My journey from Marine to actor | Adam Driver | TED

Translator: Yuliani Supandji Reviewer: Azfa A

Dulu saya pernah jadi Marinir 1/1 Weapons Company, Pleton 81

dari Camp Pendleton, California.

Oorah (sorak marinir) !

Hadirin: Oorah!

(Tertawa)

I was a Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company,

Beberapa bulan setelah 9/11, saya bergabung di USMC,

81's platoon,

out in Camp Pendleton, California.

dan seperti sebagian besar orang pada saat itu,

Oorah!

saya rasakan jiwa patriotisme dan semangat balas dendam berkobar.

Audience: Oorah!

(Laughter)

I joined a few months after September 11,

Juga gairah untuk melakukan sesuatu, mengingat saat itu, saya menganggur.

feeling like I think most people in the country did at the time,

filled with a sense of patriotism and retribution

Umur saya tujuh belas tahun, baru lulus SMA musim panas itu,

dan masih tinggal bersama orang tua,

and the desire to do something --

that, coupled with that fact that I wasn't doing anything.

di kota kecil di Indiana Selatan, tempat saya tumbuh,

I was 17, just graduated from high school that past summer,

yang bernama Mishawaka.

Bagi yang penasaran, nanti namanya saya tuliskan ya.

living in the back room of my parents' house paying rent,

(Tertawa)

Banyak hal menarik di sana, tapi kota ini jelas bukan pusat budaya;

in the small town I was raised in in Northern Indiana,

called Mishawaka.

pengetahuan saya tentang film terbatas pada

I can spell that later for people who are interested --

pentas drama SMA dan Blockbuster Video (toko rental DVD);

(Laughter)

Mishawaka is many good things but cultural hub of the world it is not,

semoga ia tenang di alam sana. (Tertawa)

Saya sangat ingin tekuni akting,

so my only exposure to theater and film

hingga ikut audisi Juilliard saat kelas tiga SMA

was limited to the plays I did in high school

and Blockbuster Video, may she rest in peace.

tapi tidak lolos,

lalu putuskan tak lanjut kuliah dan ikut tes manapun;

(Laughter)

I was serious enough about acting

sungguh pilihan cerdas.

that I auditioned for Juilliard when I was a senior in high school,

Tempuh lika-liku dunia akting ala Hail Mary,

didn't get in,

dengan pindah ke LA berbekal tujuh dolar seperti dalam cerita sukses para aktor

determined college wasn't for me and applied nowhere else,

which was a genius move.

I also did that Hail Mary LA acting odyssey

yang sering saya dengar.

Baru sampai di Amarillo, Texas, mobil saya mogok.

that I always heard stories about,

of actors moving to LA with, like, seven dollars

Uang habis untuk reparasi, tapi akhirnya saya tiba di Santa Monica,

and finding work and successful careers.

bukan LA,

memutari pantai selama 48 jam,

I got as far as Amarillo, Texas, before my car broke down.

kembali ke mobil, pulang,

I spent all my money repairing it,

itulah akhir karir saya, jadi --

finally made it to Santa Monica --

(Tertawa)

not even LA --

17 tahun, dari Mishawaka ...

stayed for 48 hours wandering the beach, basically,

sewa kamar di rumah orang tua, berjualan pengisap debu ...

got in my car, drove home,

thus ending my acting career, so --

jadi telemarketer,

(Laughter)

potong rumput untuk pekan raya 4-H.

Seventeen, Mishawaka ...

Ini dunia saya sebelum September 2001.

parents' house, paying rent, selling vacuums ...

Jadi setelah 9/11,

didorong oleh rasa tanggung jawab yang besar

telemarketing,

cutting grass at the local 4-H fairgrounds.

dan marah saya pada semua hal:

diri saya, orang tua, pemerintah,

This was my world going into September, 2001.

kurangnya rasa percaya diri, “hina”nya pekerjaan,

So after the 11th,

and feeling an overwhelming sense of duty,

dan kulkas mini sialan yang saya bawa ke California;

and just being pissed off in general -- at myself,

saya bergabung dengan USMC, dan saya menyukainya.

my parents, the government;

Salah satu hal dalam hidup yang saya banggakan.

not having confidence, not having a respectable job,

my shitty mini-fridge that I just drove to California and back --

Seru rasanya menggunakan senapan,

membawa kendaraan militer dan meledakkan benda-benda mahal.

I joined the Marine Corps and loved it. I loved being a Marine.

