歌词
Yo, man. There's a lot of brothers
嘿，哥们。这里有一帮兄弟
out there flakin' and perpetratin
口若悬河，天天挑事儿
But scared to kick reality.
但是根本不敢动真格的！
Yo Dre, you've been doing all this dope producing.
哥们你一直都在为我们做这些牛逼的制作 【Dr.Dre 是N.W.A的制作人】
You had a chance to show 'em what time it is
现在你有机会让丫们清醒了
So, what you want me to do?
所以，你想让我干啥
Express Yourself...
表现你自己！
I'm expressin' with my full capabilities,
我不遗余力表现自己
And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities,
然而现在我活在劳改所里
Cause some don't agree with how I do this.
因为有些人对我的行为不太顺眼
I get straight, meditate like a Buddhist
实话跟你讲，我像佛教徒一样冥想
I'm droppin' flava, my behaviour is heriditery,
给你们带来全新风格，我的范儿可以世代传承
But my technique is very necessary.
而我的技术也是必须有的
Blame it on Ice Cube... Because he says it gets funky
但这也得归功于Ice Cube
When you got a subject and a predacit.
他说:“当你把主语和谓语组合
Add it on a dope beat
再加上一个让人疯狂的鼓点伴奏
And that'll make you think.
这不但funky，而且会发人深思
Some suckaz just tickle me pink
一些垃圾在这跟我挑事儿
To my stomache. 'Cause they don't flow like this one.
丫们让我无法忍受，因为他们都不能像我这样流畅的说唱
You know what? I won't hesitate to dis one
知道吗？要骂他们中的随便一个，我都根本不会迟疑
Or two before I'm through.
或者在我收手前，再连带一个
So don't try to sing this!
所以都别想着叫警察
Some drop science
一些人习惯在说唱中教育人
While I'm droppin' English.
但是我就是说英语而已
Even if Yella
即使Yella
Makes it a-capella
让我来段清唱
I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or a sess.
我照样能表达，嘿，我可不抽大麻
Cause its known to give a brother brain damage.
因为这种玩意儿让伙计的脑子变成浆糊
And brain damage on the mic don't manage
一个脑残握着麦
Nuthin'
也什么都干不了
But makin' a sucker and you equal.
只能变成另一个像你一样的白痴
Don't be another sequel...
所以别变成下一个活生生的例子
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Now, gettin' back to the PG.
让我们回到“PG”
That's program, and it's easy.
就是program的意思，别想太多【PG也是电影的一个级别
Dre is back. Newjacks, I mean hollow,
Dre回来了。菜鸟们，这么形容，因为他们都很空虚
Expressin' ain't their subject
表现不是他们的特长
Because they like to follow
他们只会拾人牙慧
The words, the style, the trend,
模仿我的词儿，风格，潮流
The records I spin.
还有我放的唱片
Again and again and again
一次又一次，没完没了
Yo, you on the other end.
哟，另一方面
Whatch a brother playin' dope rhymes with no help.
你看到一个伙计在独自说些牛逼的词儿
There's no fessin' and guessin'
这就是我在表现自己
While I'm expressin myself.
没有伪装和猜测
It's crazy to see people be
我看到人们变成了社会想让他们变成的样子
What society wants them to be. But not me!
这太疯狂。但我不会这样
Ruthless...
冷酷无情！【Dre当时在的唱片厂牌名为Ruthless】
Is the way to go
就是我的路线
They know.
问问别人去
Others say rhymes that fail
其他人都说现在的说唱词儿都没创意
To be original.
最早的
Or they kill where the hiphop starts,
或者，当hip hop刚诞生的时候，就已经被扼杀
Forget about the ghetto
贫民窟被遗忘了
And rap for the pop charts.
他们说唱只是为了打流行榜单
Some musicians curse at home
一些“音乐人”在家里骂娘
But scared to use profanity
但却害怕用那些污言秽语
When up on the microphone.
当他们拿着麦克风
Yeah, they want reality.
是，大家都想要真
But you won't hear none.
但是听不到
They rather exaggerate, a little fiction.
他们愿意去夸大，加上一些虚构的东西
Some say no to drugs and take a stand,
一些人立场坚定拒绝毒品
But after the show they go lookin' for the dopeman.
但是表演完，就马上去找毒贩子了
Or they ban my group from the radio.
现在政府让我的组合禁止在电台里播出 【因为NWA的歌词过于直白，一直被禁止在电台播出
Hear NWA and say "Hell no!".
他们听到NWA的声音就大喊“不
But you know it ain't all about wealth.
但是你知道这跟钞票没什么关系
As long as you make a note to...
因为你也想要…
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Come on and do it...
来吧，走起
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Come on and do it...
来吧，走起
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
From the heart.
发自内心
Cause if you wanna start to move up the chart
因为当你想攀登榜单的时候
Then expression is a big part of it.
如何表达，是很重要的
You ain't efficient when you flow
当你说唱的时候，效率太低
You ain't swift, movin' like a tortoise.
你像乌龟一样慢慢吞吞的
Full of rigor mortis.
你就像得了尸僵
There's a little bit more to show
我还有一点要展现
I got rhymes in my mind, and better like an embryo.
我在我的脑中孕育我的词儿
Or a lesson - all of 'em expression
或者是一堂课 —— 这些都是表达的方式
And if you start fessin' -
如果你开始装逼了
I got a Smith and Wessun For you.
我可有Smith and Wessun 【Smith and Wessun，美国最大的武器生产商，在这里指代枪械】专为你准备
I might ignore your record
我可能不会鸟你的唱片
Because it has no bottom.
因为它都没有节操
I get loose in the summer. When in spring and autumn
在夏天我会是散漫的，但是到了春天或者冬天
It's Dre on the mic, gettin' physical.
我就会打起精神，拿着麦克风，
Doin' the job
干我的工作
NWA is the lynch mob!
N.W.A是用私刑的暴民
Yes, I'm a cob?
对。你说我是个棒子
But you know you need this.
但是你知道你需要我
And the knowledge is growin'
我的知识越来越多
Just like a foetus, or a tumor.
就像胚胎，或者肿瘤在生长
But here's the rumor:
但是有流言说
Dre is in the neighborhood
Dre就在附近
And he's up to no good.
他肯定不安好心
When I start expressin' myself,
当我开始表现自己的时候
Yella, slam it!
Yella 开始放
Cause If I stay funky like this I'm doin' damage.
因为如果我一直都这么燥，我就会搞破坏的
Or I'mma be too hyped,
或者就要抽飞了
And need a straight jacket.
让后就要蹲局子了
I got knowledge and other suckaers lack it.
我有那些废物没有的见识
So, when you see Dre, a DJ on the mic,
所以当你看到Dre作为一个DJ却拿着麦克风
Ask what it's like.
去问问这是要闹那样
It's like we gettin' hype tonight.
这是要让这个晚上都燥翻
Cause if I strike
如果我撂蹶子了
It ain't for your good health.
可对你的健康不利
But I won't strike if you just...
但是我不会停，只要你继续
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Express Yourself...
表现你自己…
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Express Yourself...
表现你自己
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
Come on and do it...
来吧，一起
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