Soulsville - Isaac Hayes

Soulsville - Isaac Hayes
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Lyrics by：Isaac Hayes

Composed by：Isaac Hayes

Black man born free
黑人生而自由
At least that's the way it's supposed to be
至少本该如此
The chains that bind him are hard to see
束缚他的枷锁难以察觉
Unless you take this walk with me
除非你与我同行
The place where he lives
他所栖身之地
God he gives them names
上帝赐予其名
The hood the projects the ghetto
贫民窟 廉租房 黑人区
They are one and the same
本质并无二致
And I call it soulsville ah yeah
我称它为灵魂城 啊耶
Any kind of job is hard to find
任何工作都难寻觅
That means an increase in the welfare line
这意味着救济队伍在延长
The crime rate is rising too
犯罪率也在攀升
If you are hungry what would you do
饥肠辘辘时你会怎么做
The rent is two months past due
房租已拖欠两月之久
In a building that's falling apart
住在这摇摇欲坠的危楼
Little boy needs a new pair of shoes
小男孩需要双新鞋
And this is only a part of soulsville
这只是灵魂城的一角缩影
Ohh yeah

Some of the brothers' got plenty of cash
有些兄弟腰缠万贯
You use the crab house is going to see to that
你瞧那赌场就是明证
Some like to smoke and some like to blow
有人吞云吐雾 有人醉生梦死
Some are even strung out
还有人沉溺其中
On a 50 thousand dollars Jones
为五万美金神魂颠倒
Trying to ditch reality by getting so high
试图用迷幻逃避现实
Only to find out
最终却发现
That you never never touch the sky
你永远无法触及天际
Because your roots are in soulsville
因为你的根深扎在灵魂城
Oh yes they are
是的 正是如此
Every Sunday morning
每个周日的清晨
You can hear the church sisters sing
都能听见教堂姐妹的歌声
Hallelujah hallelujah
哈利路亚 哈利路亚
Trusting the Lord to make a way oh yeah
坚信主会指引出路
I hope that he hears their prayers
愿主能听见他们的祈祷
Because deep in their souls they believe
因他们灵魂深处坚信不疑
Someday he'll put an end to all this misery
终有一日主会终结这苦难
That we have in soulsville
这灵魂城中的苦难
All yeah yeah yeah yeah

Soulsville yeah
灵魂城啊
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灵魂城
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灵魂城
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灵魂城
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灵魂城
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