Bruce Springsteen 於 2020 年 10 月 23 日發行新專輯 Letter To You ,這首 Janey Needs a Shooter 為專輯中的第 4 首歌,在這首歌中,他用 shooter 作為一位和善愛人的比喻代稱。
歌詞中文翻譯
Well Janey’s got a doctor who tears apart her insides
這個嘛 Janey 有位把她的內心撕裂的醫生
He investigates her and silently baits her sighs
他調查她並安靜地引誘出她的嘆息
He probes with his fingers but knows her heart only through his stethoscope
他用他的手指探測但透過他的聽診器了解她的心
His hands are cold and his body’s so old
他的雙手很冰冷而他的身體如此年老
Janey turns him down like dope
Janey 很酷地拒絕他
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter like me on her side
一個像我一樣的槍手站在她那邊
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的槍手
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
Well Janey’s got a priest, from his marble pulpit he smiles
這個嘛 Janey 有位牧師,他在他的大理石講壇那微笑
He provides consolation and he hears her confession at any time
他提供慰藉而且他在任何時候聆聽她的告解
In the pages of his Bible, he holds from what Janey hides
在他聖經的頁面之中,他保存著 Janey 隱藏的
And with her doors open wide, she begs, “Come inside”
而她的心門敞開著,她懇求,”進來吧”
But he’s been frozen so long on the outside
但他已經在外面冰凍了太久
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter like me on her side
一個像我一樣的槍手站在她那邊
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的槍手
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
Well Janey’s got a cop who lives around the block
這個嘛 Janey 有個警察就住在街角
And checks on her every night
並在每個晚上都關照她
And her skin would turn pale as the siren he’d wail outside
而當他的警鈴在外做響時她的皮膚會變得蒼白
When he knew I was inside
當他知道我在裡面時
Janey’s small and sometimes he scared her
Janey 很小而有時候他會嚇到她
So I held her real close, she was more saint than a ghost
所以我緊緊抱著她,她比鬼魂還神聖
And told her I so long had been prepared for her
而我告訴她我一直在為她做準備
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter like me on her side
一個像我一樣的槍手站在她那邊
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的槍手
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter like me on her side
一個像我一樣的槍手站在她那邊
Janey needs a shooter now
Janey 現在需要一個槍手
A shooter man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的槍手
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣
A man who knows her style
一個了解她風格的男人
The way that I know her style
像我了解她風格那樣