When blood sees blood 当看到血血

Of its own 其自身的

It sings to see itself again 它唱又见到自己

It sings to hear the voice it's known 它唱听到的声音是已知的

It sings to recognize the face 它唱识别面部

   

One body split and passed along the line 一具尸体分割，并通过沿线

From the shoulder to the hip 从肩部到臀部

I know these bones as being mine 我知道这些骨头是煤矿

And the curving of the lip 和唇部的弯曲

   

And my question to you is: 我的问题给你的是：

How did this come to pass? 这是怎么发生的呢？

How did this one life fall so far and fast? 这一个生命是怎么跌得这么远快？

   

Some are lean and some with grace, and some without; 有些瘦，有的优雅，有的没有;

All tell the story that repeats 所有告诉重复的故事

Of a child who had been left alone at birth 谁被单独留在家中出生的孩子

Left to fend and taught to fight 留下来照顾和教导打

   

See his eyes and how they start with light 看到他的眼睛，以及他们如何下手轻

Getting colder as the pictures go 越来越冷的图片进入

Did he carry his bad luck upon his back? 难道他在他的背上背着自己运气不好？

That bad luck we've all come to know 运气不好我们都来认识

   

And my question to you is: 我的问题给你的是：

How did this come to pass? 这是怎么发生的呢？

How did this one life fall so far and fast? 这一个生命是怎么跌得这么远快？

   

When blood sees blood 当看到血血

Of its own 其自身的

It sings to see itself again 它唱又见到自己