歌词
Told my momma I wuold pay the bills,one day
我曾告诉我的妈妈,我总有一天会赚大钱
Told my family I'd make it real,one way
我曾告诉我的家人,我真的会做到,总有一天
Now we're here they ask me how it feels,okay
现在我们在一起,他们问我有什么样的感觉,我说,还好
But this reality it isn't real,no way
但这不是真的,也没有可能
Cause with this hand that you are given
因为我握住了你伸给我的手
You're made to be a victim
你被变成了一个受害者,
you're changed to be a version of yourself that is envisioned
抛弃了自己的从前,努力把现在的自我变成理想中的那个自我
Man they play you like a show prop
伙计,他们玩你就像玩着节目的道具
What happens when the show stops
当节目停止的那一刻发生了什么
I swear I'm sick of hip-hop
我发誓我唱rap的技术很弱(翻译者:不……)
Sometimes I wanna kick rocks
有时我真想把这些可恶的东西一脚踢开
Cause I've been on the road since I was just under twenty
因为我二十岁的时候就进入了这个圈子
Sleeping on air mattresses and making no money
每天躺在冰冷的床板上,赚不到一分钱
I've just been doing it for love
可自打我来到这里开始,我一直为了信仰而唱歌
And hoping it would come back
希望着我做的一切都能得到回报
But all I get is criticism cause I'm different in rap
但我得到的是批评, 因为我在说唱圈里是个异类(翻译者:让他们去死吧)
And I know they don't understand me
可是我知道他们不理解我
They try to understand me
他们试图理解我的生活,怀疑我拥有更多
Not knowing this is all I have
可他们不知道这就是我所拥有的一切
I live without a plan B
我在没有Plan B的状态下活着(Plan B指备选方案)
It's more than just a track
这已经不仅仅是一种追逐
But they don't give a crap
可他们在这过程中一言不发
Gave my life to this music tell me what if give me back
若我选择把我自己的生命献给这音乐,告诉我,我会得到什么?
I spent all my life chasing fame
我花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方
I just spent all my life chasing fame
我只是,花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方
Keep chasing fame...
那就,继续追逐名利...
All I wanted was to show the world that they could become
我想要的,就是向世界展示他们可以达到的境界
Anything they ever dreamed of if they lifted a thumb
展示他们曾经梦想过的任何东西,如果他们竖起拇指
If they lifted a hand,if they got up and ran
如果他们举起手来,如果他们奔出家门
If they came up with a plan
如果他们想到了一条出路
But maybe It's just a fantasy
可是这一切也许只能存在于梦想
See I'm losing my faith
看,我渐渐丧失了我的信仰
been doing it too long running in the same place
我在这里挣扎许久,却依旧一如既往
Hoping for a breakthrough
我期待着超越自我
But sadly it don't take two
可令人沮丧的是一切都没有发生
It take million to really push it through the ceiling
要想让我的歌冲到世界排行榜上,需要花上几百万来加以包装
And I don't have it
可我现在却身无分文
I'm rapping broke as a joke
我正用自己的嗓子吼出这一切,可这一切就像个笑话
And I'm just hoping someone out there
我只是在等,等待着有人来欣赏我的才华
Here's the words that I've spoke
这些就是我要说的全部
And maybe they'll appreciate this little glimmer of hope
也许他们会欣赏我的杰作,觉得我的作品为他们带来希望的曙光
And be inspired to go further than I could ever go
受我的启发,用我的风格来说唱,把这一切推向新的境界
And yo,need reminded why I try it
那么,哈,请提醒我,我为什么不停地尝试
Cause now I'm in my thirties
因为我现在已经到了而立之年
And it's hard to justify it
我难以为自己的失败辩白
Gets harder to deny it
越来越难以否认自己浪费了自己的青春
All my friends are getting silent
我的朋友们变得寂静无声
Canse they know the time is ticking if it's there you better find it
因为他们知道,流年似水,最好把握住自己最好的年华
Spent all my life chasing fame
可我花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方
I just spent all my life chasing fame
我只是花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方
Keep chasing fame...
那就,继续追逐名利...
They told me fame was fleeting
他们告诉我,功名如尘土般不值一提
But I ignored the meaning
可是我忽视了他们的言语
Cause I'd turn on the TV close my eyes and I could see me
因为我曾打开电视机,然后关上自己的眼睛,我看到电视机里出现了我自己
Dreamed about it every day
这就是我日思夜想的愿望
I always pictured going
我总是想象着我的梦想
Cause I came from very little
因为我从很小的时候便对此日思夜想
And there wasn't much for showing
没什么好说的,我日日夜夜在不断地追逐
But now that I look back
可我现在,转过头去,看看自己的曾经
I'd take a different path
若我踏上了一条完全不同的道路
I'd learn to be appreciative of what I've always had
我还是会羡慕地看着我现在所做过的一切
Cause there's a chance I'll never see these dreams unfold
因为,如果我没有选择音乐,我将永远没有机会看到这些梦想在我双眸的前方绽放
So the journey alone
我踏上了这样的一条路,孤寂而冷清
Should be worth it's weight in gold that is
可这值得,它比金子还要珍贵
If you choose the right road
如果你选择了右边那条小路(请诸君自行搜索The Road Not Taken)
All my life chasing fame
我花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地(翻译者有些话想说)
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息(sc是这样的一个歌手)
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦(他在美国说唱圈里饱受冷落)
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方(他努力工作,为了出名,他的说唱,如诸君所见,都是完美的艺术品)
I just spent all my life chasing fame
我只是花了太久太久的时间来指望着出人头地(他是个好人,这么多年来他深爱着自己的女友,深爱着自己的家人,他希望能让他们过上更好的生活)
All my nights turn to days
日日夜夜,奔波不息(他为自己得到的每个粉丝感到快乐,愿意转发一个连头像都没有的粉丝发的推特,没错,那个粉丝就是我)
I feel like I've been wasting away
如今,我日渐消瘦(可是如今,他的努力付诸东流,美国的说唱圈容不下一个不说脏字的歌手,是啊,sc从来不说脏字,可是他的歌,难道不比那些只会爆粗口的怂包霸气吗?)
And I still can't find my way
可是我依旧看不透黑暗,找不到自己的出路在何方(我觉得,他配得上他想要的一切)
Keep chasing fame...
那就,继续追逐名利...(希望各位能够支持sc,至少,遥远的中国有一群人,一直跟他站在一起)
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