Stay Woke (Explicit) - Meek Mill/Miguel
Meek Mill:
How I keep from goin' under
我怎样才能不入黄泉
It's like a jungle outside
外面的世界就像危机四伏的丛林
Sometimes I wonder how I keep from goin' under
有时候我会想 怎样才能不入黄泉
We scream Black Lives Matter but we still toting ladders
我们大叫着黑人的命也是命 但我们依然拔枪相向
Watching our own brothers trying to get at us
眼看着我们的兄弟自相残杀
Dreams get shattered when a scene full of crackers
这世界到处是白色垃圾 梦想支离破碎
And they charge you with some sh*t you ain't do
他们总以莫须有的罪名指控你
You like what happened
你一脸懵逼
We go get lawyers to say sh*t we don't know how to talk
我们找律师来帮我们 我们都不知道怎么说话
They told us to hate each other before we learn how to walk
他们说要先互相憎恨 才能学会怎么说话
Mama taught you how to fight fight
妈妈先教你打架
Before she taught you how to write right
再教你写字
And daddy locked down in the cell can't kiss you night night
而爸爸被关在牢里 不能给你晚安之吻
Monsters under the bed every night feel like it's fright night
每天晚上都感觉床下有怪物 就像《新天师斗僵尸》一样
Coke fumes in the air mama holding on that pipe tight
空气中满是烟味 妈妈手里紧握着烟枪
And you catchin' contact but never mind that
你看到这一幕 也毫不在乎
In a world where Black is wrong
在这世界 黑人都是错
And white right it's like a combat
白人都是对 这就像一场战斗
We go to war for our freedom they say we equal
我们为了自由而战 他们说我们是平等的
I used to wanna play like Randall and be an Eagle
我以前想像兰道尔一样 成为老鹰队的一员
I used to play the quarterback my dog would go receiver
我以前是四分卫 我的兄弟是接球员
That was 'til the ball got flat by a d**e needle on the pavement
谁料我家门前小路上有根针 我的球就扁了
It's amazin' this environment we was raised in
我们成长的环境真是妙极了
On them papers one mistake and I'm gettin' caged in
报纸上说 我一失足 就被关了进去
You gotta feel me feel like the system tryna kill me
你好好体会一下我的感受 仿佛这体制想要置我于死地
Got arrested and the charges F1 for popping wheelies stay woke
我不过耍了个摩托特技 就被逮捕 面临着一级重罪 要保持清醒
Miguel:
It was designed for us to fail
我们注定要失败
We still prevail through the hell
历经磨难 我们依然胜利了
Yeah can you believe it
你相信吗
We're still undefeated
我们依然是打不倒的
Though it was designed for us to lose
虽然我们注定要失败
We'll still make it through nothing's impossible
我们依然成功了 没有什么不可能
Believe it
相信吧
We're still undefeated
我们依然是打不倒的
Meek Mill:
Picture me ten years younger with some tats on my face
想象一下 如果十年前 我的脸上也有纹身
Takin' a bunch of Xannys with the strap on my waist
腰间也随时都挂着一袋阿普唑仑
Pointin' it at the camera like mama ain't teach me manners
手指着摄像机 就好像妈妈没教我礼貌
Tryna see mo' bills
想挣更多的钱
Like I'm headed to Alabama no wait
好像我要去阿拉巴马一样 不 我没有这样
I can't judge them I'm just trying to understand them
我不能评判他们 我只是想尽量理解他们
'Cause I used to pop Percs pourin' purple in my Fanta
因为我以前也抽那玩意儿 也会在芬达汽水里加点佐料
Had me swerving in my Phantom like I'm runnin' from my dreams
搞得我开着幻影左摇右晃 好像我刚从梦里醒来
I was headed for the slammer I was plantin' all the seed
我奔着大牢而去 都是我自己种下的因果
For them to bury me I had my whole family mad at me
被埋葬也是自找的 我让全家人都怒不可遏
Fell deep in love with the game and it married me
我深深爱上了这游戏 它已与我结连理
Judge said I'll give you a chance just don't embarrass me
法官说 我会给你个机会 只求你不要让我难堪
Motivatin' these little n**gas is like a charity
他给这些黑人朋友的激励就像施舍一样
Community service even though they knew we was workin'
就算他们知道我们有工作 还是要让我们做社区服务
They did this to me on purpose 'cause I ain't movin' too perfect
他们都是故意这样对我的 因为我表现得不够完美
I stay away from them clowns watch how I move through the circus
我远离他们这些小丑 看看我怎么玩转这个马戏团
'Cause they be weighing you down
因为他们总是小瞧你
Even some of them dudes in your circle stay woke
甚至你周围的一些哥们也这样 要保持清醒
Miguel:
Though it's designed for us to fail yeah
虽然我们注定要失败
We still prevail through the hell yeah
历经磨难 我们依然胜利了
Can you believe it
你相信吗
We're still undefeated
我们依然是打不倒的
Though it was designed for us to lose
虽然我们注定要失败
Nothing nothing nothing's impossible no
没有什么不可能
Believe it
相信吧
We're still undefeated
我们依然是打不倒的
Meek Mill:
How can I pledge allegiance to the flag
我如何能向这国旗宣誓效忠
When they killin' all our sons all our dads
他们可是杀了我们儿子 杀了我们父亲的人啊
I come from a place when you kill your own brother you can brag
在我的家乡 如果你杀了自己的亲兄弟 你还可以就此吹嘘一番
Like he got bodies but that's a fad no that's a fact
说自己杀了人耶 但那只是风靡一时 不 那是事实
I'm screamin' out at your corner n**ga that's a trap
我跟你说 哥们 你干的那些活儿 只会让你身陷囹圄
Screamin' out at your homie n**ga that's a rat
你的那些铁哥们 可能在背后捅刀子
Catch a case with him bet he crack
面临牢狱之灾的时候 他肯定倒戈
The odds against you and they double stacked stay woke
劣势都在你这边 甚至是双倍的劣势 保持清醒吧
Bought my mom a new crib that's some gangster sh*t
给我妈买了一套新房子 这很有匪帮气派
Niece and nephews walking around wearing minks and sh*t
侄子侄女身上穿着貂皮大衣走来走去
Kept the hood motivated this the thanks I get
我让这街区保持活力 这就是我得到的感谢吗
Try to Ja Rule the kid on some Wanksta sh*t
想写点《Wanksta》这样的歌来批评一下杰·鲁这样的人
But that's impossible 'cause I'm unstoppable
但那不可能 因为我无人可挡
The label can't drop me n**ga I'm too valuable
公司不敢放弃我 因为我太珍贵了
You thought I would lose but I won and that bothered you
你以为我会输 但我赢了 你很难受吧
Still movin' 'round in Philly just like the mobsters do
我依然在费城活动 就像地痞流氓一样
When I talked to Em and Hov they said I'm proud of you
当我跟Emory和Jay-Z谈话的时候 他们说 你真让我骄傲
You stood tall back when everyone doubted you
当别人怀疑你的时候 你昂首挺胸 毫不畏惧
My reply is I did what I gotta do
我的回答是 这都是我该做的事
And I need that verse 'fore you retire too
而且我要趁你还没退休 跟你一起完成那首歌
Jumping all the obstacles I'm way too wavy
越过所有阻碍 我真是太坎坷了
Said I would lose boy you way too crazy
你说我会输 小子 你是不是疯了
Pick and choose either fame or the money fame will make you crazy
要名还是要利 名气会让你疯狂
And the money will make them bad b**ches say thank you baby
钱只会让那些坏蛋对你感恩戴德
You're welcome
不用谢