Faith - Kendrick Lamar (肯德里克·拉马尔)
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Cloud nine Kendrick Lamar
Uh
I take a sip of Hennessy
我轻抿一口轩尼诗
And then get pissy drunk
然后酩酊大醉
I ain't a drinker I'm a thinker
吾非酒徒，乃思者矣
Call it what you want
随你怎么说
But if you turn your back
但若你转身背弃
Know that you just missed your chance
我知道你错失良机
To witness the realest
目睹最真实
Sh*t that's ever been told to man
有史以来最真实的事儿
I found myself losing focus
我发现自己无法集中注意力
At a Sunday service
在礼拜日的聚会上
Embarrassed so I started questioning God
尴尬不已于是我开始质疑上帝
What is my purpose
我存在的意义何在
He say to live the way he did
他说要照他所行的去生活
That's all he want from me
他只要求我做这些
Spread the word and witness
传播并见证
He rose on the first Sunday
他在第一个星期天重生。
I said alright
我说好吧
Enthused that my Lord gave a listen
喜悦我主垂听祷告
I opened my bible and searched
我打开我的圣经搜寻
To be a better Christian
成为更好的基督徒
And this from a person that
这是一个
Never believed in religion
从不信仰宗教
But sh*t my life is so f**ked up man
生活太糟糕了，伙计
I can't help but give in
我情不自禁地屈服
I'm giving testimonies
我正分享经历
To strangers I never met
致素未谋面的陌生人
Hopped on the pulpit
自信地登上讲坛
And told 'em how I was truly
告诉他们我真实的样子
Blessed
福佑
Felt like I'm free from all
感觉我摆脱了所有的束缚
My sins when the service was over
礼拜结束后，我罪孽尽释
Walked out the church then
走出教堂
Got a call that my homie was murdered
电话传来噩耗，挚友被谋杀
And lost my faith again
我再次失去了信仰
What am I gonna do
我该怎么办
Gotta have faith
你必须坚守信仰
Life is too much
人生太难了
Understood
明白
Where is your faith
你的信仰在何方
Oh faaaaaaaith
All you need is the size
你需要的只是尺寸
Of a mustard seed
如芥子大小的信念
Single black parent from
单亲黑人父母
Compton raising children of four
康普顿单身母亲抚养四个孩子
That's four innocent bastards
四个天真混蛋儿
Cause papa they don't know
因为爸爸他们不知道
Her day consists of working back
她的日子周旋于
And forth with babysitters
来回奔波于保姆之间
Can't find no one to watch
无人照看
Her kids so she pay her sister
于是她付钱给她的姐姐
Her baby daddy ain't bout sh*t
她的宝贝爸爸一无是处
That ni**a ain't bout sh*t
那家伙不靠谱
Spent his daughter milk just
挥霍女儿的抚养费
To cop a new outfit
只为购置新衣衫
She pray to God every night
她每天晚上都向上帝祈祷
Hoping that he'll mature
希望他能成熟起来
And maybe one day his kids
也许有一天他的孩子
Something that he'll live for
他活下去的动力
Baby wanna go back to school
宝贝想要重返学府
But she need some help
但她需要帮助
Because it's hard tryna pay
因为挣钱很难
The bills when you're by yourself
独自承受生活账单的压力
She thought about credit card
她曾想尝试信用卡诈骗
Scams till she heard a voice
行骗不止，直到听见声音
That said the Devil is a lie
魔鬼都是谎言
Make a better choice
做出更好的选择
And so it's back to McDonald's
于是又回到了麦当劳
And every month dealing
每个月都要面对
With them crazy a** people
那些古怪无常的人
At the county building
在县政府大楼
Looked to the heavens and asked 'em
仰望苍穹祈求
To make a better way
找到更好的出路
Then got a letter in the mail
我收到一封信
Lost her section 8
失去了她的住房补贴
Then lost her faith again
再度失去信念
What am I gonna do
我该怎么办
Gotta have faith
必须要有信仰
