across the alley
di seberang gang
there is a rented room
ada kamar sewaan
there is a girl
ada seorang gadis
I watch I watch her
Aku melihat aku mengawasinya

yellow cotton curtains
tirai katun berwarna kuning
the tiles are black and white
Ubinnya hitam dan putih
why are you home early?
kenapa kamu pulang lebih awal
is this another one of those nights?
apakah ini malam yang lain?

straighten up the lilacs
Luruskan lilac
straighten up your hair
Luruskan rambutmu
over to the mirror
ke cermin
what do you see there?
apa yang kamu lihat disana?

you know why he is living
Anda tahu mengapa dia hidup
on a separate street away from you
di jalan terpisah dari Anda
usually you can forget
biasanya kamu bisa lupa
but tonight the hounds they get to you
Tapi malam ini anjing-anjing yang mereka dapatkan darimu

the hounds are running in the alley-way below….
anjing berlari di gang-jalan di bawah ….
underlining all her sins
menggarisbawahi semua dosanya

magnets in the mirror
magnet di cermin
usually you croon
biasanya kamu croon
but tonight you are no beauty
Tapi malam ini kamu tidak cantik
in your rented room
di kamar sewaanmu

he knows why he is living
dia tahu kenapa dia hidup
on a separate street away from you
di jalan terpisah dari Anda
usually he can forget
Biasanya dia bisa lupa
but tonight the hounds they get to him
Tapi malam ini anjing-anjing yang mereka dapatkan kepadanya

the mirror shows a man in a chair
cermin menunjukkan seorang pria di kursi
she sees him sway
dia melihat dia bergoyang
he’s falling to the floor
dia jatuh ke lantai
his lines they crack away
garis-garis mereka retak pergi
who is this man?
siapa orang ini?
you know him you know him you know him
Anda tahu dia tahu dia Anda kenal dia

his being is your being
keberadaannya adalah keberadaanmu
his scent is on your skin
Aromanya ada di kulitmu
his mind is on your mind
pikirannya ada di pikiranmu
his breathing is your breathing
Napasnya bernafas

so she goes to her own chair
Jadi dia pergi ke kursinya sendiri
I see her sway
Aku melihatnya bergoyang
she’s falling to the floor
dia jatuh ke lantai
her lines they crack away
garis-garisnya mereka retak
she shatters on the tiles
Dia menghancurkan ubin
like the mirror that she shatters
seperti cermin yang dia hancurkan
like the mirror that she shadows
seperti cermin yang dia bayang-bayang

the street it’s night it’s dark
Jalannya malam itu gelap
I cannot see too well
Saya tidak bisa melihat dengan baik
but a fog descended on her room
Tapi kabut turun di kamarnya
that much I can tell
yang bisa saya katakan

and every drop of water
dan setiap tetes air
drew salts across her soul, Lord
Menghirup garam di jiwanya, Tuhan
and every bead of water
dan setiap butir air
made the beaded bodies roll
membuat tubuh manik-manik berguling

a cat stopped by to listen
seekor kucing mampir untuk mendengarkan
’til her breathing ceased to toil
“Sampai pernafasannya berhenti bekerja
and on a separate street
dan di jalan yang terpisah
well, that man he ceased to moil
Nah, pria itu dia berhenti mengoceh

yellow dawn is yellowing
Fajar kuning menguning
now I can see the girl
Sekarang aku bisa melihat gadis itu
now I can see her face
Sekarang aku bisa melihat wajahnya
on the tiles I see her curled
Di atas ubin aku melihatnya melengkung

breeze – it blows the curtains
angin – itu pukulan tirai
across the wayward tiles
melintasi ubin yang temaram
across the sleeping ones
di seberang tempat tidur
on separate streets – I have to smile
di jalan yang terpisah – saya harus tersenyum

they still will not understand
mereka masih tidak akan mengerti
why they awaken so new
mengapa mereka terbangun begitu baru
but their sleep was close to…holy
Tapi tidur mereka sudah dekat … suci
my darlings
sayangku
we’re watching over you
kami mengawasi kamu

across the alley
di seberang gang
there is a rented room
ada kamar sewaan
there is a girl
ada seorang gadis
I watch I watch her
Aku melihat aku mengawasinya
I watch I watch her
Aku melihat aku mengawasinya
We watch We watch her
Kami menonton Kami mengawasinya