You ready?! Lets go!Yeah, for those of you that want to know what we"re all aboutIt"s like this y"all (c"mon!)準備好了?一起來吧!為了那些想知道7a686964616fe59b9ee7ad9431333238643034我們都是什麼樣的人就像這樣Chorus:This is ten percent luck,Twenty percent skillFifteen percent concentrated power of willFive percent pleasure,Fifty percent painAnd a hundred percent reason to remember the name!10%的運氣20%的技巧15%的集中注意力5%的歡愉50%的痛苦和100%地記住這個名字Mike:MikeHe doesn"t need his name up in lightsHe just wants to be heard whether it"s the beat or the micHe feels so unlike everybody else, aloneIn spite of the fact that some people still think that they know himBut fuck em, he knows the codeIt"s not about the salaryIt"s all about reality and making some noiseMakin the story - makin sure his clique stays upThat means when he puts it down Tak"s pickin it up! let"s go!Mike他不需要他的名字閃耀光芒他只希望他的聲音透過節奏或者麥克被人們聽到他的感覺和每個人都不一樣儘管事實上有些人仍然認為他們瞭解他但他們錯了 他知道規則不是關於薪水都是關於現實 那麼來點歡呼寫下一個故事 確信他的團隊還在就是說 當他寫完 Tak接下去Tak:Who the hell is he anyway?He never really talks muchNever concerned with status but still leavin them star struckHumbled through opportunities given to him despite the factThat many misjudge him because he makes a livin from writin rapsPut it together himself, now the picture connectsNever askin for someone"s help, or to get some respectHe"s only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reachAnd now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist他到底是怎樣的人?他從來話都不多也從不關心什麼身份地位 雖然人們都崇拜他他謙遜地等待機會的到來儘管很多人都誤解他 因為他以創作rap為生他自己把歌曲組合 於是畫面展現他從不尋求別人的幫助 或者為了獲得什麼尊重他只專注於他的創作 他的意志超越了極限現在一切都呈現出 一個藝術家的技巧Ryu:This is twenty percent skillEighty percent beerBe a hundred percent clear cause Ryu is illWho would"ve thought that he"d be the one to set the west in flamesAnd I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game"Came back dropped Megadef, took em to churchI like bleach man, why you had the stupidest verse?This dude is the truth, now everybody givin him guest spotsHis stock"s through the roof I heard he"s fuckin" with S. Dot!這是20%的技巧80%的啤酒100%明顯的Ryu很怪他曾想成為燃燒西部的一個人物我聽說他和Crystal Method樂隊創作了歌曲《遊戲之名》回來之後發行了專輯《Megadaf》,去教堂祈禱吧我喜歡《bleach》這首歌,夥計,你的歌詞怎麼這麼愚蠢?對!(但是)現在每個人都請他(Ryu)合作他的人氣直線上升 我怎麼聽說他正和Jay-Z一起工作ChorusRyu:They call him Ryu, he"s sickAnd he"s spittin fire with MikeGot him out the dryer he"s hotFound him in Fort Minor with TakWhat a fuckin" nihilist porcupineHe"s a prick, he"s a cockThe type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shotEight years in the makin, patiently waitin to blowNow the record with Shinoda"s takin over the globeHe"s got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dopeYou wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid"s throat他們說 Ryu他很棒他正和Mike一起‘噴火’看得出他現在很火在Fort Minor裡和Tak一起配合什麼他媽的他是個*巴這型別的女人喜歡,說唱樂手希望他被槍殺8年的‘修煉",耐心地等待著爆發現在正和Shinoda帶著專輯走向國際他和搭檔一起,做出的東西酷斃你不會相信這樣(棒)的歌曲出自他的口中Tak:TakHe"s not your everyday on the blockHe knows how to work with what he"s gotMakin his way to the topHe often gets a comment on his namePeople keep askin him was it given at birthOr does it stand for an acronym?No he"s livin proof, Got him rockin the boothHe"ll get you buzzin quicker than a shot of vodka with juiceHim and his crew are known around as one of the bestDedicated to what they do and give a hundred percentTak他不像你們每天在街頭晃悠他知道如何利用他所得到的用他的方式達到頂峰他常聽到對他名字作出的評論人們不斷地問他是出生就有還是象徵一種簡稱?