Oldest Trick

Gonna take more eyes than the eyes that you have in your head
在你的头上，再长出更多眼睛
To see what's happening gonna take more teeth
以看清什么事正在发生/在你的嘴里
Than those in your mouth to chew it all down
再长出更多牙齿，以将它们咀嚼分化
Gonna take more brains than the brains that you have in your skull
在你的头颅中，再长出更多脑子
To find the answers 'cause these days information stinks
以寻求答案。因为现今的信息真是臭不可闻
There are enough lies here to fool the Sphinx
这么多的谎言，连史芬克斯也要被迷惑
The newest version of the oldest trick
老把戏的旧酒新瓶
It's been working since they wrote that book
自从那本书被写出来后就一直在起作用
And you say that it makes you sick
你说还没读它之前
But not before that it made you look
就被它恶心得不行
Gonna take more words than the words that can roll off your tongue
用你的舌头，再喋喋不休那些陈词滥调
To express that there is a way better than this to be free
以表达有更好方法获得自由
Gonna take more hands than the hands that grown on your arms
在你的臂上，再长出更多的手
To chip away the tired veneer
以剥落那些起卷的饰片
It's thick as a myth
它们厚得如同神话
You don't know what you're messing with
你根本不知道你应付的是什么东西
The newest version of the oldest trick
老把戏的旧酒新瓶
It's been working since they wrote that book
自从那本书被写出来后就一直在起作用
And you say that it makes you sick
你说还没读它之前
But not before that it made you look
就被它恶心得不行
Oh well, it started so long ago with
这把戏老早就有了
Just a few rich men they
由一群富人推动
Wanted to protect what they had but the
他们想保护他们所有的一切
Problem with freedom is
但自由的问题在于
Everyone wants some and
每个人都想要一些
If all are equal then the poor might get mad
大家都平等的话，穷人会疯掉
So they found enemies, built up mythologies
所以他们找到了敌人，捏造神话
To keep the people from snooping around
以免人们四处嗅探
It worked so well we can no longer tell
这真是有用/我们再也无法知晓
Where the truth turns to dust who to kill who to trust
真相尘封在何处，谁该杀谁该信
The newest version of the oldest trick
老把戏的旧酒新瓶
It's been working since they wrote that book
自从那本书被写出来后就一直在起作用
And you say that it makes you sick
你说还没读它之前
But not before that it made you look行
就被它恶心得不行
The newest version of the oldest trick
老把戏的旧酒新瓶
It's been working since they wrote that book
自从那本书被写出来后就一直在起作用
And you say that it makes you sick
你说还没读它之前
But not before that it made you look
就被它恶心得不行