Ternyata saya sangat suka Korps Marinir

It's one of the things I'm most proud of having done in my life.

karena satu hal yang saya hindari saat mendaftar,

yaitu manusianya,

Firing weapons was cool,

driving and detonating expensive things was great.

orang-orang aneh ini;

kru dengan berbagai karakter yang datang dari AS --

But I found I loved the Marine Corps the most

for the thing I was looking for the least when I joined,

yang pada awalnya saya tidak cocok.

which was the people:

these weird dudes -- a motley crew of characters

Lambat laun,

semua kepentingan politis dan personal

from a cross section of the United States --

membawa saya ke pembubaran militer,

dan bagi saya Korps Marinir menjadi senada dengan kata teman.

that on the surface I had nothing in common with.

Lalu, beberapa tahun saya di sana

And over time,

all the political and personal bravado

dan beberapa bulan sebelum pergi ke Irak,

that led me to the military dissolved,

tulang dada saya terkilir dalam insiden sepeda gunung,

and for me, the Marine Corps became synonymous with my friends.

dan harus dipisahkan secara medis.

And then, a few years into my service

Mereka yang bukan di militer akan sulit memahami,

and months away from deploying to Iraq,

tapi diberitahu bahwa saya batal ke Irak atau Afghanistan

I dislocated my sternum in a mountain-biking accident,

sangat mengecewakan bagi saya.

and had to be medically separated.

Saya ingat jelas ketika pergi dari rumah sakit Lanmar dengan usungan

Those never in the military may find this hard to understand,

dan semua anggota peleton menunggu saya.

but being told I wasn't getting deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan

Lalu tiba-tiba, saya jadi rakyat jelata lagi.

was very devastating for me.

I have a very clear image of leaving the base hospital on a stretcher

Saya tahu saya ingin coba akting sekali lagi,

karena -- lagi-lagi ini saya --

and my entire platoon is waiting outside to see if I was OK.

Saya kira semua masalah rakyat bukan apa-apa dibanding di militer.

And then, suddenly, I was a civilian again.

Maksud saya, apa yang bisa Anda marahi sekarang?

I knew I wanted to give acting another shot,

because -- again, this is me --

“Panas sekali.

I thought all civilian problems are small compared to the military.

Seseorang harus nyalakan AC-nya.”

“Antrian kopi ini terlalu panjang.”

I mean, what can you really bitch about now, you know?

Saya dulunya Marinir,

tahu cara bertahan.

"It's hot.

Saya berniat ke New York dan jadi aktor.

Someone should turn on the air conditioner."

Jika gagal,

"This coffee line is too long."

saya tinggal di Central Park dan jadi pemulung di Panera Bread.

I was a Marine,

(Tawa)

I knew how to survive.

Saya audisi lagi ke Julliard dan kali ini beruntung,

I'd go to New York and become an actor.

If things didn't work out,

saya diterima.

I'd live in Central Park and dumpster-dive behind Panera Bread.

Tapi saya kaget transisinya tidak mudah

dari militer ke rakyat.

(Laughter)

I re-auditioned for Juilliard and this time I was lucky,

Saya cukup sehat, saya tidak bisa berpikir

I got in.

cidera mental atau psikis.

But I was surprised by how complex the transition was

Namun apapun itu, itu sulit.

from military to civilian.

Sebagian, karena saya di sekolah akting --

And I was relatively healthy; I can't imagine going through that process

saya tidak setuju masuk ke kelas olah suara,

on top of a mental or physical injury.

But regardless, it was difficult.

melempar bola energi imajinasi ke kelas bagian belakang,

In part, because I was in acting school --

melakukan latihan akting melahirkan diri sendiri --

I couldn't justify going to voice and speech class,

(Tawa)

saat teman-teman saya berperang tanpa saya di luar negeri.

throwing imaginary balls of energy at the back of the room,

Juga, saya tidak tahu cara aplikasikan hal-hal

doing acting exercises where I gave birth to myself --

yang saya pelajari di militer di dalam masyarakat.

(Laughter)

Baik secara praktis dan emosional.

while my friends were serving without me overseas.

Praktisnya, saya harus kerja.

But also, because I didn't know how to apply the things

Dan saya anggota infantri Marinir

I learned in the military to a civilian context.

menembak senjata mesin dan melempar mortar.

I mean that both practically and emotionally.

Tidak banyak tempat untuk mengaplikasinya di dunia nyata.

Practically, I had to get a job.

And I was an Infantry Marine,

(Tawa)

Secara emosional, saya mencari arti.

where you're shooting machine guns and firing mortars.

Dalam militer, semua berarti.

There's not a lot of places you can put those skills in the civilian world.

Semua yang Anda lakukan, baik berakar tradisi

maupun punya guna praktis.

(Laughter)

Emotionally, I struggled to find meaning.

Anda tak merokok di jalan

karena Anda tidak mau melepas jabatan Anda.

In the military, everything has meaning.

