三分鐘熱度

這是描述一個越戰士兵，到越南森林去施放橘劑，也就是落葉劑的過程，傷害了當地人的健康與生態。而且我幾年前在台灣買到越南製鱷魚蚊香，居然被驗出有橘劑殘留，真倒楣。

Orange Crush
原唱者：R.E.M
發行年：1988

Follow me, don't follow me
(想追我，跟丟了吧！)

I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
(我是個士兵，美國在越南叢林裡灑橘劑)

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Collar me, don't collar me
(來抓我啊，抓不到我)

I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
(我是個勇敢的大兵，我也中了橘劑的毒)

We are agents of the free
(橘劑會為美國帶來勝利，越南就自由了)

I've had my fun and now its time to
(我曾經是個無憂無慮的男孩，不過現在…)

Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me)
(我要為國家打仗了，有什麼意義我也不知道)

Coming in fast, over me
(很快就要去)

High on the roof,
(我坐在直昇機上)

thin the blood,
(等我灑下所有的毒藥之後，大家一起死吧)

another one on the waves tonight,
(還有更多士兵會來)

comin' in, you're home
(來吧，來送死吧)

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We'd circle and we'd circle and we'd circle to stop
(直昇機在天空上盤旋不去)

and consider and
(我正在考慮…)

centered on the pavement stacked up all the trucks jacked up and
(是不是要先灑在馬路上有很多卡車的地方？)

our wheels in slush and orange crush in pocket and all this here county
(橘劑在我的直昇機上，我已經發射了，先灑這一區)

hell any county it's just like heaven here and I was remembering and I
(再灑那一區……每個角落都成為地獄，我記得…)

was just in a differnet county and all then this whirlybird that I
(我一直飛來飛去，飛到這裡，飛到那裡…)

headed for I had my goggles pulled off I knew it all I knew every back
(我拿下我的防毒面具，我完成任務了)

road and every truck stop
(灑下毒藥的那一刻，一切都靜止不動)

Follow me, don't follow me
(跟著我，別跟著我)

I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
(我是個勇敢的士兵，我是英雄)

Collar me, don't collar me
(來抓我吧，但不是我的錯)

I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
(我是個土兵，我灑了橘劑)

We are agents of the free
(我們會幫這個國家帶來自由)

I've had my fun and now its time to
(我只是個無辜的少年)

Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me)
(是國家派我來殺人的)

Coming in fast, over me
(這一天來得很突然，我什麼都不知道)

High on the roof,
(我飛在半空中)

thin the blood,
(奪去無數人的健康與生命)

another one on the waves tonight,
(另一批無知的大兵又要來了)

comin' in, you're home
(來啊，來了這裡之後，一切就結束了)