The world is burning down 世界正在烧毁

Can't you smell the smoke in the air? 你不能闻到空气中的烟？

War, disease, and famine 战争，疾病和饥荒

This demon, she is everywhere 这个恶魔，她无处不在

   

Poets and preachers and politicians 诗人和牧师和政治家

They've all had their say 他们都拥有自己的发言权

And we got 10,000 years 我们得到了万年

Devoted to nothing 致力于什么

But tomorrow and yesterday 但是明天和昨天

   

If all of the ignorance in the world 如果所有在世界上的无知

Passes a second ago 经过一秒钟前

What would you say? 你会怎么说？

Who would you obey? 谁你会听从？

I am here to say that 我在这里说，

   

Peace is now 和平是现在

   

Mr. President 主席先生

I hereby pardon you of all your crimes 我在此原谅你所有的罪行

For they are just as much mine 因为他们是一样多的矿

   

Selfishness and separation have led me 自私和分离使我

To believe that the world is not my problem 要相信这个世界是不是我的问题

The world is not my problem 世界是不是我的问题

I am the world 我是世界

And you are the world 而你是世界

   

If all of the ignorance in the world 如果所有在世界上的无知

Passes a second ago 经过一秒钟前

What would you say? 你会怎么说？

Who would you obey? 谁你会听从？

I am here to say that 我在这里说，

   

Peace is now 和平是现在