Ghettos of the Mind - Pete Rock

Ghettos of the Mind - Pete Rock/C.L. Smooth
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Ghetto of the Mind

I catch a body at a party sort of herbal with the verbal
派对上有人倒下 言语间弥漫着草药的苦涩
Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle
抬头望去 秃鹫在头顶盘旋不休
Baggin' while you're lollygaggin' raggin' tow-taggin'
你游手好闲时 我已收拾残局 拖走标记
Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon
刺客手中的毫米口径 发出巨龙般的怒吼
Here stood the black hood thirsty for the end
黑色头巾下站着的人 渴望着终结
And for the love of money kind of funny new friends
为了金钱之爱 多么可笑的新朋友
Public housing a thousand in a tent
公共住房里 千人挤在帐篷中
So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent
被迫贩卖地狱 只为支付房租
Killing my own people I put 'em out of order
亲手终结同胞性命 让他们永远沉睡
Just like the liquor store scene on every corner
就像每个街角上演的酒铺悲剧
I'm trying but the kids keep crying
我努力改变 但孩童的哭声不绝
And the bullets keep flying
子弹依旧在街头横飞
Look a boy he's on the curb just dying
看啊 那个男孩蜷缩路边奄奄一息
Finally the cops come dumb to the slum
警察终于来到贫民窟 却愚不可及
Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one
拔枪就射 抓错无辜之人
Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks
波多黎各人和黑人接连倒下
So they can never relax
他们永远无法喘息
I dwell might as well learn the facts
我深陷其中 不如认清现实
Pete Rock and C L can radio a shack up
皮特·洛克和CL 能让贫民窟电台炸裂
Sparking off and have 'em all calling for backup
火花四溅 引得众人呼救支援
"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time"
"再犯一次罪 你就等着坐牢"
All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind
这些你都能在心灵的贫民窟里找到
Ain't that something
多么讽刺啊
Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window
听着混混和老鼠在窗下争斗
When the ghetto forts flarey never was a Tom and Jerry
贫民窟战火纷飞 从不是猫鼠游戏
Livin' ain't cheap my survival is deep
生存代价高昂 我挣扎求生的执念深沉
In this part of town where the city never sleep
在这座不夜城的阴暗角落
A Barney Miller roller you can bet the car's stolen
开着偷来的车 像警匪片般惊险
Or static with your BM only when you see them
与旧爱纠缠不休 只在狭路相逢时
Speaking on your baby's mom a best for the drama
谈论孩子母亲 总爱搬弄是非
Always trying to make a movie little stark-raving looney
终日妄想拍电影 像个疯癫的戏精
Stressing it but you know the ghetto keep ya busy
压力重重 但贫民窟让你不得清闲
A place that when I die it would never even miss me
我若死去 这地方甚至不会记得我曾来过
Crack phials in the aisles as one pimp smiles
巷弄里散落着**管 皮条客咧嘴笑着
D**e piles working hookers by the miles
成排的**工作者在街边招揽生意
But still my pop's got three jobs to stable
而我父亲仍打三份工维持生计
A family household and food on the table
只为让全家有屋檐遮头 餐桌上有食物
So as we pray for all our souls to keep
当我们为灵魂得救而祈祷时
Somebody's on the project roof ready to leap
却有人站在公屋天台准备纵身一跃
I want to stop the pain or the bad situation
我想终止这痛苦与绝望的困境
But backwards wisdom I can't afford to give 'em
但我无法向他们传授那些过时的生存智慧
Self savior is much braver with the conscious behavior
保持清醒的自我救赎才更显勇敢
Designed in the ghettos of the mind
这觉悟诞生于心灵的贫民窟
Ain't that somethin' C'mon
多么讽刺 来吧
It's like that y'all
现实就是如此
I could never look forward to an early retirement
我从未奢望能提前退休安享晚年
But still I maintain in a hostile environment
却仍在充满敌意的环境里坚守
Hustling the concrete jungle for loot
在水泥丛林为生存奔波掠夺
My parents hated blood money so they gave me the boot
父母厌恶不义之财 将我逐出家门
Take a risk 'cause the peer pressure has the edge
在同伴压力下铤而走险
It was a blessing when I saw my life dangle on the ledge
当生命悬于一线 反成天赐转机
The streets coulda swallowed me whole
贫民窟本可将我吞噬
But the pain was all gone
但痛苦终得解脱
When I got to see my healthy son born
当我见证健康婴孩降生
And now I bring him home to the ghetto
如今带他回到这破败街区
Only to make a stronger fellow
只为铸就更坚韧的灵魂
Maybe do some good for the neighborhood
或许能为社区做点善事
It's hard playing hero living less than a zero
在贫困线下挣扎 英雄难当
Raging Bull like DeNiro the modern day pharoah
如德尼罗般暴怒 现代法老般专制
A concentration camp with the Section 8
第八区的集中营里
Welfare checks given at a monthly rate
每月按时发放救济金
Apply for the get high or just plain lazy
有人申请只为买醉 有人纯粹懒惰
Many steady collect right around the fifth baby
多数人准时在五号领取补助
The hawk is out but the niggaz never pack it
寒风肆虐 却无人收拾行装
A hundred dollar sneakers with the skimpy-a** jacket
穿着廉价夹克 踩着百元球鞋
When people are deaf dumb
当人们充耳不闻 视而不见
And blind they get left behind
麻木不仁者终将被时代抛弃
Imagine in the ghettos of the mind
想象那心灵深处的贫民窟