所属专辑:2014 Forest Hills Drive (Clean)
歌手: J. Cole
时长: 04:02
January 28th (登上顶峰) - J. Cole[00:00:00]
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Lyrics by:Kunihiko Mu[00:00:05]
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Composed by:Kunihiko Mu[00:00:11]
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Produced by:J. Cole/J. Cole/Timothy "Nick Paradise" Thomas/Andre "Dre Charles" Thomas/Team Titans[00:00:17]
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The real is back,[00:00:23]
回到思念已久的故乡[00:00:24]
The ville is back[00:00:24]
回归真实的自己[00:00:25]
Flow bananas here,[00:00:25]
回归内涵丰富的说唱[00:00:26]
Peel this back[00:00:26]
重新引领风潮[00:00:27]
And what you'll find is,[00:00:27]
你们将会发现[00:00:28]
Your highness[00:00:28]
你们的王者[00:00:29]
Can paint a picture[00:00:29]
可以创作出清晰的画作[00:00:30]
That is vivid enough to cure blindness[00:00:30]
足以给盲人带来光明[00:00:31]
Carolina's finest,[00:00:32]
我就是卡罗莱纳最厉害的人[00:00:33]
You knew that already[00:00:33]
你们早就清楚[00:00:35]
And turned to the greatest,[00:00:35]
谁是最伟大的说唱歌手[00:00:36]
I proved that already[00:00:36]
我早已证明过[00:00:37]
And if you would like,[00:00:37]
如果你们喜欢[00:00:38]
I do it twice[00:00:38]
我会再示范一次[00:00:39]
I just sharpen my blade for a minute[00:00:39]
虽也曾在旅途中迷失[00:00:41]
Became lost in my ways[00:00:41]
但我会重振旗鼓[00:00:42]
This for my niggas[00:00:42]
这首歌献给[00:00:43]
That was tossin' the graves[00:00:43]
那些逝去的兄弟们[00:00:44]
Every so often I fade deep in my thoughts[00:00:44]
平日里你们常令我陷入沉思[00:00:46]
And get lost in the days[00:00:46]
让我迷失[00:00:48]
We used to play[00:00:48]
在你们入土之前[00:00:49]
Before your coffing was made[00:00:49]
我们曾经一起混迹风云[00:00:50]
Just got the call ni**a got caught[00:00:51]
刚接了个电话 有一个兄弟被捕入狱[00:00:52]
With a stray[00:00:52]
误入歧途[00:00:53]
Hope he's okay[00:00:53]
希望他一切安好[00:00:54]
Just got paid[00:00:54]
刚得到一笔巨款[00:00:54]
What Cochran got paid to free OJ[00:00:54]
足以使OJ免受牢狱之灾[00:00:56]
Just to share my life on the stage in[00:00:57]
我把舞台上的经验[00:00:58]
Front of strangers[00:00:58]
分享给面前的陌生人[00:00:59]
Who know a ni**a far too well,[00:00:59]
他们都知道的太多了[00:01:01]
And that's the danger[00:01:01]
这会带来危险[00:01:02]
Know me better than I know myself[00:01:02]
他们竟然比我还更了解我自己[00:01:04]
I rip a page out my notebook in anger[00:01:04]
我生气地从本子上撕掉一张纸[00:01:06]
And let these thoughts linger, singing[00:01:07]
让这些思绪徘徊在脑海里[00:01:08]
Don't give 'em too much you[00:01:08]
不要让他们左右你[00:01:10]
Don't let 'em take control[00:01:11]
不要让他们掌控你[00:01:12]
It's one thing you do[00:01:14]
记住最重要的一件事[00:01:15]
Don't let 'em taint your soul[00:01:17]
别让他们玷污你的灵魂[00:01:18]
If you believe in God[00:01:20]
如果你相信上帝[00:01:21]
One thing's for sure[00:01:23]
牢记这条真理[00:01:24]
If you ain't aim too high[00:01:25]
若不志存高远[00:01:26]
Then you aim too low[00:01:28]
便会碌碌终生[00:01:29]
What's the price for a black man life?[00:01:31]
一个黑人的性命到底价值几何[00:01:33]
I check the toe tag,[00:01:33]
我仔细查看了标签[00:01:35]
Not one zero in sight[00:01:35]
竟然如此低廉[00:01:36]
I turn the TV on,[00:01:36]
我打开电视[00:01:37]
Not one hero in sight[00:01:37]
却看不到一个黑人英雄[00:01:39]
Unless he dribble or he fiddle with mics[00:01:39]
除了球星和那些故弄玄虚的歌手[00:01:41]
Look out the window[00:01:41]
望着窗外[00:01:42]
Cause tonight the city lit up with lights,[00:01:42]
今夜 这个城市灯火辉煌[00:01:44]
Cameras and action[00:01:44]
繁华似锦[00:01:45]
May no man alive come through[00:01:45]
也许没有人会[00:01:46]
And damage my faction[00:01:46]
闯入我的小圈子[00:01:47]
I brought you niggas with me cause[00:01:48]
我把大家团结起来[00:01:49]
I love you like my brothers[00:01:49]