Jangan sentuh wajah Anda -- Anda harus jaga

Everything you do is either steeped in tradition

kesehatan dan kebersihan Anda.

or has a practical purpose.

You can't smoke in the field

Anda hadap sini saat “Colors” main,

because you don't want to give away your position.

hargai orang-orang yang sudah mendahului Anda.

You don't touch your face -- you have to maintain

Jalan di sini, bicara begini, karena ini.

a personal level of health and hygiene.

Seragam Anda dirawat betul.

You face this way when "Colors" plays,

Seberapa Anda turut aturan menggambarkan

out of respect for people who went before you.

Marinir seperti apa Anda.

Walk this way, talk this way because of this.

Pangkat Anda bicara tentang sejarah Anda

Your uniform is maintained to the inch.

dan respek yang Anda terima.

How diligently you followed those rules spoke volumes

Di masyarakat, tidak ada pangkat.

Di sini, Anda hanya orang,

about the kind of Marine you were.

dan saya harus membuktikan nilai saya terus.

Your rank said something about your history

Dan respek yang diberikan rakyat saat saya berseragam

and the respect you had earned.

In the civilian world there's no rank.

tak ada lagi saat saya keluar.

Here you're just another body,

and I felt like I constantly had to prove my worth all over again.

Di sana seperti tidak ada ...

jalinan komunitas,

padahal saat di militer, saya rasakan jalinan itu.

And the respect civilians were giving me while I was in uniform

Seberapa sering di masyarakat

didn't exist when I was out of it.

There didn't seem to be a ...

Anda ada di situasi hidup-mati dengan teman-teman

a sense of community,

whereas in the military, I felt this sense of community.

dan mereka terus bicara mereka tidak akan meninggalkan Anda?

How often in the civilian world

Saat itu juga, di sekolah akting ...

are you put in a life-or-death situation with your closest friends

(Tawa)

Saya, untuk pertama kalinya,

and they constantly demonstrate that they're not going to abandon you?

menemukan penulis, karakter, dan pertunjukkan

And meanwhile, at acting school ...

yang tidak ada hubungannya dengan militer,

(Laughter)

tapi anehnya menggambarkan pengalaman militer saya

I was really, for the first time,

dengan cara yang bagi saya tak bisa digambarkan.

discovering playwrights and characters and plays

Saya merasa saya jadi lebih tenang

that had nothing to do with the military,

saat saya bisa memaknai perasaan saya pertama kalinya

but were somehow describing my military experience

dan sadar betapa pentingnya hal itu.

in a way that before to me was indescribable.

And I felt myself becoming less aggressive

Jadi saat saya melihat lagi waktu saya di militer,

saya tidak berpikir soal latihan militer itu

as I was able to put words to feelings for the first time

atau disiplin dan rasa sakit;

and realizing what a valuable tool that was.

tapi lebih ke, hal kecil momen intim manusia.

And when I was reflecting on my time in the military,

momen perasaan bahagia

saat teman Anda pergi dari markas karena rindu keluarga,

I wasn't first thinking on the stereotypical drills

teman bercerai,

and discipline and pain of it;

terpuruk bersama, gembira bersama,

but rather, the small, intimate human moments,

semua dengan latar belakang militer.

moments of great feeling:

friends going AWOL because they missed their families,

Saya lihat teman-teman saya menahannya,

dan saya lihat kecemasan yang dihasilkan mereka dan saya,

friends getting divorced,

grieving together, celebrating together,

tidak bisa mengekspresikan perasaan kita.

all within the backdrop of the military.

I saw my friends battling these circumstances,

Militer dan komunitas teater sebenarnya sangat mirip.

and I watched the anxiety it produced in them and me,

Anda bertemu grup yang mencoba menjalankan tujuan

not being able to express our feelings about it.

melebihi dirinya; dan bukan tentang Anda.

Anda punya jabatan, Anda harus tahu posisi Anda di dalam tim.

The military and theater communities are actually very similar.

Semua tim ada pemimpin atau sutradara;

You have a group of people trying to accomplish a mission

kadang mereka pintar, kadang tidak.

greater than themselves; it's not about you.

You have a role, you have to know your role within that team.

Anda harus dekat dengan orang asing

dalam waktu singkat;

Every team has a leader or director;

disiplin diri, menjaga diri.

sometimes they're smart, sometimes they're not.

