歌词
So, are you scared to death, negro?
所以，黑人们，你们是否惧怕死亡？(本段intro采样路易斯·法拉汗的演讲，他是黑人伊斯兰教的领导者)
Just sit down, don't you come out to defend our enemy.
坐下来，不要出来保卫我们的敌人
You sit down and you shut up and tell your master to come on out and deal with this
坐下来，闭上嘴，让你的主人出来处理此事
Verse 1 JAY-Z
Next time they bring up the Gods, you gon' respect us
下次他们提到上帝的时候，你会尊重我们
That lil' vest ain't gonna do you, a truth from Makkah
那小背心没什么用，我对着脖子以上打 (原文为I shoot from neck up)
I ain't even tryna hold you Magnolia Slim
我甚至不会去试着留住你，玉兰花项目中的Soulja Slim (木兰花计划是新奥尔良的一个危房项目，现正重新开发，Soulja Slim和Jay Electronica都来自于此)
I'm a soldier from that mode, I'm the ghost of him
我是那个模式的士兵，我是他的鬼魂 (Soulja Slim是90年代的一位rapper，2003年死于木仓击，但因为没有目击者愿意出庭作证，指控被撤销)
From the era of police stretcher, no cameras catch him
警察不公的年代，没有镜头来捕捉这一切
Drop you off in a rival hood, you rather be arrested
把你送到一个敌对的地方，你宁可被逮捕
If you didn't have no straps you couldn't wear your necklace
你要是没有带子，就带不上项链
*****s hand around your throat, that's a choker reference
人们用手环绕你的喉咙，便是意指窒息 (choker双关，窒息/项链)
My ancestors took old food made soul food
我的祖先用古老的食物，制作灵魂食物 (灵魂食物是非裔美国人的一种食物，起源于美国殖民时期被奴役的西非人)
Jim Crowe's a trope too, he stole his own music
Jim Crow也是个怪人，他窃取了灵魂乐
That's the blood that goes through me, so you assumin'
那就是流经我的血液，所以你觉得
I could never sell my soul, they sold they soul to me
我永远不会卖掉我的灵魂，他们会把灵魂卖给我
Peaceful teachings of Rumi, but don't confuse me
Rumi祥和的教导，但不要让我困惑 (Rumi是Jay-Z小女儿的名字。这里也可能是在指Rūmī，13世纪伊斯兰教苏菲派著名诗人，他的诗表达了爱与和平，他也坚信音乐、诗歌和舞蹈是通向上帝的道路)
You mouth off for the cameras I'll make a silent movie
你对着镜头胡扯，但我拍的是默片
Now here's some jury
说几句箴言
No civilization has conquered from the outside until they destroy themselves from within
没有一种文明能从外部被征服，直到它从内部自我毁灭
Pen, put a pin in that, will come back when I fled
化笔尖为刀锋，胜利之时我自会归来
You can't talk like I talk 'cause you ain't been where I been, young
年轻人，不要模仿我的口吻，我的位置你还未曾到达
Verse 2 Jay Electronica
If it come from me and Hov, consider it Q'uran
如果是我和Jay-Z写的，请当它是古兰经
If it come from any of those, consider it Harām
如果来自任何这些，请当它是罪恶的 (这里Jay Elec用的比喻是为说明他，Jay-Z和其他人之间的地位差距)
The minaret that Jigga built beyond the dome of the Roc
Jay-Z为我建造的位于大鹏圆顶上的宣礼塔
Was crafted, so beautifully, consider this Saddam
精心制作，如此美丽，这便是对祈祷的召唤吧
From a hard place and a rock to the Roc Nation of Islam
不必在Roc Nation (Jay-Z创立的公司)与伊斯兰教之间左右为难 (有“Between a rock and a hard place”的用法，这里取反义)
I emerged on the wave that Tidal made to drop bombs
我出现在向潮汐投掷炸弹的浪潮中 (Tidal双关，潮汐/Jay-Z创立的音乐软件)
I came to bang with the scholars
我来为学者撑腰
And I bet you a Rothschild I get a bang for my dollar
我跟你赌Rothschild这份钱我花得很值 (之前有媒体报道Jay Elec在与Kate Rothschild做生意，所以这里的”Bang for my dollar”可能是暗示涉及xing)
The synagogue of Satan want me to hang by my collar
撒旦的犹太教堂想要绞死我
But all praise due to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
但是所有的赞美都要归功于真主
I put on for my nation like I'm King T'Challa
我像特查拉国王(黑豹)一样守护国家
Crushing the oyinbo that try to bring wahala
粉碎试图带来麻烦的白人 (Oyibo和Wahala属于洋泾浜英语，是“白人”和“麻烦”的意思)
You want it, I got it
你想要的，我得到了
Don't make me have to blast this rocket, uh
别逼我去炸火箭 (本句改编了B.G.的”I Want It”，这里Jay Elec指自己不会去抢别人的钱，只是有实力保护自己的钱包)
Jay Electricity
这就是Jay Elec
The thing you need like a hole in his head is publicity
他需要的是公众的关注
Go shine like a Christmas tree
虽然他像圣诞树一般闪耀
Verily, verily, I tread through like merrily
我实实在在，快乐地生活着
Giving all thanks to God for this universal therapy
感谢上帝赐予我们这种万能的治疗方法
Think of things I said that you hated then
想想我当时说的让你厌恶的话
Empirical facts that can't be debated now
现在却是无法争论的事实
Things you say today, I was sayin' then
你今日之言，早已出于我口
Tell us who your favorite now
告诉我们，现在谁是你的最爱？
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