Crucify Your Mind

作词 : Sixto Rodriguez

作曲 : Sixto Rodriguez

Was it a huntsman or a player

是猎人还是赌徒

That made you pay the cost

让你付出如此代价

That now assumes relaxed positions

现在看似轻松的处境

And prostitutes your loss?

却在践踏你失去的东西

Were you tortured by your own thirst

你是否被自己的欲望折磨

In those pleasures that you seek

在你寻求的欢愉之中

That made you Tom the curious

之前让你好奇

That makes you James the weak?

现在又让你脆弱

And you claim you got something going

你声称在筹划一件大事

Something you call unique

你说是很特别的事

But I’ve seen your self-pity showing

但我看到了你顾影自怜

As the tears rolled down your cheeks

当泪水滚落你的脸颊

Soon you know I’ll leave you

很快你就知道我要离开你了

And I’ll never look behind

而且我不会再回头

'Cos I was born for the purpose

因为我天生如此

That crucifies your mind

只为折磨你的心

So con,convince your mirror

所以说服你自己吧

As you’ve always done before

正如你一直在做的

Giving substance to shadows

赋予阴影意义

Giving substance ever more

赋予更多意义

And you assume you got something to offer

你以为你还有更多筹码

Secrets shiny and new

更多闪亮新奇的秘密

But how much of you is repetition

但你有的只是冗余重复

That you didn’t whisper to him too

那些你还没来得及说的