I Am Not My Hair-India Arie/Akon

[ti:I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix)] [ar:India.Arie/Akon] [al:I Am Not My Hair (Int'l 2 Track)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix) - India Arie (印地雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯)
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:06.52]Written by：Shannon Sanders/Alecia Moore/India Arie Simpson/Andrew Ramsey [00:13.05]See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
你看我还记得很久以前 [00:15.49]Small tryin' to ball always been black
努力挣钱从来都是黑人 [00:17.69]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 [00:20.16]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 [00:23.39]Just tryin' to be appreciated
只想得到别人的赞赏 [00:25.28]Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
蓬头垢面的兄弟从来没有女人 [00:28.10]And I hit the barber shop real quick
我很快就去了理发店 [00:29.90]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 [00:33.22]Then I couldn't get no job
然后我就找不到工作 [00:35.00]'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
因为公司不会雇佣我 [00:37.74]Then I thought about my dogs from the block
我想起了我在街头的兄弟们 [00:39.82]Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob
有点明白他们为什么要偷抢了 [00:42.49]Was it the hair that got me this far
是秀发让我走到今天吗 [00:44.59] [00:45.17]All these girls these cribs these cars
好多姑娘好多房子好多车子 [00:47.01] [00:47.54]I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
我不愿这样说但这似乎漏洞百出 [00:49.58]'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 [00:51.99] [00:52.62]Little girl with the press and curl
身材凹凸有致的小女孩 [00:54.94]Age eight I got a Jheri curl
八岁的时候我就留了一头卷发 [00:57.30]Thirteen and I got a relaxer
十三岁我有一把枪 [00:59.56]I was a source of so much laughter
我曾是欢声笑语的源泉 [01:02.29]At fifteen when it all broke off
十五岁的时候一切都结束了 [01:04.76]Eighteen and went all natural
十八岁一切都自然而然 [01:07.16]February 2002
二○○二年二月 [01:08.99]I went on and did what I had to do
我继续做我必须做的事 [01:11.87]Because it was time to change my life
因为是时候改变我的人生了 [01:14.03]To become the woman that I am inside
变成我内心的那个女人 [01:17.02]Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
九十七个发辫都不见了 [01:19.03]I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
我第一次看着镜子里的自己 [01:21.61]Hey hey [01:22.90]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [01:25.24]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [01:27.65]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [01:32.62]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [01:33.88] [01:34.79]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [01:37.45]I am the soul that lives within
我是内心深处的灵魂 [01:41.51]Good hair means curls and waves no
一头秀发意味着一头卷发 [01:43.71]Bad hair means you look like a slave no
一头秀发意味着你看起来就像奴隶 [01:46.23]At the turn of the century
在世纪之交 [01:48.14]It's time for us to redefine who we be
是时候重新定义自己了 [01:50.42]You can shave it off like a South African beauty
你可以像南非美女一样刮掉 [01:53.25]Or get in on lock like Bob Marley
或者像鲍勃·马利一样紧锁心门 [01:55.68]You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey
你可以像奥普拉·温弗瑞一样尽情摇摆 [01:57.56]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 [02:00.79]Hey hey [02:01.76]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [02:04.32]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [02:06.75]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [02:11.77]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [02:14.16]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [02:16.50]I am the soul that lives within
我是内心深处的灵魂 [02:20.66]Who cares if you don't like that
谁在乎你是否不喜欢 [02:22.40]With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap
什么都不怕拿着枪一路狂飙 [02:24.71]And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves
警察都想找我麻烦因为我很有钱 [02:27.13]Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
我这一辈子都没见过这样的事 [02:30.11]Man you gotta change all these feelings
朋友你得改变这些感觉 [02:32.29]Steady judging one another by their appearance
镇定自若以貌取人 [02:35.08]Yes India I feel ya girl
是的印度姑娘我懂你的意思 [02:36.82]Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause
现在来吧和全世界的人谈谈吧 [02:39.66]Whoa whoa whoa [02:41.59]Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person
我的发型是否让我变得更好 [02:44.85]Whoa whoa whoa [02:46.60]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 [02:49.82]Whoa whoa whoa [02:51.53]Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity
我的发型是否决定了我的正直 [02:53.91]Whoa whoa whoa [02:55.73]I am expressing my creativity
我在表达我的创造力 [02:58.88]Whoa whoa whoa [02:59.91]Breast cancer and chemotherapy
乳腺癌和化疗 [03:01.95]Took away her crownin' glory
带走了她至高无上的荣耀 [03:04.22]She promised God if she was to survive
她向上帝保证如果她能活下来 [03:06.66]She would enjoy every day of her life oh
她会享受人生的每一天 [03:09.46]On national television
在国家电视台上 [03:11.50]Her diamond eyes are sparkling
她的钻石眼睛闪闪发光 [03:14.29]Bald-headed like a full moon shining
光头就像一轮满月闪闪发光 [03:16.58]Singing out to the whole wide world like hey
对着全世界歌唱 [03:19.41]Hey hey [03:20.48]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:22.08]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:24.83]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样 [03:29.88]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:33.00]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:34.79]I am the soul that lives within
我是内心深处的灵魂 [03:39.08]Hey hey [03:39.95]I am not my hair
我不是我的头发 [03:41.82]I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊 [03:44.56]I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样