歌词
The light
希望之光
The light is worth the wait, I promise
相信我，光值得等待
Wait, why can't you do it?
等等吧，你为什么不能这样
The light is worth the wait, I promise
相信我，希望值得等待
Wait, screamin' "Please don't do it"
我哀求“请别这样做”
The light is worth the wait, I promise
我保证，光值得等待
Wait, why did you do it?
等等吧，你别无选择了吗
The light is worth the wait, I promise
我保证，希望值得等待
Wait, screamin' "Please don't do it"
我哀求“请别这样做”
Sick of these niggas givin' me false info
厌倦了这些假尼给我的假消息
Like I ain't grow up on MTV, Boondocks and The Chapelle Show
搞得我好像不是看MTV、《Boondocks》以及Chapelle Show长大的
Bitch, I can handle the truth, that's how I enter the booth
崽种，我可以接受真相，这就是我上位的方式
Look at these bruises I got, it gave me so much confidence
看我身上伤痕累累，这也是为什么我什么极具自信
Back when I was making songs at my momma's crib
那时候我还在妈妈的小床上写歌
The candles lit, the temperature risin'
点燃蜡烛，温度上升
What type of man can't find the right time to fly in?
什么样的人会找不到合适的坠落时间？
Especially when my cousin dyin'
尤其是当我的表兄逝去之时
Should've never sold my soul, should've protected all my pay-ins
当初就不该出卖我的灵魂，就不该保护我兜里的那点烂钱
To see the world move without you feel like a daydream
盯着这个没有你的世界悄然移动就像是白日做梦
Kool-Aid stains, band-aids wrapped around your beautiful hands
为年轻留下的伤痛，创可贴缠在你美丽的手上
Protect me from the city, couldn't save me from the world
保护我不受这座城市的伤害，却无法将我从这个世界中拯救出来
Back then, had Jeezy on repeat in your whip, no peace in my streets
那时候，坏事与痛苦不断重复，我的平静之地就没有安宁
And these days no license, only take the Jeep if my boyfriend is drivin'
这些天来没有驾照，坐的吉普也是男友开的
Plus he got the kinda skin that make the police like him
而且条子喜欢他这样的肤色
Ever since I was a kid I always felt so frighten
当我还是个孩子的时候就一直感到害怕
My momma from the ghetto
我的妈妈来自底层
I won't go to any nigga that keep Jesus in the convo'
她把选票投给任何一个信仰正常的兄弟
Me and her just got on good terms
我和她亲密无间
Thank God for them unexpected turns
造化弄人
Breaks her heart when she see my city burn
她心碎在看到我的城市陷入深渊时
Thank God for teaching me how to learn
感谢上帝教会我如何学习
Have empathy, even when it burns
产生共鸣，即使它支离破碎
But I hate that she got me in this box, expectin' me to see the light
但我恨她将我囚禁，还希望我看到光明
See the light, see the light
看到希望，看到生机
All my niggas to the right, right, right
兄弟们都通往正确
You see the light, light, light, light
你看到了光明
All my niggas to the left-right, left-right, left-right
兄弟们都在左右不决
You see the light, light, light, light
你看到了希望
When that hammer pulled back, did you think of me?
如此沉重的打击到来，你有想过我吗
You were the one that taught me how to be
你曾是那个教会我如何面对的人
Look at me now in all my glory
看看我现在拥有的荣耀
Overcame a lot, that's a different story
虽然克服了如此之多，但这是两码事
Abandoned by the life-giver, lookin' back at my life different
被赐予生命的人抛弃，现在回头看我的人生已经有了变化
Deep cuts in the dusk of the final gasp, before your life flash
深埋在黄昏的喘息之中，在你生命最后一闪之前
What happens when you die? Does it fade black?
在你离去后会发生什么？遁入黑暗中吗？
I seen't you in my skin and the trucker cap
没看到你穿过我的身体
Missed you when we laughed
想念曾经一起的开怀大笑
Didn't trust my intuition when I saw the cracks
望向深渊时，我不相信那是我的直觉
I'm sorry, all I ever want to do is make you proud
对不起，我想做的只是让你骄傲
Fleetin' moments, always found a way around the frown
稍纵即逝，总能找到办法解决
Set aside the pain to celebrate the now
抛开痛苦去庆祝现在
Couldn't kick me out the house, I was ****ed up
别把我赶出家门，我当时真的是一团糟
Nothing to prove without doubt, if I'm man enough
毫无疑问，如果我够爷们，我就不需要证明什么
What's the use? I could use you, 'cause I'm scared as ****
有什么用呢?我需要你，因为我怕得要死
Tuck me in, always young enough to feel loved
给我盖好被子，永远都处在能感受到爱的年纪
And share some, are you lookin' down?
我只奢求一点，等等，你在低头寻找吗?
And a child reachin' out, brittle bone, crying now
一个孩子伸出手来，骨瘦如柴，泪流满面
The past does not define you
过去的经历不能定义你
The past does not define you
之前的承受无法改变你
The burden was too much
负担如此沉重
Couldn't save you from yourself when you self-destruct
在你自我毁灭的时候没人能救得了你
Couldn't save me from myself when I pushed my luck
就连我自己得寸进尺时都难以自拔
To tell the truth, I'm just like you
讲真的，我和你一样
Left it all in the pistol that you used
都已经留在你用过的那把手枪里了
Always be a little man, following your footsteps
跟随着你的脚步当一个永远的胆小鬼
Even though I'm mad, even though you're gone
尽管你已离开但我还是气愤不堪
You live on, and the day I have kids
活下去，等我有了孩子的时候
And tell 'em 'bout Grandpa and how great he is
我会告诉他们爷爷有多伟大
And the grandkids' grandkids
一直到我儿子的儿子都不会停止
They'll never meet if it wasn't for you
如果不是因为你他们永远都不会相遇
I wouldn't be, neither would they
我不会，他们更不可能
It's safe to say I find a way out the darkness
可以肯定地说，我找到了一条自我救赎之路
The way you left ma hits me the hardest
你离开妈妈的方式就是对我最大的打击
What a shame things change in the blink of an eye
眨眼之间一切都不一样了
Fade away, fast break to the depths in the sky
消逝，飞向天空的深处
And permanents turn permanent with a nine
永久 永久 永久
That's life, that's life
毋庸置疑，这就是糙淡的生活
The light is worth the wait, I promise
相信我，光值得等待
Wait, why can't you do it?
等等吧，你为什么不能这样
The light is worth the wait, I promise
相信我，希望值得等待
Wait, screamin' "Please don't do it"
我哀求“请别这样做”
The light is worth the wait, I promise
我保证，光值得等待
Wait, why did you do it?
等等吧，你别无选择了吗
The light is worth the wait, I promise
我保证，希望值得等待
Wait, screamin' "Please don't do it"
我哀求“请别这样做”
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