歌词
wasn't told
从来没有人告诉过我
To leave, the hood is burning down
若我离开了这里，整个街区都会元气大伤
Never had no help from anyone
我也从不需要任何人的帮助
Uh, let me tell you 'bout a young nigga, he was only fourteen
让我来给你们讲述一个黑人少年的故事，他当时只有十四岁（在这首歌里，polo 用了第三人称描述一个关于帮派暴力和复仇的故事）
Don't **** with niggas, he stay social distanced like he quarantined
他不在意别人的看法，保持社交距离就像隔离一样（social distancing双关隔离距离）
Went from NBA to tourin' dreams, and a street legend in between
梦想着加入NBA大显身手或者成为饶舌歌手开启巡演，亦或成为街头传奇（黑人成名的三种主流方式，basketball，rap or hustle）
That's when prayers made him hit his knees
这些伟大的梦想成为了他每次虔诚祈祷的精神支柱
See, he was born Cabrini-era back in '99
1999年，他出生在Cabrin-Green区
On Chicago North Side, where the news reportin' live
位于臭名昭著的罪恶之都芝加哥的北部，也是最多新闻报道的地方
He can't help but rep his hood, damn near born on his block
出生在这个街区，他忍不住宣扬自己的身份
And his parents had him young, they ain't really have a lot
他的父母怀他的时候都很年轻，也都是一穷二白
Seen his daddy gang bangin', one day, he might take his spot
看着他爹在帮派火拼，梦想着一天，他会取代他爹的位置
Five years old and he taught him how to aim a Glock, uh
5岁的时候他爹就教他如何用木仓
"Use that bitch to protect your family," that's what he told him
“你要学会用木仓去保护你的家人”这就是他爹教他的道理
A empty clip, he grabbed the gun and practiced what he showed him
上满弹夹，他爹拿起木仓就开始使用展示给他看
And his family hood-famous, "Pop Out," everybody know him
他最终走起来了，“pop out”让每个人都知道了polo（polo的成名曲）
And his people stuck for him so he won't let nobody ho him
他身边的人都坚持他，所以没有人敢捉弄他
Uncles tellin' street stories, shit intriguin' like a poem
叔叔们讲述像诗一样耐人寻味街头故事
Sayin' shit like he'd put it to their neck if anybody owe him
说到如果有人欠他的话，他会把它放在他们的脖子上（木仓）
All through his childhood, he was bad but innocent
在他的童年里尽管他一直扮演着很坏的角色，但也是被逼无奈
Playin' basketball with his homies, runnin' scrimmages
与他的瓷儿们一起打篮球，进行比赛
This who he cracked jokes, made a bond, and got suspended with
哥几个关系都很好，其利断金
And when they saw the opps, they fist-fought to settle differences
当他们看到敌人时，就会为解决分歧而战
'Til one day, the opps, they got tired of gettin' beat up
直到有一天，那些敌人厌倦了一直被我们欺负
They big homies gave 'em guns like, "Man, go and light they street up"
他们的大兄弟给了他们木仓说道“去闹翻我们的老家”
They puttin' hoodies on, all black, loadin' heat up
套上全黑卫衣，手木仓子弹装满
Adrenaline pumpin', now, they can't wait until they see us
肾上腺素飙升，每个成员都等不及大干一场
Normal day on the block, it was fun and all smiles
在街区的一个平平常常的一天
But his best friend Jacob wandered off from the crowd
我最好的朋友Jacob却从人群中走开（大概率指polo死去的朋友Gucci）
Took a walk to the store, headphones bangin' loud
正准备去商店，头上的耳机嗡嗡响
Then his opps bent the corner, he ain't see 'em come around
不幸的是我们的敌人弯着腰躲在角落里，Jacob没看到他们
When he looked up at the car, that's when them shots went, "Bow"
当Jacob抬起头看着汽车时，枪声响起了
Blood oozin' with his back on the ground
Jacob倒下了，血从他的背渗了出来
Vision blurry, heartbeat slowin' down
视线变得模糊，心跳开始减慢
Blood comin' out his mouth, feel like he startin' to drown
血从他的嘴里流出，像是被水“淹死”一样
Tires screechin', last thing he heard was that sound
Jacob最后听到的声音就是敌人驾车逃跑的摩擦声
"Jacob just got shot," that's what a lady scream
一位女士尖叫喊道“Jacob刚被击倒了”
Now everybody out of breath, runnin' to the scene
大家都上气不接下气地跑向现场
Seein' Jacob on the floor, that was some shit they couldn't believe
看到Jacob躺到地上，他们简直不敢相信
His eyes rolling back, his auntie tryna tell him, "Breathe"
Jacob的眼睛向后翻，他的阿姨试着呼喊他的名字，要他深呼吸
Died 'fore the paramedics came, she cryin', "Baby, please"
但Jacob在医护人员来之前就死了，他的阿姨悲痛欲绝
Ain't even get to graduate 'cause he was only seventeen
他仅仅才17岁，甚至还没有毕业
Shorty cried all night, wishin' that shit was just a dream
阿姨哭了一整晚，希望这一糟糕的事件只是一场梦
'Til that pain turned into anger, time to make a nigga bleed
最终痛苦慢慢变成了愤怒，是时候该让凶手血债血还
