City Lights - Nujabes (せば じゅん)/Pase Rock/Substantial
Always in trouble need love on the double spent cake
我总是麻烦很多 我需要双倍的爱
And a lifetime climbing to the level
我用了一生的时间和精力努力向上
Contract with the devil loopholed expiration date
和恶魔做交易来换取名利 就永远没有回头路
On the side of good people always set the record straight
好人总能看清这其中的真相
Round and round the piano keys meditate
一圈一圈 钢琴键盘在跳跃
Felt in the music need it now can't let it wait
感受着音乐 此刻 我迫不及待 我很需要
Not a secret everything is all out and exposed
这不是秘密 所有的事情昭然若揭
It's going down like the water in the river flows
一切都像河里的流水一样顺利进行
How it goes another day another story told
又过了一天 又会有什么故事呢
Stuck inside the puzzle searching still trying to get a hold
我们被内心的疑虑困扰 却依然努力在寻找一个依靠
Forgotten souls got lost in the cold trying
失忆的灵魂迷失在寒冷中
To get freedom now they need 'em walking down to hope road
努力想获得自由 现在他们需要走上这条希望之路
Said they hope so but it was a no go
他们也说希望如此 可是事与愿违
Front row stage show well placed logo
舞台前排放着特意摆放好的标志
Fancy lights and the cameras are on
华丽灯光打下来 摄像机也开了
But he don't care he's just there to sing another sad love song
可他不在乎 他依然站在那儿 唱着另一首悲伤的情歌
Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
配乐消失在晚上的黑暗中
Is the music of the rain and the city lights
雨的乐曲 城市的灯光
Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
感受不到痛苦 它们让整个城市如白昼般明亮
Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
没有这些霓虹和广告 这会是一个不一样的夜晚
Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
配乐消失在晚上的黑暗中
Is the music of the rain and the city lights
雨的乐曲 城市的灯光
Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
感受不到痛苦 它们让整个城市如白昼般明亮
Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
没有这些霓虹和广告 这会是一个不一样的夜晚
And they all knew what it was from the first glance
他们都知道 这些来自于第一眼的印象
No excuses should've planned in advance man
不要找理由 应该提前准备 兄弟
Documented on protools or tascam
先用软件把歌写好 或者联系唱片公司出唱片
Struggles and hustles of an ordinary black man
一个普通的伙计努力奋斗
Sping a record with two week life span
出一张唱片 热度只能维持两周
Can't find a good girl so we hug the mic stand
找不到合适的女孩 我们只能全心全意做嘻哈音乐
Not a lot of paper left in his right hand
手里没剩下几个钱
Making enemies of folks he treated like fam
以前做音乐的朋友成了敌人 把他当成眼中钉
Stone cold solid rock every point stop
他们的心像石头一样又硬又冷 让人望而却步
What you lean on soon as the pressure drops
等压力来临时 你又能依靠什么
Ghetto hot
贫民窟很热
Know the ledge and you'll hear the shot
如果你懂他的才华 你就可以听到他的作品
But he'll never stop
但他不会放弃
'Til his name's known on every block
直到有一天 大街小巷的人们都知道他的大名
Spread my wings fly away to the night beat
他将展开双翅 飞向城市的夜空中
He's wide awake while the rest of the city sleeps
当整个城市都沉睡后 他还醒着
In these gritty streets
在这些破旧的街道里
Dudes creep with plenty heat
兄弟们怀着满腔热血慢慢前行
Pay it no mind and we grind losing plenty sleep
没事 我们肯定会失去很多睡觉的时间
Yo yo
Some play for keeps while you laid asleep
在你睡着的时候 还有一些人坚持努力做着音乐
In the dark your worst nightmare waits for he
黑夜中 最可怕的噩梦在等着他
Anything discern no dawn or despair
分不清希望与绝望
Air's crisp and calm I think a storm is near
空气清新而宁静 我认为暴风雨正要来临
And I'm watching lightning dance across the skyline
我看着闪电出现在天空
Usually miss it rarely find time
这样的风景我以前是经常错过的 因为很少有时间
To bask in blackness hint of line shine
闲坐在黑夜下 看一丝光亮闪现
But in a jazz pub chilling sippin' with fine wine
只能坐在爵士酒吧里 跟着音乐抖动 喝着美酒
Hypnotize by the strum of the upright
为一段美妙的旋律痴迷
Feel like lost souls got their eyes on me some nights
有时候 我也会觉得有一些迷失的灵魂正盯着我
So keep my eyes wide and move cautious
我只好睁大眼睛 时刻警惕着
Slip and find yourself in a brand new coffing
悄悄溜走 发现自己来到一个新的地方
By the morning
早晨到了
Now you're one with the night breed
现在 你是一个不幸的人
You should've known better if you're anything like me
如果你跟我一样 那你应该更清楚
But the city lights will seduce you
但这城市灯火会诱惑你
Day walkers beware if it's not what you're used to
白天出门的人要小心了 如果你还不习惯的话