Rasool-Jill Scott

[00:00.00] 作词 : Brock, Davis, Harris, Scott ... [00:03.63]His name was Rasool
他名叫拉苏尔 [00:05.13]Carmel completed boy from the 22
来自22街的完美卡梅尔男孩 [00:12.45]Rough on the outside
外表粗犷不羁 [00:14.52]But on the inside he was cool
内心却冷静通透 [00:16.02]Rasool was a king
拉苏尔是位君王 [00:19.98]But also a fool
却也是个愚人 [00:23.34]Back on the block again with the same crew
又和老伙计们混迹街头 [00:28.77]Tariq from the west side
西区的塔里克 [00:31.20]Little John form the avenue
大道来的小约翰 [00:34.38]Always seen um bout a quarter to two
总在凌晨两点现身 [00:39.30]Shaking hands with everybody
与众人握手寒暄 [00:41.76]But at the same time sharing the blues
同时传递着忧郁 [00:44.58]And oh how he passed it on
噢 他是如何散尽所有 [00:50.28]Shaking hands till what was in his pockets was gone
握手间口袋已空空如也 [00:55.50]He'd be outside in the cold with his bubble goose on
裹着羽绒服在寒风中伫立 [01:01.20]But inside
但我知道 [01:03.84]I knew he wasn't warm
他内心从未温暖 [01:04.56]Around 10:30 on that dreary night
在那个阴郁夜晚十点半 [01:12.39]His bowaz said they were hungry they were hungry
他的兄弟们嚷着饥饿难耐 [01:15.18]Wanted to get a bite
想要找点吃的 [01:18.12]But they didn't send a runner
却没人愿意跑腿 [01:19.50]Rasool knew it wasn't right
拉苏尔觉得不对劲 [01:23.25]But he stayed anyway to get the chain he liked
仍为心仪项链留下 [01:27.06]And oh how the shots rang in the streets
噢 枪声如何撕裂街道 [01:34.23]Hitting everybody in the surrounding vicinity
子弹击中周遭每个人 [01:39.66]Children of the children
孩童们的后代 [01:41.73]One young father to be
一位准年轻父亲 [01:44.82]And Rasool lay dead in my north Philly Street
拉苏尔倒在我北费城街头 [01:50.85]At fifteen years old
十五岁的我 [01:53.37]It was the first death I'd seen
初次目睹死亡 [02:06.63]But the game ain't designed for no kind of winning
这游戏本就不是为了让人赢 [02:10.38]And oh this is a friend of Rasool
我是拉苏尔的朋友 [02:15.69]Telling you to think about what you do and who you call your crew
劝你想想所作所为 看看所谓兄弟 [02:23.22]The very choices you make
你的每个选择 [02:25.44]May make a Rasool out of you
都可能让你成为下一个拉苏尔 [02:28.74]Now you don't want that do you?
你肯定不想这样 对吧？