A certain shade of green,
[satu nuansa hijau,]
tell me, is that what you need?
[bilang deh, itu yang kamu butuhkan?]
All signs around, they say move ahead.
[Semua tanda di sekitar, bilang untuk maju.]
Could someone please explain to me
[Bisakah seseorang jelasin ke aku]
your ever present lack of speed?
[kekurangan kecepatanmu yang selalu ada?]
Are your muscles bound by ropes?
[Apakah ototmu terikat oleh tali?]
Or do crutches cloud your day?
[Atau apakah kruk menghalangi harimu?]
Oooooo
[Oooooo]
My sources say the road is clear,
[Sumberku bilang jalan ini lancar,]
and street signs point the way.
[dank tanda jalan menunjukkan arah.]

You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
[Kamu mau diam saja sampai tahun 2012 Masehi?]
What are you waiting for,
[Apa yang kamu tunggu,]
a certain shade of green?
[satu nuansa hijau?]
I think I grew a gray
[Aku rasa aku jadi beruban]
watching you procrastinate.
[melihatmu menunda-nunda.]
What are you waiting for,
[Apa yang kamu tunggu,]
a certain shade of green?
[satu nuansa hijau?]

Would a written invitation
[Apakah undangan tertulis]
signed, choose now or lose it all, all
[yang ditandatangani, pilih sekarang atau kehilangan semuanya,]
sedate your hesitation? jazz
[akan meredakan keragu-raguanmu? jazz]
Or inflame and make you stall?
[Atau justru membuatmu terhenti?]
You've been raised in limitation,
[Kamu dibesarkan dalam batasan,]
but that glove never fit quite right.
[tapi sarung tangan itu tidak pernah pas.]
The time has passed for hand-me-downs,
[Waktu untuk barang warisan sudah berlalu,]
choose a new, please evolve,
[pilih yang baru, tolong berkembang,]
take flight.
[terbanglah.]

You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
[Kamu mau diam saja sampai tahun 2012 Masehi?]
What are you waiting for,
[Apa yang kamu tunggu,]
a certain shade of green?
[satu nuansa hijau?]
I think I grew a gray
[Aku rasa aku jadi beruban]
watching you procrastinate.
[melihatmu menunda-nunda.]

You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
[Kamu mau diam saja sampai tahun 2012 Masehi?]
What are you waiting for,
[Apa yang kamu tunggu,]
a certain shade of green?
[satu nuansa hijau?]
I think I grew a gray
[Aku rasa aku jadi beruban]
watching you procrastinate.
[melihatmu menunda-nunda.]

Ooooooo
[Ooooooo]