英文摇滚歌曲：As I Lay Dying - Vacancy

We live in slavery to a past we cannot escape,
And I say it's worth it to just start again... again.

We've focused so long on ideals of freedom
That it is this very belief that oppresses us.
We all want to be free, yet we find ways to
Forfeit¹ liberty to our own impulses, to our own consumption.

So I say it's worth it to build a new foundation...
A new foundation... a new foundation... a new foundation...
It's a past we cannot escape.

This vacancy² will take everything this world can offer.
But what is control once we have let go of all we suffer? Once we've let go...

Yeah... When we've awakened³ to admit
We are all enslaved, then there is
Freedom in our choice to disobey. Yeah...
Our creeds⁴ have become a justification⁵ (justification)
To live the way that some see fit, (justification)
And no one is more hopeless
Than those blinded by the scales of content.

This vacancy will take everything this world can offer.
But what is control (what is control)
Once we have let go of all we suffer?

We live in slavery to a past we cannot escape.
So I say it's worth it to just start again.

Oh... We've let go. We've let go. We've let go. Yeah...

This vacancy will take everything this world
(all that this world) can offer
(all that this world offers).
But what is control (what is control)
Once we have let go (we have let go) of all we suffer?

We can't escape, we can't escape.
We can't escape, we can't escape.
So I say it's worth it to start again.

1 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

2 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

3 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 creeds   

（尤指宗教）信条，教条( creed的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• people of all races, colours and creeds 各种种族、肤色和宗教信仰的人
• Catholics are agnostic to the Protestant creeds. 天主教徒对于新教教义来说，是不可知论者。

5 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。