歌词
Yeah, uh
Hey, yo
Alright
要来了
My mom had a nigga at the age of fifteen
我妈在15岁的时候找了个男人
Was forced to drop out of school to take care of a king
为了照顾他,不得不被迫退学
She had a desire to sing and I admire these things
我喜欢唱歌,也很向往这些
At times a nigga feel guilty, I retired her dreams
有时我会感到羞愧,感觉像是我毁了她对音乐的梦
Imagine, sky's the limit, you mind your business
想想,天空无极限,你只管照顾好自己的想法
Then you pregnant with a street nigga baby, the odds against us
然后她就怀上了孩子,有不少人都在反对
But nevermind 'cause your son be livin' upper echelon
但没关系,因为你的孩子(Cordae)将来必成大器
They be talking 'bout me from the barbershops to hair salons
他们总是在发廊里,理发店里讨论着我
Real impact, somethin' you never could fathom
真正的影响,有些东西你无法理解
My first album went gold, I think my next one is platinum
我的第一张专辑冲上了黄金唱片,我想下一张就会是白金了
And it's okay that you ain't think that I would make it in rappin'
如果你觉得我不会成功,那也没有关系
You wanted me to go school so I could make somethin' happen
你曾想着我能好好念书,将来会做成些事情
I understand it, the way shit is goin', you couldn't plan it
我明白,但计划永远赶不上变化
But raisin' two kids on your own, how did you manage?
一人养活两个孩子,你是怎么撑下来的?
From apartments to trailers, was livin' with granny
从住在公寓到住在旅社里,还带着奶奶
Years later, front row, it's how we sit at the Grammy's
过了这么久,敢相信吗?我们坐在格莱美的颁奖典礼里
They say, we all gotta cry sometimes
就像他们说的,我们从会痛哭几次,不是吗
Unfortunate, when our loved ones die, wish I could buy some time
不幸的是,当我们爱的人离开,我恨不得买一些时间来
I be stressin' so of course I get high sometimes
我会感到压抑,当然,我也会干些蠢事
Mix the Puma with Givenchy to get fly sometimes
纪梵希搭配彪马
And yeah, we all gotta live someday
当然,我们总有一天会安顿下来
Woke up plottin' on my next move, we tryna get rich one day
一觉醒来,我就在计划我的下一步,我们想有一天能够真正富有
Have a house with a wife and some kids one day
将来也会有老婆,也许会有几个孩子
Damn, I got somethin' to say
害,我还有些话想说
Ayo, section eight with foods stamps, refrigerator was packed
哟,第8区,食品券,塞满了冰箱
You hate it when I talk about this, but I'm statin' the facts
也许话不耐听,但我在诉说着真实的事情
Before I dropped "Family Matters," should've sent them a text
在我发‘family matters’之前,应该跟家里人说一声的
I guess that shit was only right, that the resentment was next
我想只有在充满怨恨的时候,这些话才会显得真实
My pops taught me a lot, I give that nigga respect
我爸爸教会我很多,我尊敬他
He went to prison for a while and used to call me collect
他去蹲了号子,也会经常和我打来电话
And yeah, we lived in different states but we would always connect
没错,我们应该生活在一起但事实是我们活在不同的世界
When I got robbed at gunpoint, you took the bust up the check
当我被抢的时候,给你惹了不少麻烦
Almost lost my favorite aunt because of shit that I said
差点因为我所说的话失去我最爱的阿姨
Niggas formin' their opinions based on shit that they read
黑子们就是喜欢拿他们仅知道的东西来评判别人
I be dealin' with a lot, I take this shit to the head
我在处理很多事情,我把这些看的很重要
No complainin', though this shit is ultra drainin'
没有抱怨,尽管我真的很累
My whole life is a canvas, I'm supposed to paint it
我的人生就像一幅画,应该由我来填补
You can't tell? I'm the new Jean-Michel
难道你看不出来吗?我就是心的Jean Michel
My future is a sure thing like the don Miguel
我前途光明,未来可期
This ain't background music, boy, these rhymes are felt
这不是说说而已,我在付出行动
They say, we all gotta cry sometimes
他们常说,我们总会痛哭几回
Unfortunate, when our loved ones die, wish I could buy some time
不幸的事,每当我爱的人离开,我恨不得去买下时间
I be stressin' so of course I get high sometimes
有时会很压抑,有时也会干点蠢事
Mix the Puma with Givenchy to get fly sometimes
搭配上纪梵希和彪马
Hey yo, we all gotta live someday
哟,我们总有一天会安顿下来的
Woke up plottin' on my next move, we tryna get rich one day
一觉醒来,就在计划着下一步,我们也想有一天能变得富有
Have a house with a wife and some kids one day
将来也会组建家庭,也许还会有自己的孩子
Damn, I got somethin' to say
害,我有些话想说
Uh, yeah, you know, uh
耶,你懂的
This four-pack, man
这4首歌的EP
It's just, all songs from the heart, dawg
都是我的心声
Just somethin' to hold y'all over 'til I'm done with the album
只是想在专辑之前让你们有些东西可以听
Man, truth be told, uh
实话实说
I'm more of a perfectionist than anything
我是个完美主义
But um, next body of work comin' soon
但是,下一章节就要来了
From A Bird’s Eye View
大景象,大惊喜
专辑信息
1.Dream in Color
2.Wassup (feat. Young Thug)
3.More Life (feat. Q Tip)
4.Thornton Street