Saya rasa, bagus sekali kalau bisa ada ruang

You're forced to be intimate with complete strangers

yang menyatukan kedua komunitas yang tampak berbeda ini

in a short amount of time;

the self-discipline, the self-maintenance.

membawa hiburan kepada sekelompok orang

yang, melihat profesinya,

I thought, how great would it be to create a space

bisa melampaui hal yang membuatnya berpikir sedikit

that combined these two seemingly dissimilar communities,

daripada hal-hal tidak penting lainnya

that brought entertainment to a group of people

saya ingat jadi “merelakan- diri-disuruh” masuk militer

that, considering their occupation,

(Tawa)

could handle something a bit more thought-provoking

semua baik tujuannya tapi sedikit lebih kasar,

than the typical mandatory-fun events

misal “Ayo Kencan sama Cheerleader San Diego Chargers,”

that I remember being "volun-told" to go to in the military --

di mana Anda jawab pertanyaan pop culture,

(Laughter)

dan kalau benar, Anda menang kencan,

all well-intended but slightly offensive events,

yakni jalan-jalan dipandu mengiringi dek parade

like "Win a Date with a San Diego Chargers Cheerleader,"

dengan cheerleader yang sudah menikah dan hamil --

where you answer a question about pop culture,

(Tawa)

and if you get it right you win a date,

Salam bagi cheerleaders. Saya cinta cheerleaders.

which was a chaperoned walk around the parade deck

Poinnya adalah, betapa besar teater terrepresentasi

with this already married, pregnant cheerleader --

melalui karakter yang bisa diakses tanpa rasa menggurui.

(Laughter)

Nothing against cheerleaders, I love cheerleaders.

Jadi kita mulai non-profit bernama Arts in the Armed Forces,

The point is more, how great would it be to have theater presented

di mana kita coba itu,

coba menggabungkan kedua komunitas berbeda ini.

through characters that were accessible without being condescending.

Kita pilih pertunjukkan atau monolog dari pertunjukkan kontemporer AS

So we started this nonprofit called Arts in the Armed Forces,

where we tried to do that,

yang beragam usia dan rasnya seperti penonton militer,

tried to join these two seemingly dissimilar communities.

memilih grup hebat dari aktor teater yang terlatih

We pick a play or select monologues from contemporary American plays

memberi mereka materi menakjubkan,

menahan angka produksi seminimal mungkin --

that are diverse in age and race like a military audience is,

tanpa set, tanpa kostum, tanpa cahaya, baca saja --

grab a group of incredible theater-trained actors,

untuk memberi empasis pada bahasa

arm them with incredible material,

keep production value as minimal as possible --

dan menunjukkan teater bisa dilakukan di mana saja.

no sets, no costumes, no lights, just reading it --

Ini sangat kuat,

bergabung di ruangan dengan orang-orang asing

to throw all the emphasis on the language

dan mengingatkan diri akan kemanusiaan,

and to show that theater can be created at any setting.

dan ekspresi diri juga penting

It's a powerful thing,

getting in a room with complete strangers

seperti senapan di pundak.

Dan bagi organisasi seperti militer,

and reminding ourselves of our humanity,

kebanggaan punya kenyataan mutlak,

and that self-expression is just as valuable a tool

Anda bisa hilang pegangan

as a rifle on your shoulder.

saat ditanya apa pengalaman kolektif Anda.

And for an organization like the military,

Saya rasa tidak ada yang lebih baik

that prides itself on having acronyms for acronyms,

untuk memegang arti baru ekspresi diri

dari pembelaan negara kita.

you can get lost in the sauce

when it comes to explaining a collective experience.

Kita melampaui AS dan dunia,

And I can think of no better community

dari Walter Reed di Bethesda, Maryland,

to arm with a new means of self-expression

hingga Camp Pendleton, ke Camp Arifjan di Kuwait

than those protecting our country.

hingga USAG Bavaria,

We've gone all over the United States and the world,

teater Broadway dan off-Broadway, New York.

from Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland,

Bagi penampil yang kita bawa,

to Camp Pendleton, to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait,

ini adalah jendela kebudayaan

to USAG Bavaria,

yang tadinya tidak mendapat sentuhan.

on- and off-Broadway theaters in New York.

Bagi militer juga begitu,

And for the performing artists we bring,

Saya melakukan ini enam tahun belakangan,

it's a window into a culture

saya selalu ingat akting adalah banyak hal.

they otherwise would not have had exposure to.

Adalah seni, aksi politis, bisnis, ini --

And for the military, it's the exact same.

And in doing this for the past six years,

apapun adjektif yang berguna untuk Anda.

I'm always reminded that acting is many things.

Ini juga layanan.

Punya saya tidak selesai,

It's a craft, it's a political act, it's a business, it's --

jadi kapanpun saya bisa melayani

ke industri pelayanan terbesar di militer, bagi saya, lagi --

whatever adjective is most applicable to you.

tidak ada hal lain yang lebih baik.

But it's also a service.

I didn't get to finish mine,

Terima kasih.

