In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

In the year 2525, if man is still alive
在公元2525年，如果男人仍然活着
If woman can survive, they may find
如果女人能够生存，他们也许会发现
In the year 3535
在公元3535年
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
将不需要说真心话，也不需要说谎
Everything you think, do and say
所有你想到的，想做的，想说的
Is in the pill you took today
都在今天吃的药丸里
In the year 4545
在公元4545年
You ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
你不再需要牙齿，也不需要眼睛
You won't find a thing to chew
没有东西需要去咀嚼
Nobody's gonna look at you
也没人会注意到你
In the year 5555
在公元5555年
Your arms hangin' limp at your sides
你的双臂无力地垂在身体两侧
Your legs got nothin' to do
你的腿毫无用处
Some machine's doin' that for you
某种机器会替代他们
In the year 6565
在公元6565年
You won't need no husband, won't need no wife
你不需要丈夫，也不需要妻子
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
你可以领一个儿子，或者女儿也行
From the bottom of a long glass tube
从一根长长的试管底部
In the year 7510
在公元7510年
If God's a-coming, He oughta make it by then
上帝要来了，他就快要来了
Maybe He'll look around Himself and say
也许他会环顾四周然后说
Guess it's time for the Judgement Day
我想最终审判日该到了
In the year 8510
在公元8510年
God is gonna shake His mighty head
上帝会摇摇头
He'll either say, "I'm pleased where man has been"
他会这么说“至少人类曾经存在过，我已经很满意了，”
Or tear it down, and start again
或者毁灭一切，重头开始
In the year 9595
在公元9595年
I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive
我在想，人类是否还活着
He's taken everything this old earth can give
这颗古老星球能够提供的一切，都被他们夺走了
And he ain't put back nothing
并且，没有归还任何东西
Now it's been ten thousand years, man has cried a billion tears
现在已经公元一万年了，人类流干了最后一滴泪水
For what, he never knew, now man's reign is through
因为他从没想到的是，现在人类的统治到头了
But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
但是黑夜永恒，星河灿烂
So very far away, maybe it's only yesterday
那么遥不可及，也许仅是昨日
In the year 2525, if man is still alive
在公元2525年，如果男人还活着
If woman can survive, they may find
如果女人能够生存，他们也许会发现
In the year 3535
在公元3535年...