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《耶稣不是你的僚机,将军》
Jesus Ain’t Your Wingman, General
歌词讽刺了将宗教教义与现代战争(特别是针对伊朗的军事行动)捆绑在一起的行为。
这首歌通过对比基督教的核心价值观(宽恕、和平、爱邻如己)与现代战争逻辑(空袭、国防合同、地缘政治),批判了某些政客利用信仰来为军事扩张(尤其是针对伊朗的冲突)辩护。
这首歌幽默地运用了乡村音乐的通俗性来解构严肃的政治与宗教议题,提醒听众:
不要将信仰作为战争的借口。
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Well, the cardinals on the TV telling folks to bow and pray
电视上的红衣主教叫人们跪下祈祷
Says the Good Lord planned the airstrikes like it’s Judgement Day
说上帝像策划末日审判一样策划了空袭
He’s got maps of ancient Persia and a shiny Bible too
他手里拿着古波斯地图,还有一本闪亮的圣经
But the part about forgiving ain’t in his PowerPoint review
但关于“宽恕”的那部分,却没出现在他的幻灯片里
Jesus ain’t your wingman, General, he ain’t signing off on shock and awe
耶稣不是你的僚机,将军,他不会批准你的“震慑行动”
He turned water into wine, not gas, and he don’t bless your holy war
他把水变成酒,而不是汽油,他也绝不保佑你的“圣战”
If he comes riding back, he’ll be saying, "What the heck’s your plan?"
如果他骑马归来,他会问:“你这到底是什么鬼计划?”
Jesus ain’t your wingman, General, he flew coach and helped his fellow man
耶稣不是你的僚机,将军,他坐经济舱,还要去救助邻舍
Now y'all, I heard one fellow on the radio say this war was divine destiny
大伙听着,我听电台里有个家伙说,这场战争是神圣的天命
Said he had a biblical mandate, uh-huh
说他得到了圣经的授权,呵
Well, I checked my Bible and I didn’t see nothing about "blessed are the billion-dollar defense contractors"
我查了圣经,可没看到哪句写着“那些身价亿万的国防承包商有福了”
Matter of fact, last I read, Jesus said "Put up thy sword, not call in an airstrike."
事实上,我读到的是耶稣说:“收刀入鞘吧”,而不是“呼叫空袭”
And can we talk about how every time somebody claims a holy war
咱们能不能聊聊,为什么每次有人号称打圣战时
They’re somehow sitting on the oil field? Must be a miracle pipeline straight to heaven, huh?
他们恰好都坐在油田上?那一定是有一条通往天堂的奇迹管道吧?
Now don’t get me wrong, I love my country
别误会,我热爱我的国家
But if you’re starting a sermon with "meanwhile over in Tehran"
但如果你讲道的开头是“与此同时,在德黑兰……”
Maybe you’re preaching more politics than gospel
那你讲的恐怕是政治,而不是福音
They’re spinning Revelation like it’s CNN at night
他们像解读CNN晚间新闻一样歪曲《启示录》
Taking verses out of context just to say their bombing’s right
断章取义,只为了证明他们的轰炸是正义的
They’re praying for the Rapture while they fuel another jet
他们一边祈祷“被提”,一边给另一架喷气机加油
But I bet St. Peter’s naming names for the flight log yet
但我敢打赌,圣彼得正在飞行记录上记下那些人的名字
Now I ain’t preaching doctrine, I just call it like I see
我不是在讲什么大道理,我只是实话实说
"Love thy neighbor" don’t mean launching my ICBM for free
“爱你的邻居”可不意味着免费发射洲际弹道导弹
You can wrap it up in Scripture, you can quote the holy plan
你可以用经文粉饰它,可以引用什么神圣计划
But Jesus never said, "Y'all invade Iran"
但耶稣从来没说过:“你们去入侵伊朗吧”
Yeah, Jesus ain’t your wingman, General, so don’t use him to sell your brand
没错,耶稣不是你的僚机,将军,所以别拿他来推销你的品牌
He walked on water, didn’t make palm seas, and he sure ain’t joining your battle band
他在水面上行走,可没制造什么海上棕榈滩,他肯定不会加入你的战斗团
So when he says "turn the other cheek," my friend, you best salute and make amen
所以当他说“转过另一边脸”时,朋友,你最好敬个礼说声阿门
'Cause Jesus ain’t your wingman, General, and he ain’t backing your next command
因为耶稣不是你的僚机,将军,他也不会支持你的下一道命令