(Tepuk Tangan)

so whenever I get to be of service

to this ultimate service industry, the military, for me, again --

Kita akan menyampaikan karya dari Marco Ramirez,

there's not many things better than that.

Thank you.

(Applause)

berjudul “I am not Batman.”

aktor hebat dan juga kawan baik saya, Jesse Perez,

We're going to be doing a piece from Marco Ramirez,

akan membacakan,

dan Matt Johnson, kita bertemu beberapa jam lalu.

called "I am not Batman."

Mereka melakukan bersama untuk pertama kali,

An incredible actor and good friend of mine, Jesse Perez,

mari lihat bagaimana.

Jesse Perez dan Matt Johnson.

is going to be reading,

and Matt Johnson, who I just met a couple hours ago.

(Tepuk tangan)

They're doing it together for the first time,

so we'll see how it goes.

Jesse Perez and Matt Johnson.

(Applause)

Jesse Perez: Di tengah malam hari

langit bersinar seperti marah, merah radioaktif.

Jika memicing, mungkin bisa melihat bulan

melalui lapisan tebal asap rokok dan knalpot pesawat

Jesse Perez: It's the middle of the night

yang menutupi seluruh kota,

and the sky is glowing like mad, radioactive red.

seperti kelambu yang tak memberi jalan malaikat

And if you squint, you can maybe see the moon

(Hentakan drum)

Jika Anda lihat lebih tinggi,

through a thick layer of cigarette smoke and airplane exhaust

Anda lihat saya berdiri di ujung gedung 86 lantai.

that covers the whole city,

like a mosquito net that won't let the angels in.

Di atas sana, ada gargoyles dan menara jam rusak

(Drum beat)

And if you look up high enough,

yang sudah berdiri mati mungkin 100 tahun lamanya,

you can see me standing on the edge of an 87-story building.

di sana ada saya.

And up there, a place for gargoyles and broken clock towers

(Ketukan)

dan saya adalah Batman.

(Ketukan)

Dan saya punya Batmobiles dan batarangs

that have stayed still and dead for maybe like 100 years,

dan bat caves, jujur saja

up there is me.

(Beat)

hanya perlu gudang

And I'm frickin' Batman.

ruang belakang atau lorong kebakaran,

(Beat)

And I gots Batmobiles and batarangs

dan celana jeans bekas Denny sudah hilang

and frickin' bat caves, like, for real.

dan kemeja polo warna biru navy saya,

And all it takes is a broom closet

yang terlihat bagus di saya tapi ada lubang dekat pantat

or a back room or a fire escape,

and Danny's hand-me-down jeans are gone.

dari tersangkut kawat berduri di belakang Arturo’s

And my navy blue polo shirt,

tapi bukan masalah besar karena saya sembunyikan

the one that looks kinda good on me but has that hole on it near the butt

terlihat semua baik.

Kemeja biru polo itu -- juga hilang!

from when it got snagged on the chain-link fence behind Arturo's

Saya merasa, merasa ... Berubah.

but it isn't even a big deal because I tuck that part in

(Ketukan)

Tidak ada yang ambil belt dan marah ke Batman karena bicara terus.

and it's, like, all good.

That blue polo shirt -- it's gone, too!

(Ketukan)

And I get like, like ... transformational.

Atau karena diam terus.

Dan tidak ada yang bilang Batman bodoh

(Beat)

And nobody pulls out a belt and whips Batman for talkin' back.

atau tolol

atau ceking.

(Beat)

Dan tidak ada yang memecat adik Batman dari Eastern Taxi Company

Or for not talkin' back.

And nobody calls Batman simple

karena mereka sudah berhemat.

or stupid

Karena mereka menghargai.

or skinny.

Bukan karena takut.

And nobody fires Batman's brother from the Eastern Taxi Company

Tapi memang menghargai.

'cause they was making cutbacks, neither.

(Tawa)

Karena tak ada yang takut Anda.

'Cause they got nothing but respect.

Karena Batman tidak memberi bahaya.

And not like afraid-respect,

(Ketukan)

Tidak akan. (Ketukan ganda)

just, like, respect-respect.

Karena Batman sangat ingin menyelamatkan orang

(Laughter)

'Cause nobody's afraid of you.

mungkin bayar tagihan si nenek nanti

'Cause Batman doesn't mean nobody no harm.

dan mati bahagia.

Dan mungkin jadi, jadi sangat terkenal.

(Beat)

Ever. (Double beat)

'Cause all Batman really wants to do is save people

(Tawa)

Dan juga -- bunuh si Joker.

(Bunyi drum)

and maybe pay abuela's bills one day

Malam ini, seperti biasa, saya sendiri.

and die happy.

