As things start to surface 至于事情开始浮出水面

and tears come on down 和眼泪下来吧

the scars of childhood 童年的伤痕

in a small town 在一个小城镇

   

the hurt she pushed inward 她向内推伤

is starting to show 已开始显现

now she'll do some talking 现在她会做一些说话

but he'll never know 但他永远也不会知道

   

the tables have turned now 现在的表已经打开

with a child of her own 用她自己的孩子

but she's blind to the difference 但她视而不见的区别

what's taught is what's known 什么是教什么的知

   

numbed by reaction 由反应麻木

and stripped of the trust 剥去信任

a young heart is broken 一个年轻的心脏被打破

not aware that it's just 不知道，这只是

   

a family tradition 家族传统

the strength of this land 这片土地的力量

where what's right and wrong 哪里有什么对与错

is the back of a hand 是手背

turns girls into women 原来女孩变成女人

and a boy to a man 和一个男孩到一个男人

the rights of the children 儿童的权利

have nowhere to stand 无处可站

   

the memories of children 儿童的记忆

are written in stone 都写在石头上

and some they get buried 有的他们得到被埋

not to be shown 不被显示

but still they do linger 但他们仍然挥之不去

deep down inside 内心深处

like a seed that's been planted 就像一个已经埋下了种子

and won't be denied 和将不被拒绝