There was a man 有一个人，

He had a thought 他有一个想法

He couldn’t keep it to himself 他无法保持自己

Though he ought 虽然他应该

He spread it ‘round knowing that 他把那一轮知道

Mouths would run like water 嘴巴会跑水一样

And turn it into fact 并把它变成事实

   

This is how wars begin 这就是战争如何开始

This is how bombs start droppin 这是怎么开始的炸弹丢下

If it begins with stopping I will, I will 如果它开始与停止我会的，我会

   

Before I say something I regret I 之前我说的东西，我悔我

Need a moment to reflect I’d 需要一点时间来体现我最好

Like to keep my foot out of my mouth 喜欢把我的脚从我嘴里

And not be speakin’ out my neck 而不是被speakin 我的脖子

And not say it just to be sayin’ it 而不是说，它只是被说这

I got a butterfly net 我有一个蝴蝶网

In which my thoughts I collect 在我的想法我收藏

Puttin’ the head and heart to the test to come with something better Puttin 的头部和心脏的测试来更好的东西

   

If a thought is an opinion 如果一个想到的就是一个意见

To the truth it has no relation 真理有没有关系

But many mouths want attention 但许多嘴巴要注意

Intoxicated by the feelin of getting some 通过得到一些感觉陶醉

   

This is how wars begin 这就是战争如何开始

This is how hearts get broken 这就是心灵得到破

If it begins with stopping I will, I will 如果它开始与停止我会的，我会

   

Before I say something I regret I 之前我说的东西，我悔我

Need a moment to reflect I’d 需要一点时间来体现我最好

Like to keep my foot out of my mouth 喜欢把我的脚从我嘴里

And not be speakin’ out my neck 而不是被speakin 我的脖子

And not say it just to be sayin’ it 而不是说，它只是被说这

I got a butterfly net 我有一个蝴蝶网

In which my thoughts I collect 在我的想法我收藏

Puttin’ the head and heart to the test to come with something better Puttin 的头部和心脏的测试来更好的东西

   

When the tongues start waggin 当舌头开始waggin

yeah yeah 是啊是啊

It burns fire like dragon 它燃烧火象龙

yeah yeah 是啊是啊

I don’t want to be havin 我并不想成为就吃

That on my conscience, no 这对我的良心，无

I remember, I remember 我记得，我记得

Said the mother, to the daughter 母亲说，为了女儿

“If you don’t have nothin nice to say then don’t say nothing at all” “如果你没有没什么好的说无话不说什么都没有”

   

Before I say something I regret I 之前我说的东西，我悔我

Need a moment to reflect I’d 需要一点时间来体现我最好

Like to keep my foot out of my mouth 喜欢把我的脚从我嘴里

And not be speakin’ out my neck 而不是被speakin 我的脖子

And not say it just to be sayin’ it 而不是说，它只是被说这

I got a butterfly net 我有一个蝴蝶网

In which my thoughts I collect 在我的想法我收藏

Puttin’ the head and heart to the test to come with something better Puttin 的头部和心脏的测试来更好的东西

   

To come with something better, to come with something better 来更好的东西，来更好的东西

To come with something better, to come with something better 来更好的东西，来更好的东西

To reflect 为了反映

   

Puttin’ the head and heart to the test to come with something better [x12] Puttin 的头部和心脏的测试来更好的东西[ X12 ]

   

To come with better yea 来更好啊