所属专辑:American Gangster
歌手: Jay-Z
时长: 04:22
Mind state of a gangster from the 40's [00:00:20]
注意一帮四十岁左右的恶棍[00:00:22]
Meets the business mind of motown's Berry Gordy [00:00:22]
他们遇上了底特律城里很有商业头脑的贝里戈迪[00:00:25]
Turned crack rock into a chain of 40/40's [00:00:25]
贝里戈迪曾将一个岌岌可危的出版社,变成四十家左右的连锁店[00:00:27]
Sorry my jewerly is so gaudy slid into the party with my new pair of Mauri's [00:00:27]
抱歉,我的首饰是如此俗气,我穿着一双新的毛里鞋溜进了派对[00:00:32]
America meet the gangster Shawn Corey hey young world [00:00:32]
在美国,我遇上了坏蛋肖恩科里,他向我展示了一个年轻的世界[00:00:36]
Wanna hear a story [00:00:36]
我听到一个故事[00:00:38]
Close your eyes and you can pretend you're me [00:00:38]
闭上你的眼睛,假装你是我[00:00:40]
I'm cut from the cloth of the Kennedys Frank Sinatra havin' dinner with the Genovese' [00:00:40]
我在肯尼迪家族里,为人作嫁,法兰克辛纳屈和热那亚人共进晚餐[00:00:45]
The is the genesis of a nemisis [00:00:45]
这是应有的报应[00:00:48]
Mother America not witnessed since [00:00:48]
伟大的美利坚祖国没有见证这一切[00:00:51]
The harlem renaissance birthed black businessman [00:00:51]
黑人住宅区的复兴,让黑人商人如雨后春笋般涌现出来[00:00:52]
This is the tale of lost innocence [00:00:52]
这是失真的传说[00:00:56]
And the incense burns and the turntables turn [00:00:56]
香足燃烧着,唱盘翻转着[00:00:59]
And that Al Green plays [00:00:59]
全是艾尔格林演唱的[00:01:02]
I see my mothers afro as mama taps her toes [00:01:02]
当妈妈拍着脚趾头,我看到了她的圆蓬式发型[00:01:04]
As she rolls her j's [00:01:04]
当她在卷发型时[00:01:07]
And my papa just left the house [00:01:07]
爸爸离开了屋子[00:01:08]
In search of a killer of my uncle Ray and she's trying to calm her nerves [00:01:08]
她为了找到杀害我舅舅雷伊的凶手,她努力让自己平静[00:01:13]
As i observe this is just one day [00:01:13]
只是在某一天,我注意到这些[00:01:17]
And what tomorrow has in store [00:01:17]
知道明日商店里会有什么[00:01:18]
We can never be sure so all we can do is pray[00:01:18]
我们是不清楚的,所以我们能做的就是,祈祷[00:01:32]
As i head to my home-room [00:01:32]
当我去卧室时[00:01:33]
I observe the ruins d**e needles on the ground [00:01:33]
我看到一片狼藉,麻醉针散落地上[00:01:37]
I hear a car go vroom [00:01:37]
我听到汽车声[00:01:39]
Drug dealer in the bm with the top down [00:01:39]
贩毒者从上面走下来[00:01:41]
As the girls start to giggle [00:01:41]
女孩子们咯咯咯地笑着[00:01:44]
I ask why you laugh [00:01:44]
我问为什么笑呢[00:01:45]
They say you're to little [00:01:45]
他们说你太小了[00:01:47]
One day you'll understand [00:01:47]
将来你就会明白[00:01:48]
When you become a man [00:01:48]
当你成为一个男人的时候[00:01:50]
'Bout things you have to get you [00:01:50]
你想要一些东西的时候[00:01:52]
Fast forward freeze frame [00:01:52]
快速向前,看到希望[00:01:53]
On my pistol fistful of dollars [00:01:53]
大把大把的钱出现在我的枪下[00:01:55]
Ignorance is so blessful [00:01:55]
无知是幸福快乐的[00:01:56]
I ain't choose this life [00:01:56]
我没有选择这样的生活[00:01:58]
This life chose me [00:01:58]
是生活选择了我[00:01:59]
Around here it's the sh*t [00:01:59]
在这儿[00:02:01]
That you just do [00:02:01]
你做的都是些乱七八糟的事儿[00:02:02]
I just left school the same bm is pulled over [00:02:02]
我离开学校,车停在路边[00:02:05]
By the boys dressed in blue [00:02:05]
男孩子们穿着蓝色制服[00:02:07]
They had their guns drawn [00:02:07]
他们拔出枪[00:02:08]
Screaming "just move" [00:02:08]
尖叫[00:02:09]
Or is there something else you suggest we can do [00:02:09]
你能建议我们做点别的事儿吗[00:02:12]
He made his way to the drunk [00:02:12]
他喝多了[00:02:13]
Opened it like "huh" a treasure chest was removed [00:02:13]
打开,一口喝下去,一个宝库移开了[00:02:17]
Cops said he'll be back next month [00:02:17]
警察们说下个月他们还回来[00:02:19]
What we call curpt he call's payin' dues [00:02:19]
我们称之为腐败,他们称之为缴纳会费[00:02:23]
Now when rules is blurred as they were [00:02:23]
当法规模棱两可的时候[00:02:25]
What am i to do but pray [00:02:25]
除了祈祷,我能做什么[00:02:28]
Pray the lord forgives me [00:02:28]
祈祷上帝原谅我[00:02:29]
Pray he guides me for what i'm 'bout to go through pray[00:02:29]
祈祷上帝引导我去经历我将经历的,祈祷[00:02:33]
Anywhere there's oppression [00:02:33]
世上没有压迫[00:02:44]
The drug profession flourishes like beverages [00:02:44]
**业同餐饮业一样繁荣[00:02:47]
Refreshing sweet taste of sin [00:02:47]
提神,罪恶的甜蜜[00:02:50]
Everything i seen made me everything i am [00:02:50]
我所做的成就了现在的我[00:02:52]
Bad drug dealer or victim i beg [00:02:52]
我请求,贩毒者和受害者[00:02:55]
What came first moving the chickens or the egg [00:02:55]
谁先出现,到底是先有鸡还是先有蛋[00:02:58]
This is why i be so fresh [00:02:58]
这就是为何我如此清醒[00:03:00]
I'm trying to beat life 'cause i can't cheat death [00:03:00]
我们努力打败生活,因为我不能装死[00:03:03]
Treat shame like shamelessness aim [00:03:03]
知荣辱,有追求[00:03:05]
Stainless at anuses [00:03:05]
毫无瑕疵[00:03:06]
You know the game this is [00:03:06]
你知道游戏就这样[00:03:09]
Move coke like pepsi don't matter what brand name it is [00:03:09]
将可可变成可口可乐,不要介意是什么品牌注册的[00:03:14]
I stand behind mine everything i do i'm a man behind mine [00:03:14]
我站在我身后,我所做的一切,都如男子汉般顶天立地[00:03:17]
I'm not an angel I'm sure [00:03:17]
我确定,我不是天使[00:03:20]
But every night before i lay I drop my knees to the floor [00:03:20]
但是每晚我睡觉前,我跪在地上[00:03:23]
And I pray[00:03:23]
祈祷[00:03:28]