She's the giggle at a funeral

在如喪禮般的悲景中，她仍能笑出聲

Knows everybody's disapproval

深知大家無法認同我們

I should've worshipped her sooner

但我早該以她為信仰

If the heavens ever did speak

若上天真會向人們說話

She's the last true mouthpiece

她會是祂最後的誠實之口

Every Sunday's getting more bleak

每個上教堂的禮拜天都越發黯淡乏味

A fresh poison each week

每個禮拜都有這樣新鮮的荼毒

"We were born sick"

「我們生來就有原罪。」(註：亞當夏娃偷嚐禁果，指性及俗慾，或教會視同性戀為病)

You heard them say it

他們都如此地說著

My church offers no absolutes

我的教堂沒有提供赦免

She tells me, "Worship in the bedroom"

她告訴我：「我們需要的是臥室裡的膜拜。」(註：性暗示)

The only heaven I'll be sent to

我能到的唯一天堂

Is when I'm alone with you

就是我單獨與你相處的時候

I was born sick, but I love it

也許我生來就有病吧，但我愛它

Command me to be well

讓我康復吧

A-amen, amen, amen

阿們、阿們、阿們

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me that deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡 (註：也可指愛情的不死之死，Hozier 說：戀愛會讓人進入近似死亡狀態)

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me that deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命

If I'm a pagan of the good times

若我是美好時代裡的異教徒

My lover's the sunlight

我的愛人就會是指引我的光

To keep the Goddess on my side

如果要讓女神留在我的身邊的話

She demands a sacrifice

她要求一個祭獻(註：此處的她也可指教堂)

Drain the whole sea

像是讓大海乾涸般的艱難任務

Get something shiny

或獻出金光閃閃的珍品

Something meaty for the main course

還是一些拿來當主餐的大魚大肉

That's a fine-looking high horse

啊，那糖衣下自覺高人一等的態度

What you got in the stable?

你的馬廄裡有什麼呢？

We've a lot of starving faithful

我們有一群飢餓的信徒

That looks tasty

那看起來多美味阿

That looks plenty

那看起來多豐盛阿

This is hungry work

這是份得挨餓的工作

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, so you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me my deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, so you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me my deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命

No masters or kings when the ritual begins

儀式(註：指性行為)開始後，沒有主人或國王，無分貴賤

There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin

沒有什麼比我們溫柔的原罪更甜美、純淨而無邪了

In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene

在這瘋狂的世界裡，可悲的塵世光景裡

Only then I am human

唯獨那時，我才是個人類(註：儀式那時)

Only then I am clean

唯獨那時，我才是純潔無污的

Oh, oh, amen, amen, amen

噢，噢，阿們、阿們、阿們

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me that deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命

Take me to church

帶我去教堂吧

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies

在由你的謊言推砌起的神殿裡，我會敬奉的如條狗般

I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife

我會向你告解我的罪過，好讓你磨利你的刀鋒

Offer me that deathless death

賜予我永恆的死亡

Good God, let me give you my life

敬愛的神啊，讓我奉獻我的生命