所属专辑:Watch The Throne (Deluxe Version)
歌手: Jay-Z&Kanye West
时长: 05:00
Murder To Excellence - Jay-Z (杰斯)/Kanye West (坎耶·韦斯特)[00:00:00]
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Bloody murder murder murder[00:00:04]
血腥谋杀[00:00:22]
The paper read murder black-on-black murder[00:00:22]
报纸上报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:00:28]
Paper read murder black-on-black murder again[00:00:28]
报纸上再次报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:00:32]
This is to the memory of danroy henry[00:00:32]
这是为了追忆Danroy Henry[00:00:35]
Too much enemy fire to catch a friendly[00:00:35]
交火太猛 我被自己人误伤[00:00:38]
Strays from the same shade ni**a we on the same team[00:00:38]
有着相同肤色的我们应该站在同一个队伍[00:00:41]
Giving you respect I expect the same thing[00:00:41]
给予你的尊重 也是我所需要的[00:00:43]
All-black everything ni**a you know my fresh code[00:00:43]
一切都是黑的 你们懂得我这句话的含义[00:00:46]
I'm out here fighting for you don't increase my stress load[00:00:46]
我这是为你们而战 不要再给我增加负担[00:00:49]
Niggas watching the throne very happy to be you[00:00:49]
黑人注视着王权 很高兴这能成为[00:00:51]
Power to the people when you see me see you[00:00:51]
人们的力量 当你看着我的时候 其实也是看到了你自己[00:00:53]
And I'm from the murder capital where they murder for capital[00:00:53]
我来自谋杀案高发地的首都[00:00:56]
Heard about at least three killings this afternoon[00:00:56]
今天下午至少听到了三起谋杀案[00:00:59]
Looking at the news like damn I was just with him after school[00:00:59]
看到这则新闻时 震惊不已 天啊 我放学后还和他在一起呢[00:01:02]
No shop class but half the school got a tool[00:01:02]
多数学校没有木工课 却可以带着枪来到学校[00:01:05]
And a I could die any day -type attitude[00:01:05]
我抱着随时可能送命的态度[00:01:07]
Plus his little brother got shot reppin' his avenue[00:01:07]
而且 他的弟弟在回家的路上也遭到了枪击[00:01:10]
It's time for us to stop and redefine black power[00:01:10]
是时候暂停一下 重新定义黑人的力量[00:01:13]
Forty one souls murdered in fifty hours[00:01:13]
在五十个小时内有四十一人遇害[00:01:16]
The paper read murder black-on-black murder[00:01:16]
报纸上报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:01:21]
The paper read murder black-on-black murder again murder again[00:01:21]
报纸上再次报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:01:35]
Is it genocide[00:01:35]
这是种族灭绝吗[00:01:36]
'Cause I can still hear his mama cry[00:01:36]
只因我还听得到他的妈妈在伤心哭泣[00:01:38]
Know the family traumatized[00:01:38]
知晓这给家庭带来的精神创伤[00:01:39]
Shots left holes in his face about piranha-sized[00:01:39]
脸庞上留下的枪口像是被食人鱼袭击一样[00:01:42]
The old pastor closed the cold casket[00:01:42]
年老的牧师合上了棺材 不忍再看一眼[00:01:45]
And said the church ain't got enough room for all the tombs[00:01:45]
说教堂已没有足够的房间来埋葬逝去的人[00:01:48]
It's a war going on outside we ain't safe from[00:01:48]
外面战乱不断 我们已没有安全之地[00:01:50]
I feel the pain in my city wherever I go[00:01:50]
无论去向何方 在这座城市里都能感受到伤痛[00:01:53]
Three hundred and fourteen soldiers died in iraq[00:01:53]
三百一十四名士兵在伊拉克战争中遇难[00:01:55]
Five hundred and nine died in chicago[00:01:55]
五百零九名死在了芝加哥[00:01:59]
I arrived on the day fred hampton died[00:01:59]
我出生在福来德·汉普顿逝世的那天[00:02:01]
Uh real niggas just multiply[00:02:01]
真正的黑人战士太多太多了[00:02:03]
And they say by 21 I was supposed to die[00:02:03]
他们说二十一岁的时候我会死去[00:02:06]
So I'm out here celebrating my post-demise[00:02:06]
所以我站在这里 为我死后而狂欢[00:02:09]
If you put crabs in a barrel to insure your survival[00:02:09]
