Текст песни Edward Norton - King Baldwin IV

None of us know our end really, or what hand will guide us there. A King may move a man, a father may claim a son. That man can also move himself. And only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played, or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone. Even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

Мы не в силах загадывать о том, что ждет впереди. Король может требовать повиновения, отец послушания, но запомни, кто бы ни был государем, владыкой, ты один в ответе за свою душу. И как бы ты ни играл, кто бы тобой ни играл, твоя душа в твоих руках; даже если над тобой стояли короли и ты исполнял их волю, перед ликом Господним ты не сможешь сказать: «Мне приказывали поступать так», или «Честь и достоинство тогда было не в моде» — это не будет оправданием. Запомни это.

None of us know our end really, or what hand will guide us there. A King may move a man, a father may claim a son. That man can also move himself. And only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played, or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone. Even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.

We are unable to think about what lies ahead. The king may demand obedience, the father of obedience, but remember, whoever is the sovereign, the sovereign, you alone are responsible for your soul. And no matter how you play, whoever plays you, your soul is in your hands; even if there were kings over you and you did their will, before the face of God you cannot say: “I was ordered to do this”, or “Honor and dignity were not in fashion then” - this will not be an excuse. Remember this.