歌词
(Yeah)
怎么了?
(What's Happenin'?)
你们这是怎么了？
(What's Happenin'?)
你们这是怎么了？
(What's up, what's happenin, what's up?)
发生什么了？你们怎么变成这样了？（Kweli质问他的兄弟Mos Def和侃爷为什么不能坚守初心。前者为了自己的前途，不愿继续像Kweli一样做个地下歌手；后者则更不用我解释）
All my rap friends went crazy I'm the last one left
我所有的朋友都疯了，只剩我依然清醒
These haters prayin' they can celebrate the last one's death
那些看戏的（指一些不看好说唱音乐发展的人）就想看到整个说唱圈都玩完
None of them niggas in my class that couldn't pass one test
我的兄弟个个都是说唱好手
But that's what happens when you rappin' on you have some depth
但他们却不愿遵从本心，让歌词多点深度（讽刺如今的说唱歌手为了更火而去做一些通俗流行的说唱乐）
I never chat shit
我从不说烂词
The flow bat-shit, it's major league
那些完全没有押韵的玩意（流行说唱乐），大都是一个样子
Major Keys like Khaled (it's accurate)
比如DJ Khaled的歌（我就是这么针对）
Recognize a dime when you pass it
你歌词的“深度”与我相比只是冰山一角
With this weapon I's rhymin', I'm an assassin
我就像一个刺客，我的说唱就是刺出的双刀
Put nine minutes to the casket, you bastards
你想把时间都浪费？你个傻瓜
Stare in the abyss and the Leviathan (oh yea)
给我好好凝视着深渊和海底城（指Kweli的歌词有深度）
You say a prayer for the dying men
你就是个行尸走肉
Looking for that pleasure but you findin' sin
想要被救赎，但罪恶已无法挽回
Can't be scared to take a loss if you tryin' to win
如果你想赢，就不能害怕损失（如果你想获得声誉，就不要做那些哗众取宠的流行歌曲）
要知道我代表着伟大，顽强和优雅
Recognize greatness, tenacious
我的歌词复杂如新型矩阵
Gracious, mark of design, the new Matrix
奇异博士在我面前都是小巫见大巫
I can make Dr. Strange brain look basic
我不过问“菜单”上的那些说唱歌手，因为我不吃翔
MCs on the dinner menu and I ain't ate shit
主菜在哪？我庞大如巨人安德雷（WWE冠军）
Who's the entree? I'm a giant like Andre
所以对我来说，像你这种装硬的弱鸡只不过是开胃菜而已
You just an appetizer, weak rapper in harm's way
天才般的歌词，描写的是对和平的企盼
These elite rhymes, prayers and peace signs
凝视着前方，极速追赶，希望野兽尽快死去
Staring at the air, fled the joint, hope the beast died
可路已被冰封，刹车都阻挡不了我的吉普车滑行
Icy ass road, no brakes let the Jeep slide
和野兽捉迷藏，它藏在哪里
Playing hide and seek with my sleep, where did he hide?
