1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”|Explicit) - J. Cole
1985 I arrived
1985年 我来到了世上
33 years d**n I'm grateful I survived
33岁了 我感激自己勇敢活到现在
We wasn't s'posed to get past 25
我们都没想到能挺过25岁
Jokes on you motherf**ker we alive
像是跟你这个混蛋开了个玩笑 我们还活着
All these n**gas popping now is young
我所有的兄弟现在都风华正茂
Everybody say the music that they make is dumb
每个人都说他们做的音乐没有影响力
I remember I was 18
我记得在我18岁的时候
Money p**sy parties I was on the same thing
我一直重复着纸醉金迷的生活
You gotta give a boy a chance to grow some
你得给男孩机会去成长
Everybody talkin' like they know somethin' these days
所有人都议论纷纷 就好像最近他们明白了一些事情
N**gas actin' woke but they broke umm
这些家伙十分警觉 但他们已经崩溃
I respect the struggle but you all frontin' these days
我尊重努力奋斗的人 但你们这些日子都太安逸了
Man they barely old enough to drive
伙计 他们太小了 不能开车上路
To tell them what they should do who the f**k am I
告诉他们该怎么做 我到底是谁
I heard one of em' diss me I'm suprised
我听到他们中有人诋毁我 我震惊不已
I ain't trippin' listen good to my reply
我不会轻易倒下 好好听我的回答
Come here lil' man let me talk with ya'
兄弟 过来吧 让我来跟你谈谈
See if I can paint for you the larger picture
看看我是否能为你描绘出大好蓝图
Congrats 'cause you made it out your mama's house
祝贺你 因为你终于带着梦想走出家门
I hope you make enough to buy your mom a house
我希望你有能力为母亲买套房子
I see your watch icy and your whip foreign
我看到你目光冷漠 还有你对自己的鞭策
I got some good advice never quit tourin'
我给你一些建议 永远不要半途而废
'Cause that's the way we eat here in this rap game
因为这就是我们在说唱界披荆斩棘的途径
I'm f**kin' with your funky lil' rap name
我正陶醉在你那时髦的说唱歌曲中
I hear your music and I know that rap's changed
我听到你的创作了 我知道说唱有所改变了
A bunch of folks would say that that's a bad thing
有群人说这是件坏事
'Cause everything's commercial and it's pop now
因为一切都商业化了 现在这就是流行趋势
Trap drums is the sh*t that's hot now
这样的鼓点烂透了 但当下却很火热
See I've been on a quest for the next wave
我一直在寻找下一次突破
But never mind that was just a segue
但不要介意 这是我的又一段征程
I must say by your songs I'm unimpressed hey
我一定要说说你的歌 它并未让我印象深刻
But I love to see a Black man get paid
但我喜欢看到黑人得到回报的场景
And plus you havin' fun and I respect that
另外 你一直玩得很开心 对此我持尊重态度
But have you ever thought about your impact
但是你有想过自己的影响力吗
These white kids love that you don't give a f**k
这些白人小孩就喜欢你不屑一顾的样子
'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black
因为只要你是黑人 这就符合他们的预期
They wanna see you dab they wanna see you pop a pill
他们想看你左摇右摆 他们想看你**
They wanna see you tatted from your face to your heels
他们想看你把浑身上下都纹个遍
And somewhere deep down f**k it I gotta keep it real
在内心深处 我要保持真实
They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels
他们都想成为黑人 觉得你的歌就是你的真实感受
So when you turn up you see them turnin' up too
所以你所到之处 也能看到他们的身影
You hit the next city collect your money when it's due
时间一到 你就会到下个城市圈钱
You gettin' that paper swimmin' in b**ches I don't blame you
你和众多女人纵情欢愉 我不怪你
You ain't thinkin' 'bout the people that's lookin' like me and you
你不会对我们这样的人有所顾虑
True you got better sh*t to do
说真的 你得做得更好一点
You coulda bought a crib with all that bread that you done blew
你可以买个婴儿床 把赚来的钱都放进去
I know you think this type of revenue is never endin'
我知道你觉得这种收入会源源不断
But I wanna take a minute just to tell you that ain't true
但我想花点时间跟你说 这不是真的
One day them kids that's listening gon' grow up
总有一天 听你歌的那些孩子会长大
And get too old for that sh*t that made you blow up
到时候你再想奋斗青春却已不在 这会让你气急败坏
Now your show's lookin' light cause they don't show up
现在你的表演看起来不错 因为他们都未现身
Which unfortunately means the money slow up
不幸的是 这意味着你赚钱不会再那么容易了
Now you scramblin' and hopin' to get hot again
现在你努力向上爬 希望自己能再次大红大紫
But you forgot you only popped 'cause you was ridin' trends
但你忘了 你只是昙花一现 因为你一直随波逐流
Now you old news and you goin' through regrets
现在你不再年轻 你开始遗憾不断
'Cause you never bought that house but you got a Benz
因为你还未买到那套房子 但你有辆奔驰
And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes
一些珠宝 几双鞋
And a bunch of fake friends I ain't judgin' you
还有一群虚伪的朋友 我不是在对你指手画脚
I'm just tellin' you what's probably gon' happen when you rappin'
我只是想告诉你接下来可能发生的事情
'Bout the type of sh*t you rappin' 'bout
当你的说唱风格糟糕不堪时
It's a faster route to the bottom
这只会让你更快的跌落谷底
I wish you good luck
愿你好运
I'm hoping for your sake that you ain't dumb as you look
我希望你为了自己不要表现得那么沉默
But if it's really true what people sayin'
但是如果别人说的都属实
And you call yourself playin' with my name
你宣称自己只是在和我玩伎俩
Then I really know you f**ked trust
那我就明白了 你真的践踏了信任
I'll be around forever 'cause my skills is tip-top
我一直都活跃在你周围 因为 我实力超群
To any amateur n**gas that wanna get rocked
远超那些想尽情摇滚的外行人
Just remember what I told you when your sh*t flop
想放弃时 就想想我跟你说的话
In five years you gon' be on Love & Hip-Hop n**ga
五年之内你就能成为受人爱戴的说唱巨星