Letter to the Rich(feat. Powfu) - Johnny Dukane/Powfu
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Composed by:johnny dukane gorton-parker/isaiah faber/jari witvoet
Lemonade to the brim key sippin' out the glass
柠檬水满溢 钥匙轻啜杯中
Listening to people talk watching people pass I
聆听人们交谈 看着行人匆匆
Never understood why we act the way we do
从未明白为何我们如此行事
Talkin 'bout our riches and watches and new shoes
谈论财富、名表和崭新鞋子
Like no one really cares maybe first world citizens
仿佛无人真正在意 或许只是第一世界的居民
While other children in the world keep on shivering
而世界另一端的孩子们仍在颤抖
We stand and watch only give 'em what we littering
我们冷眼旁观 只给予他们我们的垃圾
Sin inside our hearts slowly burning us to smithereens
内心的罪恶 正将我们燃烧成灰烬
Yeah I want to move out of this country
我想逃离这个国度
Stuffin' out my mouth while these other people hungry
我口中塞满食物 而他人却在挨饿
Sick of this me uh sick and in a sea
厌倦了这样的自己 深陷于这片海洋
When the kingdom finally come we the villians on the scene and
当天国降临时 我们却成了恶人
I don't want to be and neither do you
我不想如此 你也不想
'Cause we ain't doing' our best and
因为我们并未尽力
You know that it's the truth
你深知这是事实
So let's stop and give praise to the Lord
让我们停下脚步 向主献上赞美
Yesterday is in the past and tomorrow we'll move forward
昨日已成过往 明日我们将继续前行
You say I'm rich and wealthy but surely you're unhealthy
你说我富有 但你的内心却已腐朽
Your pitiful blind poor all of your treasures are melting
你那可怜而盲目的贫穷 你的财富正在消融
Come buy my gold and become rich
来买我的黄金 成为富人吧
I'll dress you in white clothes
我会为你穿上白衣
To cover all of your sins 'cause
掩盖你所有的罪孽 因为
Godliness with contentment is great gain
知足常乐才是真正的财富
Never could accmulatin' wealth give you a great name the
积累财富永远无法为你赢得美名
Envy and greed when you feel that you need more you
当你渴望更多时,嫉妒与贪婪便滋生
Fall love with the money the root of all evil our
我们迷恋金钱,那是万恶之源
Material desires are those of the wanting mind
物质欲望源于内心的匮乏
So even with more we never feel satisfied
即使拥有更多,我们也永不满足
The things we buy to pacify the empty feelin' inside
我们购买物品以填补内心的空虚
As if man made things will help us feel alive
仿佛人造之物能让我们感到活着
I realized my religion was materialism
我意识到我的信仰竟是物质主义
Not realizing God gave so I could be a giver
却未明白上帝赐予是为了让我学会给予
It's not for me to live in luxury
奢华生活非我所求
But to live more brotherly
而是更兄弟般的生活
To be able to give cheerfully
当兄弟需要时 能欣然给予
When my brother need ain't it
难道不是吗
Envy and greed that makes a man bust guns
嫉妒与贪婪使人拔枪相向
We worry 'bout trust funds but we can't trust funds
我们为信托基金忧心 却无法信任金钱
Put your trust in God above 'cause it's him who loves
将你的信任寄托于上帝 因他才是真爱
Your true worth is not defined by dollar signs that you touch
你的真正价值 并非由你触碰的金钱符号所定义
Now I ain't jokin' everybody's broken
我并非玩笑 每个人都伤痕累累
It can get dark with the sin that we soaked in
罪恶浸染 黑暗笼罩
So we gotta reach out find the right path
我们必须寻找正确的道路
If a brother's falling down then we gotta lend a hand uh
若兄弟跌倒 我们应伸出援手
God is good and we are not
上帝仁慈 而我们并非如此
Soon enough all our bodies gonna Rot
终有一日 我们的身体将腐朽
Yeah this life on earth is not what we want so
是的 这尘世生活并非我们所愿
Give all you got to get to heaven when you gone
倾尽所有 只为死后抵达天堂