歌词
Is it still, is it going?
还在…伴奏还在放吗
Yeah yeah
挺好的
Alright, so we gon' do this one like for the RattPack and shit, is it recording?
好了 那么我们开始录歌吧 为了我的RattPack和粉丝们 在录了吗
Alright for the real hip-hop, muhfuckas, you know what I'm saying?
兔崽子们 这才是货真价实的hip-hop 知道了吗
Shout out to Bobby, my engineer
感谢我的录音师Bobby Campbell
It's a nice night in L.A.
在洛杉矶美好的一夜
We're recording this mixtape and shit, workin' on the album at the same time, you know what I'm saying?
录制这张混音带的同时我的专辑在也制作中 准备好了吗
Visionary boy
哥的厂牌最炫酷
Yeah yeah, uh, yeah, we gon' do it for 96 v
感谢Nas 是他给了我动力【96指Nas在1996年发行的专辑It Was Written】
We gon' do it for hip-hop
这首歌献给hip-hop
Second renaissance type shit check it
这是hip-hop的第二次革命 听好了
Who would have thought that painting pictures 'bout being broke
谁会想到在音乐中讲述自己如何的穷困潦倒
Would get me riches like dealing coke
竟会让我和贩了毒一样赚大钱
Like big brother used to do so we could stay afloat
我的哥哥曾经靠贩卖可卡因来维持生计
I heard them guns outside my window, them gangsters would tote
童年时能听见窗外的枪声 那些暴徒身上都携带着枪
Thought about the life I wanted, picked up the pen and then wrote
想了想我自己所渴望的生活 便拿起笔来开始写词
While they was firing, you could hear sirens
当他们不停地开枪 你能听见警笛声
From people dialling and women crying in the phone
因为人们拨打了911 妇女打电话时还惊恐地哭着
I was in the zone, trying to make a living
当时我在给饭店打工谋生
Heading to work in the morning
一大早就赶去工作
Everyday felt like I was mourning, as my dream was deceased
我曾每天悲叹 我的梦想已经死去
Until I quit my job, then my work ethic increased
直到辞去服务员的工作 我开始有了工作热情
Elevated to levels I ain't ever seen
热情上升到了我从未见过的高度
Stacking this cream, living the American dream now
现在我赚着钱 做着美国梦【美国人坚信通过不懈的奋斗便能获得更好的生活】
I'm going crazy, I ain't slept in days
数日不眠 我快因此疯了
Dreaming of Michael Jordan money like I slept in J's
梦想能像迈克尔·乔丹一样富裕 就像睡在了乔丹鞋里
Always shouting out my team cause I get all the plays
我四处赶演出 当然这得感谢我的团队里的朋友们
But they the ones that motivate me on depressing days
在我压抑的时候 是他们激励着我前进
See I'm from Maryland where cats draw gats like animation
你们知道我来自马里兰州 那里的人随时会掏出枪
From the smallest altercation, that can lead to termination
因为小事而去争执 那有可能会要了你的命
With a rapper on every corner, like the rest of the nation
到处都是说唱歌手 这种情况在国内越来越严重
Passing bars back and forth like legal examinations
说唱对于我来说简单的像通过法律考试【bar双关音乐的一小节,和律师职业】
As a youngin, I was running wild
读书时的我很疯狂
Me and my homies skipping school, puffing on that loud
我和我的小伙伴们翘过课 抽过麻
Doing shit just to do it, cause we wasn't allowed
只是为了做而去做 因为这些东西是被禁止的
I thought I understood the world, but I was still a child, yeah
自以为了解这个世界 但那时的我还只是个孩子
Now when my momma was at home drinking, thinking 'bout the bills
那时母亲因愁养不起家而成天在家酗酒
I was dreaming 'bout the mills, running round looking for thrills
而我梦想着能成为百万富翁 四处寻求刺激
I guess this is how it feels when your memory spills onto the page
我想这就是把自己的回忆写在一张纸上的那种感觉
And paints a picture of another age
描绘出一幅幅生动的画面
Back in West Deer Park, chilling with shorties after dark
回想起在儿时在West Deer Park的日子 天黑后和妹子们一起玩耍
Cause when the sun is down, the police always want us down
在太阳下山后 警察总是想制止我们干坏事
Till we get older and hustle, now they tryna gun us down
当我们长大了 不择手段地赚钱 他们又想用枪来制服我们
We just trying to make a livin' off of what we've been given
其实我们只是在利用我们所赋予的 去好好过个日子
Walk on by
轻轻的我来了
