Len Pennie - "The Good Old Days"

"The Good Old Days" (from "POYUMS") by Len Pennie

中譯 by Bone

These days women aren't worth the effort that men put
如今女人根本不值得男人付出努力
into chasing, flirting, hunting, shooting shots they have to shoot
追逐、調情、狩獵，射擊他們寶貴的銀彈

We just do not appreciate that they are such good guys

我們不懂得欣賞 他們這樣的好男人

instead we offer friendship as a consolation prize

相反的，我們僅提供友誼作為安慰獎

Ungrateful women who don't know the kings they're rejecting
不知感恩的女人，不知道她們拒絕了國王
We shatter fragile egos that have taken years perfecting

我們粉碎了他們花了多年完善的脆弱自我

We aren't like the women from those golden good old days
我們不像過去黃金時代的女人們
So full of grace and opioids, refined old fashioned ways

充滿了優雅與奉承美言，精緻的老式經典風味

In days gone by they's cook and clean, raise kids without the bitchin
在過去，女人會乖乖做飯、打掃、育兒，不會碎念回嘴

And be barefoot and medicated, pregnant in the kitchen
赤腳知足、自我診療，在廚房裡受孕

In days gone by men could be men and without too much strife
在過去，男人可恣意展雄風，不會有太多爭論
Transition from their mother's home to one run by their wife

從母親的家順利過渡到由妻子經營的屋簷下

These days are in the past dear boys, and there they shall remain,

這些好日子已過去了，親愛的男孩們，它們也將留在過去

what seemed a smile in hindsight, was a grimace fueled by pain

事後看來那微笑，其實是因痛苦而做出的鬼臉

For too long mediocrity has been unduly praised
長期以來，平庸一直受到過度的讚揚
I hate to burst your bubble, but the bar has now been raised
我不想戳破你的泡沫，但現在門檻已經提高了
Those good old days are long gone, we no longer have to settle
那些美好的舊時光早已過去，我們不再需要屈就
We now can be discerning, and have ways to test your mettle

我們現在可慧眼挑選，別有方法來測試你的氣度

If all you have to offer is just toxic masculinity

若你能提供的 僅是有害的男子氣概

You'll find that fewer women now will frequent your vicinity

你會發現經常光顧你身邊的女性越來越稀有

Consider it a simple case of market saturation

就將其視為簡單的市場飽和案例吧

And please desist your mediocre ego masturbation

所以請停止你平庸的自我自慰

So lads, you're absolutely right, stay home, don't try to mingle

所以小伙子們，你說得對，待在家中，別試圖交際

Then they'll believe you, when you say: "It's YOUR choice that you're single"

然後當你說「單身是你自己的選擇」時，就會充滿說服力了

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