Soulsville - Rumer

Soulsville - Rumer

Black man' born free'
黑人生来自由
At least that's the way it's supposed to be
至少，它应该是这样
Chains that bind him are hard to see'
束缚他的链子很难看见
Unless you take this walk with me
除非你和我一起散步
Place where he lives' it's got plenty of names
他住的地方就有很多的名字
Slum' Ghetto and Black belt' and they're one and the same
贫民窟的贫民区和黑色带和他们是一样的
And I call it Soulsville
我叫它Soulsville
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Any kind of job is hard to find'
任何一种工作都是很难找到的
That means an increase in the welfare line
这意味着增加福利
Crime rate is rising too
犯罪率也上升了
If you were hungry' what would you do
如果你饿了，你会做什么
Rent is two months past due'
租金两个月前已到期
On a building that's falling apart'
大厦残破不堪
Little boy needs a pair of shoes'
小男孩需要一双鞋
And this is only a part of life in Soulsville
这只是在Soulsville生活的一部分
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Some of the brothers got plenty of cash'
某些兄弟得到了充足的现金
Tricks on the corner gonna see to that'
在拐角处要看这把戏
Some like to smoke and some like to blow'
有些人喜欢抽烟，有些人喜欢吹牛
Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones
有些甚至是串成了一个50美元的琼斯
Some are trying to ditch reality' by getting so high'
有些人试图用现实抬高自己
Only to find out' you can never reach the sky'
只为了找出你不能触及天空的原因
When your roots are in Soulsville
你的根深扎在Soulsville
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Every Sunday morning' you can hear the sisters sing
每个星期日的早上，你能听到姐妹们唱
"Hallelujah' Hallelujah' trust in the Lord to make a way' "
哈利路亚，信主得永生
Oh I hope that He hears their prayers'
我希望上帝听到他们的祷告
Because deep in their souls they believe'
因为在他们内心深处深信
That one day He'll put an end
有一天他会终结苦难
To all the misery that we have in Soulsville
我们曾在Soulsville受过的所有苦难
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