And something warm and soft just passed through here
It took the precious things that I hold dearer
It rifles through the grey and disappeared
The creeping darkness makes the small hours clearer
Like a cancer scare
In a dentist's chair
Sucking in the air
Wire across the stair
Kicking down the door
At your local store
When your world of bore
Forces through the floor
Unexpected news
Wearing high-heeled shoes
Blowing out the fuse
Paying all your dues
Tempering lullaby
Like a fractured tied
It's a worthless lie
To the public eye
I don't take waifs and strays back home with me
My bleeding heart does not extend to charity
Yes, I'd have to say I like my privacy
Did you know you're on closed-circuit TV?
So smile at me
And a dream you had
Of your mom and dad
On a beach somewhere
And the boys aren't there
With the cancer threat
In a cigarette
Tempering lullaby
Find a place to hide
And from the yellow windows of the last train
A specter from the next life breathes his bargain of pain
I look with you into the speeding black rain
Afraid to touch someone, afraid to ask her for a name
And in the morning when I find I've lost you
I throw a window open wide and step through
And something warm and soft just passed through here
Y algo cálido y suave acaba de pasar por aquí
It took the precious things that I hold dearer
Se llevó las cosas preciosas que más aprecio
It rifles through the grey and disappeared
Rebusca entre lo gris y desaparece
The creeping darkness makes the small hours clearer
La oscuridad creciente hace las pequeñas horas más claras
Like a cancer scare
Como un susto de cáncer
In a dentist's chair
En la silla del dentista
Sucking in the air
Aspirando el aire
Wire across the stair
Alambre a través de la escalera
Kicking down the door
Pateando la puerta
At your local store
En tu tienda local
When your world of bore
Cuando tu mundo de aburrimiento
Forces through the floor
Fuerza a través del suelo
Unexpected news
Noticias inesperadas
Wearing high-heeled shoes
Vistiendo zapatos de tacón alto
Blowing out the fuse
Reventando el fusible
Paying all your dues
Pagando todas tus deudas
Tempering lullaby
Canción de cuna templada
Like a fractured tied
Como un lazo fracturado
It's a worthless lie
Es una mentira inútil
To the public eye
Para el ojo público
I don't take waifs and strays back home with me
No llevo a vagabundos y extraviados a casa conmigo
My bleeding heart does not extend to charity
Mi corazón sangrante no se extiende a la caridad
Yes, I'd have to say I like my privacy
Sí, tendría que decir que me gusta mi privacidad
Did you know you're on closed-circuit TV?
¿Sabías que estás en la televisión de circuito cerrado?
So smile at me
Así que sonríe para mí
And a dream you had
Y un sueño que tuviste
Of your mom and dad
De tu mamá y papá
On a beach somewhere
En una playa en algún lugar
And the boys aren't there
Y los chicos no están allí
With the cancer threat
Con la amenaza del cáncer
In a cigarette
En un cigarrillo
Tempering lullaby
Canción de cuna templada
Find a place to hide
Encuentra un lugar para esconderse
And from the yellow windows of the last train
Y desde las ventanas amarillas del último tren
A specter from the next life breathes his bargain of pain
Un espectro de la próxima vida respira su trato de dolor
I look with you into the speeding black rain
Miro contigo a la lluvia negra acelerada
Afraid to touch someone, afraid to ask her for a name
Con miedo de tocar a alguien, con miedo de pedirle su nombre
And in the morning when I find I've lost you
Y por la mañana cuando descubro que te he perdido
I throw a window open wide and step through
Abro una ventana de par en par y la atravieso