And maybe get, like, mad-famous for real.

Saya amati dan saya tunggu

(Laughter)

seperti elang

Oh -- and kill the Joker.

(Drum roll)

atau seperti --

tidak, ya, elang.

Tonight, like most nights, I'm all alone.

(Tawa)

Dan mantel saya berkibar karena panjang sekali

And I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'

dan telinga saya berdiri,

like a eagle

or like a --

dan topeng setengah wajah juga terpasang,

no, yeah, like a eagle.

(Laughter)

dan saya punya barang-barang anti peluru di dada jadi saya aman.

And my cape is flapping in the wind cause it's frickin' long

Tidak ada -- tidak seorangpun! --

and my pointy ears are on,

and that mask that covers like half my face is on, too,

Bisa melewati Batman ...

dan keadilan.

and I got, like, bulletproof stuff all in my chest so no one can hurt me.

(Drum) (Tawa)

Dari tempat saya,

saya bisa dengar semua.

And nobody -- nobody! --

is gonna come between Batman ...

(Sunyi)

Di kota sana,

and justice.

ada wanita tua mengambil styrofoam bekas dari tong sampah

(Drums) (Laughter)

From where I am,

lalu memasukkan bagian ayam wijen yang sudah dimuntahkan

I can hear everything.

(Silence)

ke dalam mulutnya.

Somewhere in the city,

Dan di sana ada dokter berambut aneh pakai mantel lab hitam

there's a old lady picking Styrofoam leftovers up out of a trash can

mencoba menemukan obat dari penyakit

and she's putting a piece of sesame chicken someone spit out

yang bisa memusnahkan kita suatu hari nanti.

into her own mouth.

And somewhere there's a doctor with a wack haircut in a black lab coat

Dan di sana ada pria,

berseragam penjaga toilet,

teler dan pusing

trying to find a cure for the diseases

setelah menghabiskan setengah gajinya dalam botol bir 40-ounces.

that are gonna make us all extinct for real one day.

And somewhere there's a man,

dan setengah lagi kunjungan 4 jam ke rumah perempuan

a man in a janitor's uniform,

stumbling home drunk and dizzy

di jalan di mana lampu semua dimatikan

after spending half his paycheck on 40-ounce bottles of twist-off beer,

oleh orang yang memilih kegelapan di kota ini.

and the other half on a four-hour visit to some lady's house

Dan setengah blok dari pria toilet,

ada kelompok tidak berguna yang tidak tahu apa-apa

on a street where the lights have all been shot out

menunggu si pria toilet dengan rantai sepeda usang

by people who'd rather do what they do in this city in the dark.

dan Louisville Sluggers imitasi,

And half a block away from janitor man,

dan kalau si pria tidak punya uang,

there's a group of good-for-nothings who don't know no better,

memang kan tidak,

mereka akan memukulinya sampai lengan mereka capek,

waiting for janitor man with rusted bicycle chains

and imitation Louisville Sluggers,

sampai tidak ada gigi bisa diretakkan lagi.

and if they don't find a cent on him,

Tapi mereka tidak butuh saya.

which they won't,

Mereka tidak butuh si Dark Knight,

they'll just pound at him till the muscles in their arms start burning,

dengan perut kenyang makaroni dan keju buatan Supermarket

till there's no more teeth to crack out.

dan sosis Vienna dipotongi.

But they don't count on me.

(Tawa)

They don't count on no Dark Knight,

Karena mereka lebih percaya saya tidak ada.

with a stomach full of grocery-store brand macaroni and cheese

Dari ketinggian 87 lantai, saya bisa dengar si tidak berguna berkata,

and cut-up Vienna sausages.

(Laughter)

“Beri uang!” -- secepat itu,

'Cause they'd rather believe I don't exist.

“Kasih aku uang!”

And from 87 stories up, I can hear one of the good-for-nothings say,

Dan saya lihat si pria toilet bergumam mabuk dan jadi pucat,

dari 87 lantai sini,

"Gimme the cash!" -- real fast like that,

saya dengar perutnya berusaha keluar dari Dickiesnya.

just, "Gimme me the fuckin' cash!"

And I see janitor man mumble something in drunk language and turn pale,

Jadi saya meluncur cepat

dalam kegelapan, berbunyi “Swoosh!”

and from 87 stories up,

Dan saya lempar batarang ke satu bohlam

I can hear his stomach trying to hurl its way out his Dickies.

(Simbal)

So I swoop down, like, mad-fast

Dan mereka semua, “Whoa, keparat!

and I'm like darkness, I'm like, "Swoosh!"

Siapa yang mematikan lampu?”

(Tawa)

And I throw a batarang at the one naked lightbulb.

