Arrested in Shanghai

They assured me I was guilty but I commited no crime 

他们强加给我莫须有的罪名

They said confessions bring lenience so they put me on the line 

他们把我逮捕起来并告诉我“坦白从宽，抗拒从严” 

So I protest the massacres at the Tiananmen Square 

于是我抗议天安门大屠杀 

My friends said yo, stay away man, you better not go fucking back there 

这哥们儿说，嘿，滚蛋，你别他妈旧事重提 

They wouldn’t let me write about my opinions about the state 

他们不让我写下对这国家的意见 

And freedom of expression they would never tolerate 

他们永远不能容忍言论自由 

And the military secrets that I never did steal 

可我从没偷取军事机密 

I didn’t start no violence,and there was nobody that I killed 

也没有任何人挂掉，我根本没有动粗 

　　 

So I have a clear account of all the abuses of power 

于是我对滥用职权有了个清楚的认识 

And the memories of my homeland have now gone sour 

关于我家乡的记忆早已变质 

And I only got one weapon, its so plain for me to see 

我只剩下一个开诚布公的武器 

My only weapon I call.. poetry 

这唯一的武器叫做.. 诗歌 

　　 

And I don’t even know why 

我根本不知道为什么 

The truth seems like a lie 

真相看起来像个谎言 

In my cell there is no sky 

我的号子里暗无天日 

When I was arrested in Shanghai 

我在上海被捕 了

　　 

Into wealth and priveledge, huh, I was not born 

不愿投身财富和政治 

But a devotion to freedom and liberty, I was sworn 

而我发誓献身于自由和和平 

So every emotion is studdied, watched and controlled 

蹂躏，监视，控制我的所有情感 

Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets rolled 

那些安排所有纪律，付出和条款的人 

　　 

A transmitter beams my coordinates anywhere on earth 

把我的坐标用无线电报发射到地球上任何地方 

And radio waves, surveilance, satellite burst 

不管是收音机电波，无线监控系统，或是爆裂卫星 

Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in 

打开你们的头盖骨接受一点儿知识 

Crack open the cranium and let awareness begin……. 

把脑子扒开让你们的意识苏醒 

　　 

And I don’t even know why 

我根本不知道为什么 

The truth seems like a lie 

真相看起来像个谎言 

In my cell there is no sky 

我的号子里暗无天日 

When I was arrested in Shanghai 

我在上海被捕了