Life is too much
人生太难了
Understood
明白
Where is your faith
你的信仰在何方
Oh faaaaaaaith
哦，信仰啊
All you need is the size of a mustard seed
信念虽小，却足够
Kendrick
I had dreams of holding
我怀揣梦想
A nine-milla to raise Killa
持枪养家，生活艰难
Ask him why as my eyes fill up
泪眼朦胧中问他为何
Each day it gets more realer
每一天，它都变得更加真切。
Orangutans bang like gorillas
猩猩般激烈地碰撞
It's jungle when the niggas ensue
丛林法则，众人混战之际
The rat's lurking
暗箭难防
Vulture's circling the serpents
秃鹰盘旋，毒蛇四伏
Cats lying through they teeth
狡诈如狐的谎言
My ni**a didn't deserve it
我的兄弟不该受这份罪
I flirted with the idea
我轻率地考虑了
Of caressing the steel
抚摸着复仇的钢铁
To make karma come faster
催命因果来
Than she normally will
比平时多
It's ill to see my faith
见我信念之坚，令人叹为观止
Try and leave me
试图离我而去
It's so hard to get it
难以领悟
To get rid of it is easy
摆脱它却轻而易举
I'm tryna reach cloud nine
我正努力攀登九霄云外
That's what my niggas bout
我们为此而奋斗
But it never rain
但理想却总难实现
In California 'less them pistols out
加州除非枪响，否则不雨落
Until then my feet
在那之前我的双脚
Planted on the ground
我脚踏实地
Shadowboxing my conscience
与良心搏斗
Till my faith start responding
直至信仰回应我
And if I get no answer
若我未得答案
Just know I tried
要知道我尽力了
I should have never
我就不该
Looked into his son's eyes
凝视他儿子的眼眸
Ray Charles voice
雷·查尔斯的嗓音
What am I gonna do
我该怎么办
Gotta have faith
必须要有信念
Life is too much
人生太难了
Understood
明白
Where is your faith
你的信仰在何方
Oh faaaaaaaith
哦，信仰啊
All you need is the size of a mustard seed
你所需要的仅是一点信念
This for my people that
这是为了我的同胞
Stressing whenever times is hard
每当时世艰难，倍感压力
Your mind's slipping
你神志不清
Wondering is there really a God
怀疑真的有上帝吗
Knowing you shouldn't think
我知道你不该胡思乱想
That way and tryna freeze your brain
试图停止那样思考，却陷入思维停滞
But whenever it's pain
但不管什么时候
That feeling forever remains
那份痛感永存心间
We can't believe what we can't see
难以置信这无形之物
And reality seems stronger than prayer
现实却似乎比祈祷更有力
Cause you tried to change your life
因为你试图改变你的人生
And now you live in a wheelchair
如今你只能坐轮椅
And your son was born with cancer
而你的儿子出生便带着癌症
And he live in urgent care
他住在紧急医疗中心
At the tender age of twelve
在十二岁的年纪
And you feel that no one cares
你觉得没人在乎
Searching for answers that's human nature
追寻答案本就是人之常情
You ain't in the wrong
你没有错
Just know when you feeling
只需知道，当你感
That way his spirit's in the room
他的精神就在这个房间里
I watched people I know pray
我看着我认识的人祈祷
And catch the Holy Ghost
捕捉到圣灵的力量
And wonder why I ain't never
为何我从未
Caught that feeling before
未曾感受过那份信仰
Maybe they know him better
或许他们对他了解更深
Or I don't know no better
或许是我了解得还不够多
But what I do know is that
但我确信的是
He's real and he lives forever
他是真实的他永生不灭
So the next time you feel
所以下一次你觉得
Like your world's about to end
感觉世界末日即将来临
I hope you studied because
我希望你认真学习因为
He's testing your faith again
他在考验你的信仰
I'd rather not live
我宁愿从未活过
Like there isn't a God
仿佛世上没有上帝
Than die and find out there really is
也不愿死去发现真的有
Think about it
好好想想