原来它名叫“流行哲学家”，只有到我膝盖那么高
Popular, hook philosopher since knee high
我不是在讽刺，我真的在追逐狼群
Ironic, I really ran with the wolves at G high
你可能不喜欢我的歌，但我的力量仍足够强大
You ain't hearing me, higher power preparing me
强大的说唱之力使我的前路变透明
To have a higher power in rap for transparency
我从不对你隐瞒，我一直在你身边
I'm clear to you, I'm here with you
在云层之上的高度，为你释放我的力量
High and in the cloud, I should put it in the air for you
我所有的朋友都疯了，只剩我依然清醒
我所有兄弟都惊讶于我还能坚守本心
All my rap friends went crazy I'm the last one left
（我本就该如此）
All my street homies crazy I'm the last one right
（我本就该如此）
(Last ones, left right)
我所有的朋友都疯了，只剩我依然清醒
(Last ones, left right)
我所有兄弟都惊讶于我还能坚守本心
All my rap friends went crazy I'm the last one left
（我本就该如此）
All my street homies crazy I'm the last one right
（我本就该如此）
(Last ones, left right)
（我本就该如此）
(Last ones, left right)
我像JJ（早期的涂鸦艺术家）一样涂鸦，我最真实，我从不只把说唱当做业余爱好
(Last ones)
我工作，然后得到应有的回报。而他们只知道让奴隶为他们干活，然后坐享其成（讽刺很多说唱歌手雇佣枪手）
我把这现状说破，但他们只会死不承认
Paint it like I'm JJ, for real I'm not for play play
我是老炮，你只是个新手，就像德维恩
If I work then I get paid, they whip them slaves like the nae nae
我们需要革新才能崛起，Mos Def这么说
I'm smashin' 'em if you askin' 'em what's happenin' and they say
我的哥们Yaslin（即Mos Def，从组合Black Star中单飞之后改名为Yaslin Bay）呐，你应该说得更具体点
I'm original, you a re-run, Dwayne hey hey hey
你改名，不就是因为看我“不思进取”不爽吗
Do the rise got my squad information like what bae say
不要管迈克尔杰克逊和保罗麦卡特尼跟你说的话（侃爷曾与二者见面，并对二人唯命是从，Kweli希望侃爷不要对二者的话一味吸取，要做自己）
I seen my brother you got to be more specific when you say bae
去他的三K党，我代表黑人大家庭
A spark like a melee, feelings I don't placate
把你送到地狱，撒旦就是你的新玩伴
Give a fuck what Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney say say say
好吧吧，我这是在模仿Lil Scrappy说话，但你还是会吸取他们的话中的“精华”
Fuck the KKK, respect the family, me and you got a play date
比如“发给你的钱一定要收齐”这样的话（又是讽刺商业化）
I'll send you to hell and Satan will be your playmate
你如果真听了他们的话，那你就真完了
O-K-K, like Lil Scrappy but pay attention to what they say
你肯定会把钱用在娱乐上（比如呼麻）
Sound like some old "catch me on payday"
但我希望你不是这样的人，可你总是与我的想法背道而驰
Type niggas who like to get missin'
嘻哈对于我来说既是天使又是魔鬼
Nah, pay what you want (cough it up)
把我推向神坛，却也使我无药可救
But you ain't the homie, now you don't know me
我所有的朋友都疯了，只剩我依然清醒
Hip-hop on my shoulders like the demons or the sheriff
我所有兄弟都惊讶于我还能坚守本心
Or the stick you use for measurin', way too sick for medicine
（我本就该如此）
（我本就该如此）
All my rap friends went crazy I'm the last one left
我所有的朋友都疯了，只剩我依然清醒
All my street homies crazy I'm the last one right
我所有兄弟都惊讶于我还能坚守本心
(Last ones, left right)
（我本就该如此）
(Last ones, left right)
（我本就该如此）
All my rap friends went crazy I'm the last one left
我所有兄弟都惊讶于我还能坚守本心
All my street homies crazy I'm the last one right
那些嫉妒者希望我赶快以真容示人（玩完）（MF Doom或者HipHop Man梗）
(Last ones, left right)
但我会继续戴着我的面具（继续我的说唱事业）
(Last ones, left right)
我会永远坚守本心
我的歌词邪恶，因为我描写的都是事实
All my street homies crazy I'm the last one right
分析这个时代的万象
Hatin' cocksuckers hope I see the flash one night
有些人自以为站在食物链的最顶端，却早已被盯上
'Bout peace but I'ma grab my mask tonight
魔鬼无时无刻都在跟踪他们
Man standin', I'ma be the last one right
没错，这就是我写的词
I rhyme wicked, I sit still, my mind vivid
没错，这就是会被人奉为经典的词
Analyze the times and all of the signs with it
没错，这些词都出自我的笔下
Pump fake the snakes and the rats and the swine with 'em
而且这些词会被镌刻在岩石之上，保存到永远
Smoke watch stars and go on the line with 'em, ghost
真实的定义是什么？荣耀的定义是什么？公平的定义是什么？
什么是纯洁？什么可爱？什么值得称赞？
Oh, that my words were written
怎样做事会让人觉得你很优秀，是值得称赞的
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book
你好好想想吧（翻译由Talib Kweli中国后援会会长兼唯一会员杰瑞Yi提供）
Oh, that with an iron pen
And lead they were engraved in the rock forever
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just
Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable
If there is any excellence, if there is anything worth of praise
Think about these things
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