****, man
sh!t,bro
This nigga just took my best friend
那个byd竟然夺走了我最好的朋友生命
And I, I can't go for that shit
bro，我rnm真不能接受
It got me ****ed up
我真蚌埠住
And by the way, his name was Terrence but they called him Ced
顺便说一句，他的名字是Terrence ，但他们叫他Ced（不知道是不是polo的别名）
Dark skin, he wore a mean mug with some long dreads
深色皮肤，梳好辫子，摆着一副不好惹的表情
Six-two, he good at hawkin' niggas down, he got long legs
身高188，Ced有个大长腿看不起这些小人（不是185？）
Now he'll go and kill anybody that he want dead
Ced时刻准备着去报仇
They heard he caught his first body, and that word spread
每个人都知道你杀害了我兄弟Jacob
And he know how quick karma come around but he wasn't scared
Ced知道报应来得有多快，他我并不害怕
Sacrificed his soul in them streets like Illuminati
出卖了自己的灵魂宛如加入了光明会
Now sellin' drugs and shootin' niggas, them his only hobbies
卖药和木仓击别人就是Ced的唯一爱好
Big driller now, he the one to call and go and catch a hundred
现在成为了大哥，一个电话就能叫很多小弟来
Got the lo' on a nigga who killed his dawg, he want his second body
干了一个参与这件事的人，但我想要主凶的脑袋
A lightskin, heavy-set nigga named Rodney
有一个浅色皮肤，身材魁梧的人叫Rodney
Say, "He be out the west, off the Xans, movin' real sloppy"
有人说他搬去了西边，也不嗑药了，但依然不知悔改，干一些不好的事
Yo, what's the word?
我对他说重点是什么
Man, you won't believe who I found out the nigga who killed Jacob
“bruh，你不会相信的，我发现了杀死Jacob的人
It was the lil' nigga, Rodney
就是这个byd的Rodney
He be hangin' out up at the gas station on Pulaski, tryna make some money, nigga always out his mind
他现在在Pulaski的加油站工作，赚点小钱“
Oh, yeah? Bet, say no more
“你确定？ok我知道了”
Ced pulled up to the lo', lights off, it's like one o'clock
凌晨一点Ced偷偷开入他所在的街区，车灯全关
Grippin' on the silver Smith & Wesson with like thirty shots
紧紧握住在S&W买的手木仓，上满30发子弹
He ain't gotta put one in the head, it's already cocked
他用不着我一木仓爆头，已经上好膛了
Rodney got his back turned, he tryna sell his last rock
Rodney背对着我，准备卖掉他最后一批货（drugs）
Ced hopped out the car, he ready to erase
Ced跳下车，准备将Rodney除掉
Rodney heard him comin', he gon' run before he let him pay
Rodney听到了我的到来，在他的顾客付钱之前就跑了
It's like a demon in them cousins, eyes red while he chasin'
Ced追他的时候眼睛发红。失去了理智像恶魔一样
Rodney havin' some with regrets, now he just hopin' God save him
Rodney有些后悔了，现在他只希望上帝可以拯救他
Shots to the leg, hollow tips ate him
Ced一木仓射中了他的腿，中空弹吞噬了他
Fell to the ground like his shoes, he ain't lace 'em
他倒在地上就跟鞋带掉了一样（fell双关鞋带掉了）
Ced walked up, stood over him like, "Pussy, this for Jacob"
Ced走过去站在旁边对他说”这枪是替我兄弟Jacob开的“
Gave him four shots to the stomach, then he faced him
四枪穿腹，Rodney就去见Jacob了
Ced runnin' into his car, Rodney bleedin' on the pavement
Ced急忙跑回车里，Rodney趟在人行道上失血过多死亡
He had untied his hoodie and they seen that on surveillance
不幸的是Ced解开了他的帽衫，条子就在监控录像上看到了凶手是Ced
Tryna match him to the footage, the police investigatin'
为了把Ced和录像对比一下，条子也正在调查中
Plus they had his picture on the wall at the station
不幸的是，条子发现了Ced挂在车站墙上的照片
A week later, they had came and grabbed him from his mama house
一周过后，条子来到了Ced妈妈的房子抓走了Ced
Couldn't afford a lawyer in the county, fightin' drama now
在这个小镇上没有人付得起律师费，Ced的家庭简直一团糟
Ced ****in' takin' it to trial, he ain't coppin' out
Ced上了法庭，他也不会再逃避了
Judge gave him forty-nine years, now that's a lot to count
法官判了Ced49年，这可是个大数目
Now, prosecutors were asking for the judge to lock him up for up to twenty-five years
现在检察官又要求法官将他关押长达 25 年（记者报道？）
The judge gave him twenty-eight
最终法官判了28年
Smith had the last word
Smith说了最后的话
Again, he was sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison
但Ced还是被判了28年
He has thirty days, Kelly, to appeal that sentence, back to you
Kelly，他还剩30天上诉，想让他回来就搞快点
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