January 28th-J. Cole

[ti:January 28th] [ar:J. Cole] [al:2014 Forest Hills Drive] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]January 28th (Clean) - J. Cole [00:05.88]Lyrics by：Kunihiko Mu [00:11.76]Composed by：Kunihiko Mu [00:17.64]Produced by：J. Cole/J. Cole/Timothy "Nick Paradise" Thomas/Andre "Dre Charles" Thomas/Team Titans [00:23.52]The real is back,
回到思念已久的故乡 [00:24.63]The ville is back
回归真实的自己 [00:25.65]Flow bananas here,
回归内涵丰富的说唱 [00:26.85]Peel this back
重新引领风潮 [00:27.72]And what you'll find is,
你们将会发现 [00:28.61]Your highness
你们的王者 [00:29.13]Can paint a picture
可以创作出清晰的画作 [00:30.20]That is vivid enough to cure blindness
足以给盲人带来光明 [00:31.96] [00:32.50]Carolina's finest,
我就是卡罗莱纳最厉害的人 [00:33.96]You knew that already
你们早就清楚 [00:35.21]And turned to the greatest,
谁是最伟大的说唱歌手 [00:36.24]I proved that already
我早已证明过 [00:37.41]And if you would like,
如果你们喜欢 [00:38.34]I do it twice
我会再示范一次 [00:39.22]I just sharpen my blade for a minute
虽也曾在旅途中迷失 [00:41.13]Became lost in my ways
但我会重振旗鼓 [00:42.55]This for my niggas
这首歌献给 [00:43.26]That was tossin' the graves
那些逝去的兄弟们 [00:44.57]Every so often I fade deep in my thoughts
平日里你们常令我陷入沉思 [00:46.94]And get lost in the days
让我迷失 [00:48.32]We used to play
在你们入土之前 [00:49.02]Before your coffing was made
我们曾经一起混迹风云 [00:50.06] [00:51.09]Just got the call ni**a got caught
刚接了个电话 有一个兄弟被捕入狱 [00:52.26]With a stray
误入歧途 [00:53.26]Hope he's okay
希望他一切安好 [00:54.31]Just got paid
刚得到一笔巨款 [00:54.81]What Cochran got paid to free OJ
足以使OJ免受牢狱之灾 [00:56.63] [00:57.21]Just to share my life on the stage in
我把舞台上的经验 [00:58.78]Front of strangers
分享给面前的陌生人 [00:59.72]Who know a ni**a far too well,
他们都知道的太多了 [01:01.75]And that's the danger
这会带来危险 [01:02.39]Know me better than I know myself
他们竟然比我还更了解我自己 [01:04.39]I rip a page out my notebook in anger
我生气地从本子上撕掉一张纸 [01:06.63] [01:07.15]And let these thoughts linger, singing
让这些思绪徘徊在脑海里 [01:08.76]Don't give 'em too much you
不要让他们左右你 [01:10.07] [01:11.77]Don't let 'em take control
不要让他们掌控你 [01:12.76] [01:14.38]It's one thing you do
记住最重要的一件事 [01:15.66] [01:17.47]Don't let 'em taint your soul
别让他们玷污你的灵魂 [01:18.60] [01:20.37]If you believe in God
如果你相信上帝 [01:21.27] [01:23.19]One thing's for sure
牢记这条真理 [01:24.13] [01:25.97]If you ain't aim too high
若不志存高远 [01:26.99] [01:28.75]Then you aim too low
便会碌碌终生 [01:29.74] [01:31.92]What's the price for a black man life?
