Family Portrait-Radical Face

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以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:55.91]So we start with my father as a boy barely spoke a word of english fell in love from a distance He watched her working from the back fence
所以我们从我父亲开始，当我还是个小男孩的时候，他几乎不会说英语，从远处坠入爱河，他看着她在后面的栅栏上工作。 [01:07.37]He learned some words and some clever turns of phrase from his father's book of poets
他从父亲的诗集里学会了一些词句和一些巧妙的词句 [01:12.57] [01:13.35]She wasn't taken in that instant but grew impressed with his persistence
在那一瞬间她并没有被他迷住而是被他坚持不懈的精神所折服 [01:18.28] [01:19.38]They met each other out by moonlight made love in the nearby woods then her folks became suspicious when her cycle broke that settled it
他们在月光下相遇，在附近的树林里做爱，后来她的家人开始怀疑，因为她的自行车坏了，这就解决了问题。 [01:30.91]They stole away without their goodbyes got married in a foreign town made their way as best as they could Found jobs and settled down And then time moved on
他们在没有道别的情况下偷偷溜走，在一个外国城镇结婚，尽他们所能找到工作，安顿下来，然后时光飞逝。 [02:12.33]I was born in a river of blood on sheets from the wedding day
我出生在血流成河的血泊里从婚礼那一天起 [02:17.98]The room was dark and the stench was thick
房间里漆黑一片恶臭弥漫 [02:20.59]My father couldn't stand the smell of it
我的父亲无法忍受它的气味 [02:23.56]Mama died in the night cause the nearest doctor couldn't stem the blood loss
妈妈在夜里死去了因为最近的医生都无法阻止她失血过多 [02:29.48]Father cried out on the back porch
父亲在后门廊上呼喊 [02:32.51]My sister held me at the neighbor's house
我姐姐在邻居家抱着我 [02:35.85]Oh my there was a storm then there was a flood of a different kind
我的天哪一场风暴席卷而来另一种浪潮席卷而来 [02:41.08]Father's eyes were often vacant but his hands were rarely quiet
父亲的眼神常常茫然无措可他的双手很少平静 [02:47.08]Sister learned to take her hits well both from life and the physical kind
姐姐学会了接受生活和肉体上的打击 [02:52.94]But I was never one to lie down despite picked the fight
可我从来不是一个善罢甘休的人尽管我奋起反抗 [02:58.26] [02:59.68]So we designed our hells
所以我们设计了地狱 [03:29.13]Father turned into a drinker a dark bastard with a wooden heart [03:34.74]Sister learned to be a mother before she never played another part
我的姐姐在她没有做过任何事之前就学会了做母亲 [03:40.48]And I became a little terror I lashed out at whatever's around
我变得有点恐惧我对周围的一切横加阻拦 [03:46.34]Took some time before I settled to find a mind that was somewhat sound
我花了不少时间才找到一个健全的心灵 [03:53.21]And like it always does time rushed on
就像往常一样时间匆匆流逝 [04:10.43]Six years later father dies in the very same bedroom
六年后父亲在同一间卧室里去世 [04:14.89]Many said it was the grief that did it
很多人说这是悲伤造成的 [04:18.60]I have to say it's cause he hung himself
我不得不说这是因为他上吊自杀了 [04:21.47]To be honest neither sister nor myself ever much reqret his passing
说实话我和姐姐都不怎么关心他的死 [04:27.36]But I admit it was a nice thing to always know that we could feed ourselves
但我承认知道我们可以养活自己是一件好事