所属专辑:Follow The Leader
歌手: Eric B. & Rakim
时长: 04:30
To The Listeners - Eric B. & Rakim[00:00:00]
//[00:00:52]
Its to the listeners, for those[00:00:52]
这是给听众准备的 [00:00:54]
That have a ear for this[00:00:54]
给那些愿意倾听的人[00:00:55]
State of the art, engineered for the mix[00:00:55]
这种艺术,是一种混合形式[00:00:57]
Eardrums are playing along to[00:00:57]
要认真听我说[00:00:58]
What I'm sayin you're singin a song[00:00:58]
你正在唱着歌[00:01:00]
Stevie blass on the keyboard,[00:01:00]
Stevie弹着键盘[00:01:02]
Swingin along[00:01:02]
一起摇摆[00:01:03]
But you don't have to dance,[00:01:03]
但你不必跳舞[00:01:04]
Play it cool and listen[00:01:04]
耍着酷,听着音乐[00:01:05]
My djs mixin, and I'll do the quizzin[00:01:05]
我会做混音[00:01:08]
Cause who is number one if[00:01:08]
谁会是第一呢[00:01:09]
Not best then better[00:01:09]
找到最好的[00:01:11]
Heres a hint: the 18th letter[00:01:11]
这有一个提示 第十八个字母[00:01:13]
The rhymes is sportable,[00:01:13]
旋律是跳动的[00:01:14]
Microphone is portable[00:01:14]
麦克风是便携式的[00:01:15]
For any immortal man,[00:01:15]
对于任何一个不朽的人来说[00:01:16]
Swords is not affordable[00:01:16]
无法承受这一切[00:01:18]
Never take a loss cause[00:01:18]
也没有必要承担损失[00:01:19]
I'm hard to beat[00:01:19]
因为我很难被打倒[00:01:20]
I ain't cheap but don't sell[00:01:20]
我很贫穷 却不会出卖梦想[00:01:21]
Me a dream I don't sleep[00:01:21]
我不睡觉[00:01:23]
I'm paid in full, so save the bull[00:01:23]
我付出了全部,所以保住了身价[00:01:25]
This ain't a stick-up, you don't[00:01:25]
这不是一种坚持[00:01:27]
Have to wave until[00:01:27]
直到你感觉不错的时候再挥手[00:01:28]
You feel sure, and you want more[00:01:28]
你想要更多[00:01:30]
Then wipe your sweat[00:01:30]
擦擦你的汗[00:01:31]
Cause I just wanted to see how[00:01:31]
因为我只是想要看看[00:01:32]
Hype you could get[00:01:32]
你会有多兴奋[00:01:34]
Cause when I came in the door steppin[00:01:34]
因为当我进门 踩响地板[00:01:35]
Hard enough to shake the floor[00:01:35]
威震八方[00:01:36]
I just started but the others[00:01:36]
我才刚刚开始[00:01:37]
Can't make no more[00:01:37]
但其他人也做不了什么[00:01:39]
Runnin out of beats breaks[00:01:39]
节奏停止了[00:01:40]
And out of time[00:01:40]
时间耗尽了[00:01:41]
If I was gone, you'd be runnin out of rhymes[00:01:41]
如果我离开了,你就没有旋律了[00:01:43]
I improve, record don't have to be long[00:01:43]
我将它们弄得完美一些,唱片不用很长[00:01:46]
If its understood and the story is strong[00:01:46]
如果它简明易懂 ,故事性强[00:01:49]
You can speak out and hold the[00:01:49]
你可以说出来[00:01:50]
Crowd as prisoners[00:01:50]
让大家为你所吸引[00:01:51]
The people is peepless, its to the listeners[00:01:51]
大家大为赞叹,这是给听众的[00:02:35]
I'm the lord, for somethin you can absorb[00:02:35]
我是上帝,为了让你更用心感受[00:02:37]
Try and control and be cautious[00:02:37]
尝试着去控制,但要当心[00:02:38]
But the cuts in a cord[00:02:38]
绳子不够用了[00:02:40]
Make me deeper than down,[00:02:40]
让我坠落到更深处[00:02:41]
I make the crowd, crowd around[00:02:41]
我被人群包围[00:02:43]
People are peepless, cause the soloist found[00:02:43]
大家大为赞叹,因为他们发现这是首独奏[00:02:45]
