Bright  moments,
Bright  moments  always  come  back  vivid（生动的）.
The 5th  grade  was  epic（史诗）,citywide  test  pressure
The  pre-crack  era（时代）!
Mr.Schollmen,what  a  prick,attitude  matched  his  wardrobe,uglier  then  sin（罪恶）.
Now
This  is  Bed-Stuy（入眠的城市）82'
9th  floor,3tiny  rooms  one  view.
Buck-town,Roosevelt  house
They  green  grass  is  green
Our  green  grass  is  brown.
Shots  rang  my  phone  wasn't  Touch-Tone（按键式的）
A  heavy  beef（抱怨）in  the  street
ET  had  to  flee
Great  heavens!Good  grief （悲伤）!
Hungry  bellies,bright  gold  on  they  teeth!
The  windows  on  the  Ave（欢迎）look  like  sad  eyes
They  fix  their  sharp  gaze  on  you  when  you  pass  by
And  if  you  dare  to  stand,you  can  see  em  cry
You  can  watch 'em  scowl（怒容）,
Feel 'em  prowl（图谋不轨）
Wall  and  study  every  inch  about  you
Fast  math  measuring  what  you  amount  to
The  laughter,the  screams!
The  numeral,the  song  of  Psalms（赞歌）
The  book  of  dreams!
Ends  don't  meet  where  the  arms  can't  reach  Mean  streets,
Even  when  its  free  it  ain't  cheap.
Ongoing  saga（传说）,terminal  diagnosis（诊断）,
Basic  survival  requires  super-heroics.
No  space  in  the  budget  for  a  cape（斗篷）
It's  when  you  gotta  fly  by  night  to  save  the  day
Crash  landings  routinely（惯常地）happen
Some  survive,others  never  rise  from  the  ashes
Watching  asphalt（沥青）and  observing  the  Sabbath（安息日）
Creates  an  ecstatic（入迷的）and  there  you  have  it
From  teenage  love,pray  in  tongues
Strange  fruit,batty（古怪的）boots  and  native  drums（鼓）
From  hence  I  come
So  here  we  go
Signs  and  wonders  all  along  the  road
Some  lies  open,some  lies  close
Some  stretchers（担架）role  with  no  lies  at  all.
Some  riders  don't  know  what  they  riding  for
Hands  on（传给下一代）the  wheel  and  their  mind  is  gone
Wherever  you  ride,whatever  your  name,
This  raw （疼痛的）cold  life  is  a  beautiful  thing
And  we  are  alive  in  amazing  times
Delicate （纤弱的）hearts,diabolical（残忍的）minds
Revelations（启示）,hatred,love  and  war.
And  more  and  more  and  more  and  more
And  more  of  less  than  ever  before
It's  just  too  much  more  for  your  mind  to  absorb
It's  scary  like  hell,but  there's  no  doubt
We  can't  be  alive  in  no  time  but...now!
It's  just  another  shot  to  the  heart,
It's  just  a  sure  shot  in  the  dark,
It's  just  another  place  in  the  stars
Wonders  on  every  side,life  in  marvelous  times
Life  in  marvelous  times
Rock,everywhere
All  over  the  world,you  can  feel  it
All  over  world,feel  it,
Spirit  rise  everywhere
It's  just  another  shot  to  the  heart,
It's  just  a  sure  shot  in  the  dark,
It's  just  another  place  in  the  stars
Wonders  on  every  side,life
in  marvelous  times
Life  in  marvelous  times