歌词
My name's Lakisha
我的名字叫拉基莎(Lakisha)
Named after my Dad
这名字是以我爸爸的名字命名的
His names Lakostia
他的名字叫拉科斯蒂亚(Lakostia)
Goes by Coz
他名字中间的拼写是kos
I go by Kish
而我名字中间的拼写是kish
Because it's shorter
因为这样我的名字就更短更顺口啦
And to me
而且对我来说
A lot less obvious
这也不是很平淡无奇很无创意的那种名字
在家里的时候
At home my momma
我妈妈都叫我Kisha
She calls me Kisha
但是啊 在学校的话
But at the school yard
叫做Kisha的人可多了
There were a million
我年轻不懂事的时候
When I was yound
我就想自由点
I needed freedom
就想要感觉到
And to feel
我能在人群中脱颖而出
I stood out in the world
(毕竟叫做Kisha女孩那么多)
(Too Many Girls)
我就想,脱颖,而出
当我16岁的时候
Just. Stand. Out.
我想去赚钱啦
When I was sixteen
我写在简历上的名字就是拉基莎(Lakisha)
I wanted money
多搞笑呀
I put Lakisha on my resume
这就是个笑话
How funny
(因为)我发现并没有人
It was a joke
给我回电话(同意让我去他们那里工作)
I found that no one
这都是因为我的名字吧
Would call me back
(哎 糟糕透了)
Because of it
我来告诉你事实吧
(Oh ****)
比如说我搬去纽约住的时候
并没有人知道我叫什么名字
I'll tell you the truth
我埋头苦干,成天工作
Like when I moved to New York
比如一次打两份工
Nobody knew my name
渐渐学会了察言观色,懂得了字里行间的意思
I put my head down and worked
这次,我会在简历上写,我的名字是基什(Kish)!
Like 2 jobs at a time
我本来会被起名叫作India(意为印度)的
Learned to read between the lines
就跟我的曾祖母一样
I'll say im Kish on my resume this time!
(她的名字就叫作India)
但有人先生了宝宝
I was meant to be named India
所以这个名字就直接给那个宝宝用了
After my greatest grandmother
(好遗憾哦)
(That's her name)
如果我取名叫India了,我可能会
But someone had a baby first
更加刻意地活着
And the name was given right to her
我可能会去烧香
(What a shame)
我可能会去拜佛
I'd probably end up
很难说
A lot more conscious
若你的名字是以另一个人的名字命名的,你会成为什么样的人
I'd burn some incense
但对我来说,我感觉有些内疚
I'd pray to rocks and
感觉像一种刻板印象将我定型
会让我觉得这个名字有些另类
It's hard to say who you would be
有人会认为我会不同
If you were named after somebody else
但事实上,我并不感到羞愧
But I feel guilty
(这就是我的名字啊)
Stereotyping
当我签名的时候
Would have me leave it out of all and everything
签下的名字里就是有“l”这个字母
Some people like to assume different
但从不会出现“k”这个字母
But in truth im not a bit ashamed
你可以叫我基洛(Kilo)
(It's my name)
但是拉基莎(Lakisha)
永远都是我的名字
When I sign my signature
It's with an "I"
And never with a "K"
You call me Kilo
But Lakisha
Forever will be my name
专辑信息
1.Thank You!
2.Hello, Lakisha
3.Distractions I: The Opposite ***
4.Age + Self Esteem: A Funhouse Mirror
5.Distractions II: The Dilemma of Cool
6.Self Importance
7.Collected Views from Dinner
8.Fulfillment?
9.Taking Responsibility
10.Intermission
11.The Fears of a Dilettante
12.Obsessing
13.Life: The Cruel Interlude (On God)
14.Frustrations + Solutions
15.Humans + Ants in Proportion (Unfinished)
16.Existential Crisis Hour!
17.On the Mend
18.Relief! (My Answers So Far)
19.Poem A
20.Outpatient Mentality