Jazz City Poets

歌词
I'm in a jazz club, I hear the music play
我身处爵士俱乐部中,音乐在我耳边环绕
I feel the saxophone notes but I just stare at his face
我感受到萨克斯在我耳边响起 但却移不开我注视他的目光
And I reflect upon his fluid form of movements
他娴熟的技艺在我脑海中不断重现
His use of the best band comprised of a couple students, my goodness!
谁能想到他所使用的乐队居然只由几个学生组成
I mean talent wise his skill was incomparable
天才的智慧,无可匹敌的技艺
To anything that I've seen so I just ponder and watch
我思考和观察着我看到的一切
I just look on and really didn't want it to stop tracks that he laid
我继续前行,无法忘记他留下的痕迹
paid for the train in my thoughts I patiently wait
付了车钱,但我的心依旧停留在他的音乐中
thinking bout this man and his past Did he rock a million shows
他和他的过去,曾引起无数的轰动,他曾炸翻过无数次表演
make a hundred thousand in cash With a few platinum plaques
带上一大笔钱和几块珠宝
at his pad outside of reno Or did he fall deep inside of a new casino
在里诺外的公寓里,还是在新赌场的深处
These are questions that I pose when I ponder On the chance of me
一些疑惑在我思考的时候浮现
like 20 years down the road when I am half of me
二十年后我是否会变得不再完整?
Will I fall under the same fate or direction?
我是否会陷入同样的命运或方向?
Lessons that I've learned when I burn through my conceptions
在我三省自身时回想起自己的经历(gowe在18岁时才知道自己是被领养的,此前十八年一致认为自己是华人而非韩国人)
Its just a cold night, im chilling in my city
寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poet
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界
Its just a cold night, im chilling in my city
寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poet
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界
I was told that if you're blessed with a gift the most selfish
有人曾告诉我祈求而来的礼物最为自私
Thing you could do is pretend that it didn't exist
你能做的只有假装他并不存在
So I take drums that hit, with a jazzy riff when I spit
我开始用音乐治疗自己,爵士鼓声响起,嘴里吐出的jazz rap
My moms flipped her script when I told her about my gigs but its cool,
当我告诉母亲我演出即将开始时她十分激动(flipped her script 去掉her改成of就是怦然心动但我不知道这么翻译对不对 仁者见仁智者见智吧)
she knew that I was driven at twenty two
她知道在我二十二岁时就痴迷于说唱
now its coming full circle, kicking it back to you
现在经过一个轮回,又回到你的身边
Graduated school with a new point of a vengeance
从学校毕业之后,却迎来一个新的灾难
Farewell to my fears I will stay clear of your venom
告别我的恐惧,远离你的恶意
Stumbled on the serum, chillin with nothing left
亲子鉴定后(原文是被血清绊倒,指gowe和养父母做亲子鉴定后),我神志不清
Feelings in my chest like I'm ripping it through a vest
知道自己并非亲生的感觉就像赤裸一身
And im taking it to the next step, kill the regret
但我还得坚持下去,不给自己留遗憾
Any mistakes that I made is now a part of my past
我所犯的任何错误都是我回忆的一部分
Im taking it home, can't stop, leave it alone
如果犯下的错误无法弥补,就深藏心底
Part of myself yells to keep keeping it going
我在清醒之后继续走下去
The lights dim down again the Saxophone starts to play
灯光又暗下来,萨克斯管继续演奏
I start to picture everything, I wish I could say
我开始作起蓝图,希望能说出发自内心的朗诵
Its just a cold night, im chilling in my city
寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poet
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界
Its just a cold night, im chilling in my city
寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poet
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界
I lounge back while I relapse and I might go
我懒洋洋的坐在椅子上,也许是时候继续了
The whole track starts to relax and I write slow
将轨道放缓,将歌词松软
Back to the tempo pondering music
回到节奏,思考音乐
When I would think about the future with songs
用音乐思考未来
That'll get me through it I'm good
我会挺过去的
deal it if I'm misunderstood
如果我误解了,那我任接受
Hope my future children see, take it and they achieve
希望我的孩子会看见,接受并替我实现(自己并未认亲的遗憾,但在我翻译的近日gowe在fb说自己已经联系上生母)
Poppa Followed Christ, poppa was in love
父亲信仰基督教,陷入爱河
Poppa had dreams but Poppa will never be
父亲有梦想,但父亲绝不会对你们隐瞒任何事(暗喻养父母对gowe隐瞒他是被领养的事情)
A puppet used to poison the passionate plus irrelevant
一个用来毒害热情的人的木偶
Portraits on a beat, taking a part of me
站在拍子上的肖像,使我不再完整
I rather take a seat in a room full of my heroes
我多想坐在充满着我的英雄的房间里
Their hair turning grey, wearing their cowl and cape
他们的头发变得灰白,穿着斗篷
I just listen, taking mental notes within my vision
我只聆听着,在幻想中写着心中流过的想法
The longer conversation im pondering my condition
在长时间的谈话中我思考自己的现境
As a writer, the lights start to flicker on its brighter
作为一个作词人,光线开始开始闪烁
As passion starts to leave I make a promise to write her
激情退去,我决定给她写封信(这里的她指gowe的生母,gowe在之后开始寻找了生母的下落)
Its just a cold night, im chilling in my city
寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poetIts just a cold night, im chilling in my city
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界,寒夜刺骨,孤身一人
I got the whole night, nobodies gonna get me
长夜漫漫,身无旁人
I hear the key notes dancing and I know it
琴键响起悦耳的旋律
Welcome to the mind of a jazz city poet
欢迎来到都市爵士诗人的世界
专辑信息
1.Wait for You (feat. Sam Ock)
2.I Wonder (feat. Erin Kim)
3.Good Morning Sunshine
4.30,000 Feet
5.Star in My Eyes (feat. Erin Kim)
6.First Flight (feat. Travis Graham)
7.Chasing Us (feat. Paul Kim)
8.Little Dreamer
9.Jazz City Poets
10.Dear Eve (feat. Jennifer Chung)
11.Hello Goodbye
12.Aurora