞更相得益彰
Who knows what a face is for
有谁知道一张脸为何存在?
The city clown will soon fall down
都市的小丑终将坠落
Without a face to hide in
他将无处躲藏
And he will lose if he won't choose
若不决断,他将一败涂地
The one he may confide in
他可吐露心声之人
Sonny boy with smokes for sale
卖烟的少年郎
Went to ground with a face so pale
面色苍白,隐而不见
And never heard about the change
从未听说过改变
Showed his hand and fell out of range
显露真容后,便消失无踪。
In the light of a city square
在城市广场的灯光下
Find out the face that's fair keep it by your side
寻得真心伴,守护在身旁
When the light of the city falls
当夜色降临
You fly to the city walls take off with your bride
你飞向城墙之巅,携新娘共赴征程。
But at the chime of a city clock
在城市的钟声响起时
Put up your road block hang on to your crown
竖起障碍,坚守王冠
For a stone in a tin can
如同铁皮罐里的石头
Is wealth to the city man who leaves his armor down
对卸甲的城市人来说就是财富