In the morning we built the city
Di pagi hari kita membangun kota

In the afternoon walked through its streets
Di sore hari kita berjalan di jalan-jalannya

Evening saw us leaving
Di malam hari kita pergi

We wandered through our days as if they would never end
Kita melangkah melalui hari-hari seolah takkan pernah berakhir

All of us imagined we had endless time to spend
Kita semua membayangkan punya waktu tak terbatas untuk dihabiskan

We hardly saw the crossroads and small attention gave
Kita jarang melihat persimpangan dan memberi perhatian kecil

To landmarks on the journey from the cradle to the grave,
Pada tanda-tanda perjalanan dari buaian hingga ke liang lahat,
cradle to the grave, cradle to the grave
buaian hingga ke liang lahat, buaian hingga ke liang lahat

Did you learn to dream in the morning?
Apakah kau belajar bermimpi di pagi hari?

Abandon dreams in the afternoon?
Meninggalkan mimpi di sore hari?

Wait without hope in the evening?
Menunggu tanpa harapan di malam hari?

Did you stand there in the traces and let 'em feed you lies?
Apakah kau berdiri di sana dan membiarkan mereka memberimu kebohongan?

Did you trail along behind them wearing blinkers on your eyes?
Apakah kau mengikuti mereka dengan mata tertutup?

Did you kiss the foot that kicked you, did you thank them for their scorn?
Apakah kau mencium kaki yang menendangmu, apakah kau berterima kasih atas ejekan mereka?

Did you ask for their forgiveness for the act of being born,
Apakah kau meminta maaf atas tindakan dilahirkan,
act of being born, act of being born?
tindakan dilahirkan, tindakan dilahirkan?

Did you alter the face of the city?
Apakah kau mengubah wajah kota ini?

Make any change in the world you found?
Apakah kau membuat perubahan di dunia yang kau temukan?

Or did you observe all the warnings?
Atau apakah kau hanya memperhatikan semua peringatan?

Did you read the trespass notices, did you keep off the grass?
Apakah kau membaca pemberitahuan pelanggaran, apakah kau menjauh dari rumput?

Did you shuffle up the pavements just to let your betters pass?
Apakah kau berjalan di trotoar hanya untuk memberi jalan pada yang lebih baik?

Did you learn to keep your mouth shut, were you seen but never heard?
Apakah kau belajar untuk diam, terlihat tapi tak pernah terdengar?

Did you learn to be obedient and jump to at a word,
Apakah kau belajar untuk patuh dan melompat saat dipanggil,
jump to at a word, jump to at a word?
melompat saat dipanggil, melompat saat dipanggil?

Did you demand any answers?
Apakah kau meminta jawaban?

The who and the what and the reason why?
Siapa dan apa serta alasan mengapa?

Did you ever question the setup?
Apakah kau pernah mempertanyakan sistem ini?

Did you stand aside and let 'em choose while you took second best?
Apakah kau menyisihkan diri dan membiarkan mereka memilih sementara kau menerima yang kedua?

Did you let 'em skim the cream off and give to you the rest?
Apakah kau membiarkan mereka mengambil yang terbaik dan memberimu sisanya?

Did you settle for the shoddy and did you think it right
Apakah kau puas dengan yang buruk dan apakah kau merasa itu benar

To let 'em rob you right and left and never make a fight,
Membiarkan mereka merampokmu kanan-kiri dan tak pernah melawan,
never make a fight, never make a fight?
tak pernah melawan, tak pernah melawan?

What did you learn in the morning?
Apa yang kau pelajari di pagi hari?

How much did you know in the afternoon?
Seberapa banyak yang kau tahu di sore hari?

Were you content in the evening?
Apakah kau merasa puas di malam hari?

Did they teach you how to question when you were at the school?
Apakah mereka mengajarkanmu cara bertanya saat kau di sekolah?

Did the factory help you, were you the maker or the tool?
Apakah pabrik membantumu, apakah kau pembuat atau alat?

Did the place where you were living enrich your life and then
Apakah tempat tinggalmu memperkaya hidupmu dan kemudian

Did you reach some understanding of all your fellow men,
Apakah kau mencapai pemahaman tentang semua orang di sekitarmu,
all your fellow men, all your fellow men?
semua orang di sekitarmu, semua orang di sekitarmu?