A man stands up before God and country 一名男子站起来上帝和国家前

Raises his right hand and takes an oath 举起他的右手，并采取宣誓

Swears he has acted in the line of duty 发誓他已经演过因公殉职

And he more than anyone wants to tell the truth 他比任何人都想说实话

   

But there is a need to keep some things a secret 但是，有必要保留一些东西的秘密

Some weapons shipments-some private wars 有些武器的出货量，一些私人的战争

In the future democracy will be defended 在未来的民主将辩护

Behind closed doors 闭门造车

   

Now the men of Congress who convene to determine 现在，美国国会谁召集的男人来决定

If covert war is a business or a crime 如果秘密战争是一个企业或一个犯罪

Are the same men who routinely give their permission 都是一样的人谁经常给他们的权限

For the shedding of blood in security's name 对于血液安全的名义脱落

   

And there is a need to keep some things a secret 并且有必要保留一些东西的秘密

The names of some countries-the terms of some deals 一些国家的名字，在一些交易条款

And above all the sound of the screams of the innocent 以上无辜的惨叫所有声音

Beneath our wheels 下面我们轮子

   

Does the word justice mean anything to you? 这个词正义意味着什么吗？

Are the features of a lie beginning to come through? 是一个谎言开始才能通过的特点是什么？

   

In the streets of America the children are buried 在美国街头的孩子们被掩埋

Caught in an avalanche of weapons and drugs 夹在武器和毒品的雪崩

They live and they die in the bowels of a business 他们的生活和他们在业务的肠子死

That's disguised as a war between The Crips and The Bloods 这是伪装成瘸子和该布卢兹之间的战争

   

And there is a need to keep some things a secret 并且有必要保留一些东西的秘密

The C.I.A. deals protecting the source 该C.I.A.保护源协议

And the government policies directly connecting the drugs and our wars 而政府的政策直接连接的药物和我们的战争

Does the word justice mean anything to you? 这个词正义意味着什么吗？

   

As the battlefield comes home and democracy falls through 由于战场回家和民主漏网

I am waiting for the time to come 我在等待的时间里

When the word will be real for everyone 当这个词将是真正为大家

And not just a word but a thing that can be done 而且不只是一个字，但一件事是可以做的

But justice must be won 但司法必须拿下