Phrases, thoughts, made by the r of course[00:02:45]
是一段一段的,当然是有思想的[00:02:47]
One thing I do is keep em[00:02:47]
我做的其中一件事就是让它们与众不同[00:02:49]
Different, and far from yours[00:02:49]
和你的完全不一样[00:02:50]
You keep talkin, when will all[00:02:50]
你一直在谈论[00:02:52]
The damage be done?[00:02:52]
什么时候所有的损坏能够全部解决[00:02:53]
You say you're rulin but when[00:02:53]
你说你会裁定[00:02:54]
I'm in the place you don't come[00:02:54]
但当我在的时候你没有来[00:02:55]
Maybe you're waitin, to see[00:02:55]
也许你在等[00:02:57]
What I'm makin[00:02:57]
想要看看我在做什么[00:02:58]
One more style gets taken,[00:02:58]
再多采取一种形式[00:02:59]
Then i maybe breakin[00:02:59]
然后我也许就能突破了[00:03:00]
If the patterns are causes, piano is soft[00:03:00]
如果形式是原因的话,那么钢琴的声音比较柔和[00:03:03]
But make it hard for you to start,[00:03:03]
但是对你来说开始是很难的[00:03:04]
Where I left off[00:03:04]
在我离开的地方[00:03:06]
You find yourself, till[00:03:06]
你找到了自我[00:03:07]
The point is across[00:03:07]
直到重要的部分过去了[00:03:08]
You hit reverse to rewind it,[00:03:08]
你反复在倒带[00:03:10]
That's when you hit the pause[00:03:10]
一直在按暂停键[00:03:11]
I set the scene, first you hear mixin[00:03:11]
我设定了场景,首先你听到了混音[00:03:13]
Then the microphone[00:03:13]
然后受麦克风恶魔的影响[00:03:14]
Fiends in effect, still listenin?[00:03:14]
你仍然在听吗[00:03:16]
Pay close attention, never before mentioned[00:03:16]
密切关注着,这些是之前从未提到过的东西[00:03:19]
Listen up I got a brand new invention[00:03:19]
听着,我有一首全新的创作[00:03:21]
Made from a musician its notes are played crisp[00:03:21]
由一位音乐家演奏,音符在跳动着[00:03:24]
But listeners listen to what I wrote on a disc[00:03:24]
但听众听到的是我写在唱片上的东西[00:03:26]
Copywritten but still bitten[00:03:26]
那些虽然都是复制,但仍然会刺痛人心[00:03:28]
They almost sound like[00:03:28]
他们听起来[00:03:29]
Almost pumpin, but it ain't down like[00:03:29]
像是流行乐,但又不是[00:03:31]
A records supposed to sound,[00:03:31]
应该记录这个声音[00:03:33]
Watch as it go around[00:03:33]
看着唱片四处传播[00:03:34]
Records are broken,[00:03:34]
记录被打破了[00:03:35]
Smashed into the ground[00:03:35]
被砸在了地上[00:03:36]
That ain't my melody, brothers[00:03:36]
这不是我的旋律[00:03:37]
Keep runnin up and tellin me[00:03:37]
兄弟跑着过来告诉我[00:03:39]
Others are trying to flow[00:03:39]
其他人都在试着让它更加流畅[00:03:40]
Smooth and steadily[00:03:40]
让它变得更流畅[00:03:41]
Potholes are left in my path[00:03:41]
在我前进的道路上到处都是坑洼的地方[00:03:43]
Then I crash and bruise[00:03:43]
于是我摔倒受伤了[00:03:44]
Whoever refuse and cruise right past em[00:03:44]
不管愿不愿意,伤还是会存在[00:03:47]
Cause I just left to do it for easy whatever[00:03:47]
因为我只是留下来做简单的事,无论是否会死[00:03:49]
Death, till I get back you better stay in step[00:03:49]
我回来的时候你最好待在那里[00:03:52]
After speaking youll stare,[00:03:52]
说完之后,你会盯着我 看我是否在那里[00:03:53]
If I was there your description is[00:03:53]
你的药方就是一张[00:03:54]
Letters full of poetical medicine,[00:03:54]
充满诗意的信 [00:03:57]
This is for the listeners[00:03:57]
这是给听众准备的[00:04:02]