Crooked Smile - J. Cole/TLC
Written by:J. Cole/Meleni Smith/Rich Harrison
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
Look they tell me I should fix my grill cause
人们都说我现在有钱了
I got money now
应该去把牙修修
I ain't gon' sit around and front like
我不会假装
I ain't thought about it
我从来没有仔细地考虑过这件事
A perfect smile is more appealing but it's funny how
一个完美的笑容会更加好看,不过
My sh*t is crooked look at how far
我有不整齐的牙齿
I done got without it
也能取得成功
I keep my twisted grill
我不想把牙补好
Just to show them kids it's real
因为我要展露我最真实的一面
We ain't picture perfect but we worth the picture still
我们不是最完美的,但我们仍然值得被人尊敬
I got smart I got rich and I got b**ches still
我可以变得聪明,变得富有,也能吸引各种各样的女人
And they all look my eyebrows: thick as hell
她们愚蠢得像我的眉毛一样
Love yourself girl or nobody will
变得自爱吧女孩们,其他人不会珍惜你
Oh you a woman? I don't know how you deal
噢,你已经是个成熟的女性了?但我觉得你还未懂得自爱
With all the pressure to look impressive
承受着其他人的看法
And go out in heels
要美貌却不珍惜自己的身体
I feel for you
我理解你们
Killing yourself to find a man that'll kill for you
劳累着自己想要找到一个可以为你付出一切的男人
You wake up put makeup on
每天醒来,第一件事就是化妆
Stare in the mirror but its clear that
面对着镜子
You can't face what's wrong
你总是不能接受自己的一样缺点
No need to fix what God already put his paint brush on
你天生已经很漂亮了,不需要再做出任何改变
Your roommate yelling
你的室友都不明白
“Why you gotta take so long?”
为什么你要用这么长时间去化妆
What it's like to have a crooked smile
就像我的牙齿一样,人都不是完美的
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
This crooked smile
学会接受自己天生的缺点吧
You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
To all the women with the flaws
我理解
Know it's hard my darling
身体上的不完美很难接受
You wonder why you're lonely and
你觉得男朋友不主动联系你
Your man's not calling
是因为你不够美丽
You keep falling victim cause you're insecure
实际上你的男朋友离开你是因为你对自己不够自信
And when I tell you that
我告诉你你是真的漂亮
You're beautiful you can't be sure
你却不敢确认
Cause you see that no one wants you back
因为你自己一直在苦恼
And it got you asking
为什么没有人真正爱你
So all you see is what you lacking
所以你只看到自己的弱点
Not what you packing
没有看到自己的好
Take it from a man that loves what you got
找一个男人喜欢你的内在美吧
And baby you're a star
你要相信自己是闪耀的
Don't let 'em tell you you're not
不要妄自菲薄
Now is it real? Eyebrows fingernails hair
眉毛,指甲,头发,一切都做好美容了吧?
Is it real? if it's not girl you don't care
如果还没有?这一切都不重要,重要的是你的内涵
Cause what's real is something
你的内在美
That the eyes can't see
没有人能通过肉眼看出来
That the hands can't touch
你就是你,没有人能污染得到
That them broads can't be and that's you
普通的女孩也不会变得像你
Never let 'em see your friend
不要再让皱眉头和苦恼
And if you need a friend to pick you up
如果你想找一个人开解
I'll be around
我随传随到
And we can ride with the windows down
我们可以开着车兜风,拉下车窗
The music loud
将音响调高
I can tell you ain't laughed in a while
我看到你很久都没有笑过
But I wanna see that crooked smile
不过我会让你接纳自己的缺点,开心地笑起来
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
Crooked smile we could style on 'em (back 'round)
即使有不完美的笑容,我们也可以变得有格调
Crooked smile we could style on 'em (back 'round)
即使有不完美的笑容,我们也可以变得有格调
You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like the sun I know you know
不过我就像太阳一样
I found my way back 'round
每天都会照常升起
We only fronting like the people on the screen
我们看着一点都不像大屏幕上的明星
You know them movie stars
好莱坞的电影明星
Picture perfect beauty queens
也是需要包装的才显得完美的
But we got dreams and we got the right to chase 'em
不过每一个人都有资格去追逐自己的梦想
Look at the nation
看看整个国家吧
That's a crooked smile braces couldn't even straighten
缺点多得怎么也改正不过来
Seem like half the race is either on probation or in jail
看起来就像一半的黑人不是在监狱里就是在缓刑期中
Wonder why we inhale cause we in hell already
为什么人们都在深呼吸,因为生活的压力压得他们喘不过气来
I asked if my skin pale
如果我的皮肤变得苍白
Would I then sell like Eminem or Adele?
我会变得像阿姆和阿黛尔一样伟大吗?
Yo one more time for the 'Ville
再一次向我的家乡致敬
And f**k all of that beef sh*t ni**a let's make a mil
我和我的兄弟们赚几百万
Hey officer man we don't want nobody getting killed
条子们,我们可没有干什么违法的事情啊
Just open up that cell let my brother out of jail
你们就只管打开监狱的大门,把我的兄弟放出来
I got money for the bail now well now
我现在赚到足够的钱可以保释他了
If you asking will I tell now? Hell naw
你现在想要从我身上知道内情?不可能!
I ain't snitching cause
我从来都不会告密,因为
Man they get them niggas stitches now
告密的人都会被统统打死
If you was around then you wouldn't need a witness now
如果你们做好了本分,随时监视着我们,你们也不用到处找目击证人了
How you like this crooked smile?
你们警察现在发现到自己的缺点了吗?
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
This crooked smile
不完美的笑容
You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
Crooked smile we could style on 'em (back 'round)
即使有不完美的笑容,我们也可以变得有格调
Crooked smile we could style on 'em (back 'round)
即使有不完美的笑容,我们也可以变得有格调
You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like the sun I know you know I found my way back 'round
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
I'm on my way on my way on my way down
我正在变得越来越差劲,变得摇摇欲坠
You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like the sun I know you know I found my way back 'round
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
Back 'round
升起
You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like the sun I know you know I found my way back 'round
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起
Back 'round
升起
You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
你们就是一直贬低我的人
Like the sun I know you know I found my way back 'round
不过我就像太阳一样,每天都会照常升起