《The Crucifixion》歌词

[00:00:00] The Crucifixion (苦难) (Album Version) - Phil Ochs (菲尔·奥克斯)

[00:00:22] And the night comes again to

[00:00:24] The circle studded sky

[00:00:29] The stars settle slowly

[00:00:31] In loneliness they lie

[00:00:35] Til the Universe explodes

[00:00:38] As a falling star is raised

[00:00:41] Planets are paralyzed mountains are amazed

[00:00:45] But they all glow brighter

[00:00:47] From the brilliance of the blaze

[00:00:50] With the speed of insanity then He died

[00:00:55] In the green fields a

[00:00:57] Turning baby is born

[00:01:02] His cries crease the wind

[00:01:04] And mingle with the morn

[00:01:09] An assault upon the order

[00:01:11] Changing of the guard

[00:01:13] Chosen for a challenge that

[00:01:15] Is hopelessly hard

[00:01:18] And the only single sound is

[00:01:20] The sighing of the stars

[00:01:22] But to the silence of

[00:01:24] Distance they are sworn

[00:01:28] So dance dance dance

[00:01:32] Teach us to be true

[00:01:35] Come dance dance dance

[00:01:39] Cause we love you

[00:01:46] Images of innocence charge Him go on

[00:01:52] But the decadence of destiny

[00:01:55] Is looking for a pawn

[00:01:59] To a nightmare of knowledge

[00:02:01] He opens up the gate

[00:02:04] Binding revelation is laid

[00:02:07] Upon His plate

[00:02:08] That beneath the greatest

[00:02:10] Love is a hurricane of hate

[00:02:13] And God help the critic of the dawn

[00:02:19] So he stands on the sea and

[00:02:21] He shouts to the shore

[00:02:25] But the louder that He screams

[00:02:28] Longer He's ignored

[00:02:32] For the wine of oblivion is

[00:02:35] Drunk to the dregs

[00:02:37] And the merchants of the

[00:02:38] Masses almost have to be begged

[00:02:41] 'Til the giant is aware

[00:02:43] Someone's pulling at His leg

[00:02:46] And someone is tapping at the door

[00:02:50] To dance dance dance

[00:02:54] Teach us to be true

[00:02:57] Come dance dance dance

[00:03:01] Cause we love you

[00:03:13] Then His message gathers meaning

[00:03:15] And it spreads across the land

[00:03:19] The rewarding of His pain is

[00:03:22] The following of the man

[00:03:27] But ignorance is everywhere

[00:03:29] And people have their way

[00:03:31] Success is an enemy to

[00:03:33] The losers of the day

[00:03:36] In the shadows of the churches

[00:03:38] Who knows what they pray

[00:03:40] For blood is the language of the band

[00:04:00] The Spanish bulls are beaten

[00:04:02] The crowd is soon beguiled

[00:04:07] The matador is beautiful

[00:04:09] A symphony of style

[00:04:13] Excitement is ecstatic

[00:04:16] Passion places bets

[00:04:18] Gracefully He bows to

[00:04:20] Ovations that He gets

[00:04:22] But the hands that are

[00:04:23] Applauding are slippery with sweat

[00:04:26] And saliva is falling from their smiles

[00:04:32] So dance dance dance

[00:04:36] Teach us to be true

[00:04:39] Come dance dance dance

[00:04:43] 'Cause we love you

[00:04:56] Then this overflow of life

[00:04:58] Is crushed into a liar

[00:05:03] The Gentle Soul is ripped

[00:05:05] Apart and tossed into the fire

[00:05:10] First a smile of rejection

[00:05:12] At the nearness of the night

[00:05:15] Truth becomes a tragedy

[00:05:16] Limping from the light

[00:05:19] All the canons are horrified

[00:05:21] They stagger from the sight

[00:05:24] As the Cross is trembling with desire

[00:05:29] They say they can't believe it

[00:05:31] It's a sacrilegious shame

[00:05:36] Now who would want to hurt

[00:05:38] Such a Hero of the game

[00:05:43] But you know I predicted it

[00:05:45] I knew He had to fall

[00:05:48] How did it happen

[00:05:49] I hope His suffering was small

[00:05:52] Tell me every detail

[00:05:54] I've got to know it all

[00:05:56] And do you have a picture of the pain

[00:06:02] So dance dance dance

[00:06:06] Teach us to be true

[00:06:09] Come dance dance dance

[00:06:13] 'Cause we love you

[00:06:17] Time takes her toll and memory fades

[00:06:24] But His glory is broken

[00:06:26] In magic that He made

[00:06:31] Reality is ruined

[00:06:33] It's the freeing from the fear

[00:06:35] Drama is distorted

[00:06:38] What they want to hear

[00:06:40] Swimming in their sorrow

[00:06:42] In the twisting of a tear

[00:06:44] As they wait for a new thrill parade

[00:06:50] Yes the eyes of the rebel

[00:06:52] Have been branded by the blind

[00:06:56] To the safety of sterility

[00:06:58] The threat has been refined

[00:07:04] The child was created

[00:07:06] To the slaughterhouse he's led

[00:07:08] So good to be alive when the eulogy is read

[00:07:13] Climax of emotion the worship of the dead

[00:07:17] And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds

[00:07:24] So dance dance dance

[00:07:27] Teach us to be true

[00:07:30] Come dance dance dance

[00:07:35] 'Cause we love you

[00:07:41] And the night comes again

[00:07:43] To the circle studded sky

[00:07:48] The stars settle slowly

[00:07:50] In loneliness they lie

[00:07:54] 'Till the universe explodes

[00:07:57] As a falling star is raised

[00:07:59] Planets are paralyzed mountains are amazed

[00:08:03] But they all glow brighter

[00:08:05] From the brilliance of the blaze

[00:08:08] With the speed of insanity then He died