Promised cures for everyman 承诺治愈普通人

Snake oil and circuses 蛇油和马戏

You can get to Heaven, yes you can 你可以去天堂，当然可以

So judge the books by their surfaces 因此，通过它们的表面判断书

   

And someone's taking care of business 和别人的照顾企业的

The market place is doing fine 市场上做精

As long as there's no witness 只要没有目击者

How can there be a crime 哪有罪

   

The illusion is lasting, such beautiful masking 幻觉是持久的，如此美丽的屏蔽

We hold it in our arms 我们在我们的怀里抱它

It's all just varying degrees of con-artistry 这一切都只是不同程度的CON-艺术性

But no one seems alarmed, no one seems alarmed 但似乎没有人惊慌，似乎没有人感到震惊

   

I'll promise love without end 我会答应的爱没有尽头

I'll believe myself, if I can 我相信我自己，如果我能

And like a baby soft and helpless 而像婴儿一样柔软，无奈

I won't ask questions 我不会问问题

   

The illusion is lasting, such beautiful masking 幻觉是持久的，如此美丽的屏蔽

We see it all the time 我们看到这一切的时候

It's all just varying degrees of con-artistry 这一切都只是不同程度的CON-艺术性

But no one seems to mind, no one seems to mind 但似乎没有人介意，似乎没有人介意