We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Love don't have any place Love don't have any place O amor não tem lugar We're living in times where men commit crimes We're living in times where men commit crimes Vivemos em uma época em que os homens cometem crimes And crime don't have a face And crime don't have a face E o crime não tem rosto We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Icicles hanging down Icicles hanging down Pingentes pendurados Wedding bells ring and angels sing Wedding bells ring and angels sing Sinos de casamento tocam e os anjos cantam Clouds cover up the ground Clouds cover up the ground Nuvens cobrem o chão We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Wisdom is thrown into jail Wisdom is thrown into jail A sabedoria é jogada na prisão It rots in a cell, is misguided as hell It rots in a cell, is misguided as hell Apodrecendo em uma cela, errática como o inferno Leaving no one to pick up a trail Leaving no one to pick up a trail Não deixando ninguém achar seu rastro We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Where mercy walks the plank Where mercy walks the plank Onde a misericórdia anda na prancha Life is in mirrors, death disappears Life is in mirrors, death disappears A vida em espelhos, a morte desaparece Up the steps into the nearest bank Up the steps into the nearest bank Dando passos até o banco mais próximo We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Where courage is a thing of the past Where courage is a thing of the past Onde a coragem é coisa do passado Houses are haunted, children are unwanted Houses are haunted, children are unwanted Casas assombradas, crianças abandonadas The next day could be your last The next day could be your last O dia seguinte pode ser o último We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político The one we can see and can feel The one we can see and can feel Só o que podemos ver e sentir But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck Mas ninguém verifica, é um baralho empilhado We all know for sure that it's real We all know for sure that it's real Todos sabem que com certeza é real We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político In the cities of lonesome fear In the cities of lonesome fear Nas cidades o medo da solidão Little by little you turn in the middle Little by little you turn in the middle Pouco a pouco você desiste no meio But you're never why you're here But you're never why you're here Mas nunca sabe o motivo de estar aqui We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Under the microscope Under the microscope Sob o microscópio You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there Você pode viajar para qualquer lugar e ficar por lá You always got more than enough rope You always got more than enough rope Você sempre tem animação o suficiente We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Turning and a'thrashing about Turning and a'thrashing about Girando e girando As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take Assim que você acordar, estará trilhando What looks like the easy way out What looks like the easy way out O que parece ser o caminho mais fácil We live in a political world We live in a political world Vivemos em um mundo político Where peace is not welcome at al Where peace is not welcome at al Onde a paz não é bem-vinda It's turned away from the door to wander some more It's turned away from the door to wander some more Afastada da porta para vagar um pouco mais Or put up against the wall Or put up against the wall Ou ficar contra a parede We live in apolitical world We live in apolitical world Vivemos em um mundo apolítico Everything is hers or his Everything is hers or his Tudo é dela ou dele Climb into the frame and shout God's name Climb into the frame and shout God's name Suba na armação e grite o nome de Deus But you're never sure what it is But you're never sure what it is Mas nunca terá certeza sobre isso