I learned long ago I learned long ago Eu aprendi a muito tempo About a better way of killing birds About a better way of killing birds Sobre uma maneira melhor de matar pássaros And what it means when they die in my hands And what it means when they die in my hands E o que significa quando eles morrem em minhas mãos Like a strangled heart Like a strangled heart Como um coração sufocado It never made much sense to me It never made much sense to me Isso nunca fez muito sentido pra mim Why I'd need to know the best way to do that Why I'd need to know the best way to do that Porque eu deveria saber a melhor maneira de fazer isso But you have to love the murderer I've become But you have to love the murderer I've become Mas você tem que amar o assassino que eu me tornei As I'm standing here in front of you As I'm standing here in front of you Pois estou aqui de pé na sua frente Standing right in front of you Standing right in front of you De pé bem na sua frente Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you De pé aqui na sua frente Killing birds Killing birds Matando pássaros I've spent my youth I've spent my youth Eu passei minha juventude Breaking down the walls my father built Breaking down the walls my father built Destruindo os muros que meu pai construiu Just like he did to his father before him Just like he did to his father before him Assim como ele fez com seu pai antes dele But then I had no home But then I had no home Mas então eu não tinha casa So I tried to make a better one So I tried to make a better one Então eu tentei fazer uma melhor It looked just like his, so I burned it down again It looked just like his, so I burned it down again Era assim como a dele, então eu a queimei novamente Another in a long parade of idiots Another in a long parade of idiots Outra em uma longa parada de idiotas As I'm standing here in front of you As I'm standing here in front of you Pois estou aqui de pé na sua frente Standing right in front of you Standing right in front of you De pé bem na sua frente Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you De pé aqui na sua frente Killing birds Killing birds Matando pássaros You don't have to love the murderer I've become You don't have to love the murderer I've become Você não tem que amar o assassino que eu me tornei If I could spin a web If I could spin a web Se eu pudesse tecer uma rede I would sit and wait for you I would sit and wait for you Eu sentaria e esperaria por você I wouldn't need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up I wouldn't need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up Eu não precisaria de uma pedra, eu apenas te envenenaria e amarraria And you would be a bird And you would be a bird E você seria um pássaro A beautiful crested one A beautiful crested one Um belo pássaro coroado And your eyes would beg And your eyes would beg E seus olhos implorariam But I'm just doing my job But I'm just doing my job Mas eu estou apenas fazendo minha parte Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you De pé aqui na sua frente Standing right in front of you Standing right in front of you De pé bem na sua frente Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you De pé aqui na sua frente Standing right in front of you Standing right in front of you De pé bem na sua frente Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you Standing right in front of you Standing right in front of you Standing here in front of you Standing here in front of you Killing birds Killing birds