The Age Of Self

They say the working class is dead, we're all consumers now
有人說已經不存在什麼無產階級了，我們每個人都能買買買
They say that we have moved ahead – we're all just people now
有人說你們不要當老頑固，這個時代已經人人平等
There's people doing 'frightfully well' there's others on the shelf
這些人說得可真是動聽的確有些東西好像已經過氣了
But never mind the second kind this is the age of self
但並不妨礙後者仍然映射出這個時代本身
And it seems to me if we forget our roots and where we stand
要我說，如果我們以為自己姓趙，看不清自己的處境
The movement will disintegrate like castles built on sand
那麼一切行動都會像築於流沙上的城堡一樣不堪一擊
They say we need new images to help our movement grow
有人說我們得設計新的圖景了
They say that life is broader based as if we didn't know
有人說如今的生活豐富得無所不包說得如此信誓旦旦
While Martin J. and Robert M. play with printer's ink
然而在Martin J.和Robert M.舞文弄墨之時
The workers 'round the world still die for Rio Tinto Zinc
世上仍有工人因為力拓集團（譯註：一個大型跨國礦業集團）失去生命
And it seems to me if we forget our roots and where we stand
要我說，如果我們以為自己姓趙，看不清自己的處境
The movement will disintegrate like castles built on sand
那麼一切行動都會像築於流沙上的城堡一樣不堪一擊
castles built on sand
就像築於流沙上的城堡