歌词
Verse 1: Yung Bleu]
He put his life in words, shine brighter than jewels
他用语言将自己的生命描述,闪耀比珍珠
To the point when you feeling stronger than Clase Azul
当你觉得你已经够劲了,比喝了Clase Azul龙舌兰还要上头之后
You niggas softer than pillows
你们会觉得自己软绵绵的,比枕头还软绵绵
Deep in the trenches where niggas whip it like Willow
深深陷入“沟壕”之中,像柳条一样去“抽打”她们
Turn your wife to a widow, uh
让你的妻子变成寡妇
'Cause money tend to turn a real nigga to weirdos
因为金钱能让一个人变成怪胎
My shit harder than dildos
我的家伙比dildos还要坚硬
I'm in dream mode, one-shot, kill mode
我在理想的状态下,一击必杀的模式中
'Fore this rap shit it was hard hats and steel toes
在说唱前,是那么地顽固不化,顽冥不灵
But I still rose
但是我依旧站起来了
I'm at dinner up in Melrose (Hey)
在梅尔罗斯用晚餐
With two bad bitches rubbin' on my earlobes
和两个女人一起,她们不停摩擦着我的耳垂
We probably never rub elbows
我们或许不曾接触
Hе ain't in my salary cap
他都没在我的工资上限地计算之中
Niggas say they gettin' money but I'm callin' it cap (Hеy, hey)
他们说他们在挣钱,但是那不过是糊弄(salary cap指工资上限,此处cap双关,瓶盖帽子一类的掩饰品)
Oh, look what we done
瞧瞧我们做了什么
We took a bad situation and made it great
我们接手了一个极其糟糕的状况,然后将其变得美好
He got twenty years, it was drug-related
干了20年的脏活,都和贩du有关
And he took the plea deal, that goes to show just how much the system hate us
然后主动伏法,能看到这些法律制度是多么痛恨我们
How come nobody congratulates us?
为什么我们成功后没人为我们庆祝
We will make it out the slums (Oh)
我们总是会冲出这片平民窟
And we come from duckin' hunnid round drums (Oh)
我们靠着躲躲藏藏生存下来,在鼓旁塞藏百元钞票
And the school system treat us like we dumb
学校就这么对待我们,好像我们是傻瓜一样
That's why I'm the hallway
这就是为什么我总站在过道上
Eighth grade, I was trappin' in the hallway
八年级,我被困在了走廊里
Yeah, I was just in puberty
哈哈,我不过在青春期而已
I was tryna rule my whole community (Mm-hmm)
尝试驾驭整个街区
And do this rap shit for you and me (You and me)
为你为我涌出说唱歌曲
Damn, I was on the "get the whole clique rich" (Clique)
天哪,我的心思就在“让整个圈子活跃”上
You was on that "get rich quick shit" (Quick)
你的心思在“赶紧变得富有”上
Hangin' with them niggas I ain't mix with (Mix)
就和那一帮人鬼混,我都不会和他们做混音单曲
Playin' both sides, be realistic (Oh)
别当墙头草两边装狗,现实一点
How you not gon' get hit with that heat stick? Nigga
你怎么还没被那个热烘烘的棒子打一顿呢?
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2: Yung Bleu]
And this shit deeper than words
这些歌声比言语深沉
Shit deeper than words
比语言厚重
Deeper than just rap
比单单说唱更复杂
Covered in ice you'll think I sponsored a meth lab
被冰/聪明覆盖,你觉得我好像资助了一个兴奋剂的实验室(科学)
Uppin' the price, on the private jet, I got jet lag
抬高价格,我在自己的火箭上,有时差反应
I spit the shit that gon' hit your heart like a chest pass
我说出来的东西直击你的心脏,胸腔检查一样
And I got love for the streets but I couldn't stay there (I couldn't stay)
我对街头充满热爱,但是我不能停留在那里
I told him wherever he play, he gotta lay there (He gotta lay)
我告诉他们不管他们在哪里演唱,街头才永远是家乡
I got some niggas dead and gone, I took a whole 'nother path
我见到一些兄弟们去世,远去,我没有选择那条路
Came home from my first mission, took a blood bath
从我的第一次任务中归来,已经用鲜血沐浴
Ran up a tick like a citation
打上一个对勾,像是引用符号
I'm probably quiet 'cause I'm just checkin' niggas' vibrations
我保持安静,因为我开了震动
Came back to buss it down with them project babies
归来亲吻,推倒她,这些人就是我的任务目标
Back when we was robbin' everybody but the candy lady
过去我们抢劫所有人,除了这些美女
I remember beefin' with my cousin, that's my nana baby (Fck 'em)
我想起来了和表姐妹争吵的日子,那些人都令我烦躁
Shit crazy
真是疯了
Anybody cross you (Fck 'em)
任何惹你的人,让他们去死吧
No family support so I was feelin' like a foster
没有家人的支持,我就会觉得像是被收养的
Nobody talk about the wins and the losses no more
没人再谈论成功失败与否
They only love you when you up, but it's too late for that
当你火,他们就爱你,但那已经太迟了
Killed my lil' brother, just be patient, you gon' pay for that
你杀死了我的兄弟,等着瞧吧,你会为此付出代价
I heard they tryna catch me on the phone, to build a case for that
我听说他们想要监听我的手机,用录音搞个案子出来
They caught him slippin' now he on that shit that blood would lace with that
他们现在发现他泄密了,他倒是自己有案子了,现在他会用自己的血液为自己点缀若干了
Chorus: Yung Bleu & John Legend]
Die under the moon
在月光下长眠
(And when we die, and when we die)
当我们与世长辞
Die under the moon
在月光下长眠
(I hope that we die under the moon)
我希望我们在月光下长眠
If we die
如果我们挥手告别这个世界
Die under the moon
那就在月光下长眠
(Under the clouds, under the stars, dyin')
在云层之下,星耀之中,奄奄一息
And when we die, die under the moon (Die under, with a smile)
当我们死去,沐浴月光送别自己
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
呜呼
Die under the moon
在月光下长眠
Outro: John Legend]
Thank God for the ups and downs
感谢上帝赐予我机遇与挑战
Thank God that you came around
感谢上帝你曾来过人间
Thank God that I'm here right now (Here right now)
感谢上帝我能伫立在你面前
Thank God for the highs and lows
感谢上帝有高峰有低估
Thank God for "Oh-no-nos"
感谢上帝他们说了“不,求求,请别。”
Closed doors and the dead-end roads
这些门都关上了,到处都是死胡同
Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God
感谢上苍
Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God
感谢上帝
Deeper than words, they take me to church
比言语更加深沉,带我进入教堂
Bruises and burns, they make me stronger
青淤和伤疤,让我更加强壮
Make me stronger, make me stronger
势不可挡
(Stronger, ooh, woo)
Woo, ooh-ooh, ooh
Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God
Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God
感谢上苍
Thank God
感谢上帝
Yeah, yeah
感谢你们
专辑信息
1.Beautiful Lies
2.Tired Of You
3.Baddest
4.You're Mines Still
5.Last Summer
6.Die Under The Moon
7.Angels Never Cry
8.Contract Killers
9.Way More Close (Stuck In A Box)
10.Shoe Box
11.Water Works
12.Dark Clouds
13.Old Days
14.Ghetto Love Birds
15.Unforgiving