不,他就是這樣生活,人們都欣賞他的歌曲他的語言會讓你沉醉他和他的夥計組成眾所周知的最棒的團隊之一一心一意為他們所做的付出100%的努力Mike:Forget MikeNobody really knows how or why he works so hardIt seems like he"s never got timeBecause he writes every note and he writes every lineAnd I"ve seen him at work when that light goes on in his mindIt"s like a design is written in his head every timeBefore he even touches a key or speaks in a rhymeAnd those motherfuckers he runs with,The kids that he signed?Ridiculous, without even trying,How do they do it?!忘記了Mike沒有人真正知道為什麼他如此努力好像他從沒有休息的時間因為他寫下了每一個音符,寫下了每一句歌詞我看到過他工作時靈感閃現的那一剎那每次在他豁然開朗,或者唱出韻律的時候就像在腦中預先設計好那些和他一起的傢伙還有他簽下的歌手天哪,甚至沒有嘗試他們怎麼就做出了這樣(棒)的東西?Chorus - repeat 2xMike:Yeah! Fort MinorM. Shinoda - Styles of BeyondRyu! Takbir! Machine Shop!
第二首Lose Yourself:
Lose Yourself(中英對照版歌詞)by EMINEMLook,if you had one shot, one opportunity瞧著,如果你有一次機會,一次機會。To seize everything you ever wanted…One moment去完成你曾經夢想擁有的一切…此時此刻Would you capture it or just let it slip?你是抓住它還是僅僅讓它溜走?His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.他的手掌在出汗,膝蓋發軟,雙臂沉重There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti.媽媽做的義大利麵已經吐在了他的毛衣上He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs,他緊張,但在表面上他看上去卻很冷靜 並且是準備好 給別人扔炸彈,but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down,但他卻一直在忘記他寫下的,the whole crowd goes so loud所有人群的起鬨聲 噓聲是那麼的大。He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out他張開他的嘴巴,但一詞也說不出來。He’s chokin how everybody’s jokin now他窒息了,此時所有人都在嘲笑他,The clock’s run out, time’s up over, bloah!錶針走過,結束時間已到,天啊!(這對他來說就象世界末日!)Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity迅速回到現實中來,oh 失去重力般!Oh, there goes Rabbit, he chokedoh,這裡的Rabbit,他啞巴了.He’s so mad, but he won’t give up that easy is he? No他是如此瘋狂,但他卻沒那樣輕易的放棄? 對He won’t have it,he knows his whole back city’s ropes他沒有,他知道整個城市背後的陰謀(種族歧視)It don’t matter, he’s dope沒關係,他是很強He knows that, but he’s broke .He’s so stacked that he knows他知道那些,但他卻身無分文 所以他堆疊他所知道的When he goes back to his mobile home, that’s when it’s當他回到自己的活動房屋時(拖車),那就是他的時間了。Back to the lab again yo .This whole rap shit再次回到實驗中.這個說唱全部是狗屎He better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him. (3s)他最好是去抓住這個時刻且希望它不要再從他身邊溜過。Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。The soul’s escaping, through this hole that it’s gaping.他的靈魂正在透過這個開啟的缺口中溜走This world is mine for the taking.這個世界是我說的算的.Make me king!as we move toward a, new world order .讓我為王!