Terrible Thing

The parking lot is rammed with shotgun pickup trucks
停车场挤满了装着猎枪的皮卡车
At the Jones Rubber plant where all the guys end up
这些人长大后就会在当地的橡胶厂做工
Beer-drinking boy scouts living life like they ain't stuck
喝啤酒的童子军男孩的生活不会有什么烦恼
On these quicksand streets with their girls in a sling
在有着流沙的街道上，他们的胳膊吊着绷带，和女朋友在一起
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing
我却在自己的卧室里，濒于崩溃的边缘*（*暗喻自杀）

Around here, we all take up our cross and hang on His holy name
在这个地方，人们都拿起十字架，挂在上帝的圣名下。但是发给我的牌*却会让我被赶出这游戏（*被当地主流不接受的性取向）
But the cards that I was dealt will get you thrown out of the game
嘿，妈妈，你看不到你的孩子被束缚在这小镇的文化绞丝中吗？
Hey momma, can't you see your boy is wrapped up in the strangle silk
这个蜘蛛网般的文化为王的小镇里
Of this cobweb town where culture is king?
我在自己的卧室里，濒于崩溃的边缘
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing

我闭上双眼，想到那溪水
I close my eyes and think of the water
在盐溪*峡谷中流淌，那时我还年幼（*盐溪这个地方是当地人受洗的地方）
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young

在老磨坊公园，镇里一半的人都来了
Down at Old Mill Park, half the town's in tow
来见证是谁赢了竞技前的泳装选美比赛
To crown the Bathing Beauty of the rodeo
当她的母亲忍住骄傲的泪水时，一个年轻的牛仔点头示意
While her mother fights back proud tears a young cowboy gives the nod
门打开了，牛仔因冲出的牛而流血，这是上帝能接受的男子气概之礼
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
我扣下扳机，子弹射中我自己，血流了出来，这是我对上帝的献礼
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
在这个用带刺的铁丝围绕成的梦想之镇
In this barbed wire town of barbed wire dreams
我在自己的卧室里，濒于崩溃的边缘
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing

我闭上双眼，想到那溪水
I close my eyes and think of the water
在盐溪峡谷中流淌，那时我还年幼
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young
我闭上双眼，想到那溪水
I close my eyes and think of the water
在盐溪峡谷中流淌，那时我还年幼
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young