若是你为了生存而把跟你竞争的人踩下去[00:02:11]
You're gon' end up pulling down niggas that look just like you[00:02:11]
你应该停止自相残杀 [00:02:15]
What up blood what up cous' it's all black I love us[00:02:15]
怎么了Blood 怎么了Cuz 我们都是黑人 我爱我们大家[00:02:21]
The paper read murder black-on-black murder[00:02:21]
报纸上报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:02:26]
The paper read murder black-on-black murder again[00:02:26]
报纸上再次报道 谋杀 黑人谋杀案[00:02:34]
Black-on black murder again black-on-black murder again[00:02:34]
再次发生黑人谋杀案[00:02:42]
It's a celebration of black excellence black tie black maybachs[00:02:42]
这是对黑人中那些卓越人物的庆贺[00:02:53]
Black excellence opulence decadence[00:02:53]
黑人中那些善良的 富有的 堕落的[00:02:56]
Tuxes next to the president I'm present[00:02:56]
身着燕尾服的人坐在总统旁边 我也在现场[00:02:58]
I dress in dries and other boutique stores in paris[00:02:58]
我穿着买自巴黎精品店的衣服[00:03:03]
In sheepskin coats I silence the lambs[00:03:03]
身着毛皮大衣 犹如沉默的羔羊 静静地坐着[00:03:06]
Do you know who I am clarice[00:03:06]
克拉丽斯 你知道我是谁吗[00:03:08]
No cheap cologne whenever I shh-shh[00:03:08]
不管什么时候从不用廉价的香水[00:03:11]
Success never smelled so sweet[00:03:11]
成功从来都不是甜蜜的滋味[00:03:14]
I stink of success the new black elite[00:03:14]
那些所谓的黑人精英们看似获得了成功 实际上还要忍气吞声[00:03:17]
They say my black card bears the mark of the beast[00:03:17]
他们说 我的信用卡上印有野兽的标志[00:03:19]
I repeat my religion is the beat[00:03:19]
我重申道 我的信仰便是我的音乐节拍[00:03:21]
My verse is like church my jesus piece[00:03:21]
我的歌就好比是教堂 大多是福音音乐[00:03:23]
Now please domino domino[00:03:23]
现在你看一看骨牌效应[00:03:28]
Only spot a few blacks the higher I go[00:03:28]
我越往高处走 所见黑人越少[00:03:31]
What's up to will shout out to o[00:03:31]
威尔发生了什么事 为何对奥普拉大喊大叫[00:03:35]
That ain't enough we gonna need a million more[00:03:35]
这还远远不够 我至少还需要一百万[00:03:37]
Kick in the door biggie flow[00:03:37]
多么希望能有人打破这格局 跻身前列[00:03:39]
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go[00:03:39]
我已盛装打扮却无处可炫耀[00:03:42]
Yeah it's all messed up when it's nowhere to go[00:03:42]
当无处炫耀时 就意味着搞砸了一切[00:03:45]
So we won't take the time out 'til we reach the t-o-p[00:03:45]
所以我不会荒废时间直到攀至顶峰[00:03:47]
From parolees to hold g's sold keys low keys[00:03:47]
从假释移民到合法居住[00:03:50]
We like the promised land of the og's[00:03:50]
我们喜欢这片乐土[00:03:53]
In the past if you picture events like a black tie[00:03:53]
在过去 若是你要参加晚宴这样的事情[00:03:56]
What the last thing you expect to see black guys[00:03:56]
你最期望看到的会是什么 伙计[00:03:59]
What's the life expectancy for black guys[00:03:59]
黑人期望的寿命是多少呢[00:04:01]
The system's working effectively that's why[00:04:01]
一个行之有效的系统是最好不过的 这就是原因所在[00:04:04]
I'll be a real man and take care of your son[00:04:04]
我要成为真正的勇士 照顾好你的孩子[00:04:07]
Every problem you had before this day is now done[00:04:07]
以前你遇到的所有问题如今都已解决[00:04:10]
New crib watch a movie cause ain't nothing' on the news but the blues[00:04:10]
新的婴儿床 看一场电影 只因现在已无力改变这境况 唯有残障人员的报道[00:04:16]
Hit the mall pick up some gucci now ain't nothing new but your shoes[00:04:16]
来到商场 疯狂购物一番 买些古驰 本以为换双鞋可以改变现实的情况[00:04:21]
Sunday morning praise the lord[00:04:21]
星期天的早晨 赞美上帝[00:04:24]
You're the girl that jesus had been saving me for[00:04:24]
是上帝拯救了你 把你带到我身边[00:04:26]
So let's savor this moment and take it to the floor[00:04:26]
我们彼此相爱 让我们尽情享受这一刻吧[00:04:29]
Black excellence truly yours[00:04:29]
善良的黑人 你们的挚爱[00:04:34]