讓我們共同移向一個 新世界的秩序A normal life is boring, but superstardom’s close to post mortar一個平凡的人生是無聊的,但明星之路卻讓人接近死亡It only grows harder, only grows hotter那樣的道路會更艱苦,只會變的更難He blows its all over, these hoes is all on him他(要)打敗這一切,他會經歷這全部的艱苦Coast to coast shows, he’s know as the globetrotter.一個海岸接一個海岸的演出,他知道自己就像世界觀光旅行家Lonely roads, God only knows.只有上帝才知道他的道路是多麼的孤獨.He’s grown farther from home, he’s no father.他的成長不需要父親,他沒有父親.He goes home and barely knows his own daughter.他回到家他勉強才認出他自己的女兒。But hold your nose, cuz here goes the cold water.堵住你的鼻子吧,因為這裡有冷水。These ho’s don’t want him no mo, he’s cold product.這裡片刻都不想留他,(因為)他是冷血動物。They moved on to the next schmoe who flows.He nose dove and sold nada.他們移動到下一個沒人知道的地方.他放(我)鴿子.So the soap opera is told and unfolds I suppose it’s old potna, but the beat goes on所以故事從此展開。我認為這是個老掉牙的故事,但是我還會跟著節拍繼續Da da dum da dum da da da da…噠 噠 咚 嗒 咚 噠 噠 噠 噠…Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。No more games, I’ma change what you call rage不再是遊戲了,我改變了 就是你們稱之為的憤怒Tear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged我就他媽的像兩隻被關起的狗 掀翻狗籠一樣I was playin in the beginnin,開始我是在玩,The mood all changed.(但是現在)風格卻卻全部變了。I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage.我像口香糖一樣被人咀嚼,再吐出來,被噓下臺But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher.但儘管那樣我還得保持鎮定而且繼續我的下一個節拍。Best believe somebody’s payin the pied piper.最好堅信被某人挖掘。All the pain inside amplified by the.我所有的內心痛苦被不可逃避的事實放大。Fact.that I can’t get by with my 9 to 5.事實上我再也不能度過這朝久晚五的生活。And I can’t provide the right type of life for my family還有我不能為我的家庭提供生活的過正常的生活Cuz man, these goddam food stamps don’t buy diapers所以說 夥計,這些該死的糧票連尿布都買不起。And it’s no movie, there’s no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life然而這不是電影,這裡沒有Mekhi Phifer(黑人 8英里 裡邊的電影演員),這就是我的生活。And these times are so hard and it’s getting even harder Tryin to feed and water my seed plus.這些時間是如此的艱難,種子要開花結果就要更加辛勤的澆水施肥。Teeter totter, caught up between bein a father and a prima donna我的角色在一個父親和一個啼哭孩子的母親之間艱難蹣跚的徘徊,Baby mama drama’s screamin on and too much for me to wanna(want).孩子 媽媽 尖聲喊叫著 太多關於我想要的Stay in one spot, Another day of monotomy停留在一個場所,千篇一律的每一天Has gotten me to the point, I’m like a snail I’ve got .他為做到這一點,我有時象個蝸牛。So formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot所以要想出個計劃了,要麼就坐牢或被射殺的結局。Success is my only mothafuckin option, failure’s not成功是我他媽的唯一理由,不可以失敗Mom, I love you, but this trailer has got to go媽媽,我愛你,但是這個拖車必須要走I cannot grow old in Salem’s lot我不能在塞勒姆這個地方變老So here I go is my shot.所以離開這裡是我的(唯一)機會Feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got我不能失足或者失敗 因為也許這是我唯一擁有的 這僅有一次的機會Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。You can do anything you set your mind to, man你只要堅持頭腦中的信念,任何事情都能成功,夥計
可以哦~
首先,說唱你最多面對的也就是所有歌詞,加在一起也就最多幾百個單詞,而且很多還是重複性較高的詞;所以面對的單詞數量有限;
其次,說唱的方式跟平時說英語還是差別挺大的,即使英語很好的人去學說唱也要按照說唱者的方式去學習,調整自己的發音體系,因為說唱有很多例如吞音、連音、生造詞或者縮寫詞等,個人曾經嘗試過痞子阿姆的Lose yourself,這裡面最重要的還真不是單詞,而是發音和韻律。
第一首:Remember the name
