追溯古往,吾等之交易,遺憾地放棄吾等之舌喉、吾等之眼耳,self sovereignty,
吾等之主權,
charge, our command, and means.
吾等命令與意義
Traded it all for Bread and Circus.
換取麵包與馬戲
Here we are in the middle of our existential reckoning.
身處吾等存在之清算
The pawns and powers that be play checkers, chess, and
棋子、權威,作為棋手、棋盤,而,
monopoly for keeps, for life, for all, to the death, for our servility.
獨大,作為維護、作為生命,作為一切,直至死亡,只為吾等的奴性
Acquiescent and idling. Predestinated circling.
盲從、空轉,宿命的輪迴
Romulus and Remus paradox, trade it all for nothing more than
羅穆盧斯與瑞摩斯悖論, 一切只為換取
concessions, fireworks, pageantry, glitter, gladiators, and jesters, just
特權、煙火、宴會、珠光、鬥士、弄臣,不過
entertainers. Bread and Circus.
娛樂家、麵包和馬戲