因为我们就像亲兄弟一样[00:01:50]
And your mothers' like my mother[00:01:50]
我们就是一家人[00:01:51]
Think we need a plan of action[00:01:51]
我想我们需要一个行动计划[00:01:53]
The bigger we get the more likely egos collide[00:01:54]
当一个整体得到的越多 就越容易产生内部矛盾[00:01:55]
It's just physics,[00:01:56]
这并不可怕[00:01:57]
Please let's put our egos aside[00:01:57]
只要每个人都把私心放到一边[00:01:59]
You my niggas,[00:01:59]
你和我[00:02:00]
And should our worst tendencies[00:02:00]
不该让内心的杂念[00:02:01]
Turn us into enemies[00:02:01]
将我们变成敌人[00:02:02]
I hope that we remember these[00:02:02]
我希望我们能铭记[00:02:04]
Nights fulla Hennessey[00:02:04]
这些同甘共苦的日子[00:02:05]
When Hov around we switch up to[00:02:06]
当我和Jay-Z在一起[00:02:07]
That D'usse[00:02:07]
我们可以翻天覆地[00:02:08]
Gotta show respect,[00:02:08]
我们必须互相尊重[00:02:09]
One day we tryna stay where you stay[00:02:09]
总有一天我们会站在同一战线[00:02:11]
Cause we from where you from[00:02:11]
因为我们都有过同样的经历[00:02:12]
Not talkin' bout the slums[00:02:12]
我指的不是贫民窟的生活[00:02:13]
I'm talkin' 'bout that mind state[00:02:13]
而是那充斥在我们大脑的[00:02:14]
That keep a black ni**a dumb[00:02:14]
那些愚昧无知的思想[00:02:16]
Keep a black ni**a dyin'[00:02:16]
它让黑人兄弟们[00:02:17]
By a black ni**a gun[00:02:17]
互相残杀[00:02:19]
And keep on listening[00:02:19]
让大家聆听[00:02:20]
To the frontin' a** rap niggas son[00:02:20]
那些说唱歌手的胡说八道[00:02:21]
Yeah I said son[00:02:21]
我曾经说过[00:02:23]
This is New York's finest[00:02:23]
我是纽约最厉害的[00:02:24]
For 11 winters straight[00:02:24]
在纽约经历了11个春夏秋冬[00:02:25]
I took on New York's climate[00:02:25]
早已习惯这氛围[00:02:27]
Like show me New York's ladder[00:02:27]
倘若纽约的阶梯摆在我面前[00:02:28]
I climb it and set the bar so high[00:02:28]
我将登上顶峰 让自己高高在上[00:02:30]
That you gotta get[00:02:30]
让你难以触及[00:02:31]
Obama to force the air force to find it[00:02:31]
连奥巴马都要发动空军将我搜寻[00:02:33]
Never mind it, you'll never reach that[00:02:33]
不要再胡思乱想 你永远达不到我的高度[00:02:35]
Cole is the hypnotist,[00:02:35]
这游戏我早已玩转自如[00:02:36]
Control the game whenever he snap[00:02:36]
无论何时何地[00:02:38]
That's every track[00:02:38]
在每一首歌里都是如此[00:02:39]
Don't give 'em too much you[00:02:39]
不要让他们左右你[00:02:40]
Don't let 'em take control[00:02:42]
不要让他们掌控你[00:02:43]
It's one thing you do[00:02:45]
记住最重要的一件事[00:02:46]
Don't let 'em taint your soul[00:02:48]
别让他们玷污你的灵魂[00:02:49]
If you believe in God[00:02:51]
如果你相信上帝[00:02:52]
One thing's for sure[00:02:53]
牢记这条真理[00:02:55]
If you ain't aim too high[00:02:56]
若不志存高远[00:02:58]
Then you aim too low[00:02:59]
便会碌碌终生[00:03:01]
Then you aim too low[00:03:01]
便会碌碌终生[00:03:02]
I ain't serve no pies,[00:03:02]
我从不沾染**[00:03:03]
I ain't slang no d**e[00:03:04]
我不会让它们玷污我的词句[00:03:05]
I don't bring no lies,[00:03:05]
我从不说谎[00:03:06]
Niggas sang my quotes[00:03:06]
人们都传唱着我的名言[00:03:08]
I don't play no games,[00:03:08]
我不会寻欢作乐[00:03:09]
Boy I ain't no joke[00:03:09]
也不会当个没用的草包[00:03:11]
Like the great Rakim,[00:03:11]
当我写下这首歌[00:03:11]
When I make my notes[00:03:12]
宛如手握麦克风的Rakim[00:03:13]
You niggas might be L[00:03:13]
你们或许能成为伟大的MC[00:03:14]
Or you might be Kane[00:03:15]
就像Big L和Big Daddy一样[00:03:16]
Or you might be Slick Rick[00:03:16]
又或许你会像Slick Rick一样[00:03:18]
With 19 chains[00:03:18]
戴着一堆链子[00:03:19]
Or you might be Drizzy Drake[00:03:19]
你或许也能成为Drizzy Drake[00:03:21]
Or Kendrick Lamar[00:03:21]
又或是Kendrick Lamar[00:03:21]
But check your birth date ni**a,[00:03:22]
但是回去查查你的生日[00:03:24]
You ain't the God[00:03:24]
你并不是上帝[00:03:25]
Nah you ain't the God[00:03:27]
你并不是上帝[00:03:28]
Ni**a, Cole the God[00:03:29]
兄弟 Cole才是上帝[00:03:30]
January 28th[00:03:35]
一月二十八日[00:03:40]