Ain't No Rest for the Wicked (Original Version) - Cage The Elephant
I was walkin' down the street
那时 我走在街上
When out the corner of my eye
通过眼角余光
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me
看到一个漂亮的人儿向我走来
She said I never seen a man
她说 我从没见过
Who looked so all alone
如此孤独之人
Could you use a little company
你需要找一个陪伴的人吗
And if you pay the right price
如果出的价钱合适的话
Your evening sill be nice
你的今晚一定会很美好
You can go and send me on my way
事后你放心离开 随便打发我就好
I said you're such a sweet young thing
我说 你真是个年轻美丽的姑娘
Why you do this to yourself
你又何苦这样对待自己
She looked at me and this is what she said
她凝视着我 然后说
*There ain't no rest for the wicked
苦命的人是不能休息的
Money don't grow on trees
钱不会从树上长出来
I got bills to pay
我有债要还
I got mouths to feed
家里人还等着米下锅
Ain't nothing in this world for free
这世上什么东西不得花钱
I know can't slow down
我知道 我一刻也不能停
I can't hold back
我不能退缩
Though you know I wish I could
虽然我也很想
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
不 苦命的人是不能休息的
Until you close our eyes for good
除非眼睛一闭 上了天堂
Not even 15 minutes later
不出十五分钟就轻松了
I'm still walkin' down the street
我还在街头闲逛
When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight
这时 我看到一个人影从我的眼前闪过
And then he swept up from behind
然后 他从我后面冲了上来
He put a gun up to my head
他拿着一把枪抵在我的头上
He made it clear he wasn't lookin' for a fight
他明确表示 他也不想生事
He said give me all you got
他说 把你身上的东西都交出来
I want your money not your life
我谋财但不害命
But if you try to make amove I won't thind twice
但是如果你敢乱动 我会毫不犹豫地毙了你
I told him you can have my cash
我对他说 你把我的钱拿走吧
But first you know I gotta ask
但你知道的 首先 我必须问一句
What made you want to live this kind of life
是什么让你想过这样的生活
He said there aint no rest for the wicked
他说 苦命的人是不能休息的
Money don't grow on trees
钱不会从树上长出来
I got bills to pay
我有债要还
I got mouths to feed
家里人还等着米下锅
Ain't nothing in this world for free
这世上什么东西不得花钱
I know can't slow down
我知道 我一刻也不能停
I can't hold back
我不能退缩
Though you know I wish I could
虽然我也很想
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
不 苦命的人是不能休息的
Until you close our eyes for good
除非眼睛一闭 上了天堂
Well now a couple hours past
现在 几个小时过去了
And I was sitting in my house
我一直坐在家里
The day was winding down and comming to an end
这一天快要结束 终于可以放松下来
So I turned on the TV
于是 我打开电视
And flipped it over to the news
换到新闻频道
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend
眼前的事情让我难以理解
I saw a preacher man in cuffs
我看到一个牧师戴着手铐
He'd taken money from the church
他偷了教堂里的钱
He'd stuff his bank account with righteous dollar bills
他把他的不义之财存进银行
But even still I can't say much
即使这样 我也不能说什么
Because I know we're all the same
因为我知道 我们都是如此
Oh yes we all seed out to satisfy those thrills
我们生来就是为了满足刺激感
You know there aint no rest for the wicked
你知道 苦命的人是不能休息的
Money don't grow on trees
钱不会从树上长出来
We got bills to pay
我们有债要还
We got mouths to feed
我们有家人要养
Ain't nothing in this world for free
这世上什么东西不得花钱
We can't slow down
我们知道 我们一刻也不能停
We can't hold back
我们不能退缩
Though you know we wish we could
虽然我们也很想
No there ain't no rest for the wicked
不 苦命的人是不能休息的
Until you close our eyes for good
除非眼睛一闭 上了天堂