歌词
When I was 21 I met Kanye
我在二十一岁的时候遇到了侃爷(Kanye West 美国家喻户晓的说唱歌手)
I was really excited because I was a struggling musician
我非常兴奋,因为那个时候我还是一个在奋斗的音乐人
He was one of my heroes,
他是我的英雄之一
And I knew if he liked my music he could change my life
我也知道如果他喜欢我的音乐,他就可以改变我的人生。
My friend Big Sean introduced us
我的朋友Big Sean 向侃爷介绍了我
Then Sean played him a song of mine
接着Sean放了一首我的歌
He said
他说
"Kanye, this is Mike. He made the song you just heard."
:“侃爷,这是麦克,他写了你刚刚听到的歌”
And he said, "Cool!" and gave me a fist bump
然后侃爷答道:“酷!”然后和我顶了一下拳
Awkward silence ensued
接着便是一段令人尴尬的沉默
So I said, "did you like it?"
于是我说:“你喜欢吗?”
He said to me, "no."
他和我说:“不”
And he wasn't being mean he was just being honest
他不是因为刻薄才跟我说这句话的,他只是实话实说
He's not the kind of guy to tell you he likes something
他不是那种嘴上说着很喜欢
When he doesn't think it's good
但其实怀着截然相反态度的人
And I must have been wearing my broken heart on my face
而且我必须把我的伤心挂在脸上,
Because he said to me, "sorry, sorry man."
因为他说:“抱歉,抱歉老兄”
Sean bumped it, you said it, I had to spike it
Sean向我介绍了你,你也问了我,我必须说实话
And in that moment
在那一刻
All I wanted to do was make more music
我只想做更多音乐
I couldn't wait
我等不及了
So that's exactly what I did
所以我就这么做了
It lit a fire up in me!
因为这番话点燃了我内心的熊熊火焰!
It lit a fire up in me!
它点燃了我灵魂的不灭之焰!
It lit a fire up in me!
它点燃了我内心的熊熊火焰!
And no setback,
没有任何挫折
No hater hiding behind a keyboard,
没有任何键盘侠
No member of the press,
没有任何出版社的编辑
No sickness in the family,
没有任何家庭的病变
No bodily injury,
没有任何身上的伤
No bad day,
没有任何糟糕的的一天
Nothing nothing nothing nothing
任何 任何 任何 任何
Nothing nothing nothing nothing
任何 任何 任何 任何
Nothing nothing nothing
任何! 任何! 任何!
Nothing nothing nothing
任何! 任何! 任何!
Nothing nothing nothing could ever burn out
任何! 任何! 任何!东西可以熄灭这把火焰!
Massey's on my side, it's my turn now
梅西站在我这边,轮到我了!
We're going straight to the top boys
我们就要一飞冲天了!伙计们!
Buckle them seatbelts, hop on this back right here
系好安全带,跳进车后座
I don't need help!
我不需要任何帮助!
I didn't come here to tell you
我来这不是为了告诉你
That I can do some things that you can't do
我能做一些你做不了的事
I didn't come to change you
我不是来改变你的
I came to tell you that
我是来告诉你
If you look deep enough inside
如果你往你的深处不断发掘
Underneath the curfews, perfumes, etc.
在无尽的夜晚之下,在香水的香气之下
I bet you'd find a flame too
我打赌你也能发现自己的那一把火焰
I want to thank you for having us
我想要感谢拥有我们的你们
We're the Mike Posner Band
我们就是麦克波斯纳乐队!
Oh yeah
哦,对了
And I saw Kanye a few years later at the EMAs
几年之后我在MTV欧洲音乐奖的会场上又见到了侃爷
And he said, "Mike Posner,
他说:“Mike Posner”
I really like some of your songs."
“我其实挺喜欢你的几首歌的”
专辑信息
1.Introduction ((Mike Posner/i was born...Part 1))
2.I Believe ((6-24-2016) [Live in Indianapolis])
3.Dear Mom ((8-2-2016) [Live in Chicago])
4.This Is My Poker Face ---> :) ((8-5-2016) [Live in St. Louis])
5.Gratitude ((8-7-2016) [Live in Park City])
6.I Got You ((8-26-2016) [Live in Edmonton])
7.I Met Kanye ((8-31-2016) [Live in Minneapolis])
8.The Soldier & The Boy ((9-1-2016) [Live in Madison])
9.Introduction ((Mike Posner/i was born...Part 2))
10.Prophecy ((7-26-2016) [Live in Washington D.C.])
11.You Already Are ((7—29-2016) [Live in Louisville])
12.Can You? ((8-1-2016) [Live in Grand Rapids])
13.Alive ((8-3-2016) [Live in Indianapolis])
14.This One ---> :) (Icarus Problems) ((8-17-2016) [Live in Anaheim])
15.Cheers ((9-17-2016) [Live at the Forum, Los Angeles])