The stage is set, the race is on 舞台设置，比赛是

To drink the cup 'til every drop is gone 喝一杯，直到每一滴都消失

And when you make it to the top 而当你把它顶端

The hunger doesn't stop 饥饿不停止

You climb the ladder to success 你爬上梯子成功

The way the world defines it more or less 世界的方式或多或少地定义它

You find the grass is greener still 你会发现草更绿仍

On someone else's hill 在别人的山头

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

Diamonds and pearls 钻石和珍珠

Silver and gold 白银和黄金

Soon fade away 一旦消逝

Empty and cold 空和冷

Nothing remains of the things that we strive to attain 没有什么事一成不变的，我们努力实现的事情

Only the love that is lasting will not be in vain 只有持久不会是徒劳的爱

   

They say that pride's before the fall 他们说，骄傲的秋季之前，

The stakes are high, you know who takes it all 赌注是很高的，你知道是谁把它全部

To make it through the needle's eye 要通过针的眼，使其

You just can't live a lie 你就不能活在谎言

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Instrumental] [器乐]

   

[Chorus] [合唱]