A church is burning
一座教堂在燃烧
The flames rise higher
火苗越燃越高
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
Aglow in the sky
在空中烧得通红
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
The fire is saying
火焰在咆哮
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我仍应获得自由
Three hooded men
三个戴头巾的男人
Through the back roads did creep
爬过后面的路
Torches in their hands
手里拿着火把
While the village lies asleep
在整个村庄都在沉睡时
Down to the church where
向下走到
Just hours before
几小时前还是教堂的地方
Voices were singing and
放声歌唱
Hands were beating and
不停鼓掌
Saying I won't be a slave anymore
口中说道 我再也不是奴隶了
A church is burning
一座教堂在燃烧
The flames rise higher
火苗越燃越高
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
Aglow in the sky
在空中烧得通红
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
The fire is saying
火焰在咆哮
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我仍应获得自由
Three hooded men
三个戴头巾的男人
Their hands lit the spark
他们的手点燃火焰
And they faded in the night
他们的身影在黑夜中模糊
And they vanished in the dark
然后消失得无影无踪
And in the cold light of morning
在清晨的冷光下
There is nothing that remains
一切荡然无存
But the ashes of a Bible
除了一本圣经的灰烬
And a can of kerosene
和一罐煤油
A church is burning
一座教堂在燃烧
The flames rise higher
火苗越燃越高
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
Aglow in the sky
在空中烧得通红
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
The fire is saying
火焰在咆哮
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我仍应获得自由
A church is more than
一座教堂不仅仅只是
Just timber and stone
木材和石料
And freedom is a dark road
当你独自行走时
When you're walking it alone
自由是一条黑暗之路
But the future is now
但未来已在眼前
And it's time to take a stand
是时候表达立场了
So the lost bells of freedom
那些逝去的自由之音
Can ring out in my land
能够在我的土地上响起
A church is burning
一座教堂在燃烧
The flames rise higher
火苗越燃越高
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
Aglow in the sky
在空中烧得通红
Like hands that are praying
就像正在祈祷的双手
The fire is saying
火焰在咆哮
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我仍应获得自由