[ti:The Crucifixion (Album Version)]
[ar:Phil Ochs]
[al:An Introduction To Phil Ochs]
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[00:00.00]The Crucifixion (苦难) (Album Version) - Phil Ochs (菲尔·奥克斯)
[00:22.42]And the night comes again to
[00:24.88]The circle studded sky
[00:29.44]The stars settle slowly
[00:31.49]In loneliness they lie
[00:35.92]Til the Universe explodes
[00:38.70]As a falling star is raised
[00:41.10]Planets are paralyzed mountains are amazed
[00:45.60]But they all glow brighter
[00:47.51]From the brilliance of the blaze
[00:50.00]With the speed of insanity then He died
[00:55.52]In the green fields a
[00:57.01]Turning baby is born
[01:02.42]His cries crease the wind
[01:04.81]And mingle with the morn
[01:09.11]An assault upon the order
[01:11.68]Changing of the guard
[01:13.97]Chosen for a challenge that
[01:15.96]Is hopelessly hard
[01:18.19]And the only single sound is
[01:20.71]The sighing of the stars
[01:22.77]But to the silence of
[01:24.59]Distance they are sworn
[01:28.58]So dance dance dance
[01:32.66]Teach us to be true
[01:35.48]Come dance dance dance
[01:39.91]Cause we love you
[01:46.32]Images of innocence charge Him go on
[01:52.48]But the decadence of destiny
[01:55.23]Is looking for a pawn
[01:59.23]To a nightmare of knowledge
[02:01.91]He opens up the gate
[02:04.21]Binding revelation is laid
[02:07.01]Upon His plate
[02:08.67]That beneath the greatest
[02:10.11]Love is a hurricane of hate
[02:13.13]And God help the critic of the dawn
[02:19.01]So he stands on the sea and
[02:21.69]He shouts to the shore
[02:25.82]But the louder that He screams
[02:28.59]Longer He's ignored
[02:32.63]For the wine of oblivion is
[02:35.27]Drunk to the dregs
[02:37.18]And the merchants of the
[02:38.92]Masses almost have to be begged
[02:41.88]'Til the giant is aware
[02:43.74]Someone's pulling at His leg
[02:46.39]And someone is tapping at the door
[02:50.55]To dance dance dance
[02:54.58]Teach us to be true
[02:57.33]Come dance dance dance
[03:01.40]Cause we love you
[03:13.14]Then His message gathers meaning
[03:15.69]And it spreads across the land
[03:19.89]The rewarding of His pain is
[03:22.45]The following of the man
[03:27.05]But ignorance is everywhere
[03:29.41]And people have their way
[03:31.58]Success is an enemy to
[03:33.70]The losers of the day
[03:36.07]In the shadows of the churches
[03:38.18]Who knows what they pray
[03:40.45]For blood is the language of the band
[04:00.70]The Spanish bulls are beaten
[04:02.40]The crowd is soon beguiled
[04:07.27]The matador is beautiful
[04:09.54]A symphony of style
[04:13.89]Excitement is ecstatic
[04:16.42]Passion places bets
[04:18.43]Gracefully He bows to
[04:20.52]Ovations that He gets
[04:22.52]But the hands that are
[04:23.95]Applauding are slippery with sweat
[04:26.99]And saliva is falling from their smiles
[04:32.43]So dance dance dance
[04:36.43]Teach us to be true
[04:39.18]Come dance dance dance
[04:43.58]'Cause we love you
[04:56.77]Then this overflow of life
[04:58.98]Is crushed into a liar
[05:03.70]The Gentle Soul is ripped
[05:05.70]Apart and tossed into the fire
[05:10.13]First a smile of rejection
[05:12.24]At the nearness of the night
[05:15.09]Truth becomes a tragedy
[05:16.88]Limping from the light
[05:19.17]All the canons are horrified
[05:21.77]They stagger from the sight
[05:24.19]As the Cross is trembling with desire
[05:29.51]They say they can't believe it
[05:31.65]It's a sacrilegious shame
[05:36.53]Now who would want to hurt
[05:38.71]Such a Hero of the game
[05:43.10]But you know I predicted it
[05:45.35]I knew He had to fall
[05:48.08]How did it happen
[05:49.81]I hope His suffering was small
[05:52.67]Tell me every detail
[05:54.24]I've got to know it all
[05:56.75]And do you have a picture of the pain
[06:02.20]So dance dance dance
[06:06.23]Teach us to be true
[06:09.11]Come dance dance dance
[06:13.49]'Cause we love you
[06:17.78]Time takes her toll and memory fades
[06:24.34]But His glory is broken
[06:26.49]In magic that He made
[06:31.18]Reality is ruined
[06:33.38]It's the freeing from the fear
[06:35.93]Drama is distorted
[06:38.11]What they want to hear
[06:40.37]Swimming in their sorrow
[06:42.33]In the twisting of a tear
[06:44.62]As they wait for a new thrill parade
[06:50.28]Yes the eyes of the rebel
[06:52.40]Have been branded by the blind
[06:56.89]To the safety of sterility
[06:58.81]The threat has been refined
[07:04.07]The child was created
[07:06.10]To the slaughterhouse he's led
[07:08.54]So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
[07:13.21]Climax of emotion the worship of the dead
[07:17.49]And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds
[07:24.24]So dance dance dance
[07:27.96]Teach us to be true
[07:30.90]Come dance dance dance
[07:35.18]'Cause we love you
[07:41.15]And the night comes again
[07:43.20]To the circle studded sky
[07:48.20]The stars settle slowly
[07:50.48]In loneliness they lie
[07:54.60]'Till the universe explodes
[07:57.38]As a falling star is raised
[07:59.67]Planets are paralyzed mountains are amazed
[08:03.87]But they all glow brighter
[08:05.95]From the brilliance of the blaze
[08:08.45]With the speed of insanity then He died