Book Of Life(Explicit) - Common

I got so much trouble on my mind
心中烦忧堆积如山
So I take time
于是我停下脚步
Out my day
从忙碌中抽身
To pray and I say
虔诚祈祷低语
Now I lay me down to sleep
此刻我安然躺卧
Hopin' that I keep
祈愿灵魂得守护
My soul
我的魂灵啊
Peep I'm gettin' old
看吧 岁月催人老
And it's a cold cold world
这是个冰冷无情的世界
And I ain't even got a bomber
我甚至没有一件御寒的外套
Livin' with my momma
仍和母亲相依为命
It's the same routine
日复一日重复着同样的生活
Keep my room clean
保持房间整洁
I'm lookin' to do some new things but ain't s**t to do
渴望尝试新事物却无处可去
I'm twenty two catch
二十二岁的我困在原地
In the prime of my life
正值青春年华
I have no time for a wife
却无暇顾及儿女情长
I funnel through the tunnel
在幽暗隧道中穿行
Disgruntled
满腹牢骚
Tryin' to find me some light
试图寻找一线光明
In the rim of darkness
在黑暗边缘徘徊
Aiight you sing
好吧你唱吧
I may not be the darkest
或许我并非最黑暗的那个
Brotha
兄弟啊
But I was always told to act my age and not my color
但总有人告诫我 要按年龄行事而非肤色
Knowin' that my color was that of the original
可我的肤色本就源于最原始的根脉
So now I sing the new negro spiritual
如今我吟唱着新一代黑人的灵魂之歌
It goes get up stand up
歌词唱着 站起来 挺直腰杆
Etc
诸如此类
It's like how can you understand the pain
未曾淋过暴雨的人啊
When you never had to stand under the rain
怎能体会这彻骨的痛楚
When it rains it pours
祸不单行 风雨欲来
And it's about to come down hard
暴风雨即将倾盆而下
Thank God I found you
感谢上天让我遇见你
As I walk down the road of existence
当我行走在人生道路上
I get resistance
处处碰壁
From all angles
四面楚歌
I tangle
我挣扎求存
For cash
只为碎银几两
Hopin' it'll last
祈祷这能持续到周末
'Til the end of the week
但转眼又到尽头
But all I eat is fast food
终日快餐果腹
And you know how junk food goes right through ya
垃圾食品匆匆穿肠过
So I return to the arab
转身回到阿拉伯小店
And on the way back
归途之中
I stop and the liquor store
驻足酒铺门前
Grab me a six pack
拎走半打啤酒
Knowin' that once I'm done with that I'll be back
明知结束后我仍会回头
To get some more
再次沉沦其中
Once I get started I don't wanna stop
一旦开始便无法停歇
And I can't turn around
再难转身逃离
Brew I can't turn it down
也无法将其熄灭
Ironically I turn it up
讽刺的是我越陷越深
My liver I burn it up
任肝火焚尽身躯
Fat line
在迷途渐行渐远
It's my life I live it up
这是我的人生 我要尽情挥洒
The cup I gotta give it up
手中的酒杯 必须一饮而尽
One day
终有一天
I'm cruisin' down a one way street and I done passed fun day
我驶入单行道 欢乐时光早已远去
Three blocks ago
三个街区之前
It itself life is an obstacle
生活本身就是重重阻碍
As I maneuver through the manure I try to be responsible
在泥泞中前行 我试图保持清醒
I want a job but I ain't lookin how come
渴望工作却不愿寻找 这是为何
I ain't tryin' to degrade myself bein' nobody's Calvin
我不愿自贬身价 做谁的附庸品
But I'm a couch bum what makes it bad I had incentive
但颓废在沙发 明明曾有满腔热忱
But I disintegrated
却逐渐分崩离析
To a state that's stagnated
陷入停滞的泥沼
I procrastinated
终日拖延逃避
I can't recall a day without bein' intoxicated
记不清哪天是清醒度日
Or blowed
浑噩沉沦
Ain't dealin' with a full deck and any day I could fold
手中筹码所剩无几 随时可能全盘崩溃
What makes it bad
为何如此糟糕
I wasn't dealt that bad a hand
我并非手握最差的牌
And I had a plan
也曾有过周密安排
But things didn't go through
但事与愿违
The way they were supposed to
偏离了预设的轨道
Thank God I found you
感谢上天让我遇见你
It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder
这世界时而如丛林般险恶 令我彷徨
How I keep from goin' under
该如何才能不沉沦绝望
I ponder
我沉思
And try to keep my concentration
努力保持专注
In this idiotic nation
在这荒谬的国度里
They say become I doctor
他们说该成为医生
Adjacent
或是类似职业
To that situation
面对这般境遇
I want an occupation
我只想找到
That I'm into
真正热爱的事业
'Cause yet if I begin to
因为若我开始
Live to my potential
活出真正的自我
I went to
我曾
School for fourteen years and my best teacher was experience
求学十四载 而最好的老师是经历
I reminisce and wish
我追忆并渴望
I could go back in time to eighty nine
能回到八九年时光
When there was just sunshine
那时只有灿烂阳光
But now it's like I'm gettin' older to so much strain and stress
如今却在重压与焦虑中逐渐沧桑
I don't think I'll ever be happpy until I rest
除非安息 否则我永难寻得欢愉
In peace
在宁静中
Of mind
心灵深处
And find
终将觅得
Who I am
真我模样
But thank God I found you
但感谢上苍让我遇见你