THRILLER歌词背景
Thriller惊悚
It's Close To Midnight
午夜时分
And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark
魔鬼在暗处隐藏
Under The Moonlight
月光之下
You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart
景象吓停你的心脏
You Try To Scream
想要尖叫
But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It
恐怖让你声带失效
You Start To Freeze
浑身冰凉
As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes
惊骇眼中闪光
You're Paralyzed
你完全瘫痪
[Chorus]
'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
因为这是惊悚之夜
And No One's Gonna Save You
没人能救你于
From The Beast About Strike
猛兽之口
You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night
你看，这就是惊悚之夜
You're Fighting For Your Life
要活命，就要拼搏
Inside A Killer, Thriller Tonight
在这个杀气森森的惊悚之夜
[2nd Verse]
You Hear The Door Slam
门猛地关上
And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run
你意识到无处可逃
You Feel The Cold Hand
手脚冰凉
And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun
不知能否得见明日朝阳
You Close Your Eyes
闭上眼睛
And Hope That This Is Just Imagination
希望一切只是幻想
But All The While
时时刻刻
You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up Behind
你都听见鬼怪在偷偷来到身旁
You're Out Of Time
你来不及逃窜
[Chorus]
'Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
因为这是惊悚之夜
There Ain't No Second Chance
与百眼妖魔的战斗
Against The Thing With Forty Eyes
不是你死就是我亡
You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night
你看，这就是惊悚之夜
You're Fighting For Your Life
要活命，就要拼搏
Inside Of Killer, Thriller Tonight
在这个杀气森森的惊悚之夜
[Bridge]
Night Creatures Call
夜灵开始啼鸣
And The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade
僵尸开起了舞会
There's No Escapin' The Jaws Of The Alien This Time
这次再没办法逃开异形的獠牙
(They're Open Wide)
（他们无所不在）
This Is The End Of Your Life
你的生命正走向灭亡
[3rd Verse]
They're Out To Get You,
它们出来抓你
There's Demons Closing In On Every Side
恶灵四面逼近
They Will Possess You
它们将迷住你
Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial
除非你赶快换掉频段
Now Is The Time For You
现在是时候
And I To Cuddle Close Together
让我们紧拥一起
All Thru The Night
整个夜晚
I'll Save You From The Terror On The Screen,
我会把你从荧屏上那些妖魔的手中救出
I'll Make You See
我要让你看见
[Chorus]
That This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
这是惊悚之夜
'Cause I Can Thrill You More
没有一个鬼怪能比我
Than Any Ghost Would Dare To Try
更让你不知所措
Girl, This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
女孩啊，这就是惊悚之夜
So Let Me Hold You Tight
让我紧紧将你拥抱
And Share A Killer, Diller, Chiller
共享这个迷人、静谧、惊悚的
Thriller Here Tonight
颤栗之夜
[Vincent Price说唱]
Darkness Falls Across The Land
黑暗笼罩大地
The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand
午夜近在眼前
Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood
嗜血的死灵
To Terrorize Y'awl's Neighbourhood
遍布在你的周圆
And Whosoever Shall Be Found
哪怕你看见的是
Without The Soul For Getting Down
没有魂灵的鬼魅
Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell
也得坚强面对这些来自地狱的猎犬
And Rot Inside A Corpse's Shell
尸壳下的腐肉
The Foulest Stench Is In The Air
散发着阵阵恶臭
The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years
四千年的怖妖
And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb
坟堆里的尸鬼
Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom
就将来完结你的性命
And Though You Fight To Stay Alive
你拼死决斗
Your Body Starts To Shiver
却全身发抖
For No Mere Mortal Can Resist
凡人不能抵挡
The Evil Of The Thriller
惊悚之王
[恐怖大笑……回声]
杰克逊意图把《颤栗》这张专辑做的比上一张专辑、1979年出版的《疯狂》（Off the Wall，旧译《墙外》）还要好，出于他的完美主义作风，他冒着被东家起诉违约的风险，决定将业已制作好的全部录音工作推倒重来，重新录制了整张专辑。
词曲作者Rod Temperton最初将这首歌命名为《星光》（Starlight），副歌部分的歌词一开始也是Starlight! Starlight sun...。制作人琼斯则对Temperton说，杰克逊上张专辑的就是以Temperton写的歌命名的，这次也得找一个更好的名字。因而Temperton重新改了歌词。他说：“我回到酒店之后，写了得有两三百个标题，最后决定叫《午夜之人》。第二天早上我醒来，念着这个词，我脑子里就有个声音说这就是标题了。我都能想象得到这个词出现在公告牌榜单之首的那个样子……这个词就是‘颤栗（Thriller）’。”
