歌词
Good morn' or evening, friends
早上好，晚上好，我的朋友（取样Stevie Wonder的Love’s in Need of Love Today）
Smile, you recordin'
微笑起来 录唱片啦
Slammin' Bentley doors like we invented doors
打开宾利车门时就像发明了门一样
20 years ago we drove Bentley Azures
我们开着宾利豪华敞篷走过了着20年
We drinkin' Cristal and yeah
我们喝着水晶香槟 yeah
Kept the tray on me like Chris Paul then
像Chris Paul一样托着盘子
Drinkin' Ace of Spades like it's codeine now
喝着“黑桃”酒感觉就像吸着可卡因
Tryna put a million on the whole team now
想要为自己的整个团队耗巨资
Push through the pain so we can see new life
只有面对痛苦，我们才能看到新的希望
So all the ladies havin' babies, see a sacrifice
所有的女士都有孩子，但这也容易看到“孤儿”
Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian
妈妈有着4个孩子，但她是个蕾丝（女同性恋）
Had to pretend so long that she's a thespian
她不得不像个演员一样装成直女
Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate
不得不在柜中待好，用药物来抑制本性
Society shame and the pain was too much to take
社会的冷漠 歧视太多了 难以承受
Cried tears of joy when you fell in love
当你坠入爱河时，留下了喜悦的泪水
Don't matter to me if it's a him or her
我不在乎爱上的是他还是她
I just wanna see you smile through all the hate
我只想见证你的微笑 即使在仇视中也可以
Marie Antoinette, baby, let 'em eat cake
玛丽·安托瓦内特（法国路易十六的王后），亲爱的，咱们来吃蛋糕吧（此句为玛丽王后曾被大臣告知，法国老百姓连面包都没得吃的时，玛丽说：那他们干嘛不吃蛋糕？，但历史上并没有准确证据这句话是玛丽说的）
Bad times turn to good memories, smile
只要微笑，糟糕的时光也会变成美好的回忆
Even when I'm gone and you remember me, smile
即使离别回忆，也要保持微笑
Good times never fade away, smile
保持微笑，美好的时光就永不消逝
Even if I'm not with you here today, smile
即使你我今日无相伴，也要保持微笑
Good morn' or evening, friends (Smile)
早上好，晚上好，我的朋友（微笑起来啦）（取样Stevie Wonder的Love’s in Need of Love Today）
Here's your friendly announcer (Smile)
这是你的友好播音员（微笑起来啦）
Far as draft picks, my name did not get called
作为候选人，我的名字却并没有被登记上
Bet before I go I put a billion on the board
我打赌我走之后会成功的
Hall of Fame Hov, I did it all without a pen
小小的名人堂，我不用功也能进
Y'all knew that was comin'
虽然你们都知道我要王者归来
I had to remind y'all again, huh?
但还是要提醒下你们，huh！
Flyin' paper planes through the projects
曾经折的纸飞机
Now the whole projects on my jet
现在已经变成现实
Now you see the real in the front row
现在你见证了我梦想的成功
In every one of y'all televised shows
在你看过的所有电视节目里
Super facts
毫无疑问我是超级巨星
Niggas switched sides, traded pride
黑人兄弟们打破了平衡，但从此自负？
We don't do all that
我们不会的
A loss ain't a loss, it's a lesson
失败并不是损失，而是一堂课
Appreciate the pain, it's a blessin'
感激失败，也是一种祝福
Bad times turn to good memories, smile
只要微笑，糟糕的时光也会变成美好的回忆
Even when I'm gone and you remember me, smile
即使离别回忆，也要保持微笑
Good times never fade away, smile
即使你我今日无相伴，也要保持微笑
Even if I'm not with you here today, smile
即使你我今日无相伴，也要保持微笑
Good morn' or evening, friends
早上好，晚上好，我的朋友（取样Stevie Wonder的Love’s in Need of Love Today）
I mastered my aesthetics
我学会了如何审美
I know you often heard me wax poetic
我知道你经常看我的演出
'Bout bein' back in the Lexus
在那背后
But trust me, that was nothin'
你只需信任我，无需隐瞒
A nigga up in the hundreds of millions
像我从一个穷苦黑人小子 变成了百万富翁
I have no ceilings, ah, this that feelin'
我的进步没有瓶颈，就是那感觉！
I'm that boy
我就是那男孩！
Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy"
就像是安妮塔贝克那首《You Bring Me Joy》一样
Slappin' out of the toy, the separation is clear
我从酒醉金迷的生活中走出来，分清楚了是非
In my rear-view mirror
在后视镜里
Objects is further than they appear
看见的是无数后来居上者
Oh yeah, I was born with a pair
yeah,（是的），我生来就不孤独
Playin' for high stakes
就爱玩孤注一掷
Norman's Cay, he looked up and out of the Lear
Norman’s Cay（一个岛屿，运输可口可乐必经之地） 他很尊敬Lear（诺曼·李尔）
How niggas can't relate
难道黑人不能站起来？
Fuck a slice of the apple pie, want my own cake
拒绝别人施舍的食物，我们有自己的权利
In charge of my own fate
我会对我的命运负责
Respect Jimmy Iovine
我很尊重Jimmy（现任苹果音乐CEO，是Jay-Z旗下TIDAL竞争对手）
But he gotta respect the Elohim
但是他也得最重我们
As a whole new regime
这颗庞大新星
And niggas playin' for power, huh
还有我们黑人兄弟的人权，huh
