Perfect Sense, Pt. I

The monkey sat on a pile of stone
猴子坐在石堆上
And stared at the broken bone in his hand
凝视着手中的断骨
Strains of a Viennese quartet
维也纳四重奏的浊音
Rang out across the land
飘过土地
And the monkey looked up at the stars
猴子抬头看星星
And he thought to himself
心里对自己说
Memory is a stranger
记忆是个外行
History is for fools
历史是给傻帽看的
And he cleaned his hands
他在圣书水池里
In a pool of holy writing
洗净双手
Turned his back on the garden
转过身，背对花园
And set out for the nearest town
起身去往最近的城镇
Hold on hold on soldier
等一等等一等，士兵
When you add it all up
当你把一切都加起来
The tears and the marrowbone
所有的眼泪和髓骨
There's an ounce of gold
抵得上一盎司的黄金
And an ounce of pride in each ledger
和一盎司的骄傲，在每一页的账簿上
And the Germans killed the Jews
德国人杀了犹太人
And the Jews killed the Arabs
犹太人杀了阿拉伯人
And the Arabs killed the hostages
阿拉伯人杀了人质
And that is the news
这些都是新闻
And is it any wonder that
难怪呵难怪
The monkey's confused
猴子被弄糊涂了
He said Mama
他说妈妈妈妈
The President's a fool
总统是个大傻瓜
Why do I have to keep reading
我干嘛非要读这些
These technical manuals
技术手册
And the joint chiefs of staff
参谋首长联席议会
And the brokers on Wall Street said
还有华尔街的经纪人，说
Don't make us laugh
别逗我们发笑
You're a smart kid
你是个聪明的孩子
Time is linear
时间是线性的
Memory is a stranger
记忆是个外行
History is for fools
历史是给傻帽看的
Man is a tool in the hands
人是一件工具
Of the great God Almighty
握在伟大全能的上帝手里
And they gave him command
那双手给他
Of a nuclea submarine
核潜艇的指挥权
And sent him back in search of
派他去找回
The Garden of Eden
伊甸的花园