The Sunken Lands

The Sunken Lands - Rosanne Cash

Five cans of paint in the empty fields

在空旷的田野的五罐油漆

The dust reveals

尘埃揭示

The children cry the work never ends

孩子在哭，工作永远不会结束

There's not a single friend

没有一个朋友

Who will hold her hand in the sunken lands

谁将在沉没中握住她的手

The mud and tears melt the cotton balls

泥浆和眼泪融化的棉花球

It's a heavy toll

这是一个沉重的代价

Oh oh

哦哦

His words are cruel and they sting like fire

他的话是残酷的，他们的毒刺像火

Like the devil's choir

像魔鬼的唱诗班

Oh oh

哦哦

But who will hold her hand in the sunken lands

但谁会在沉没中握住她的手

The river rises and she sails away

河水上涨，她正在离开

But she could never stay

但是她从来不会

Oh oh

哦哦

Now her work is done in the sunken lands

现在她的工作是在沉没的土地上进行的

There's five empty cans

有五个空罐