第一章节
Jesters and Jailers
小丑与狱卒们
Attend to and tailor
上场并扮演着
The tale of war underfoot
关于脚下战争的传说
The cogheads and serpents
齿轮和巨蛇们
Towards battle aren't certain
走向不确定的战争
They know that it all ends in soot
他们也知道一切都将湮灭于烟尘
While seeking protection
寻找着保护
They build their collection
收集着证物
A weapon unmatched by machine
一种机器无法匹敌的武器
The first stone is cast
第一块石头投出
But the one who laughs last
可笑到最后的
Is the distant pedestrian queen
是远处路过的皇后
副歌前导 1
There's more than meets the eye to what's begun
已经开始的一切远没有看到的那么简单
Although she's standing last, she has not won
尽管她站到了结局，她还没赢得桂冠
副歌
They say that all's fair in—
他们说无论事情如何发展
That anything goes
总能得出公正的结果
And what are they fighting for?
他们又为何而战
Nobody knows
没有人能够知晓
So we're doomed to watch
我想我们注定旁观
Or to fight I suppose
或者就这样加入战斗
While hand, cog, and flesh come to blows
而手、齿轮与血肉已开始互殴
第二章节
The jesters in court
那法庭里的小丑
Have a secret of sorts
抱着某一种秘密
That was stolen while under her watch
在她的眼皮底下偷走
They didn't begin it
他们不是始作俑者
But once caught up in it
可一旦身陷其中
They left to take things down a notch
也只能稍稍减少影响
They have no excuse
他们没有辩解
But they value its use
却珍惜这一机会
So they keep it from all those involved
于是他们远离了一切相关的人
Their weapon stays hidden
他们藏好武器
The war stays unbidden
战争不请自来
Their guilt they've completely absolved
于是他们的罪行被全部赦免
副歌前导 2
There's more than meets the eye to what goes down
正在发生的一切远没有看到的那么简单
The jesters are not fools; they wear the crown
小丑并不是愚人，他们头戴王冠
副歌
They say that all's fair in—
他们说无论事情如何发展
That anything goes
总能得出公正的结果
And what are they fighting for?
他们又为何而战
Nobody knows
没有人能够知晓
So we're doomed to watch
我想我们注定旁观
Or to fight I suppose
或者就这样加入战斗
While hand, cog, and flesh come to blows
而手、齿轮与血肉已开始互殴
第三章节
The jailers, meanwhile
与此同时，狱卒们
In truth or denial
是真相抑或否认
Acquired a threat of their own
被自己所威胁
Though quite the detectives
虽然是相当好的侦探
They seem ineffective
他们还是不够效率
At working out truths not yet shown
没能找出那尚未出现的真相
They don't understand
他们不懂得
But reach out to the hand
却还是伸向手
And demand their compliance for aid
要求他们顺从帮助
The snakes don't comply
而蛇并未妥协
So the jailers sit by
狱卒只能袖手
And they never realize they've been played
他们却不知道自己已成了笑料
副歌前导 3
There's more than meets the eye to what goes on
还在发生的一切远没有看到的那么简单
The jailers are not rooks, they are the pawn
狱卒并不是赌徒，而是筹码
副歌
They say that all's fair in—
他们说无论事情如何发展
That anything goes
总能得出公正的结果
And what are they fighting for?
他们又为何而战
Nobody knows
没有人能够知晓
So we're doomed to watch
我想我们注定旁观
Or to fight I suppose
或者就这样加入战斗
While hand, cog, and flesh come to blows
而手，齿轮与血肉已开始互殴
过渡曲
The jailers out of the way
狱卒离开了
The war becomes too hard
战争越来越艰难
The jesters fail to see
小丑没能看见
They are the wild card
他们只是万能牌
Machine and Serpent joined
机器与蛇加入
Decide to finally bombard
决定最后对轰
The battlefield's left empty
战场一片空荡
The earth, forever scarred
而地上的伤，永不褪却
第四章节
Jesters and Jailers
小丑与狱卒
Attend to and tailor
上场并扮演起
The tale of war that has passed
关于那已结束的战争的剧本
The latter derisive,
后者滑稽可笑
The fools indecisive
愚者优柔寡断
You both must take blame for the blast
你们都是这爆炸的推手
While you sit there writing
而当你写下这些
There's wars that need fighting
还有应参与的战争
The heroes have ended their scene
英雄都已经谢幕
Though they paid the cost
他们虽已付出代价
Not all hope is lost
但还不是毫无希望
To defeat the pedestrian queen
还能打败那过路的皇后
副歌前导 3
There's more than meets the eye to what lies ahead
将要发生的一切远没有看到的那么简单
Though she's still standing tall her army is dead
尽管她还巍然屹立，她的军队已经溃败
And one more final secret that I've found
而我只找到了最后的一个秘密
If you combined your power you'd take her down
若你能联合自己的力量，就能打倒她
副歌
They say that all's fair in—
他们说无论事情如何发展
That anything goes
总能得出公正的结果
And what is it all for?
可这一切都是为何？
Well, nobody knows
也没有人知道
Are we doomed to watch
我们是否注定旁观
And to stay writing prose?
还是留下来写下诗篇
There's a time we must all come to blows
但总有一时我们都会开始互殴
No, nothing's quite fair here
不，没有什么是公平的
But anything goes
但一切都会发生
There's dangerous people
这里有危险的人物
We all must oppose
我们都要去打败
Will they join the fight?
他们会不会加入战斗？
We'll see, I suppose
我想很快就会看到
If jailers and jesters
若是狱卒和小丑
The betters and lessers
高尚与低下
Together, 'gainst flesh come to blows
联合起来与血肉开始互殴
