let me tell you a story to chill the bones
'bout a thing that i saw

let me tell you a story to chill the bones
我给你讲一个我亲身经历的
'bout a thing that i saw
毛骨悚然的故事
one night wandering in the everglades
一天夜里我不小心迷失在沼泽地里
i'd one drink but no more
我得说我稍微喝了点酒--就那么一点
i was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
我正悠然自得地享受着明亮的月光
gazing up at the stars
凝视着满天的繁星
not aware of a presence so near to me
丝毫没有察觉到有人离我如此之近
watching my every move
正在观察我的一举一动
feeling scared and i fell to my knees
这一惊不要紧,把我两条腿都给吓软了
as something rushed me from the trees
树林里的什么东西向我猛冲过来
took me to an unholy place
把我带到一个邪恶的地方
and that is where i fell from grace
那里就是我的堕落之源
then they summoned me over to join in with them
这时他们开始召唤我
to the dance of the dead
要我一起加入死者的舞蹈
in to the circle of fire i followed them
我跟着他们走进火圈
in to the middle i was led
我被领到正中央
as if time had stopped still i was numb with fear
时间仿佛停了下来,而恐惧让我浑身麻木
but still i wanted to go
奇怪的是我居然愿意继续
and the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me
我走上烧红的木炭
as i walked onto the coals
飞溅的火星没有对我造成任何伤害
and i felt i was in a trance
我感觉自己被催眠了
and my spirit was lifted from me
灵魂脱离了躯壳
and if only someone had the chance
可惜当时没有旁人
to witness what happened to me
不然他绝对可以证明我说的是真话
and i danced and i pranced and i sang with them
接着我跟着他们不停地唱啊跳啊
all had death in their eyes
他们的眼里全都透着死气
lifeless figures they were undead all of them
这些不死的生物看起来毫无生气
they had ascended from hell
他们是从地狱里爬上来的东西
as i danced with the dead
看着我跳那死亡之舞
my free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
我那被释放的灵魂对着我大笑与嚎叫
below my undead body just danced the circle of dead
在我不死的躯壳之下舞蹈的死者围成一圈

what is this?a song?

until the time came to reunite us both
直到重聚的那一刻来临
my spirit came back down to me
我的灵魂又回到身体
i didn't know if i was alive or dead
我不知道自己是否还活着
as the others, all joined in with me
因为其他人还跟着我在跳
by luck then a skirmish started
幸运的是突然发生了一点小冲突
and took the attention away from me
把所有注意力从我身上引开了
when they took their gaze from me
当他们目光从我身上移开时
was the moment that i fled
我拔腿便逃
i ran like hell faster than the wind
就像是整个地狱在后面追赶般我发了疯似的往前跑
but behind i did not glance
我甚至不敢回头瞥上一眼
one thing that i did not dare
我惟一有胆做的事
was to look just straight ahead
就是直直地盯着前面看

when you know that your time has come around
当你得知自己的日子过到了头的时候
you know you'll be prepared for it
你知道你得做好准备
say your last goodbyes to everyone
跟每个人最后说声再见
drink and say a prayer for it
然后喝上一口,念完临终的祷词
when you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed