Surviving the Times - Nas

Surviving the Times - Nas

But that's the whole tragic point my friends
但那是所有悲剧的所在，我的朋友
What what would I do if I could suddenly feel
如果我能突然感觉，如果我能再次知道我所感觉到的什么是真的
And to know once again that what I feel is real
我会怎样做呢？
I could cry I could smile I might lay back for awhile
我会哭，我会笑，我会躺一会儿
Tell me what what would I do if I could feel you
告诉我，告诉如果我能感觉到你，我会怎么做？
I was young I was survivin' the times
我曾很年轻，在挣扎中慢慢长大
Waitin' for my moment I was destined to shine
等待着我的时刻的到来，我注定要光芒四射
Little Ray had an NSX I was hopin' I'm next
Ray得到了一辆NSX跑车，我也想要
Wantin' bracelets never had a rope on my neck
想要一条手链，脖子里从没戴过项链
Unless I was holdin' Taiyeh chain 'Rest In Peace'
除了那条刻着望安息的项链
Even though that night you flipped on us you warned us
即使那晚你同意了我们的事情，你警告我们
If you came back and we still on the corners we goners movin' on to
如果你回来我们还在角落里，我们这些将死者，继续前进
Move your arm and your watch to another time on the block
将你的手臂和手表移到街道上的另一个时代
'Cause this 40 Side where they say shorty rhyme
因为这边是40年代的风格，还在流行短小押韵的词句
Tragedy he used to come through all the time
悲剧曾经一直不断向我袭来
I'm talkin' Juice Crew not what the word define
我在说Juice Crew，并不是我们定义的那个词语
He had a sister named Erin for sure was fine
他有个妹妹，名字叫Erin，毫无疑问美若天仙
That was my first crush I bought my first mic
那是我的第一次爱恋，我买了生平第一个麦克风
I wrote my first verse I was about nine
写下了第一首歌，当时大约9岁
I was about mine fantasize house-buyin'
歌里是关于我对买房子的幻想
Met Paul he wore some big glasses
遇到了保罗，他戴着大大的眼镜
Him and Melquan took me where G Rap lived
他和Melquan把我带到G Rap的住处
I was happy just gettin' some answers
我很开心，想要寻找一直想要的答案
I ain't even know what a record advance was
我甚至还不知道样本唱片是什么
I'm seein' hoes sex in the studio bathroom
我在卫生间的小孔偷看别人鬼混
With rap dudes thinkin' wow she moved me
女孩和说唱歌手在鬼混，当时在想，哇哦，她真美
Same girl then right now's a groupie
当时的那个女孩，现在是个歌迷
Back then she was like the star in the movie
那时的她像是电影里的女主角
Large jewelry and expensive Gucci
大大的珠宝和昂贵的古琦
Next stop Paid In Full posse recruits me
下一站，我加入了Paid In Full乐队
Knew they were some millionaires their ropes were dookie
我知道他们腰缠万贯，他们的链子金光闪闪
Eric B man lookin' like touch it he shoot me
Eric B抚摸着项链，他用枪打了我
You see every time Ra didn't show
你懂的，每次Ra不按时出现
I get to record demos at attempts to blow
我都有机会录制自己的唱片，总是期盼可以一夜成名
I wonder could they tell how did they know
我在想他们怎么看出来的，他们怎么知道的
Sixteen years later here I go
16年之后，我梦想成真
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
I'm with Akinyele in the street tryin' to get us a deal
我和Akinyele走在街上，想要达成一项交易
G Rap tried to get us to sign to Cold Chill
G Rap想让我们和Cold Chill签约
But Fly Ty didn't have the contract we wanted
Fly Ty不同意签订我们想要的合约
Clark Kent just signed Das he didn't want us
Clark Kent刚刚签了Das，他不想要我们
Russell said I sounded like G the ni**a fronted
Russell说我的声音像G，那个黑人先驱
Reef and Matty C offered me a little money
Reef和Matty C给了我一点钱
Sh*t a little funny feel a little laughter
该死的，有点意思，想要大笑
Rebel of hip-hop comin' through a white rapper
嘻哈的反叛要由一个白人说唱歌手带来
My boy MC Serch nevertheless
然而我的哥们 MC Serch
Took me to Columbia back then CBS
带我来到Columbia，然后是CBS
Chris Schwartz RuffHouse he was the best man
Chris Schwartz，RuffHouse，他是个超级棒的人
Now buggin' 'cause the label had just dropped Def Jam
我在偷偷听，因为Def Jam的标签刚刚掉了
Could you picture Russell needin' a check man
你知不知道Russell需要一张支票，哥们？
But he smart he plotted a plan for Polygram
但是他很聪明，他为Polygram制定了一个计划
Life is ill again life's a movie
生活是一场疾病，它也是一场电影
Then the roster's Cypress Hill Nas and Fugees
然后，我和Cypress Hill，Nas和Fugees一起加入了花名册
Before I sold records no promotion
在我卖出唱片之前，没有提成
The rap world like what's all this commotion
说唱的世界就是这样，为何如此混乱？
Went plat' mad bottles I'm toasting
我在舞台上，向疯狂的瓶子致敬
20/20 hindsight but how did they know then
像个事后诸葛，但是那时的他们是怎么知道的呢
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
Invincible lyrical miracle man huh
所向披靡，感情充沛，充满魔力的人，啊
But back to the matter at hand
但是回到当时的场景
'Cause ten years ago we all strived to be twenty-five
因为十年之前我们还未满二十五岁
Some cats didn't make it alive
猫都活不了这么久
Dated some stars but respect their privacy
有些明星已经过时了，但是我们不会明说
Copped mad cars layin' back in the driver's seat
曾被警察扣押的汽车，我躺在驾驶座上
Held myself down just steerin' the wheel
我躺下，转动方向盘
Here I am completed my whole record deal
这时，我的唱片交易完成了
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What what what would I do
我会，我会，我会怎么做？
What would I do if I could reach inside of me
如果能触碰自己的内心我会怎么做？
And to know how it feels to say I like what I see
我知道如何描述自己的感觉，我喜欢自己看到的