歌词
I got angels running 'way, I got demons hunting me
天使离我而去,恶魔追赶着我(指去年24岁的表哥Walter被谋杀)
I know 'Pac was 25, I know Jesus 33
歌手2Pac死去时25岁,耶稣33岁
I tell Death to keep a distance, I think he obsessed with me
我叫死神离我远点,不想再被纠缠
I say "God, that's the one," I know she would die for me
我说,“上帝,就是她了”,我相信她会为我牺牲
They want a barcode on my wrist
他们想要送我进牢房(barcode指美国囚犯腕带上的条形码)
To auction off the kids that don't fit their description of a utopia (black)
拍卖出售那些不属于“乌托邦”的黑人孩子(把大规模关押黑人比作黑奴交易)
Like a problem won't exist if I just don't exist
似乎我不在了,问题就不在了
If I grew up without a single pot to piss in
我出生在一个贫困家庭
Pardon me for venting
发些牢骚,请原谅
Congress got the nerve to call itself religious
国会居然自称虔诚
Rich just getting richer, we just tryna live our life
富人越来越富,我们只是苟且偷生
Momma mixed the vodka with the Sprite
妈妈把伏特加和雪碧调在一起
They killed my cousin with a pocket knife
他们用小刀谋杀了我的表哥
While my uncle on the phone
和叔叔通话时
He was gone for more than half my life
我已大半辈子没见到他了
He got out a year and then he died
叔叔出狱一年就死了
I was on the road
我在路上时
Talking to my father on the phone
和爸爸通着电话
Left the city when I was just four
我四岁时爸爸就背井离乡
None of them would get along
他们几个人相处都不融洽
Momma begging him for winter clothes
妈妈向爸爸讨要冬衣
I was chilling with my ***** Spook
那时我在和小伙伴Spook“寒暄”
Now they tryna take his
而现在他们要夺走他的——
Life don't mean **** to a ***** that ain't never had ****, yuh
生命毫无意义,对一无所有的黑人来说
Light don't mean lit in the dark, fight don't mean fists, ooh
光明不能照亮黑暗,搏斗不是依赖拳头
Eyes don't see, eyes don't see, ice don't freeze
眼前一片漆黑,冰面慢慢融化
Light don't leave, I don't mean lie to me
光明不要离去,请别对我撒谎
Tell me I'll be okay, tell me happier days
告诉我,我会过得很好,告诉我,那些开心的日子
Tell me that she my bae, that I won't be alone
告诉我,她是我的宝贝,告诉我,我不会孤单
Tell 'em I'll be okay, when he ask how's my day
如果有人问我过的怎样,告诉他们,我会过得很好
Tell 'em that we the same, tell em' that we not safe
告诉他们,我们其实都一样,告诉他们,我们都不安全
I got my grandaddy soul, I'm at war that's on my mind
我继承了爷爷的个性,脑海愁绪万千
I seen Walter body cold, wish I could switch it with mine
我看到表哥Walter的冰冷尸体,多么希望躺着的是我
I'm not worried bout no rap ****, distractions or wasted times
我不去想说唱、消遣或是浪费时间的事情
I still go to social functions even though I'm so anti
虽然我很孤僻,还是会参加社交活动
No I'm no Rihanna, the court gonna throw it like Donovan
不过我不是Rihanna,法院不会管我的官司(Anti是Rihanna的专辑名,Donovan是篮球明星,这里双关)
Down a bit, I just been modeling my whole career as if Pac was here
沉下心,我在打造我的事业,仿佛2Pac附体
Studio monitors shaking, I raise the apartments
监听音箱在震动,我住着公寓
I'm bonded with profit, I made what I made, and allot it
收获了利润,自食其力,与人分成
Amount of time that's in my mind the time you was watching
你在围观的时候,我却在思考
So stop comparing me to people, no I am not them
所以不要把我和别人比较,我和他们不同
A lot of people dream until they **** or get sh-*gunshot*
很多人在做梦,直到被现实击垮,或者听到一声——
That's life
这就是人生
Momma mixed the vodka with the Sprite
妈妈把伏特加和雪碧调在一起
They killed my cousin with a pocket knife
他们用小刀谋杀了我的表哥
While my uncle on the phone
和叔叔通话时
He was gone for more than half my life
我已大半辈子没见到他了
He got out a year and then he died
叔叔出狱一年就死了
I was on a road
我在路上时
Talking to my father on the phone
和爸爸通着电话
Left the city when I was just four
我四岁时爸爸就背井离乡
None of them would get along
他们几个人相处都不融洽
Momma begging him for winter clothes
妈妈向爸爸讨要冬衣
I was chilling with my ***** Spook
那时我在和小伙伴Spook“寒暄”
Now they tryna take his life
而现在他们要夺走他的生命
专辑信息
1.Life