I'm just a white girl I'm just a white girl Soy sólo una chica blanca From a small, safe town From a small, safe town De una ciudad pequeña y segura What could I possibly know about destruction? What could I possibly know about destruction? ¿Qué podría saber acerca de la destrucción? My lawn sure looks green today My lawn sure looks green today Mi seguro de césped se ve verde hoy Underneath these suburban skies Underneath these suburban skies Por debajo de estos cielos suburbanos But the little boy next door But the little boy next door Pero el niño de al lado Wants to be the Lord of the Flies Wants to be the Lord of the Flies Quiere ser el Señor de las Moscas It's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice It's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice Es como Caín y Abel y el santo sacrificio And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes Y tengo que creer que Dios ha cerrado los ojos And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life Y si no hay Avalon y sólo tenemos una vida It's hard to conceive why we let our brothers die It's hard to conceive why we let our brothers die Es difícil concebir por qué dejamos que nuestros hermanos mueren My bed is so safe here My bed is so safe here Mi cama es tan seguro aquí And my rose-colored glasses, they're broken And my rose-colored glasses, they're broken Y mi color de rosa, que están rotos And how the truth leaks in And how the truth leaks in ¿Y cómo las filtraciones en la verdad And I, I can't imagine And I, I can't imagine Y yo, no puedo imaginar I saw it on the news tonight I saw it on the news tonight Lo vi en las noticias esta noche That they'd announce his name That they'd announce his name Que había anunciará su nombre I saw the blood on his hands I saw the blood on his hands Vi la sangre en sus manos And they told me to look away And they told me to look away Y me dijeron que apartar la vista I tell ya it's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice I tell ya it's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice Yo te digo que es como Caín y Abel y el santo sacrificio And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes Y tengo que creer que Dios ha cerrado los ojos And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life Y si no hay Avalon y sólo tenemos una vida It's hard to conceive why we let our sisters die It's hard to conceive why we let our sisters die Es difícil concebir por qué dejamos que nuestros hermanos mueren Why, why? Why, why? ¿Por qué, por qué? Why? Why? ¿Por qué? It's a confusing civilization, darling It's a confusing civilization, darling Es una civilización confusa, cariño I tell ya It's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice I tell ya It's like Cain and Able and the holy sacrifice Yo te digo que es como Caín y Abel y el santo sacrificio And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes Y tengo que creer que Dios ha cerrado los ojos And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life Y si no hay Avalon y sólo tenemos una vida It's hard to conceive why we let our people die It's hard to conceive why we let our people die Es difícil concebir por qué dejamos que nuestra gente muere We let 'em die We let 'em die Nos dejaremos morir And watch them die And watch them die Y verlos morir