“Ada apa di sana?” “Apa?”

(Cymbal)

“Berikan aku punyamu, pria tua!”

“Ada yang dengar itu?”

And they're all like, "Whoa, muthafucker!

“Dengar apa? Tidak ada apa-apa. Tidak ada. Betul. Tak ada kelelawar!”

Who just turned out the lights?"

(Laughter)

"What's that over there?" "What?"

Lalu ...

satu dari tiga orang tidak berguna itu kena kepala - pow!

"Gimme me what you got, old man!"

"Did anybody hear that?"

"Hear what? There ain't nothing. No, really -- there ain't no bat!"

dan nomor dua terpuruk dalam mantel kegelapan di belakangnya

namun sebelum ia bisa menjotos apapun,

But then ...

one out of the three good-for-nothings gets it to the head -- pow!

aku ambil tutup tong sampah dan --

tepat sasaran!

And number two swings blindly into the dark cape before him,

Dan nomor satu menendang dan melompat,

tapi saya bisa judo karate juga, jadi saya --

but before his fist hits anything,

I grab a trash can lid and --

(Drum)

right in the gut!

And number one comes back with the jump kick,

Dua kali!

but I know judo karate, too, so I'm like --

(Drum)

(Tawa)

(Drum)

(Drums)

Sebelum saya mencelakakan hal lain,

tiba-tiba ada bunyi klik-klik

Twice!

(Drums)

dan kesemuanya terdiam.

(Laughter)

(Drums)

Satu dari si tidak berguna berdiri

But before I can do any more damage,

memegang pistol dengan lurus ke atas

suddenly we all hear a "click-click."

seperti ia sedang mendera Yesus,

And suddenly everything gets quiet.

seperti mengancam menembak bolong bulan.

And the one good-for-nothing left standing

Dan si tidak berguna yang terpukul kepalanya,

grips a handgun and aims it straight up,

coba menendang lalu loncat,

dan yang lain yang kena sasaran tadi,

like he's holding Jesus hostage,

like he's threatening maybe to blow a hole in the moon.

bergegas kembali dari kegelapan malam.

And the good-for-nothing who got it to the head,

Si pemabuk, si pria toilet itu,

who tried to jump-kick me,

terpojok berdoa ke Santo Antonio

and the other good-for-nothing who got it in the gut,

karena hanya dialah yang bisa pria itu ingat.

is both scrambling back away from the dark figure before 'em.

(Ketukan ganda)

Lalu ada saya:

And the drunk man, the janitor man,

mata berkilat putih,

is huddled in a corner, praying to Saint Anthony

mantel berkibar.

'cause that's the only one he could remember.

(Ketukan)

Dada anti-peluru naik turun,

(Double beat)

denyut nadi saya melambangkan kode Morse untuk:

And there's me:

eyes glowing white,

“Langkahi aku

cape blowing softly in the wind.

sekali saja

silakan

(Beat)

coba saja.”

Bulletproof chest heaving,

Lalu satu si tidak berguna berdiri,

my heart beating right through it in a Morse code for:

yang punya pistol itu --

"Fuck with me

ya, dia tertawa.

Dan dia turunkan sikunya.

just once

come on

Ditodongkan kepada saya

just try."

dan si bulan bisa bernapas.

And the one good-for-nothing left standing,

Dia arahkan ke telinga saya yang tajam,

the one with the handgun --

seperti gawang dan dia adalah tim spesial.

yeah, he laughs.

And he lowers his arm.

And he points it at me

Si pria toilet masih memanggil Santo Antonio,

and gives the moon a break.

And he aims it right between my pointy ears,

tapi Ia tidak menjawab.

like goal posts and he's special teams.

Dan untuk sesaat,

rasanya ...

And janitor man is still calling Saint Anthony,

Saya akan kalah.

but he ain't pickin' up.

And for a second,

Tidak!

it seems like ...

(Drum)

Tembak! Fwa-ka-ka!

“Jangan bunuh aku!”

maybe I'm gonna lose.

Snap! Pinggang putus! Leher! Slash!

Kulit bertemu acid: “Ahhhhhhhh!”

Nah!

(Drums)

Shoot! Shoot! Fwa-ka-ka!

Dan dia ada di lantai

"Don't kill me, man!"

saya berdiri di depannya

Snap! Wrist crack! Neck! Slash!

dan saya ambil pistol di tangannya

Skin meets acid: "Ahhhhhhh!"

saya benci pistol, benci megangnya karena saya Batman.

