SHELL-Kenny Mason

[00:00.000] 作词 : Edwin Green/Edward Maclin Cooper III [00:00.281] 作曲 : Edwin Green/Edward Maclin Cooper III [00:00.563][Intro] [00:01.106]You give me hope, girl
你是我心头的晨曦，燃起希望的曙光 [00:03.521]You give me joy
你是笑声的余韵，点缀我灰暗的时光 [00:06.491]Let me say something that you should know (COUPE)
听我诉说，那些你该知道的真相 (prod by. COUPE) [00:13.227]Oh, baby
哦，宝贝 [00:20.228]Oh, baby
哦，宝贝 [00:26.404][Verse 1] [00:27.192]They never showed me a Black god, only a trap god
他们从未向我展示过黑人的神祗，只有街头的教父 [00:31.245]Wanted some zapp, so after my last job I started to crack cards
渴望电光火石的快感，最后一份工作后，我开始钻研街头的生存法则 [00:34.218]I can adapt dawg, I can dodge an attack, I can attach parts
我学会适应，能闪避攻击，也能拼接破碎的灵魂 [00:37.984]Good kid in the city but raised in the mad parts
城里的好孩子，却在生长在疯狂的角落 (致敬kdot "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" ) [00:41.457]My blood on the asphalt, my brother was half out
热血洒在沥青路上，我的兄弟半身悬空 [00:44.154]I told him what happened, he ready to crash out, my mama had passed out, yeah
告诉他发生的一切，他已准备拼命，我的母亲痛晕在地 [00:47.911]Too woke to know what awake meant, I made it out of the basement
清醒过头，反倒不知清醒是何物，我从幽暗的地下室，硬生生闯了出来 (Kenny暗示他由于过度"觉醒"，反而不明白"觉醒"的真正含义，即如何真正意识到生活中的根本问题，这种表达反应他对社会和自身境遇的深刻思考) [00:51.667]Too broke to know what a break meant, but not enough to do a break in
太过贫穷，不知道"喘息"是什么滋味，却还不至于铤而走险 [00:55.140]Still I don't take shit, 'cause sometimes it was nigga with glistening golds
可我从不妥协，因为那些镶金牙的兄弟们 [00:58.655]That I seen out here kickin' in doors
他们在街头破门而入 [01:00.254]That I seen out here risking they soul
他们在街头堵上灵魂 [01:01.861]Is it Earth or Hell? I can't tell
这里是人间还是地狱？我无法分辨 [01:04.019]My niggas loadin' up K shells
我的兄弟们在装填子弹 [01:05.599]Thinkin' of holdin' up a shell, I know that idea won't age well
想要举枪劫掠，我知道这念头不会善终 [01:09.064]Not good at acting my age well, from age twelve, up to grade twelve
从12岁到12年纪，我从未活出过自己 (暗示他过早的经历了成年人的困境)  [01:12.552]Every reason to hate twelve, came apparent to me like a daycare
对 "12" 的每个憎恨理由，都像是托儿所的教导一样，清晰地展现在我面前 (暗示自己对于这段成长过程的挑战与不满，如同被教导的方式一样 "显而易见" ) [01:15.504][Chorus] [01:16.058]Bitch I'm original nine gang, you can tell by the nine chain
永远不会忘记nine gang，因为那正是我来时的路 ("nine gang" 指kenny在2014年建立的说唱团体 "House 9") [01:19.509]Who gon' be here when my mind change?
当我改变想法，谁还会伴我身旁？ [01:21.365]Who gon' be here when the time change?