You ready?! Lets go!Yeah, for those of you that want to know what we"re all aboutIt"s like this y"all (c"mon!)準備好了?一起來吧!為了那些想知道7a686964616fe59b9ee7ad9431333238643034我們都是什麼樣的人就像這樣Chorus:This is ten percent luck,Twenty percent skillFifteen percent concentrated power of willFive percent pleasure,Fifty percent painAnd a hundred percent reason to remember the name!10%的運氣20%的技巧15%的集中注意力5%的歡愉50%的痛苦和100%地記住這個名字Mike:MikeHe doesn"t need his name up in lightsHe just wants to be heard whether it"s the beat or the micHe feels so unlike everybody else, aloneIn spite of the fact that some people still think that they know himBut fuck em, he knows the codeIt"s not about the salaryIt"s all about reality and making some noiseMakin the story - makin sure his clique stays upThat means when he puts it down Tak"s pickin it up! let"s go!Mike他不需要他的名字閃耀光芒他只希望他的聲音透過節奏或者麥克被人們聽到他的感覺和每個人都不一樣儘管事實上有些人仍然認為他們瞭解他但他們錯了 他知道規則不是關於薪水都是關於現實 那麼來點歡呼寫下一個故事 確信他的團隊還在就是說 當他寫完 Tak接下去Tak:Who the hell is he anyway?He never really talks muchNever concerned with status but still leavin them star struckHumbled through opportunities given to him despite the factThat many misjudge him because he makes a livin from writin rapsPut it together himself, now the picture connectsNever askin for someone"s help, or to get some respectHe"s only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reachAnd now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist他到底是怎樣的人?他從來話都不多也從不關心什麼身份地位 雖然人們都崇拜他他謙遜地等待機會的到來儘管很多人都誤解他 因為他以創作rap為生他自己把歌曲組合 於是畫面展現他從不尋求別人的幫助 或者為了獲得什麼尊重他只專注於他的創作 他的意志超越了極限現在一切都呈現出 一個藝術家的技巧Ryu:This is twenty percent skillEighty percent beerBe a hundred percent clear cause Ryu is illWho would"ve thought that he"d be the one to set the west in flamesAnd I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game"Came back dropped Megadef, took em to churchI like bleach man, why you had the stupidest verse?This dude is the truth, now everybody givin him guest spotsHis stock"s through the roof I heard he"s fuckin" with S. Dot!這是20%的技巧80%的啤酒100%明顯的Ryu很怪他曾想成為燃燒西部的一個人物我聽說他和Crystal Method樂隊創作了歌曲《遊戲之名》回來之後發行了專輯《Megadaf》,去教堂祈禱吧我喜歡《bleach》這首歌,夥計,你的歌詞怎麼這麼愚蠢?對!(但是)現在每個人都請他(Ryu)合作他的人氣直線上升 我怎麼聽說他正和Jay-Z一起工作ChorusRyu:They call him Ryu, he"s sickAnd he"s spittin fire with MikeGot him out the dryer he"s hotFound him in Fort Minor with TakWhat a fuckin" nihilist porcupineHe"s a prick, he"s a cockThe type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shotEight years in the makin, patiently waitin to blowNow the record with Shinoda"s takin over the globeHe"s got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dopeYou wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid"s throat他們說 Ryu他很棒他正和Mike一起‘噴火’看得出他現在很火在Fort Minor裡和Tak一起配合什麼他媽的他是個*巴這型別的女人喜歡,說唱樂手希望他被槍殺8年的‘修煉",耐心地等待著爆發現在正和Shinoda帶著專輯走向國際他和搭檔一起,做出的東西酷斃你不會相信這樣(棒)的歌曲出自他的口中Tak:TakHe"s not your everyday on the blockHe knows how to work with what he"s gotMakin his way to the topHe often gets a comment on his namePeople keep askin him was it given at birthOr does it stand for an acronym?No he"s livin proof, Got him rockin the boothHe"ll get you buzzin quicker than a shot of vodka with juiceHim and his crew are known around as one of the bestDedicated to what they do and give a hundred percentTak他不像你們每天在街頭晃悠他知道如何利用他所得到的用他的方式達到頂峰他常聽到對他名字作出的評論人們不斷地問他是出生就有還是象徵一種簡稱?