《They Don't Care About Us》是由Michael Jackson(迈克尔·杰克逊)创作并演唱的一首歌曲,收录在他的专辑《HIStory》中。
创作这首歌前,迈克尔·杰克逊因白人的种族歧视而受到深重的侮辱和伤害。在这首血泪之作中,迈克尔声嘶力竭地痛斥种族歧视分子和三K党,呼吁消灭种族歧视,毫无掩饰地宣泄着自己的愤怒、控诉着社会的黑暗。
他俨然是一个为自由而战、为和平而战的英勇顽强的战士,他激动人心的高亢嗓音给予了黑人无限的希望与力量。
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Skin head, dead head
光头党,骷髅党
Everybody gone bad
没有一个好东西
Situation, speculation
见风使舵,投机取巧
Everybody allegation
个个都在无端指控
In the suite, on the news
诉讼中,新闻里
Everybody dog food
充斥着无耻滥言
Bang bang, shot dead
乒乒乓乓,枪击身亡
Everybody gone mad
人们尽皆陷入疯狂
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
Beat me, hate me
打击我,仇视我
You can never break me
你永远别想打垮我
Will me, thrill me
利诱我,恐吓我
You can never kill me
你永远别想除掉我
Jew me, sue me
诽谤我,诬告我
Everybody do me
个个都想来整我
Kick me, kike me
践踏我,侮辱我
Don't you black or white me
你也休想颠倒我的是非
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
Tell me what has become of my life
告诉我,我的生活是怎么了
I have a wife and two children who love me
我有爱我的妻子和2个孩子
I am the victim of police brutality, now
现在却是警察滥权的受害者
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate
我受够了当仇恨的牺牲品
You're rapin' me of my pride
你要毁掉我的自尊
Oh, for God's sake
噢,看在上帝的份上
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy
我企求上天实现神对人的承诺
Set me free
给我自由
Skin head, dead head
光头党,骷髅党
Everybody gone bad
没有一个好东西
Trepidation, speculation
惶恐不安,炒作渲染
Everybody allegation
个个都在无端指控
In the suite, on the news
诉讼中,新闻里
Everybody dog food
充斥着无耻滥言
Black man, black mail
告密者,勒索信
Throw the brother in jail
把我的兄弟,投进监狱
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
Tell me what has become of my rights
告诉我,我的权利是怎么了
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
你故意忽视我,我就不存在了吗?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
你公开许诺过现在就给我解放和自由
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
我受够了成为丑闻中的牺牲品
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
他们给我扣上臭名昭著的帽子
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
我不敢相信,这就是那生我养我的地方
You know I do really hate to say it
你知道,我真的讨厌说这些话
The government don't wanna see
政府是不想看到这些
But if Roosevelt was livin'
但要是罗斯福还活着
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
他不会容忍这一切,绝不!绝不!
Skin head, dead head
光头党,骷髅党
Everybody gone bad
没有一个好东西
Situation, speculation
见风使舵,投机取巧
Everybody litigation
个个都要诉讼控告
Beat me, bash me
打击我,攻击我
You can never trash me
你永远别想吓倒我
Hit me, kick me
迫害我,践踏我
You can never get me
你永远别想碰到我
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
现实中的一些事,他们是不想看到
But if Martin Luther was livin'
但要是马丁路德金还活着
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
他不会容忍这一切,绝不!绝不!
Skin head, dead head
光头党,骷髅党
Everybody gone bad
没有一个好东西
Situation, segregation
见风使舵,种族隔离
Everybody allegation
个个都在无端指控
In the suite, on the news
诉讼中,新闻里
Everybody dog food
充斥着无耻滥言
Kick me, kike me
践踏我,侮辱我
Don't you wrong or right me
你休想评价我的对错
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
With deeply in fire
水深火热
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
I'm here to remind you
我到这来就是为了提醒你们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I wanna say is that
我要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
All I really wanna say is that
我唯一要说的就是
They don't really care about us
没人真正在乎我们
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