Caught between the twisted stars
Terperangkap di antara bintang-bintang yang bengkok itu
the plotted lines the faulty map
garis diplot peta yang salah
that brought Columbus to New York
yang membawa Columbus ke New York
Betwixt between the East and West
Antara Timur dan Barat
he calls on her wearing a leather vest
Dia memanggilnya dengan mengenakan rompi kulit
the earth squeals and shudders to a halt
bumi menjerit dan terhuyung berhenti
A diamond crucifix in his ear
Salib berlian di telinganya
is used to help ward off the fear
digunakan untuk membantu menangkal rasa takut
that he has left his soul in someone's rented car
bahwa dia telah meninggalkan jiwanya di mobil sewaan seseorang
Inside his pants he hides a mop
Di dalam celananya ia menyembunyikan pelopeng
to clean the mess that he has dropped
untuk membersihkan kekacauan yang telah dijatuhkannya
into the life of lithesome Juliette Bell
ke dalam kehidupan litiet Juliette Bell

And Romeo wanted Juliette
Dan Romeo menginginkan Juliette
and Juliette wanted Romeo
dan Juliette menginginkan Romeo
And Romeo wanted Juliette
Dan Romeo menginginkan Juliette
and Juliette wanted Romeo
dan Juliette menginginkan Romeo

Romeo Rodriguez squares
Kotak Romeo Rodriguez
his shoulders and curses Jesus
pundaknya dan mengutuk Yesus
runs a comb through his black pony-tail
berjalan sisir melalui ekor kuda hitam nya
He's thinking of his lonely room
Dia sedang memikirkan kamarnya yang sepi
the sink that by his bed gives off a stink
wastafel yang di samping tempat tidurnya mengeluarkan bau busuk
then smells her perfume in his eyes
Lalu baunya parfum di matanya
And her voice was like a bell
Dan suaranya seperti bel

Outside the street were steaming the crack
Di luar jalan mengepul celah itu
dealers were dreaming
dealer sedang bermimpi
of an Uzi someone had just scored
dari seorang Uzi yang baru saja mencetak gol
I betcha I could hit that light
Aku yakin aku bisa memukul cahaya itu
with my one good arm behind my back
dengan lenganku yang baik di belakang punggungku
says little Joey Diaz
kata si kecil Joey Diaz
Brother give me another tote
Saudara beri saya jepit lagi
those downtown hoods are no damn good
kerudung di pusat kota tidak ada gunanya
those Italians need a lesson to be taught
Orang-orang Italia itu perlu pelajaran untuk diajar
This cop who died in Harlem
Polisi ini yang meninggal di Harlem
you think they'd get the warnin'
Anda pikir mereka akan mendapatkan peringatan itu ‘
I was dancing when his brains run out on the street
Aku sedang menari saat otaknya habis di jalan

And Romeo had Juliette
Dan Romeo menyuruh Juliette
and Juliette had her Romeo
dan Juliette menyuruhnya Romeo
And Romeo had Juliette
Dan Romeo menyuruh Juliette
and Juliette had her Romeo
dan Juliette menyuruhnya Romeo

I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag
Aku akan membawa Manhattan ke dalam kantong sampah
with Latin written on it that says
dengan bahasa Latin tertulis di atasnya yang berbunyi
“it's hard to give a shit these days”
“Sulit untuk memberikan omong kosong akhir-akhir ini”
Manhattan's sinking like a rock
Manhattan tenggelam seperti batu
into the filthy Hudson what a shock
ke Hudson yang kotor itu mengejutkan
they wrote a book about it
mereka menulis buku tentang itu
they said it was like ancient Rome
mereka bilang itu seperti Roma kuno

The perfume burned his eyes
Parfum itu membakar matanya
holding tightly to her thighs
memegang erat pahanya
And something flickered for a minute
Dan sesuatu berkedip sebentar
and then it vanished and was gone
dan kemudian lenyap dan hilang