一个黑人的性命到底价值几何 [01:33.75]I check the toe tag,
我仔细查看了标签 [01:35.07]Not one zero in sight
竟然如此低廉 [01:36.57]I turn the TV on,
我打开电视 [01:37.87]Not one hero in sight
却看不到一个黑人英雄 [01:39.46]Unless he dribble or he fiddle with mics
除了球星和那些故弄玄虚的歌手 [01:41.50]Look out the window
望着窗外 [01:42.21]Cause tonight the city lit up with lights,
今夜 这个城市灯火辉煌 [01:44.64]Cameras and action
繁华似锦 [01:45.64]May no man alive come through
也许没有人会 [01:46.79]And damage my faction
闯入我的小圈子 [01:47.78] [01:48.30]I brought you niggas with me cause
我把大家团结起来 [01:49.53]I love you like my brothers
因为我们就像亲兄弟一样 [01:50.64]And your mothers' like my mother
我们就是一家人 [01:51.91]Think we need a plan of action
我想我们需要一个行动计划 [01:53.41] [01:54.10]The bigger we get the more likely egos collide
当一个整体得到的越多 就越容易产生内部矛盾 [01:55.82] [01:56.54]It's just physics,
这并不可怕 [01:57.05] [01:57.56]Please let's put our egos aside
只要每个人都把私心放到一边 [01:59.37]You my niggas,
你和我 [02:00.41]And should our worst tendencies
不该让内心的杂念 [02:01.77]Turn us into enemies
将我们变成敌人 [02:02.96]I hope that we remember these
我希望我们能铭记 [02:04.69]Nights fulla Hennessey
这些同甘共苦的日子 [02:05.48] [02:06.08]When Hov around we switch up to
当我和Jay-Z在一起 [02:07.20]That D'usse
我们可以翻天覆地 [02:08.13]Gotta show respect,
我们必须互相尊重 [02:09.18]One day we tryna stay where you stay
总有一天我们会站在同一战线 [02:11.14]Cause we from where you from
因为我们都有过同样的经历 [02:12.46]Not talkin' bout the slums
我指的不是贫民窟的生活 [02:13.61]I'm talkin' 'bout that mind state
而是那充斥在我们大脑的 [02:14.91]That keep a black ni**a dumb
那些愚昧无知的思想 [02:16.33]Keep a black ni**a dyin'
它让黑人兄弟们 [02:17.81]By a black ni**a gun
互相残杀 [02:19.20]And keep on listening
让大家聆听 [02:20.33]To the frontin' a** rap niggas son
那些说唱歌手的胡说八道 [02:21.97]Yeah I said son
我曾经说过 [02:23.17]This is New York's finest
我是纽约最厉害的 [02:24.64]For 11 winters straight
在纽约经历了11个春夏秋冬 [02:25.98]I took on New York's climate
早已习惯这氛围 [02:27.27]Like show me New York's ladder
倘若纽约的阶梯摆在我面前 [02:28.70]I climb it and set the bar so high
我将登上顶峰 让自己高高在上 [02:30.38]That you gotta get
让你难以触及 [02:31.21]Obama to force the air force to find it
连奥巴马都要发动空军将我搜寻 [02:33.68]Never mind it, you'll never reach that
不要再胡思乱想 你永远达不到我的高度 [02:35.47]Cole is the hypnotist,
这游戏我早已玩转自如 [02:36.65]Control the game whenever he snap
无论何时何地 [02:38.39]That's every track
在每一首歌里都是如此 [02:39.12] [02:39.84]Don't give 'em too much you
不要让他们左右你 [02:40.98] [02:42.55]Don't let 'em take control
不要让他们掌控你 [02:43.61] [02:45.37]It's one thing you do
记住最重要的一件事 [02:46.60] [02:48.27]Don't let 'em taint your soul
别让他们玷污你的灵魂 [02:49.47] [02:51.11]If you believe in God
如果你相信上帝 [02:52.19] [02:53.91]One thing's for sure
牢记这条真理 [02:55.07] [02:56.66]If you ain't aim too high
若不志存高远 [02:58.04] [02:59.58]Then you aim too low
便会碌碌终生 [03:01.09]Then you aim too low
便会碌碌终生 [03:02.66]I ain't serve no pies,
我从不沾染** [03:03.61] [03:04.19]I ain't slang no d**e
我不会让它们玷污我的词句 [03:05.42]I don't bring no lies,
我从不说谎 [03:06.87]Niggas sang my quotes
人们都传唱着我的名言 [03:08.20]I don't play no games,
我不会寻欢作乐 [03:09.78]Boy I ain't no joke
也不会当个没用的草包 [03:11.07]Like the great Rakim,
当我写下这首歌 [03:11.96] [03:12.67]When I make my notes
宛如手握麦克风的Rakim [03:13.95]You niggas might be L
你们或许能成为伟大的MC [03:14.98] [03:15.53]Or you might be Kane
就像Big L和Big Daddy一样 [03:16.81]Or you might be Slick Rick
又或许你会像Slick Rick一样 [03:18.49]With 19 chains
戴着一堆链子 [03:19.60]Or you might be Drizzy Drake
你或许也能成为Drizzy Drake [03:21.30]Or Kendrick Lamar
又或是Kendrick Lamar [03:21.94] [03:22.84]But check your birth date ni**a,
但是回去查查你的生日 [03:24.47]You ain't the God
你并不是上帝 [03:25.23] [03:27.25]Nah you ain't the God
你并不是上帝 [03:28.07] [03:29.75]Ni**a, Cole the God
兄弟 Cole才是上帝 [03:30.57] [03:35.46]January 28th
一月二十八日