不,他就是這樣生活,人們都欣賞他的歌曲他的語言會讓你沉醉他和他的夥計組成眾所周知的最棒的團隊之一一心一意為他們所做的付出100%的努力Mike:Forget MikeNobody really knows how or why he works so hardIt seems like he"s never got timeBecause he writes every note and he writes every lineAnd I"ve seen him at work when that light goes on in his mindIt"s like a design is written in his head every timeBefore he even touches a key or speaks in a rhymeAnd those motherfuckers he runs with,The kids that he signed?Ridiculous, without even trying,How do they do it?!忘記了Mike沒有人真正知道為什麼他如此努力好像他從沒有休息的時間因為他寫下了每一個音符,寫下了每一句歌詞我看到過他工作時靈感閃現的那一剎那每次在他豁然開朗,或者唱出韻律的時候就像在腦中預先設計好那些和他一起的傢伙還有他簽下的歌手天哪,甚至沒有嘗試他們怎麼就做出了這樣(棒)的東西?Chorus - repeat 2xMike:Yeah! Fort MinorM. Shinoda - Styles of BeyondRyu! Takbir! Machine Shop!
第二首Lose Yourself:
Lose Yourself(中英對照版歌詞)by EMINEMLook,if you had one shot, one opportunity瞧著,如果你有一次機會,一次機會。To seize everything you ever wanted…One moment去完成你曾經夢想擁有的一切…此時此刻Would you capture it or just let it slip?你是抓住它還是僅僅讓它溜走?His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.他的手掌在出汗,膝蓋發軟,雙臂沉重There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti.媽媽做的義大利麵已經吐在了他的毛衣上He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs,他緊張,但在表面上他看上去卻很冷靜 並且是準備好 給別人扔炸彈,but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down,但他卻一直在忘記他寫下的,the whole crowd goes so loud所有人群的起鬨聲 噓聲是那麼的大。He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out他張開他的嘴巴,但一詞也說不出來。He’s chokin how everybody’s jokin now他窒息了,此時所有人都在嘲笑他,The clock’s run out, time’s up over, bloah!錶針走過,結束時間已到,天啊!(這對他來說就象世界末日!)Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity迅速回到現實中來,oh 失去重力般!Oh, there goes Rabbit, he chokedoh,這裡的Rabbit,他啞巴了.He’s so mad, but he won’t give up that easy is he? No他是如此瘋狂,但他卻沒那樣輕易的放棄? 對He won’t have it,he knows his whole back city’s ropes他沒有,他知道整個城市背後的陰謀(種族歧視)It don’t matter, he’s dope沒關係,他是很強He knows that, but he’s broke .He’s so stacked that he knows他知道那些,但他卻身無分文 所以他堆疊他所知道的When he goes back to his mobile home, that’s when it’s當他回到自己的活動房屋時(拖車),那就是他的時間了。Back to the lab again yo .This whole rap shit再次回到實驗中.這個說唱全部是狗屎He better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him. (3s)他最好是去抓住這個時刻且希望它不要再從他身邊溜過。Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。The soul’s escaping, through this hole that it’s gaping.他的靈魂正在透過這個開啟的缺口中溜走This world is mine for the taking.這個世界是我說的算的.Make me king!as we move toward a, new world order .讓我為王!