I Am Not My Hair-India Arie/Akon

[ti:I Am Not My Hair] [ar:India Arie] [al:Juicy 女人帮] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Am Not My Hair - India Arie (印地雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯)
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:05.03]Written by：India Arie/Shannon Sanders/Drew Ramsey [00:10.07]See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
你看我还记得很久以前 [00:12.57]Small tryin' to ball always been black
努力挣钱从来都是黑人 [00:14.83]And my hair I tried it all I even went flat
我的头发我试过了我甚至剪成了扁平 [00:17.33]Had a lumpy curly top and all that crap now
我曾经有一个凹凸不平的车篷现在什么都有了 [00:19.77] [00:20.55]Just tryin' to be appreciated
只想得到别人的赞赏 [00:22.44]Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
蓬头垢面的兄弟从来没有女人 [00:24.47] [00:25.17]And I hit the barber shop real quick
我很快就去了理发店 [00:27.26]Had'em give me lil' twist and it drove'em crazy crazy
让他们对我投怀送抱让他们疯狂无比 [00:29.84] [00:30.50]Then I couldn't get no job
然后我就找不到工作 [00:32.18]'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
因为公司不会雇佣我 [00:34.33] [00:34.86]Then I thought about my dogs from the block
我想起了我在街头的兄弟们 [00:37.09]Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob
有点明白他们为什么要偷抢了 [00:39.14] [00:39.78]Was it the hair that got me this far
是秀发让我走到今天吗 [00:42.17]All these girls these cribs these cars
好多姑娘好多房子好多车子 [00:44.03] [00:44.54]I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
我不愿这样说但这似乎漏洞百出 [00:46.87]'Cause success didn't come till I cut it all off
因为只有我斩断一切成功才会降临 [00:49.05] [00:49.61]Little girl with the press and curl
身材凹凸有致的小女孩 [00:51.29] [00:51.95]Age eight I got a Jheri curl
八岁的时候我就留了一头卷发 [00:53.68] [00:54.41]Thirteen and I got a relaxer
十三岁我有一把枪 [00:56.62]I was a source of so much laughter
我曾是欢声笑语的源泉 [00:59.26]At fifteen when it all broke off
十五岁的时候一切都结束了 [01:01.09] [01:01.75]Eighteen and went all natural
十八岁一切都自然而然 [01:04.17]February 2002
二○○二年二月 [01:06.00] [01:06.57]I went on and did what I had to do
我继续做我必须做的事 [01:09.11]Because it was time to change my life
因为是时候改变我的人生了 [01:11.08]To become the woman that I am inside
变成我内心的那个女人 [01:13.22] [01:13.94]Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
九十七个发辫都不见了 [01:16.03]I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
我第一次看着镜子里的自己 [01:18.67]Hey hey [01:19.96]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [01:21.59] [01:22.30]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [01:23.90] [01:24.72]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [01:29.63]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [01:31.28] [01:32.14]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [01:33.78] [01:34.60]I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂 [01:38.58]Good hair means curls and waves no
一头秀发意味着一头卷发 [01:40.94]Bad hair means you look like a slave no
一头秀发意味着你看起来就像奴隶 [01:43.38]At the turn of the century
在世纪之交 [01:45.09]It's time for us to redefine who we be
是时候重新定义自己了 [01:47.72]You can shave it off like a South African beauty
你可以像南非美女一样刮掉 [01:50.29]Or get in on lock like Bob Marley
或者像鲍勃·马利一样紧锁心门 [01:52.66]You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey
你可以像奥普拉·温弗瑞一样尽情摇摆 [01:54.99]If it's not what's on your head it's what's underneath and say
如果不是你脑袋上的问题而是内心的问题 [01:57.80]Hey hey [01:58.97]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [02:00.50] [02:01.33]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [02:02.95] [02:03.91]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [02:08.71]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [02:10.30] [02:11.17]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [02:12.79] [02:13.56]I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂 [02:17.65]Who cares if you don't like that
谁在乎你是否不喜欢 [02:19.45]With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap
什么都不怕拿着枪一路狂飙 [02:21.92]And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves
警察都想找我麻烦因为我很有钱 [02:24.40]Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
我这一辈子都没见过这样的事 [02:26.56] [02:27.10]Man you gotta change all these feelings
朋友你得改变这些感觉 [02:29.30]Steady judging one another by their appearance
镇定自若以貌取人 [02:31.92]Yes India I feel ya girl
是的印度姑娘我懂你的意思 [02:34.05]Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause
现在来吧和全世界的人谈谈吧 [02:36.70]Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠 [02:38.27] [02:38.90]Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person
我的发型是否让我变得更好 [02:41.81]Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠 [02:42.87] [02:43.54]Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend Oh
我的发型是否让我成为更好的朋友 [02:47.32]Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠 [02:48.60]Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity
我的发型是否决定了我的正直 [02:51.32]Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠 [02:53.20]I am expressing my creativity
我在表达我的创造力 [02:55.61]Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠 [02:56.98]Breast cancer and chemotherapy
乳腺癌和化疗 [02:59.04]Took away her crownin' glory
带走了她至高无上的荣耀 [03:00.70] [03:01.23]She promised God if she was to survive
她向上帝保证如果她能活下来 [03:03.62]She would enjoy every day of her life oh
她会享受人生的每一天 [03:06.48]On national television
在国家电视台上 [03:08.02] [03:08.63]Her diamond eyes are sparkling
她的钻石眼睛闪闪发光 [03:10.60] [03:11.23]Bald-headed like a full moon shining
光头就像一轮满月闪闪发光 [03:13.02] [03:13.53]Singing out to the whole wide world like hey
对着全世界歌唱 [03:16.38]Hey hey [03:17.68]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:18.87]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:20.34]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:21.53]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [03:26.86]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:28.39] [03:29.06]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:30.88] [03:31.95]I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂 [03:34.92] [03:35.47]Hey hey [03:36.70]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:38.24] [03:39.23]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:40.77] [03:41.48]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [03:45.73] [03:46.67]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发