歌词
I realize for something great I was created
我意识到我创造了伟大的东西
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited
音乐是我的生命，我已经为其奋斗了很长时间
To break free, and live the life that I can see
只不过是为了挣脱束缚，过上我想要的生活
As my dream comes to life, just fighting to be me
现实中的梦想，不过是努力的去成为真正自我
I believe in something greater then self
我相信还有更大的自我
I believe, there's more to livin' life then tryin' to get wealth
我相信生活并不只是为了争名夺利
More to life, then simply working hard to only get by
对于生活来说，日复一日的工作并不是为了度过漫长岁月
More to death, then what we think when every one of us dies
而对于死亡，你可以想象一下我们所有人都死了
There's more around then we can see, not caught by the eye
我们的世界，还有许多没被发现的东西
See, I might have started walking but I was born to fly
虽然我已经学会走路了，但我却是注定展翅翱翔的人
World it might have clipped my wings, but that don't mean I won't try
就算世界剪去我的翅膀，也不能阻挡我去闯荡
My feet, they may be on the ground, but my heads in the sky
我在脚踏实地的远征，是为了飞往天际
Gotta dream in my heart, and a gleam in my eye
心怀梦想，擦亮双眼
Dropping beats from my birth, till the day that I die
生来就为了远航，从出生那一刻起，永不停歇，直到死亡的那一天
And though life is hard, I always keep my face to the sky
尽管生活再艰难，我也从不低头
Looking up to heaven knowing everything will be fine
仰望天堂，我知道一切都会好起来的
I've made up my mind, my life is decided
我已下定决心，我要掌握自己的未来
I write the words and in me music's simply provided
我写下我的故事，并以音乐为伴
I'd like to take the credit but I know that I'm guided
我想获得荣耀，但我知道我有更远的追求
Now every track blows up, like if two trains have collided
如今被摧毁的轨道等待着即将相撞的火车
You know,
你该懂的
I wasn't simply created, to live a life under-rated
我不是在无聊的生活，我在创造一种非凡的境界
To trip and fall in the system, to live a life full of hatred
在规规矩矩中挫败，充满爱恨情仇
To blindly agree pay all your dues
奉承你所有的胡作非为
Man you better be careful, cause there's a whole lot to lose
你要好自为之，生命中还会失去很多你所爱的东西
The world an evil place and man it's easy to use it
世界并不单纯，但征服它也并不难
That why half the time I stay low and I keep on my music
这就是为什么我生命一半的时间都用来匍匐前进并且坚持我的音乐
But like everything else, I'm careful not to abuse it
就像我不会去滥用我所拥有的东西一样
So that I'm not caught in the hype, give up my love, of worse, lose it, and now
我根本不用炒作，不用放弃我所爱的东西，或者更糟的失去现在的所有
I realize for something great I was created
我意识到我创造了伟大的东西
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited
音乐是我的生命，我已经为其奋斗了很长时间
To break free, and live the life that I can see
终于挣脱束缚，过上我想要的生活
As my dreams come to life, just fighting to be me
当梦想真的实现的时候，我才恍悟原来只是为了成为自我
It can be tough but I am always moving on
无论前方艰难险阻，我只顾风雨兼程
And with each step you'll find me moving with my song
我的每一步都有我的音乐伴随
And I know one day I'll open up my eyes
我知道终有一日我会大开眼界
And then my time will come, you'll see me start rise
我的时代会来临，你将会看见我的崛起
It's time to take music back
是时候把我的音乐带回来了
Take it back to when the lyrics had some meaning
把它带到它的歌词还有意义的时候
Not continual demeaning
那种不一般的意义
Time to set it back on track
是时候把它带回正道了
But every time I try to rise again I find I'm up under an attack
每次我准备重整旗鼓的时候，我发现我总在被攻击
People crying out because they want something fresh
人们会为了得到不一样的东西而大声哭诉
But the music is dead, girls just show flesh
如果音乐是没有生命的，女孩便只会出卖肉体
I want something with meaning so I'll rise and protest
我想要做有意义的事情，所以我会崛起奋战
I fed up living life with all the things I detest
我厌倦了和我厌恶的事物一起生活
And now everybody's fake
每个人都带着假面
Almost no one real
没有一个人是真的
And I don't even care about a signed record deal
我甚至不屑于去签唱片合约
Livin' lies so large man it's almost unreal
这个世界几乎没有都是假的
I tell it like it is, it's just the way I feel
我这么告诉自己，我就是这么觉得的
And now young kids give it up, throw their lives away
风华正茂的孩子放弃了他们的征途
All because they listen to the stupid things we say
都是因为听了我们说的那些荒唐的事
But then they grow up, and they learn, and they pray
但随着他们的长大，他们不断学习，不断祈祷
And rehabilitation costs a billion a day
用尽一切去寻回自我
I'm tired of hearing that I cannot be free
已经习惯了别人说我无法破茧成蝶
I'm tired of hearing that I shouldn't even want to be me
也已经习惯了别人说我无法成为我想要的自己
People still are having problems with the colour of my skin
他们依旧对我的肤色存在异议
Hey but I'm OK, I take it on the chin
不过我没事，我只需保持沉默
Man this is life, some things are messed up
这就是生活，尽管它一团乱麻
My glass is half full, some don't even have a cup
有人的杯子装满了水，而有人甚至没有杯子
Every day I thank God, as I run through this race
当我在时间比赛中胜出时，我都会感谢上帝
And do something with my life, before I leave this place, now
我决心在离开这个世界之前干出一番成就
I realize for something great I was created
我意识到我创造了伟大的东西
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited
音乐是我的生命，我已经为其奋斗了很长时间
To break free, and live the life that I can see
终于挣脱束缚，过上我想要的生活
As my dreams come to life, just fighting to be me
当梦想真的实现的时候，我才恍悟原来只是为了成为自我
It can be tough but I am always moving on
无论前方艰难险阻，我只顾风雨兼程
And with each step you'll find me moving with my song
我的每一步都有我的音乐伴随
And I know one day I'll open up my eyes
我知道终有一日我会大开眼界
And then my time will come, you'll see me start rise
我的时代会来临，你将会看见我的崛起
Political correctness is the way of the day
要正确把握好每一天
But I'm not afraid, so let me say
我无所畏惧，所以我说
The problem isn't us, the problem is you
问题不在于我们，而在于你
Stop blaming other people and look at the things you do
不要再指责他人了，先看看你自己做了什么
Too bad I can't sing about happy days, birds and butterflies
可惜我不能为这些快乐的日子，鸟儿和蝴蝶歌唱
Cause every 10 seconds someone else in the world dies
因为每10秒钟这个世界就有一人死亡
Sufferings everywhere but most of us just close our eyes
苦难无处不在，但我们大多数人只会视而不见
And nothing changes anywhere, man, big surprise
这么做是不会有任何改变的
I've been fed up for way too long to avoid this rant
我已不想抑制自己的咆哮
It's not that I don't want to cool down, I simply can't
并不是我不想冷静，而是我已无法自拔了
The end is coming soon, but hardly anyone believes
一切都将结束，尽管没人相信
Cause half of us don't care, and the other half's deceived
因为一半的人不在意，一半的人被蒙在鼓里
The key to life is love and that comes from up above
生命的关键是爱，而爱是来自于以上提到的东西
Wake up sleeping world, cause push has now come to shove
唤醒沉睡的世界，今非昔比
Not another generation of lazy, complacent whining
这一切并非因为一代人的懒惰和抱怨
Sitting back relaxing while the state of mans declining
而是在这个世界沉沦的时候他们依旧无动于衷
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