Westlake High-Cordae

[00:00.000] 作词 : Cordae Dunston/Daniel Hackett/George Kerr/Matthew Spatola/Shola Fagbemi [00:01.000] 作曲 : Cordae Dunston/Daniel Hackett/George Kerr/Matthew Spatola/Shola Fagbemi [00:03.555][Intro] [00:16.056]Uh, yeah [00:18.057]You know, um
你晓得撒 [00:20.058]I just wanna apologize, um, in advance, really
我只是想先道个歉 [00:24.305]For all of my mistakes that I'm— I'm bound to make
为我注定要犯的所有错误道歉 [00:28.805]That I've made in the past, though
这是我以前做过的 [00:31.807]No human is— is perfect and I'm not tryna be, either
没有人是完美无瑕 我也不想做那个十全十美的人 [00:35.058]Yeah, alright
那就这样吧 [00:36.805][Verse] [00:37.059]If only Father Time had the patience of Mother Nature
如果时间老人有大自然母亲的耐心 [00:39.807]If only I was wiser when I first discovered paper
要是我第一次搞钱的时候能机灵点 [00:42.560]If only Martin Luther never stayed at the Lorraine Hotel
若是马丁路德金没入住过洛林酒店（1968年4月4日，马丁·路德·金在田纳西州孟菲斯的洛林酒店被枪击去世） [00:45.810]Shit, he'd still be alive and well
焯 他可能还会活在这个世界上 并且成为一代伟人 [00:48.314]Shout out my nigga Yo Gotti, that's my Memphis connect
向我的兄弟Yo Gotti致敬 他是我在孟菲斯的线人 [00:51.057]He always put his niggas on and so I give him respect
他带领着他的兄弟混的风生水起 所以我十分尊重他 [00:53.811]My right wrist Audemars, left wrist a Patek
右手腕戴着爱彼表 左手腕戴着百达翡丽 [00:56.813]**** a aux cord, nigga, throw that shit in, cassette tape
无需助听器 把那玩意扔了吧哥们 我们来做个项目 [01:00.063]I went to Westlake High where death rates rise
我就读的是死亡率节节攀升的西湖高中（又称韦斯特莱克高中，位于马里兰州华尔道夫市，很长一段时间以来都有个别学生死亡的案例） [01:02.811]And some people go on to waste the rest they lives
有些人继续浪费他们余下的生命 [01:05.559]I go back every now and then to check they vibes
我时不时回母校看看他们是何感受 [01:08.312]The rest of my classmates workin' tech-based jobs
我的其他同学都从事技术工作 [01:11.309]I just bought a Range Rover and did a song with Nas
我买下了心仪的路虎越野车 还成功和Nas合作（Cordae与Freddie Gibbs共同联手重制了Nas经典单曲“Life is Like a Dice Game”） [01:14.311]In the belly of the beast where the strong survive
强者在野兽的肚子里也能生存下来 [01:17.059]Tryna move past the lows and prolong the highs, huh
想要走出低谷 登上巅峰 [01:20.310]But still I rise, yeah
但我依旧屹立不倒（Cordae引用了已故诗人和民权活动家Maya Angelou的诗歌《Still I Rise》） [01:23.809][Outro] [01:26.059]You know, uh
你晓得撒 [01:27.812]It's times like this in life, where
在生活中 这种时候 [01:30.809]You just gotta relish in the moment, and then—
你只需要享受当下 [01:33.811]And cherish these moments, dawg, 'cause, like
然后珍惜当今的时刻 兄弟 这就像是—— [01:37.061]I made it, man, and, um
——在说 “我做到了 伙计！”然后 [01:39.809]It's not like it's a surprise or anything
这又不是什么惊喜什么的 [01:42.308]But I'm just gon' live in this moment
但我只想活在当下 [01:44.559]And be present at this time, though
此时此刻 我只想享受当下 [01:47.809]I'ma be doin' this music shit at the absolute highest level
我要在音乐上达到绝对的最高水准 [01:51.309]For a long-ass time, man, as long as I want to
很长时间了 伙计 只要我想 [01:55.063]And, um, that's all I try to do, man, is
我就能做到 [01:58.557]Give y'all my life and everything from a bird's-eye view
把我的生命和一切 都呈现给你们 从一个鸟瞰的视角叙述这一切 [02:02.306]Though you must remember that the mantra
不过你得记住咒语 [02:05.811]The way of life is always, huh
生活就是这番模样 [02:08.558]Everything high-level
一切成功 都是建立于高层次之上 [02:11.560]And— And, also, um
还有 [02:13.059]I wanna dedicate this album to my grandmother
我想把这张专辑 献给我的祖母 [02:15.309]My late grandmother, God rest her soul
我已故的祖母 愿她的灵魂安息 [02:18.062]Janet Dunston
她的名字是Janet Dunston [02:19.560]Um, she was on my last album singin' interludes, dawg, and, uh
她在我上一张专辑里献声Interlude（2020年母亲节，Cordae透露，他的祖母Janet Dunston去世了。Cordae和他的祖母之前在他2019年的首张专辑《The Lost Boy》的插曲《Grandma’s House (Skit)》中演唱了福音歌曲《Trouble in My Way》） [02:24.061]Man, I miss that woman so much
天啊 我真的很想念她 [02:26.814]But, um, I'ma be here for a long time, man
但是 我还要在这里很久很久 [02:30.059]As long as I wanna do this shit
只要我还想努力拼搏 [02:31.812]Everything high-level
我就一定能站到高山之巅