Hurricane

In the eye of a hurricane
飓风眼里
There is quiet
全是静寂
For just a moment
只有片刻
A yellow sky
昏黄的天空
When I was seventeen a hurricane
我十七岁时，一场飓风，
Destroyed my town
毁灭了我的家乡
I didn’t drown
我没有溺亡
I couldn’t seem to die
仿佛我无法死去一样
I wrote my way out
我写出了自己的出路
Wrote everything down far as I could see
把目所能及的生灵涂炭，写成篇章
I wrote my way out
我写出了自己的出路
I looked up and the town had its eyes on me
我抬头，看见了家乡对我的注目
They passed a plate around
他们开始为我筹款
Total strangers
即使是陌生路人
Moved to kindness by my story
也为我的故事所动容
Raised enough for me to book passage on a
筹够了一张
Ship that was New York bound…
驶向纽约的船票
I wrote my way out of hell
我的文笔让我逃离了地狱
I wrote my way to revolution
我的文笔谱写了革命的辉煌
I was louder than the crack in the bell
我呼喊的能量 比自由之钟更强
I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell
我写了绵绵情书 终获Eliza的芳心
I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well
宪法威严得以捍卫，也因我写下的浩瀚篇章
And in the face of ignorance and resistance
顶着重重的无知与阻力
I wrote financial systems into existence
我将金融系统谱写于世上
And when my prayers to God were met with indifference
当我的祷告遭到上帝的冷遇
I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance
我拿起笔, 写出自我救赎的方向
In the eye of a hurricane
台风眼里
There is quiet
全是静寂
For just a moment
只有片刻
A yellow sky
昏黄的天空
I was twelve when my mother died
母亲死时，我十二岁
She was holding me
她抱着我
We were sick and she was holding me
我们满身疾病，她抱着我
I couldn’t seem to die
仿佛我无法死去一样
wait for it wait for it
等着瞧 等着瞧
I’ll write my way out…
我将写出自己的出路
Write everything down, far as I can see…
把能想到的一切，写成篇章
History has its eyes on you
历史的眼睛 正在注视着你
I’ll write my way out…
我将写出自己的出路
Overwhelm them with honesty.
用我的坦诚，让他们无法反抗
This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only
身在飓风眼里，只有这样
Way I can protect my legacy
我的功绩 方可万世流芳
wait for it wait for it
等着瞧 等着瞧
The Reynolds Pamphlet
雷诺兹手册