Soundtrack for Subversion: Suburban Pipedream原声颠覆：郊区徒劳无益

Inspiration for subverting the empire can be found in the darndest places.启示颠覆帝国可以发现，在darndest的地方。 Take, for instance, my road trip to Dallas a few weeks ago, which included an opportunity to join dozens of people in a basement coffee house for a live show including采取，例如，我的路之行，达拉斯在数星期前，其中包括一个机会，加入有数十人在一个地下室的咖啡馆为一个活生生的显示，包括 Ronnie Fauss 罗尼浮丝 . 。 Ronnie is straight out of the Republic of Texas, and his music reflects that.罗尼是直出共和国的得克萨斯州，和他的音乐反映了这一点。 But his fan classic, Suburban Pipedream , is an incomparable reflection on the strange bedfellows the American church and culture have become:但他的范经典， 郊区徒劳无益的 ，是一个无与伦比的反思对同床异梦，美国的教会和文化，已成为：

let’s move out to the suburbs让我们搬出，到郊外
we could buy ourselves a home我们可以购买自己的一个家
where the floors are made of granite那里的地板是花岗岩
and the sinks are made of chrome和汇制成的铬
and our children will play soccer和我们的孩子踢足球
and we’ll join the PTA我们将加入自行租屋津贴
and we’ll never have to deal with democrats我们将永远不会有处理同盟
and we’ll never have to deal with gays和我们永远要面对的同性恋

we can join up with one of them churches我们可以加入与其中一人的教堂
that looks like a shopping mall看起来像一个大型购物中心
where the wallets are the biggest如果钱包是最大的
and the hearts are so damn small和心中是如此可恶小
and we’ll go to lunch on Sundays我们会去午餐于星期日
in our Lexus SUVs在我们的凌志休旅车
and the men will compare portfolios和男子相比，将投资组合
while the women watch the babies而妇女的观赏婴儿

I don’t mean to put you down我不意味着把你
or the life you choose to live或生活，你选择居住
God knows that I curse way too much上帝知道，我诅咒的方式太多
and take more than I give并采取比我更给
but when I’m on my deathbed但是，当我对我的临终
and I start to reminisce我开始reminisce
tell me there’ll be something more than this告诉我将有一些比这更多的

my boy, he’ll play football我的孩子，他会踢足球
whether he wants to or not他是否希望或不
and we’ll bug him about his homework我们将错误，他对他的功课
until we drive him to smoking pot直到我们的驱动器，他吸烟的盆栽
and our daughter will be so pretty和我们的女儿会这么漂亮
and on Friday she’ll lead cheers和上周五她将带头欢呼
until 11th grade when she gets pregnant直到11年级时，她怀孕
after drinking too many beers饮酒后有太多的啤酒

my practice will be the envy我的做法，将成为令人羡慕
of all my business school friends我所有的商学院的朋友
we’ll have more debt than you can imagine我们将有更多的债务比你可以想象
but at least you’ll drive a Benz但至少您将驾驶奔驰
you will keep my stomach happy你会继续我的胃很乐意
twice a year we will make love每年两次，我们将尽的爱
we’ll have everything our parents我们将拥有一切我们的父母
have been dreaming of一直梦想

I don’t mean to put you down我不意味着把你
or the life you choose to live或生活，你选择居住
God knows that I drink way too much上帝知道，我喝的方式太多
and take more than I give并采取比我更给
But when I’m on my deathbed但是，当我对我的临终
and I start to reminisce我开始reminisce
tell me there’ll be something more than this告诉我将有一些比这更多的

pretty soon we’ll stop talking用不了多久，我们将停止交谈
when the trying gets too forced当试图得到太多被迫
and when the kids go off to college当孩子去上大学
we can finally get divorced我们终于可以离婚
and our children will do cocaine我们的孩子将尽可卡因
and I’ll screw my neighbor’s wife我将螺杆我的邻居的妻子
everything will be perfect一切都将是完美的
in our Republican… fundamentalist… Christian…在我们的共和党… …基督教原教旨主义…
college educated… I know I’m so jaded…大学学历… …我知道我很厌倦…
pipedream suburban life徒劳无益的郊区生活

for further reading .为进一步读。 . 。 . 。

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