[00:00:00] Let Nas Down - J. Cole (J. 科尔) [00:00:00] // [00:00:00] Written by:Jermaine Cole/Elite/Fela Anikulapo-Kuti [00:00:02] // [00:00:02] Freedom or jail clips inserted [00:00:03] [00:00:03] A baby's bein' born same time a man is murdered [00:00:06] 自由还是进监狱,点击进去 [00:00:06] The beginning and end so far as rap goes [00:00:08] 一个婴儿诞生的同时,一个罪犯被判死 [00:00:08] It's only natural I explain my plateau [00:00:10] 开始与结束,隔着如此大的鸿沟 [00:00:10] And also what defines my name [00:00:13] 这只是自然现象,我解释为我的停滞期 [00:00:13] Yeah long live the idols [00:00:14] 同时将它作为我的名字 [00:00:14] May they never be your rivals [00:00:16] 偶像万岁 [00:00:16] Pac was like Jesus [00:00:17] 希望他们永远都不会成为你的敌人 [00:00:17] Nas wrote the Bible [00:00:19] Pac就像耶稣一样 [00:00:19] Now what you're 'bout to [00:00:20] Nas书写着圣经 [00:00:20] Hear's a tale of glory and sin [00:00:21] 如今你打算 [00:00:21] No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin [00:00:24] 听那荣耀与罪恶的故事 [00:00:24] I used to print out Nas raps and tape 'em up on my wall [00:00:27] 不 我的身份是我的良师益友,现在,让我们讲述吧 [00:00:27] My *s thought they was words [00:00:28] 我通常在墙上指出Nas的说唱和磁带 [00:00:28] But it was pictures I saw [00:00:30] 我的兄弟们认为那是字迹 [00:00:30] And since I wanted to draw [00:00:31] 但是我看到的却是鬼画桃符 [00:00:31] I used to read 'em in awe [00:00:33] 当我想要画画的时候 [00:00:33] Then he dropped Stillmatic [00:00:34] 我曾经带着敬意读过他的文字 [00:00:34] Rocked the cleanest Velour [00:00:35] 然而他却陷入了本位主义 [00:00:35] Fast forward who thought [00:00:37] 晃动着最纯洁的天鹅绒 [00:00:37] That I would meet him on tour? [00:00:38] 快速前进,谁会想到 [00:00:38] I'm earnin' stripes now ni**a [00:00:39] 我会与他相遇在旅途 [00:00:39] Got Adidas galore [00:00:41] 我现在穿着囚衣,兄弟 [00:00:41] Backstage I shook his hand [00:00:43] 有着很多的Adidas [00:00:43] Let him know that he's the man [00:00:44] 在后台,我握着他的手 [00:00:44] When he said he was a fan [00:00:45] 让他明白,他是主角 [00:00:45] It was to hard to understand [00:00:47] 当他说他是一个粉丝 [00:00:47] No time to soak up the moment though [00:00:48] 实在是太令人费解了 [00:00:48] Cause I was in a jam [00:00:49] 然而没有太多时间去回味那些时光 [00:00:49] Hov askin' where's the record [00:00:51] 因为我在一个监狱里 [00:00:51] That the radio could play [00:00:52] 他问道,唱片在哪里 [00:00:52] And I was strikin' out for months [00:00:54] 那样就可以在收音机中播放了 [00:00:54] 9th inning feeling fear [00:00:55] 我已经出局好几个月了 [00:00:55] Jeter under pressure [00:00:56] 在第九局的时候感到害怕了 [00:00:56] Made the biggest hit of my career [00:00:58] Jeter在强大的压力之下 [00:00:58] But at first that wasn't clear [00:00:59] 开启了我事业的最高峰 [00:00:59] *s had no idea [00:01:01] 但是刚开始的时候,一切都还不太明了 [00:01:01] Dion called me when it dropped [00:01:02] 兄弟们都不太了解 [00:01:02] Sounded sad but sincere [00:01:04] Dion呼唤我,当它出现颓势 [00:01:04] Told me Nas heard [00:01:05] 听上去很悲伤,但是却很亲切 [00:01:05] Your single and he hate that sh*t [00:01:06] 告诉我Nas听到了 [00:01:06] Said you the one yo why you make that sh*t? [00:01:08] 你的歌声,他很讨厌那东西 [00:01:08] I can't believe I let Nas down [00:01:12] 说你就是唯一的,干嘛制造出那种垃圾 [00:01:12] Damn my heart sunk to my stomach [00:01:14] 我简直不敢相信,我让Nas沮丧 [00:01:14] I can't believe I let Nas down [00:01:18] 去他的,我的心沉没了 [00:01:18] I got defensive on the