Sometimes it's hard to wake up in the mornin'
有时候早上难以醒来
Mind full of demons I don't wanna hear 'em anymore
脑袋里全是怪兽 我再也不想听到这些流言
Got me heartbroken fine so many babies screamin'
它们让我心碎 好吧 这么多宝贝狂叫
'Cause they seein' destruction before they a see human bein'
因为它们见到人类前先看到毁灭
So they start smokin' w**d we'll never get our day
他们开始吸** 我们再也无法安宁
Until we learn to pray keep our families in shape
直到我们学会祈祷全家平安
'Cause they all broke an' why do ghetto birds die
他们经常问 为何穷人生存困难
Before we learn to fly somebody else's child caught in guns
我们在学会展翅高飞前 别人家的孩子早已习惯了枪林弹雨
Smokin' w**d can all make a change
吸**能改变许多
So I'm told but I haven't seen the change unfold
这我早就知道 只是还未见识过
I keep hopin' please if you prefer to breathe
你若偏爱苟延残喘 我仍怀抱希望
Communities in need of people that will lead
凝聚人们力量的团体将会树立榜样
Keep your eyes open now can only say I'll try
睁大你的双眼看好了 现在我只能说 我会努力
Until the day I die I promise to be wise
我保证会保持理智直到生命终结
With my heart open greed brings only misery
敞开心扉 贪婪的欲望只能带来痛苦
A way to tragedy so I stay sucker free
这是条通往悲剧的道路 我要吞下自由的苦果
Only a few chosen rise my ghetto queens rise
只有被看上的女人才会成为我的女王
Don't be afraid to try too many of us die
不要怯于尝试 许多人一生什么都没有尝试就离开了这个世界
For the door to open wide my brothers be wise
为了未来之门大大敞开 我们一定要明智
Stay focused on the prize though everybody dies
虽然人终有一死 但要时刻记住激励自己
We can only learn to take our anger an' our hate
我们只能学会忍受愤怒和憎恨
Control our mental state settle down an' just set it straight
控制自己的心智 处置得当
Maybe we can learn to take a second to pump our brakes
我们或许学会悬崖勒马
'For we said it regret it later an' let it escalate
我们说过言不由衷的话 之后也后悔过 但事情已经发展升级
'Cause by then it's too just late there's so much we can take
到那个时候已经太晚了 我们本可以得到更多
And there's only so much someone can swallow an' tolerate
一个人要容忍的太多太多
Up to the point that he just breaks snaps an' that's all it takes
到了一定程度他就会爆发 谩骂 这就是你应该承受的代价
You'd think that we was learnin' from other rappers mistakes
你就当这是从其他饶舌歌手那里学来的毛病
But we ain't
但我们不会这样
It's plain to go against with every artists comes the image
和其他艺人对着干很平常
He portrays an' a picture that he paints
他尽力描述他画的画
But in the midst of all this anger an' this angst
然而在所有的愤怒中
Never once did you hear me say I'm a gangster
没有一次传言说我是黑帮的
An' I ain't hear no complaints
我也没听到过抱怨
But I know that I will always continue to grow
我知道我会不断成长
As long as I lead an' never follow no one else's shadow
只要我特立独行
There will never be another me an' that I can guarantee
没有我做不到的
That's why the f**k I remain sucker free
这就是为何我能一直这么自由
To this day the game will never be the same
直到今天一切都变了
No matter how much fame or success they attain
不管别人获得怎样的名利和成功
There will never be another me an' no matter what they do
对我来说都没有关系
There will never be another you
你是独一无二的
You can search but you'll never find
你可以寻找 但永不会找到
You can try to rewind time
你可以让时间倒流
But in your hearts an' your minds we will never die
但在你的心里 我们将会永生
We are forever alive an' we continue growin' one day at a time
我们永久活着 继续生存
Don't be caught in the publicity an' caught in the hype
不要沉迷于大众的注意和狂热中
Rappers are regular people minus money an' light
说唱歌手也是常人
Searchin' for fortune an' fame an' super stardom
向往着财富名声 想成为超级明星
All the jewelry all the cars whose crew is the hardest
所有的珠宝 所有的豪车 谁的团队是最厉害的
Now the hip hop police the villains is watchin'
现在嘻哈主宰 恶棍争相看着
An' kids think beef is they only option
天真的小孩以为互相发牢骚是唯一的选择
Outlaws born filthy guilty as charged
出身不好且有罪的不法之徒被控告
My memories could die but Makaveli lives on
我的记忆会逝去 但马卡韦利会永存
You think the industry is fun an' no pity with guns
你觉得这个行业很有趣 我对你没有家伙而感到同情
An' when your money is up that's when your enemies come
当你没钱的时候 敌人就来了
So if he died an' came back would he try to save rap
如果他死里逃生 他还会继续说唱吗
We needin' a change the drama remains
我们需要改变 闹剧继续上演
I spent my whole life fightin' myself
我终其一生努力奋斗
That I can't win so I'm invitin' some help
我赢不了 所以我寻求援助
An' every now an' then I take rights from the left
每当我这么做的时候
I'm still just like a kid lookin' for stripes on my belt
就像个孩子寻找裤腰上的腰带
An' that there is a fight in itself
本身就是一场战斗
So I just pray an' hope God take a like to myself
我只有祈祷希望上帝能眷顾我
No matter how much I try stay alive
不管我多么努力求生
I'm gonna die mad still standin' there in love with my pride
我也怀着爱和骄傲站在那里疯狂逝去
My heart frivolous beats we past that
我的心无力地跳动着 我们经历一切
I'm tryin' to keep some income comin' in an' collect on my a** cap
我尽力去保存我的收入
The rappers in the game ain't changed
说唱歌手的游戏不会改变
An' I finally realized that we not in the same game
最终我意识到我们不是处在同一游戏当中
The hatin' will never end so I guess I'll deal wit it
这股热潮不会停息 我将适应它
Them 4 5 with cop killers just some steel wit it
拿着45步枪的杀手让这一切变得更棘手
The streets is military you gotta be a soldier
街道到处是军队 你要变成一个战士
Gotta stay leery an' keep your eyes on the rollers
保持机敏 瞪大眼睛
They do what they gotta do to shackle an' hold us
他们会不惜一切去束缚阻拦我们
So we gotta do what we gotta do to keep rollin'
我们也要拼尽一切勇往直前
One way at a time keep the faith in your mind
在心中要时刻怀有信念
An' we continue growin' one day at a time damn
我们会不断成长强大