Aku mulai menangis, mereka memasukkan gin ke cangkirku
I started to crawl, and they swaddled me up
Aku mulai merangkak, dan mereka membungkusku
I got up and run, they said “Easy, son,
Saya bangkit dan lari, mereka berkata “Mudah, Nak,
Play up, play the game”
Mainkan, mainkan permainan “
They told me to think and forget what I'd heard
Mereka menyuruh saya untuk berpikir dan melupakan apa yang telah saya dengar
They told me to lie and they questioned my word
Mereka menyuruh saya berbohong dan mereka mempertanyakan kata-kata saya
They told me to fail, better sink than sail,
Mereka menyuruh saya untuk gagal, lebih baik tenggelam daripada berlayar,
Just play the game
Hanya bermain game
Oh, towers will tumble and locusts will visit the land
Oh, menara akan jatuh dan belalang akan mengunjungi tanah itu
Oh, a curse on your house and your children and the fruit of your hand
Oh, kutukan di rumahmu dan anak-anakmu serta buah tanganmu
They said “You can't win
Mereka berkata “Anda tidak bisa menang
You can't win
Kamu tidak bisa menang
You sweat blood
Kamu berkeringat darah
You give in
Kamu menyerah
You can't win. You can't win
Kamu tidak bisa menang Kamu tidak bisa menang
Turn the cheek
Putar pipi
Take it on the chin
Ambillah di dagu
Don't you dare do this
Tidakkah kamu berani melakukan ini?
Don't you dare do that”
Tidakkah kamu berani melakukan itu “
We shoot down dreams,
Kami menembak jatuh mimpi,
We stiletto in the back
Kami stiletto di belakang
Oh the nerve of some people,
Oh saraf beberapa orang,
The nerve of some people,
Kenekatan beberapa orang,
The nerve of some
Saraf beberapa
I don't know who you think you are,
Saya tidak tahu siapa Anda pikir Anda,
Who you think you are
Siapa kamu pikir kamu
Oh what kind of mother would hamstring her sons?
Oh ibu seperti apa yang akan membuat hamstring pada anak laki-lakinya?
Throw sand in their eyes and put ice on their tongues
Lempar pasir di mata mereka dan letakkan es di lidah mereka
Ah better to leave than stay here and grieve
Ah lebih baik pergi daripada tinggal di sini dan berduka
And play the game
Dan mainkan permainannya
Don't waken the dead as you sleepwalk around
Jangan membangunkan orang mati saat Anda berjalan di sekitar
If you have a dream, brother, hush, not a sound
Jika Anda memiliki mimpi, saudara, diam, bukan suara
Just stand there and rust, die if you must
Berdiri saja di sana dan berkarat, mati jika harus
But play the game
Tapi mainkan permainannya
Oh, if we can't have it,
Oh, jika kita tidak memilikinya,
Why should a wretch like you?
Mengapa orang malang sepertimu?
Oh, it was drilled in our heads,
Oh, itu dibor di kepala kita,
Now we drill it into your head too
Sekarang kita bor ke kepala Anda juga
They said “You can't win
Mereka berkata “Anda tidak bisa menang
You can't win
Kamu tidak bisa menang
You sweat blood
Kamu berkeringat darah
You give in
Kamu menyerah
You can't win
Kamu tidak bisa menang
You can't win
Kamu tidak bisa menang
Turn the cheek
Putar pipi
Take it on the chin
Ambillah di dagu
Don't you dare do this
Tidakkah kamu berani melakukan ini?
Don't you dare do that”
Tidakkah kamu berani melakukan itu “
We shoot down dreams,
Kami menembak jatuh mimpi,
We stiletto in the back
Kami stiletto di belakang
Oh, the nerve of some people,
Oh, saraf beberapa orang,
The nerve of some people,
Kenekatan beberapa orang,
The nerve of some people
kenekatan beberapa orang
I don't know who you think you are
Saya tidak tahu siapa Anda pikir Anda
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
Saraf beberapa orang, saraf beberapa orang
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
Saraf beberapa orang, saraf beberapa orang
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
Saraf beberapa orang, saraf beberapa orang