讓我們共同移向一個 新世界的秩序A normal life is boring, but superstardom’s close to post mortar一個平凡的人生是無聊的,但明星之路卻讓人接近死亡It only grows harder, only grows hotter那樣的道路會更艱苦,只會變的更難He blows its all over, these hoes is all on him他(要)打敗這一切,他會經歷這全部的艱苦Coast to coast shows, he’s know as the globetrotter.一個海岸接一個海岸的演出,他知道自己就像世界觀光旅行家Lonely roads, God only knows.只有上帝才知道他的道路是多麼的孤獨.He’s grown farther from home, he’s no father.他的成長不需要父親,他沒有父親.He goes home and barely knows his own daughter.他回到家他勉強才認出他自己的女兒。But hold your nose, cuz here goes the cold water.堵住你的鼻子吧,因為這裡有冷水。These ho’s don’t want him no mo, he’s cold product.這裡片刻都不想留他,(因為)他是冷血動物。They moved on to the next schmoe who flows.He nose dove and sold nada.他們移動到下一個沒人知道的地方.他放(我)鴿子.So the soap opera is told and unfolds I suppose it’s old potna, but the beat goes on所以故事從此展開。我認為這是個老掉牙的故事,但是我還會跟著節拍繼續Da da dum da dum da da da da…噠 噠 咚 嗒 咚 噠 噠 噠 噠…Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。No more games, I’ma change what you call rage不再是遊戲了,我改變了 就是你們稱之為的憤怒Tear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged我就他媽的像兩隻被關起的狗 掀翻狗籠一樣I was playin in the beginnin,開始我是在玩,The mood all changed.(但是現在)風格卻卻全部變了。I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage.我像口香糖一樣被人咀嚼,再吐出來,被噓下臺But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher.但儘管那樣我還得保持鎮定而且繼續我的下一個節拍。Best believe somebody’s payin the pied piper.最好堅信被某人挖掘。All the pain inside amplified by the.我所有的內心痛苦被不可逃避的事實放大。Fact.that I can’t get by with my 9 to 5.事實上我再也不能度過這朝久晚五的生活。And I can’t provide the right type of life for my family還有我不能為我的家庭提供生活的過正常的生活Cuz man, these goddam food stamps don’t buy diapers所以說 夥計,這些該死的糧票連尿布都買不起。And it’s no movie, there’s no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life然而這不是電影,這裡沒有Mekhi Phifer(黑人 8英里 裡邊的電影演員),這就是我的生活。And these times are so hard and it’s getting even harder Tryin to feed and water my seed plus.這些時間是如此的艱難,種子要開花結果就要更加辛勤的澆水施肥。Teeter totter, caught up between bein a father and a prima donna我的角色在一個父親和一個啼哭孩子的母親之間艱難蹣跚的徘徊,Baby mama drama’s screamin on and too much for me to wanna(want).孩子 媽媽 尖聲喊叫著 太多關於我想要的Stay in one spot, Another day of monotomy停留在一個場所,千篇一律的每一天Has gotten me to the point, I’m like a snail I’ve got .他為做到這一點,我有時象個蝸牛。So formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot所以要想出個計劃了,要麼就坐牢或被射殺的結局。Success is my only mothafuckin option, failure’s not成功是我他媽的唯一理由,不可以失敗Mom, I love you, but this trailer has got to go媽媽,我愛你,但是這個拖車必須要走I cannot grow old in Salem’s lot我不能在塞勒姆這個地方變老So here I go is my shot.所以離開這裡是我的(唯一)機會Feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got我不能失足或者失敗 因為也許這是我唯一擁有的 這僅有一次的機會Chorus X2(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。(You better) lose yourself in the music, the moment .你最好在音樂中迷失你自己,在這個時刻。You own it, you better never let it go(go..)你贏得它,你最好永遠不要放走它,You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow,你只有這一次機會,不要錯過引爆眾人的機會,This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo.這種機會人生只有一次,喲。You can do anything you set your mind to, man你只要堅持頭腦中的信念,任何事情都能成功,夥計