当时代变迁，谁还会在原地守望？ [01:22.979][Bridge] [01:23.507]You give me hope, girl
你是我心头的晨曦，燃起希望的曙光 [01:25.928]You give me joy
你是笑声的余韵，点缀我灰暗的时光 [01:29.121]Let me say something that you should know, girl
听我诉说，那些你该知道的真相 [01:36.377]Oh, baby
哦，宝贝 [01:43.141]Oh, baby
哦，宝贝 [01:48.798][Verse 2] [01:49.611]They want me to pray to the most high, to me that's a crackhead
他们希望我向至高者祈祷，但在我眼里，那只是个瘾君子 (表明kenny眼中的 "最高" 人物并不是宗教中的神，而是一个违禁品上瘾的人。这表明他对社会和传统信仰的质疑，揭示了他对现状的不满)  [01:52.838]In the city with closed eyes, a city with no god, impending the nosedive
在这座双眼紧闭的城市，神明不曾眷顾，城市文化正走向深渊 [01:56.625]Spinnin' the block and spendin' a long time pretending I don't cry
在街区流连，假装自己不会落泪，这一演就是一生 [01:59.899]I be tellin' a lie the day I tell you I don't lie
若我说自己从不撒谎，那才是最大的谎言 [02:04.237]My mom on the phone line, remind me to tell you when I make it home now
母亲打来电话，嘱咐我，若能回家，一定要让她知道 [02:07.701]I'm reachin' my goals now, the notes in my phone resemble a gold mine
我正一步步实现我的目标，手机里的备忘录像座金矿一样宝贵 (kenny手机备忘录里储存的歌词和想法像金矿一样珍贵) [02:11.159]I'm here on my own now, I thought a few G.O.A.T.s would reach out and show how
现在我独自闯荡，我曾以为那些伟大的前辈们会伸手指引 [02:14.667]To maneuver the game, but it feel like they goal is keepin' us closed out
但他们的目标，似乎只是想将我们排除在规则之外 (自从Kenny成名以来, 他意识到他曾崇拜的那些说唱歌手并不一定关心他的成长, 无论是作为艺术家还是个人, 而是更关心他们自己) [02:17.870]Keep it on me, for sure, it ain't for show, it show
随身带着它，这不是炫耀，而是生存的必要 [02:21.378]It's gon' be the last shit you see before a side of me they never seen before
若你胆敢轻视，这将是你见到的最后一面 [02:24.645]Keep the heat in the heat, the cold, the rain, the sleet, the snow
不论是烈日、寒风、暴雨还是雪天，我都随时准备应战 [02:27.863]Delete a foe, impose defeat, and fold him, he never been on the street before
铲除敌人，让他折服，他从未在街头真正闯荡过 [02:31.385]Chew before I swallow fruitful knowledge that I seek
在我吞下智慧果实前，我要细细咀嚼 (kenny提到了 "创世纪" 中的故事，亚当和夏娃在上帝的警告下仍然吃了知识之树上的果实。然而，他比他们更为谨慎，所以在吞咽之前，他会先品尝这果实)  [02:34.878]Shooter by the car door, he like Cardo giving wings
车门旁的枪手，像Cardo一样为自己装上翅膀 (提到了来自圣保罗的传奇制作人 "Cardo" 以及他的标志性水印 "Cardo got wings" ) [02:38.108]Put that gun on you like barcodes if his car get low on cream
如果他的车没钱加油，他会像扫描条形码一样用枪对着你 [02:41.311]Nigga we all gon' go out one day make no difference if it's today
兄弟，我们终有一日都会离去，今天与未来，又有什么区别？ [02:45.049]I know my dog is steppin' on shit, if he don't get caught he never gon' quit
我知道我的兄弟在踩着危险起舞，若无人阻拦，他绝不会停下脚步 [02:50.676]I know that fire been wettin' up shit
我知道那冲突在搅动一切 [02:52.302]Them boy won't try they catchin' on quick
那些家伙不敢轻举妄动，他们反应很快 [02:54.164]Them hoes gon' slime they settin' up licks
那些女人会背叛，给敌人设陷阱 [02:55.774]I know they fine, they settin' up hits
她们确实漂亮，但也在策划袭击 [02:57.369]I know my mind been settin' up tricks
我的思维一直在设下陷阱 [02:59.236]Yeah
Yeah [02:59.784]I been practicing pushin' my brain
我一直在训练自己的头脑 [03:02.198]You start changin' the way that you look at shit, then the shit you start lookin' at change
当你开始改变看待事物的方式，事物本身也会随之改变 [03:05.668]Now you lookin' at change
现在你看到的，就是改变 [03:06.738][Chorus] [03:07.294]I'm forever original nine gang, you can tell by the nine chain
我是永远的nine gang血统，永远不会忘本 [03:09.942]Who gon be here when the time change?
当岁月更迭，谁还会守候原地？ [03:12.078]Who gon' be here when my mind change?
当心境变幻，谁还会不离不弃？ [03:13.443][Outro] [03:15.306]Oh, baby
哦，宝贝~