the year 2525
在2525年
If man is still alive
如果男人還存在
If woman can survive
如果女人依然存活
They may find........
他們將會發現
In the year 3535
到了3535年
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
人們將無須講真話，也不必說謊言
Everything you think, do and say
你所想、所做及所說的一切
Is in the pill you took today
都在你今天吞服的藥丸裡面
In the year 4545
到了4545年
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
你不再需要牙齒與眼睛
You won't find a thing to chew
你找不到可以咀嚼的東西
Nobody's gonna look at you
也沒有人會看你一眼
In the year 5555
西元5555年
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
你的雙臂軟趴趴的掛在兩邊
Your legs got nothing to do
你的兩條腿沒事可作
Some machine's doing that for you
一切都有機器代勞
In the year 6565
到了6565年 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
沒有人需要老公，也沒有人需要老婆
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
你將挑選自己的兒子跟女兒
From the bottom of a long glass tube, whoa-oh
從一根長長的玻璃試管底下
In the year 7510
7510年 If God's a comin' he ought to make it by then
假如上帝要來，到那時他應該已經到了
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
或許他會自己四處看看，並且說：
"Guess it's time for the Judgement day"
好像該是審判的日子了
In the year 8510
8510年
God's gonna shake his mighty head
上帝將會搖著他偉大的頭
He'll either say "I'm pleased where man has been"
若不是說他很滿意人類的表現
Or tear it down and start again, whoa-oh
就是決定把世界毀滅，讓一切從頭來過
In the year 9595
到了9595年
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be
我有點好奇，人類是否依然還能活著
He's taken everything this old earth can give
因為他們已經用光了這個大地所提供的一切資源
And he ain't put back nothing, whoa-oh
而且什么也沒有歸還
Now it's been 10,000 years
如今一萬年已經過去
Man has cried a billion tears
人類已經哭了無數的眼淚
For what he never knew
在不知不覺中
Now man's reign is through
人類的時代已經結束
But through the eternal night
但是，穿過永恆的黑暗
The twinkling of starlight
閃爍的星光 So very far away
在遙遠的地方
Maybe it's only yesterday...
或許那只不過是昨天的事吧
- 专辑：In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
- 歌手：Zager & Evans
- 歌曲：In The Year 2525 (Exordium Terminus)