Dan, asteris:

And he's on the floor

Batman tidak suka pistol karena orang tuanya ditembak dulu.

and I'm standing over him

and I got the gun in my hands now

Namun sesaat,

and I hate guns, I hate holding 'em 'cause I'm Batman.

mata saya bersinar putih,

dan saya pegang ini

And, asterisk:

selama saya bisa bicara ke si tidak berguna

Batman don't like guns 'cause his parents got iced by guns a long time ago.

memakai bahasa yang mungkin ia paham

Klik - klik!

But for just a second,

my eyes glow white,

(Ketukan)

and I hold this thing

Dan si tidak penting lenyap selamanya

for I could speak to the good-for-nothing

ke pembuangan toksik, keluaran kimiawi dari asal mereka.

in a language he maybe understands.

Click-click!

(Beat)

Hanya saya dan si pria toilet.

And the good-for-nothings become good-for-disappearing

Saya angkut dia,

into whatever toxic waste, chemical sludge shithole they crawled out of.

dan saya hapus keringat dan parfum murahan dari dahinya.

Ia memohon jangan sakiti dia.

And it's just me and janitor man.

Dan saya tarik kerah seragam petugas toiletnya,

And I pick him up,

saya dekatkan ke wajah

and I wipe sweat and cheap perfume off his forehead.

jadi dia lebih tinggi tapi jubah membantu,

lalu ia dengarkan perkataan saya dengan lantang.

And he begs me not to hurt him

and I grab him tight by his janitor-man shirt collar,

Saya bicara dua kata:

“Pulang sana.”

and I pull him to my face

and he's taller than me but the cape helps,

Dan dia melakukannya,

so he listens when I look him straight in the eyes.

melirik belakang bahunya tiap 10 kaki sekali.

And I say two words to him:

Saya meluncuri gedung-gedung ke rumahnya

"Go home."

karena saya tahu rumahnya.

Dan saya lihat tangannya gemetar saat mencari kunci

And he does,

checking behind his shoulder every 10 feet.

dan membuka pintu gedungnya.

And I swoosh from building to building on his way there

Saya kembali ke kasur

sebelum ia memasuki ruang depan.

'cause I know where he lives.

And I watch his hands tremble as he pulls out his key chain

Dan saya dengar ia nyalakan keran

dan menuang segelas air hangat

and opens the door to his building.

And I'm back in bed

dan ia taruh gelas kembali di wastafel.

before he even walks in through the front door.

dan saya dengar langkahnya.

And I hear him turn on the faucet

Mereka melambat saat mereka tiba di kamar.

and pour himself a glass of warm tap water.

And he puts the glass back in the sink.

Ia buka pintu, pelan-pelan sekali.

And I hear his footsteps.

Ia coba masuk,

And they get slower as they get to my room.

Ia tak pernah melakukan itu.

And he creaks my door open, like, mad-slow.

(Ketukan)

Dan dia melihat ke kejauhan

wajahnya, rona pejalan kaki di musim panas.

And he takes a step in,

which he never does.

Dan saya pura-pura baru bangun

tanya saya, “Ah, ada apa, Yah?”

(Beat)

And he's staring off into nowhere,

dan pria toilet itu tidak berkata apa-apa.

his face, the color of sidewalks in summer.

And I act like I'm just waking up

Tapi dalam gelap,

saya lihat sikunya melemas

and I say, "Ah, what's up, Pop?"

dan kepalanya menjulur kepada saya.

Dan dia angkat itu supaya saya lihat wajahnya,

And janitor man says nothing to me.

saya bisa lihat matanya.

But I see in the dark,

I see his arms go limp

Dan pipinya penuh air, bukan karena keringat.

and his head turns back, like, towards me.

Ia berdiri di sana, bernapas,

And he lifts it for I can see his face,

seperti mengingat mata saya bersinar putih,

for I could see his eyes.

mengingat dada saya yang anti peluru,

And his cheeks is drippin', but not with sweat.

And he just stands there breathing,

mengingat bahwa dia ayah saya.

like he remembers my eyes glowing white,

like he remembers my bulletproof chest,

Lama saya tidak bicara.

like he remembers he's my pop.

Ia berbalik, memegang gagang pintu.

Dan ia tidak melihat saya,

And for a long time I don't say nothin'.

tapi bergumam dua kata ke saya:

“Maaf.”

And he turns around, hand on the doorknob.

And he ain't looking my way,

Saya bersandar, saya buka jendela sedikit.

but I hear him mumble two words to me:

"I'm sorry."

Jika Anda lihat tinggi sedikit,

Anda bisa lihat saya.

And I lean over, and I open my window just a crack.

Dan dari tempat saya ini --

(Simbal)

If you look up high enough,

Saya bisa dengar semua.

you could see me.

And from where I am --

(Cymbals)

I could hear everything.

(Applause)

Terima kasih.

Thank you.

(Applause)