「Across The Line」は元々未発表のデモ曲「Japan」としてファンの間では知られていました。Underground 9: Demos にも「Minutes to Midnight」とは違ったアレンジで収録されています。
[Verse 1]
In this desert, in darkness
暗闇の砂漠の中
Lying with the gun across his chest
銃を携えて横になっている
Pretending he's heartless
奴は非情なフリをしている
As the fire flashes in the sky
空に炎が燃え上がるとき
He was fragile and frozen
奴はもろく 凍り付いていた
When the bullet took away his friend
銃弾が友人を奪い去ったとき
And now he's somehow more broken
今はどういうわけかあの時よりも深く傷ついている
[×2]
[Chorus]
He's pulling his weapon to his side
彼は銃を傍らに引き寄せて
Loading it full of his goodbyes
幾多の別れを装填する
Holding an enemy across the line
向こう側にいる敵を見据えながら
[Verse 2]
Sweating and shaking
汗ばんで震えている
Lying with her hands across her chest
銃を携えて横になっている
She wakes with her cravings
彼女は渇望と共に起き上がる
As the fire flashes in her eye
炎が上がるのを目にしながら
She was fragile and frozen
彼女はもろく 凍り付いていた
When the needle took away her friend
刃が彼女の友人を奪い去ったとき
But now she's somehow more broken
でも今はどういうわけかあの時よりも深く傷ついている
[×2]
[Chorus]
She's pulling her weapon to her side
彼女は銃を傍らに引き寄せて
Loading it full of her goodbyes
幾多の別れを装填する
Holding an enemy across the line
向こう側にいる敵を見据えながら
[Post-Chorus]
With every battle he's chosing
彼が選んだ戦いすべてが
With every fight he's losing
彼が敗けた戦いすべてが告げる
His enemy's not far behind
敵との差は大きくないと
With every promise she's broken
彼女が破った約束すべてが
With every lie she's spoken
彼女がついたあらゆる嘘が告げる
Her enemy's not far behind
敵との差は大きくないと
[Bridge]
It's your time![×4]
お前の番だ！
[Chorus]
He's pulling his weapon to his side
彼は銃を傍らに引き寄せて
Loading it full of his goodbyes
幾多の別れを装填する
Holding an enemy across the line
向こう側にいる敵を見据えながら
She's pulling her weapon to her side
彼女は銃を傍らに引き寄せて
Loading it full of her goodbyes
幾多の別れを装填する
Holding an enemy across the line
向こう側にいる敵を見据えながら
[Outro]
With every battle he's chosing
彼が選んだ戦いすべてが
With every fight he's losing
彼が敗けた戦いすべてが告げる
His enemy's not far behind
敵との差は大きくないと
With every promise she's broken
彼女が破った約束すべてが
With every lie she's spoken
彼女がついたあらゆる嘘が告げる
Her enemy's not far behind
敵との差は大きくないと