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
凝視著手中的斷骨
Strains of a Viennese quartet
維也納四重奏的濁音
Rang out across the land
飄過土地
And the monkey looked up at the stars
猴子抬頭看星星
And he thought to himself
心裡對自己說
Memory is a stranger
記憶是個外行
History is for fools
歷史是給傻帽看的
And he cleaned his hands
他在聖書水池裡
In a pool of holy writing
洗淨雙手
Turned his back on the garden
轉過身，背對花園
And set out for the nearest town
起身去往最近的城鎮
Hold on hold on soldier
等一等等一等，士兵
When you add it all up
當你把一切都加起來
The tears and the marrowbone
所有的眼淚和髓骨
There's an ounce of gold
抵得上一盎司的黃金
And an ounce of pride in each ledger
和一盎司的驕傲，在每一頁的賬簿上
And the Germans killed the Jews
德國人殺了猶太人
And the Jews killed the Arabs
猶太人殺了阿拉伯人
And the Arabs killed the hostages
阿拉伯人殺了人質
And that is the news
這些都是新聞
And is it any wonder that
難怪呵難怪
The monkey's confused
猴子被弄糊塗了
He said Mama
他說媽媽媽媽
The President's a fool
總統是個大傻瓜
Why do I have to keep reading
我幹嘛非要讀這些
These technical manuals
技術手冊
And the joint chiefs of staff
參謀首長聯席議會
And the brokers on Wall Street said
還有華爾街的經紀人，說
Don't make us laugh
別逗我們發笑
You're a smart kid
你是個聰明的孩子
Time is linear
時間是線性的
Memory is a stranger
記憶是個外行
History is for fools
歷史是給傻帽看的
Man is a tool in the hands
人是一件工具
Of the great God Almighty
握在偉大全能的上帝手裡
And they gave him command
那雙手給他
Of a nuclea submarine
核潛艇的指揮權
And sent him back in search of
派他去找回
The Garden of Eden
伊甸的花園