Walk on by
轻轻的我走了【采样自Dionne Warwick的Walk On By】
They call me Logic, yeah that's L-O-G-I-C
他们叫我罗技科 就是罒夕扌支禾斗
I ain't wrapped up in them bitches, I just write 'bout shit I see
我不太喜欢谈论女人 而是把我所见到的经历的写进歌里
Cause these lyrics set me free, fuck the world, let me be
因为这样的歌词才能让我感到自由 去他妈的 我就是我
And when I feel like I can't write, that's when I hit the MPC
当我觉得文思枯竭时 我会拿MPC做点伴奏
My talent limitless, but time limited so listen up
我有无尽的天赋 但一首歌的时间并不长 所以请认真听好
If you can't see the shit I see, you better get your vision up
如果我能看见的东西你却看不见 那么请开拓眼界
I'm the king, watch me reign, born to rule my domain
我是天生的统治者 看我如何统领我的说唱王国
Album ain't even in stores, they trynna sue me for my name
我的专辑还没发行 他们就因我的名字起诉我【指Logic的外号Young Sinatra及其组合RattPack的创意抄袭Frank Sinatra及其组合Rat Pack】
Shit insane, so berserk, never complained, I just work
这真是可笑至极 但我从未抱怨过 只是潜心工作
Chasing after my dreams like them high school skirts
追求梦想的热情就像女生校服的裙摆一样高
Back as a youngin, spitting game, tryna get the nut in
哥十几岁的时候就开始练习说唱 想有所成就
Living life to the fullest cause them little things ain't nothing
充实地过好每一天 而不去理会那些琐碎之事
My flow un-killable when I be murdering syllables
华丽的辞藻使我的flow锦上添花 无人能及
But I take my time, slow it down, check the rhyme, perfectionist to the dime
现在我将语速放慢 检查一下韵脚 一样能把说唱做到极致
From the womb to the tomb, I be rapping till I'm dying, doing everything I love
从娘胎到坟墓 我会一直坚持说唱的事业和热爱的东西 直到我干不动的那天
That's the life of a don, skipping school, sipping liquor
活得像个黑帮老大 翘课 嗜酒 什么都干过
Tryna get this money quicker, bad bitches, good weed
想办法更快赚更多的钱 以及女人和大麻
That's the type of shit I need
这些都都是我极想得到的
Lyrics bleed from my mind state
歌词从我的脑子里自然地流出
Elevate my mind and watch it rise like the crime rate
提高我的智商然后看着它像犯罪率一样不停地增长
Cause sometimes I be high, and sometimes I be low
我有时得志 也有时陷入低谷
And sometimes I do shit I thought I'd never do before
还有时做些自己之前没能力做的事
My life is like a movie role that's starring me, got these women on me
我的人生就像一部由我主演的电影 身边大把的妹子
I hit the club with all my homies, and the drinks is on me
和朋友们一起去酒吧爽一把 酒钱都算我的
At the crib with the shorty that I met at the spot
把从酒吧认识的妹子带回了家
Pretty eyes, nice lips, Grey Goose what she sips
她有美丽的双眸 性感的嘴唇 她喝着灰雁伏特加
Both my hands on her hips, till she puts them on her tits
我把手放在了她的屁屁上 她却让我摸她的咪咪
Freak bitch want the dick, biting on her finger tip
这贱货想要我的弟弟 于是我咬了她的指尖
I only fuck with nice girls, I never do this type of shit
我只和优质女啪啪啪 这种货色我绝对不会要
I'm thinking 'bout hitting it raw, shit I must be wilding out
可我只想着来得猛一些 妈的我一定是失控了
But that pussy wet as hell, I think it's time to end the drought
但是她的逼逼湿了 我觉得是该那样子
Then again she could be burning, and that's not what I'm about
原来她有淋病 天了噜 我可我不想这样
So I dipped out, to live another day and die another night
于是我结束了这次约炮 明天更精彩地活 今晚不能就这么死去
Cause when I'm gone that ain't gon' be the song that they recite
因为如果这样的话 这首歌在我死后将不会被后人传唱【前面提到的女子暗喻以女人为主题的说唱歌曲,Logic在说自己不会写这样的歌,否则和“死”没什么两样】
专辑信息
1.Welcome To Forever
2.925
3.Roll Call
4.5AM
5.Break It Down
6.Feel Good
7.Saturday (skit)
8.On The Low
9.Walk On By
10.The Come Up
11.Nasty
12.Life Is Good
13.Randolph Returns (skit)
14.Ballin
15.Young Jedi
16.The High Life
17.Common Logic / Midnight Marauder
18.Just A Man
19.Man Of The Year
20.The End