Once upon a time, in the city of Los Angeles...
Dahulu kala, di kota Los Angeles...
"Marty, Marty listen to me.
"Marty, Marty dengarkan aku.
Bring me something the kids will cry for
Bawakan aku sesuatu yang bikin anak-anak nangis
Get out there, and get us stoked!"
Keluar sana, dan bikin kami semangat!"
Meet Marty, major label A&R scout
Kenalan dengan Marty, pencari bakat di label besar
Forty years old, gut hanging out
Usianya empat puluh, perutnya menggantung
Red Ferrari, Marty living in L.A.
Ferrari merah, Marty tinggal di L.A.
Bumps another line to get through the day
Nge-boost lagi untuk menjalani hari
Dumped by his girl, he paid for her liposuction
Ditinggal ceweknya, dia bayar liposuksinya
His friends call him "Money," in his introduction
Teman-temannya memanggilnya "Money," di perkenalan
And Marty knows nothing but claims to know it all
Dan Marty tidak tahu apa-apa tapi mengaku tahu segalanya
Lose the flat screen TV if he drops the ball
Hilang TV layar datar kalau dia gagal
You're as good as your last hit, find the next big thing
Kamu sebaik lagu terakhirmu, cari yang berikutnya yang besar
If he doesn't bring the bling, his cell phone won't ring
Kalau dia tidak bawa bling, ponselnya tidak akan berdering
What's the trend, what's new? What's a label scout to do?
Apa tren, apa yang baru? Apa yang harus dilakukan pencari bakat?
Office life, Marty 11:32
Kehidupan kantor, Marty jam 11:32
The label pres. calls and yells, "Sign more emo!"
Presiden label menelepon dan berteriak, "Tandatangani lebih banyak emo!"
How about screamo? "If it sells, sign Nemo,"
Bagaimana dengan screamo? "Kalau laku, tandatangani Nemo,"
"We're down 2%, and BMG knows,
"Kami turun 2%, dan BMG tahu,
My Daughter likes Dashboard, so get me one of those!"
Anakku suka Dashboard, jadi dapatkan aku salah satunya!"
He checks AP.net, the Scout and more
Dia cek AP.net, Scout dan lainnya
Yelling band names to his assistant through the door
Berteriak nama-nama band ke asistennya lewat pintu
The kids like this, who cares if it's great?
Anak-anak suka ini, siapa peduli apakah itu bagus?
So he signs a band called Hearts that Hate
Jadi dia tanda tangani band bernama Hearts that Hate
"Marty... we've got a hit!"
"Marty... kita punya hit!"

[CHORUS]
Cry tonight. My hands around your hands
Nangislah malam ini. Tangan ku di sekitar tanganmu
I won't let you die tonight
Aku tidak akan membiarkanmu mati malam ini
Cry tonight. My heart's in your hands
Nangislah malam ini. Hatiku ada di tanganmu
I won't let you...
Aku tidak akan membiarkanmu...

Hearts that Hate, Marty goes to their show,
Hearts that Hate, Marty pergi ke pertunjukan mereka,
Up in the club and here we go
Di klub dan ayo kita mulai
Marty sees a girl in a Simple Plan shirt
Marty melihat cewek pakai kaos Simple Plan
With a Senses Fail boy, ha! that'll never work
Dengan cowok Senses Fail, ha! itu tidak akan berhasil
He finds his label friends in the corner they huddle
Dia menemukan teman-teman labelnya di sudut, mereka berkumpul
An emo cattle auction, they penetrate the bubble
Sebuah lelang sapi emo, mereka menembus gelembung
They talk about Victory and signing TBS
Mereka bicara tentang Victory dan menandatangani TBS
Dissing the same bands they just tried to impress
Mencela band yang sama yang baru saja mereka coba buat terkesan
So the lights go down, the crowd starts to scream
Jadi lampu redup, kerumunan mulai berteriak
Hearts that Hate have hit the scene
Hearts that Hate telah muncul di panggung
Blake on vocals, and lead guitar
Blake di vokal, dan gitar utama
He does a backflip, "Look how different we are!"
Dia melakukan backflip, "Lihat betapa berbeda kami!"
They show up at the studio to record it
Mereka datang ke studio untuk merekamnya
A TRL, Billboard Modern Rock hit
Sebuah hit TRL, Billboard Modern Rock
They auto-tune Blake, but he can't tell
Mereka auto-tune Blake, tapi dia tidak bisa tahu
He says, "I've got perfect pitch, damn I sing well"
Dia bilang, "Aku punya nada yang sempurna, sial aku bernyanyi dengan baik"
ProTools, Logic, cut, copy, paste,
ProTools, Logic, potong, salin, tempel,
Quantized solos and quantized bass
Solo terkuantisasi dan bass terkuantisasi
Signed, sealed, delivered and sent,
Ditandatangani, disegel, dikirim dan terkirim,
Across the U.S. and the single went
Seluruh AS dan singlenya pun beredar

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Momentum builds, but it all caves in
Momentum meningkat, tapi semuanya runtuh
Industrial comes back, the pres. needs a NIN
Industri kembali, presiden butuh NIN
Marty finds a new band called "Fetal Coil"
Marty menemukan band baru bernama "Fetal Coil"
And Hearts that Hate try to keep their fans loyal
Dan Hearts that Hate berusaha menjaga penggemar mereka setia
They re-work their sound for album number two
Mereka mengubah suara mereka untuk album kedua
As "Machines of Hate" but their career is through
Menjadi "Machines of Hate" tapi karir mereka sudah selesai
They break up and work pushing mops and brooms
Mereka bubar dan bekerja sambil mendorong pel dan sapu
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
Blake memberikan les gitar di ruang tamunya
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
Blake memberikan les gitar di ruang tamunya
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
Blake memberikan les gitar di ruang tamunya
"Can you teach me track five Mr. Blake?"
"Bisakah kau ajarkan aku lagu kelima, Pak Blake?"
"Hey, I wrote that song and it goes like this!"
"Hei, aku yang menulis lagu itu dan begini!"

[REPEAT CHORUS]