作词: Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey ...
作曲: Nick Banks & Jarvis Cocker & Candida Doyle & Steve Mackey & Russell Senior
Common People
Pulp
Different Class
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
她从希腊来，带着对知识的渴求
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
她在圣马丁学院学过雕塑
That's where I caught her eye
就是在那里她看到了我
She told me that her Dad was loaded
她告诉我她的父亲是个富翁
I said In that case I'll have rum and coca-cola
我说这样的话我就点朗姆酒和可乐好了
She said fine
她说好吧
And then in 30 seconds time she said
然后有那么30秒后她说
I want to live like common people
我想象普通人那样生活
I want to do whatever common people do
我想做普通人做的事
I want to sleep with common people
我想和普通人睡在一起
I want to sleep with common people like you
我想和像你这样的普通人睡在一起
Well what else could I do?
可我能对此做什么？
I said I'll see what I can do
我说，我看看我能做些什么
I took her to a supermarket
我带她去了超市
I don't know why
我不知道为什么
but I had to start it somewhere
但我必须有个起点
so it started there
所以就从这开始吧
I said pretend you've got no money
我说你假装身无分文
but she just laughed
但她笑了
and said oh you're so funny
说你真幽默
I said Yeah
我说是啊
Well I don't see anyone else smiling in here
可我没看见有其他人笑出来
Are you sure
你真的确定
you want to live like common people
你想像普通人一样生活么？
you want to see whatever common people see
你想看到普通人看到的东西？
you want to sleep with common people
你想和普通人睡在一起？
you want to sleep with common people like me
你想和我这样的普通人睡在一起？
But she didn't understand
但她不明白
she just smiled and held my hand
她只是微笑着拉着我的手
Rent a flat above a shop
在商店的楼上租房子
Cut your hair and get a job
剪了头发去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
抽抽大麻打打台球
Pretend you never went to school
假装你没上过学
But still you'll never get it right
但你仍然永远没法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因为当你在夜里躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看着蟑螂爬过墙壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你给爸爸打电话 他就会搞定这一切
yeah
是啊
You'll never live like common people
你永远不能像普通人那样生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永远不会做普通人做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永远不会像普通人那样失败
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永远不会眼睁睁看着生活没落
and then dance and drink and screw
跳舞，喝酒，胡来
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因为别无选择
Sing along with the common people
和普通人一起唱吧
Sing along and it might just get you through
跟着唱也许能让你好过些
Laugh along with the common people
和普通人一起笑吧
Laugh along although they're laughing at you
一起笑吧，尽管他们都在笑你
and the stupid things that you do
笑你做的那些蠢事
because you think that poor is cool
因为你觉得贫穷是种酷
Like a dog lying in a corner
像只躺在街角的狗
they will bite and never warn you
它们会毫无警告地咬人
Look out
小心
they'll tear your insides out
他们会活活拽出你的灵魂
'cos everybody hates a tourist
谁也不喜欢看热闹的人
especially one who thinks
尤其当那人
it's all such a laugh
把一切当作玩笑时
yeah and the chip stain's grease
是啊，那些脏东西
will come out in the bath
你只要洗个澡就会冲掉了
You will never understand
你永远不会明白
how it feels to live your life
过那样的生活是什么感觉
with no meaning or control
没有意义，没有方向
and with nowhere else to go
没有别的地方可去
You are amazed that they exist
你会讶异于它们的存在
and they burn so bright
它们燃烧得如此明亮
while you can only wonder why
而你只会茫然不知所以
Rent a flat above a shop
在商店的楼上租房子
Cut your hair and get a job
剪了头发去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
抽抽大麻打打台球
Pretend you never went to school
假装你没上过学
But still you'll never get it right
但你仍然永远没法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因为当你在夜里躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看着蟑螂爬过墙壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你给爸爸打电话 他就会搞定这一切
You'll never live like common people
你永远不能像普通人那样生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永远不会做普通人做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永远不会像普通人那样失败
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永远不会眼睁睁看着生活没落
and then dance and drink and screw
跳舞，喝酒，胡来
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因为别无选择
I want to live with common people like you.....
我想和你这样的普通人生活在一起……