phone [00:01:19] 我简直不敢相信,我让Nas沮丧 [00:01:19] Resentment was in my tone f**k it [00:01:22] 我对电话有了抵抗情绪 [00:01:22] Yeah long live the idols [00:01:22] 表现在我的声调上,去他的 [00:01:22] May they never be your rivals [00:01:23] 偶像万岁 [00:01:23] Pac was like Jesus [00:01:25] 希望他们永远都不会成为你的敌人 [00:01:25] Nas wrote the Bible [00:01:26] Pac就像耶稣一样 [00:01:26] Now what you're 'bout to [00:01:28] Nas书写着圣经 [00:01:28] Hear's a tale of glory and sin [00:01:29] 如今你打算 [00:01:29] No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin [00:01:32] 听那荣耀与罪恶的故事 [00:01:32] I couldn't help but think [00:01:33] 不 我的身份是我的良师益友,现在,让我们讲述吧 [00:01:33] That maybe I had made a mistake [00:01:35] 我忍不住去想 [00:01:35] I mean you made "You Owe Me" dog [00:01:36] 也许我犯了一个错误 [00:01:36] I thought that you could relate [00:01:37] 我的意思是,你说了你欠我的那句话 [00:01:37] But while I shot up the charts [00:01:39] 我以为你会联系起来 [00:01:39] You mean tellin' me [00:01:40] 但是当我在排行榜前进时 [00:01:40] That I was not up to par [00:01:42] 你想要告诉我 [00:01:42] When I followed my heart [00:01:43] 我没有达到标准 [00:01:43] Granted my heart was tainted by my mind [00:01:45] 当我跟随我的心时 [00:01:45] I kept on sayin' [00:01:46] 当然,我的心被我的思想玷污了 [00:01:46] Where's the hits? [00:01:47] 我不停地说着 [00:01:47] You ain't got none [00:01:48] 哪里有什么轰动一时的音乐 [00:01:48] You know Jay would never [00:01:49] 竟没有一个 [00:01:49] Put your album out without none [00:01:50] 你知道Jay从来都不会 [00:01:50] And dog you know how come [00:01:52] 让你的唱片不会轰动一时 [00:01:52] Labels are archaic [00:01:53] 还有那愚蠢的人,你知道怎么一回事 [00:01:53] Formulaic with their outcomes [00:01:55] 唱片公司已经有一些年头 [00:01:55] They don't know [00:01:56] 墨守陈规 得出了他们结论 [00:01:56] They just study the charts [00:01:57] 他们不明白 [00:01:57] Me I study the shows [00:01:58] 他们只是在研究排行榜 [00:01:58] The fans study their hearts [00:02:00] 我在研究着那演出 [00:02:00] I had a feelin' I was killin' [00:02:02] 那些粉丝,在研究着他们的偶像 [00:02:02] And this music we were spillin' out [00:02:03] 我有一种被杀死的感觉 [00:02:03] Would change lives forever [00:02:04] 这种音乐已经够多了 [00:02:04] F**k the label put it out [00:02:06] 能够永久地改变生活 [00:02:06] Friday Night Lights blew [00:02:07] 去他的唱片公司,不管了 [00:02:07] That was classic number 2 [00:02:08] 星期五的夜晚,灯光闪耀 [00:02:08] Now it seemed as if [00:02:10] 那是经典歌曲排名第2 [00:02:10] The Nas comparisons was comin' true [00:02:11] 如今好像 [00:02:11] Still no release date from the label [00:02:13] Nas变得比较现实了 [00:02:13] Are they insane? [00:02:14] 依然没有来自唱片公司的发行日期 [00:02:14] Gooch told me play the game [00:02:16] 他们都疯了吗 [00:02:16] To change the game but on the way [00:02:17] Gooch告诉我好好玩游戏 [00:02:17] I let Nas down I got noone to blame [00:02:22] 来改变游戏,但是计划破产了 [00:02:22] I'm ashamed I let Nas down [00:02:26] 我让Nas失望了,我没有权利去指责任何一个人 [00:02:26] But this is God's plan [00:02:27] 我很羞愧,我让Nas失望了 [00:02:27] You could never understand f**k it [00:02:29] 但是这是上帝的指示 [00:02:29] Yeah long live the idols [00:02:30] 你永远也不会懂,去他的 [00:02:30] May they never be your rivals [00:02:31] 偶像万岁 [00:02:31] Pac was like Jesus [00:02:32] 希望他们永远也不要成为你的对手 [00:02:32] Nas wrote the Bible [00:02:34] Pac就像耶稣 [00:02:34] Now what you're 'bout to [00:02:36] Nas书写圣经