So our music is ours
我们的音乐就是属于我们的
Niggas only own houses
而不是只在房子上下工夫
Ours was, "Fuck you, pay me"
曾经我们是强制你们听歌
Now it's, "Fuck payin' me, I pay you
现在我们是求着你们听听歌
Put the rest away for Blue"
我会把我赚来的钱都给我女儿Blue
That blood money, I giggle at it
那些血汗钱，我也乐观对待
Can't even support my miss's habit
但他们甚至不能满足我一些小习惯
Jewelry shoppin' in Paris
在巴黎我们买着珠宝
All y'all jewelers should be embarrassed, huh
但我觉得所有珠宝店都应该很尴尬，huh
Blood diamonds drippin' with guilt
因为我们用着血汗钱买。心中难免有些内疚
I still ain't trippin'
但我仍然不会改掉这个习惯
That's life, winners and losers, uh
因为这就是人生，这就是赢家与败北的区别
Drug dealers and abusers
贩毒施暴者是他们对我的影响
America likes me ruthless
我的国家也爱我的无情（曾经Tomi Lauren对Beyoncé说你的丈夫就是个毒贩子，卖了14年毒品）
My therapist said I relapsed
我的治疗师说我“旧病复发”
I said
我说：
"Prehaps I Freudian slipped in European whips"
“那可能是我把“车”丢在了欧洲吧”（一语双关，即幽默诙谐的回答了治疗师的问题，又回应了Tomi Lauren的对峙，whips本意鞭子，俚语意车。）
God sent me to break the chain
上帝就是派我来打破不公平现象
I'm the true and livin'
我就是“true and living”（有一些国家的人形容上帝是true and livin'，他们相信上帝是亚洲黑人）
God in the flesh, the rest of these niggas is vain
神是血肉，而黑人便是神的血脉
A stain on the white suit, inferior IQ
白衬衫上的污渍，低智商的人
Niggas'll rip your shit off TIDAL just to spite you
如果我们讨厌你，我们就会将你的歌从TIDAL上下架
Ahhhh, what did I do?
Ahhhh（嗯？）我能怎么做呢？
'Cept try to free you
其实这也是解放你的方式
Niggas'll love you but hate you
我们黑人兄弟只会传播爱，而不是憎恨
'Cause they can't be you
那不是我们的作风
Dump 'em all in the bayou, uh
所有东西都扔在你的背包中，uh
Everybody wave bye to the guy
每个人都会帮助你
You thought you could lie to
让你摆脱谎言者
This was meant to be a haiku, huh
一首俳句诗，huh
But my story's too wide to fit inside the line or two
因为我的故事太长太广了，无法浓缩在小小歌曲里
Oh, these that drugs
那些药丸
Heroin flow, I spaz on the stove
我在炉子旁吸着他们
This is Hov, no flex zone, nigga, who lied to you
我是Hov，从不炫耀，那到底是谁欺骗你呢？
Look, you a pedestrian
看起来，你想个路人一样
Don't ever question the security I provided you
不要质疑我对你的安保
Oh y'all thought I was washed?
Oh 你们以为我被洗脑了？
I'm at the cleaners
不，我本身就是正义的
Launderin' dirty money like the Teamsters, huh
像合工会一样洗黑钱的正义，huh（嘿嘿）
Shout out to Hoffa back home, he in the church
回家路上大叫Hoffa，他正在教堂里（Hoffa曾经Jay-Z的合伙人，因洗黑钱被抓）
When I heard you got booked, that shit hurt
当我听到你被逮的时候，扎心了
Fear for you, bro, we know the system don't work
对你来说，兄弟，这条路真的走不通
Take a young nigga's freedom over some dirt
带上些年轻兄弟搞事情
Yet it's legal in Colorado
在Colorado是合法的
Yeah, we deny
Yeah（但是），我们也不干
Black entrepreneurs, free enterprise
我是黑暗的企业家，但也奉行自由的贸易
That's why it's a black market
这就是为什么他被称为黑暗市场
That's why it's called the trap
为什么被称作trap（一语双关）
That's why it's called the projects
这也是为什么他是我们的项目
'Cause it's exactly that
因为它即是如此
All these people was gon' kill me
所有人涉及这些的人都想要我死
'Cause the more I reveal me
因为我向警方透露得越多
The more they 'fraid of the real me
政府就越支持我
Welcome back Carter, smile
那还是欢迎你，回到我们这个大家庭（卡特家族），尽情微笑吧~
Living in the shadow
活在阴暗角落里（以下为献给Jay-Z妈妈的一段话）
Can you imagine what kind of life it is to live
你能想象那样是什么样的生活吗?
In the shadows people see you as happy and free
当你在暗中（柜中）人们看见你又开心又自由
Because that's what you want them to see
但其实这都是你想让他们看见的
Living two lives, happy, but not free
过着两种不同的生活，虽然可能会开心，但这并不自由
You live in the shadows for fear of
之所以你生活在阴影中（柜中）
Someone hurting your family
因为你害怕有人伤害你的家人
Or the person you love
或你爱的人
The world is changing
世界已然改变
And they say it's time to be free
人们都说这是你们自由的时代（你们指LGBT群体）
But you live with the fear of just being me
但你依旧害怕做自己
Living in the shadow feels like the safe place to be
生活在阴影（柜中）里，看起来像是安全无忧
No harm for them, no harm for me
对你我他都没有伤害
But life is short, and it's time to be free
但人生苦短，再不疯狂（出柜）就晚了
Love who you love, because life isn't guaranteed
只管爱你爱的人吧，人生可没有后悔药
Smile
尽情微笑吧！
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