[Written by Steven Wilson] [撰文史蒂芬·威尔逊]

   

I'm sending you a letter 我送你的信

Because I don't think there's much time 因为我不认为有太多的时间

Time to clear the cobwebs 时间清除蜘蛛网

Time to bear the crime 时间承受罪

   

It's only a number 这只是一个数字

It's only a death 这只是一死

Another soldier died in action 在行动中另一名士兵死亡

The telegram regrets 电报遗憾

   

I'm lying on a stretcher 我躺在担架上

They're lying to my face 他们骗我的脸

There's no-one left to help me 有没有人留下来帮我

I'm just a waste of space 我只是一个浪费空间

   

It's a matter of moments 这是瞬间的事

I'll be dead before you've read 我会死的，你读过前

There's blood on the table 有血在桌子上

And my back is full of lead 而我的背部满是铅