歌詞和訳 Green Day – Graffitia

2020年発表の第13作アルバム Father Of All… の最終曲。

Graffitia

(Green Day)

Another one down at the mining town
Breakin’ it down for the lame wager
Callin’ the shots from the capital
All that we got was the banks of hope

鉱山の町の工場がまた
下手な賭けのせいでつぶされる
その指示が出るのは中央から
俺達に残されたのは希望のバンクだけ

Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?
Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?

俺達は忘れられた最後の者なのか
俺達は長いこと失われた愛なのか

This city isn’t big enough for dreamers
We were all believers
It’s the perfect crime
(Only the lonely and wasted)

この街は夢見る者からすれば大きな街ではない
俺達はみな夢を信じていた
それは完全犯罪
(寂しい弱者だけ)

Another black kid was shot in town
A man with the badge and a daytime show
Darkness falls on Graffitia
Death of a town in the afterglow

また黒人の子供が町で撃たれた
バッジを付けた男と昼のワイドショー
グラフィティアに闇が降りる
ある町の死、栄光の余韻の中

Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?
Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?

All souls go to heaven in Graffitia
Singing Hallelujah
It’s the perfect crime
(Only the lonely and wasted)
If we’re goin’ down for a good time
Life during wartime
It’s the perfect crime
(Only the lonely and wasted)

グラフィティアではハレルヤを歌い
魂は全て天国に行く
それは完全犯罪
(寂しい弱者だけ)
楽しい時を過ごそうとしても
戦時の暮らし
それは完全犯罪
(寂しい弱者だけ)

Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?
Are we the last forgotten?
Are we the long lost love?
Are we the last forgotten?
(Another one down at the mining town)
Are we the long lost love?
(Breakin’ it down for the lame wager)
Are we the last forgotten?
(Callin’ the shots from the capital)
Are we the last forgotten?
(All that we got was the banks of hope)

Another one down at the mining town
Are we the last forgotten?…

作者の弁

The political content is still there, but it’s more subtle. The song “Graffitia” is about factories that were closed in the Rust Belt of the USA and about black male teenagers who are shot by police officers in Chicago.

“政治的な内容もあるけど曖昧にしてある。グラフィティアという歌は、米国のラストベルト地帯で閉鎖された工場と、シカゴの警察官に撃たれた十代の黒人男性についての歌。”

this record is The New! soul, Motown, glam and manic anthemic. Punks, freaks and punishers! The Dirty messy . The Stink. , The lyrics are like a party and lifestyle of not giving a fuck. The life AND death of the party. Not political. Surviving in chaos. The real shit.

— Green Day (@GreenDay) September 10, 2019