Letterbomb by GREEN DAY
信件炸彈
(Intro By Kathleen Hanna)
Nobody likes you
Everyone left you
They're all out without you
Having fun
沒有人喜歡你
所有人都離開你了
他們都出門了,把你留在這裡
(他們都出門)找樂子去了
(這一小段超經典的開頭是Kathleen Hanna的聲音,Kathleen Hanna是美國punk樂團Bikini Kill(已解散)的主唱,Billie Joe非常喜愛Kathleen Hanna的風格,這一小段開頭在第12首歌Homecoming的中段也有,Homecoming的那一段是Mike Dirnt的聲音)
(特別用女聲來詮釋這首歌的開頭,表示這段話是Whatsername寫給Jesus of Suburbia的信裡的內容)
Where have all the bastards gone?
The underbelly stacks up ten high
The dummy failed the crash test
Collecting unemployment checks
Like a flunky along for the ride
那些王八蛋到哪裡去了?(Where have all the bastards gone是在致意Pete Seeger的歌曲Where Have All the Flowers Gone,這是一首反戰爭的歌曲,Pete Seeger是一位著名的民謠歌手,也是一位社運人士,從戰爭到環保議題都有發聲)
肚子裡堆滿了威士忌(Ten High是一款美國威士忌)
假人在汽車撞擊測試中掛了
去提領失業救濟金的支票
就像是個小角色順道來湊湊熱鬧
Where have all the riots gone?
As your city's motto gets pulverized
What's in love is now in debt
On your birth certificate
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse
那些暴動到哪裡去了?
當你的城市的座右銘(核心價值)都被粉碎時
本來是墜入愛情,現在是墜入債務(第2首歌已經有提到他墜入愛情和前一屁股債)
(愛和債)都在你的出生證明上
所以來點燃他媽的火柴去讓引信燒起來吧
(他已經失去了他維持他生存下去的座右銘,他想把信件炸彈給引爆)
The town bishop is an extortionist
And he don't even know that you exist
Standing still when it's do or die
You better run for your fucking life
這城鎮的主教是個勒索者(可能在指當權的政府)
他根本就不知道你的存在
站立不動(冷酷無情的)看你要選擇被奴役或死亡
你最好為了你他媽的生活(乖乖的)快點的做吧
It's not over 'till you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin'
It's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
直到你被埋在地下之前都還沒結束
在一切都太遲之前都還沒結束
這城市已經燒起來了
這並不是我的負擔
在一切都太遲之前都還沒結束
(他已經引爆炸彈了,城市已經燒起來了,但他覺得不是他的責任,他覺得都是別人的錯)
There's nothing left to analyze
(信件都燒完了)所以已經沒有留下任何東西可以去分析(為什麼Whatsername要離開他)
Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?
And where will we all go when it's too late?
當病毒自我治癒的時候,所有(準備好要犧牲)的烈士們要往哪去?
還有當一切已經太遲時我們要往哪去呢?
(當問題自己解決時,就不會有人犧牲,就不會有先烈,他想表達自己究竟要何去何從?他沒有目標,沒有想法)
And don't look back
不要回頭啊
You're not the Jesus of Suburbia
The St. Jimmy is a figment of
Your father's rage and your mother's love
Made me the idiot America
你不是郊區的耶穌
聖吉米是虛構的
(聖吉米是)從你父親的怒火和你母親的愛(杜撰出來的)
就這樣成就了你這個美國大白癡
(這段應該是Whatsername留給他的信,跟他說你自怨自艾,一無是處,你才不是像耶穌那樣的先烈來領導眾人,這段完全呼應了前面的歌曲,讓這張專輯連接了起來)
It's not over 'till you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin'
It's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
直到你被埋在地下之前都還沒結束
在一切都太遲之前都還沒結束
這城市已經燒起來了
這並不是我的負擔
在一切都太遲之前都還沒結束
She said,I can't take this place
I'm leaving it behind
她(Whatsername)說她沒辦法忍受這個城鎮
她要離開了
Well she said, I can't take this town
I'm leaving you tonight
好吧,她(Whatsername)說她沒辦法忍受這個城鎮
她要離開了
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Whatsername跟Jesus of Suburbia分手了
Whatsername已經沒辦法忍受這座城市還有這個男人
因為他整天抱怨
整天在幻想自己將會領導眾人
反戰的情緒也暗示了下一首歌Wake Me Up When September Ends
這首歌最經典的就是開頭Kathleen Hanna的清唱
在Green Day的演唱會也常出現這段喔
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Info
Album:American Idiot
Release Day:Sep 21, 2004
Artist:Green Day
Genre:Punk Rock,Pop Rock,Alternative Rock
Tracklist: 1.American Idiot
2.Jesus of Suburbia
3.Holiday
4.Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5.Are We The Waiting
6.St. Jimmy
7.Give Me Novacaine
8.She's a Rebel
9.Extraordinary Girl
10.Letterbomb
11.Wake Me Up When September Ends
12.Homecoming
13.Whatsername