歌词
Sitting at the lakefront working on my next LP
坐在湖边做我的下一张唱片
At 55th and LSD and you will see
在年度最佳歌曲和大屏幕上你会看到
You see something about the water man, it soothes the soul
你看到一些关于雨人的东西，它能抚慰灵魂
Rinses, cleanses, and keeps us all
冲洗，清洁，并保持我们所有人
I swear without nature I'd go insane
我发誓，如果没有大自然，我会发疯的
On these concrete streets, I can't maintain
在这些水泥街上，我无法维持
Woke up this morning in a vile ass mood
今早醒来时心情糟透了
So I came to the lake to change my attitude
所以我来到湖边改变我的态度
And my altitude, with a blackened mind
还有我的高度，带着一颗发黑的心
I'm wondering what made Malcolm smile
我在想是什么让马尔科姆笑了
In the midst of hate, and ostracism
在仇恨和排斥中
How do people maintain in the optimism?
人们如何保持乐观
Sometimes I think I'm losing mine
有时候我觉得我已经把我自己丢了
If I ain't writing or producing, I'm one step from losing my mind
如果我不写作或不创作，我就离失去理智只有一步之遥
I gotta loosen up and find a way to unwind without no **** and wine
我得放松一下，找个不用酗酒和女人的放松方式
I'm peeping out the people as they pass me by
当人们从我身边走过时，我在偷看他们
I see a thieving fly flavor and I'm asking for a sign
我看到一只偷吃东西的苍蝇的滋味，我想要个信号
Staring at the skyscrapers, scratching the sky
凝视着摩天大楼，划破天空
Blocking out the sunshine, got me asking why
挡住阳光，让我问为什么
It don't matter where you at if you don't know the time
如果你不知道时间，你在哪里都没有关系
If you need a lift, hold tight, you 'bout to climb
如果你需要搭车，抓紧，你要爬了
Keep the elevation for your soul, body, and mind
保持你的灵魂、身体和思想的高度
The renaissance, the renaissance
文艺复兴，文艺复兴
It don't matter where you at if you don't know the time
如果你不知道时间，你在哪里都没有关系
Wise words I heard as a youth still in my mind
我年轻时听到的那些至理名言至今仍在我的脑海中萦绕
Feeling divine, revealing the sign, for healing the blind
感觉神圣，显示迹象，治愈盲人
Cause too many cats have been locked or killed in the crime
因为有太多的猫被锁起来或者被杀死
Where I live stick-up-kids concealing the nine
我住的地方，孩子们把那九个藏起来
They stealing your shine, front how I live spilling your spine
他们偷走了你的光芒，我是如何活在你的背脊上
Chicken-heads is a dime a dozen willing to grind
笨蛋是一毛钱一打随意磨碎
Mad kids, no husbands, there's a million fine
疯狂的孩子，没有丈夫，有一百万的罚款
Through out my area code, it's mass hysteria mode
通过我的区号，这是集体歇斯底里模式
Shaken got us feeling like inferior foes
动摇让我们觉得自己像个低人一等的敌人
But no one will legislate myself, my interior grows
但是没有我自己，我的内心在成长
Makes it felt when I deliver my exterior blows
让我感觉我的外部打击
To any obstacle
任何障碍
What did you think? I want my pockets full
你觉得怎么样?我要把口袋装满
Very possible, because this world is filled with lots of jewels
很有可能，因为这个世界充满了珠宝
The best one is the one that last forever
最好的爱情是天长地久
Cause it's the one you treasure, the principle of pleasure
因为这是你珍惜的，快乐的原则
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透过智者的眼睛，让我画一幅画
Through the eyes of the wise, let me paint a picture
没有罗尔斯的沙子，就像没有搅拌机的J
Sands without the Rawls, like the J without the mixer
我们把剧本吐得太烫了，你的耳朵都起泡了
We spit the scripts so hot, your ears blister
这就是为什么你买了一套纯天然的长生不老药
That's why you cop a fixture of the all natural elixir
与催化剂的结合使其具有危险性
Combined with The Catalysts makes it hazardous
给那些不这么认为，想要测试神话的人
To those who think not and want to test the fabulous
我带你出去，然后像拉撒路一样带你回来
I take you out, then bring you back like Lazarus
J Sands, Capital D，战略家
J Sands, Capital D, the strategists
我们用音乐来治疗城市内部的癌症
We using music as an answer to this inner city cancer
我想我很幸运有机会发展
I guess I'm blessed with my chance to advance the
嘻哈艺术，并添加我的添加火花
Hip-hop art, and add my add spark
《教义问答》以催化剂在黑暗中传播光明
The catechist to the catalysts spreading light on the dark
所以我们从这里开始了一段通往胜利的旅程
So we embark on a journey from here to win
从加州到惠灵顿
From the land of three rivers to the city of wind
有了笔，我们就像从前一样在空中翱翔
With the pen, we ascend on air like The Nonce
与我知己的伙伴，继续在文艺复兴
With my fellow confidants, continue in the renaissance
如果你不知道时间，你在哪里都没有关系
It don't matter where you at if you don't know the time
如果你需要搭车，抓紧，你要爬了
If you need a lift, hold tight, you 'bout to climb
保持你的灵魂、身体和思想的高度
Keep the elevation for your soul, body, and mind
文艺复兴，文艺复兴
The renaissance, the renaissance
[Hook x2]
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