I seem to see this stranger almost everywhere
Aku sepertinya melihat orang asing ini hampir di mana-mana

I do not wish to frighten you, but you should know he’s there,
Aku tidak ingin menakut-nakutimu, tapi kamu harus tahu dia ada di sana,

So that if you’re threatened, if evil’s ever done,
Agar jika kamu terancam, jika kejahatan terjadi,

You’ll know it’s him who did it,
Kamu akan tahu dia yang melakukannya,

You’ll know that he’s the one
Kamu akan tahu bahwa dia adalah orangnya

His looks are ordinary, but he does things in the dark,
Penampilannya biasa saja, tapi dia melakukan hal-hal dalam kegelapan,

He hides inside the shadows watching children in the park,
Dia bersembunyi di balik bayangan mengawasi anak-anak di taman,

He whispers things in subways, you’d tremble with alarm,
Dia membisikkan hal-hal di kereta bawah tanah, kamu pasti akan ketakutan,

I tell you he will get to you, he’s out to do you harm
Aku bilang padamu dia akan mendekat, dia berniat untuk melukaimu

I’ve seen him in the headlines, and on the evening news,
Aku sudah melihatnya di berita, di berita malam,

I saw him on the sidelines when stones were thrown at Jews,
Aku melihatnya di pinggir ketika batu-batu dilemparkan ke orang Yahudi,

And marching in Montgomery, pretending that he cared,
Dan berbaris di Montgomery, berpura-pura peduli,

I saw him wink, as though some old conspiracy were shared
Aku melihat dia mengedipkan mata, seolah ada konspirasi lama yang dibagikan

He was in the crowd in Dallas, at the close of Camelot,
Dia ada di kerumunan di Dallas, saat akhir Camelot,

I spotted him on campus, when the students had been shot,
Aku melihatnya di kampus, ketika para mahasiswa ditembak,

In an oriental village, with civilians left to rot,
Di sebuah desa oriental, dengan warga sipil yang dibiarkan membusuk,

He was hanging out with soldiers, trading heroin for pot,
Dia nongkrong dengan tentara, menukar heroin dengan ganja,

And he was smiling, smiling
Dan dia tersenyum, tersenyum

Last night I found obscenities scrawled across my wall,
Tadi malam aku menemukan kata-kata kotor tergores di dindingku,

I swear I can’t repeat the filthy words that I recall,
Aku bersumpah tidak bisa mengulang kata-kata kotor yang aku ingat,

And then the most immoral, damned insulting thing of all,
Dan kemudian hal yang paling tidak bermoral, sangat menghina dari semuanya,

As I read each line
Saat aku membaca setiap baris

I noticed
Aku menyadari

his handwriting
tulisan tangannya

was identical
sama persis

with mine
dengan milikku