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[ar:LEM]
[al:VOLUME #2! (REMASTERED) [Explicit]
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[00:00.00]作词: Lem
[00:08.11]作曲: EMMMI LEEEE
[00:25.49]I was born on February 24th, 1970,
[00:28.87]我出生于1970年2月24日。
[00:29.58]The day I was delivered, they said I would build a legacy,
[00:32.56]我降生那日,世人便说我终将铸就传奇。
[00:32.58]Picture me with influence that last generations,
[00:35.30]试想我拥有绵延数代的深远影响力。
[00:35.32]I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated,
[00:38.47]我为爱而生,只为让你喜乐成长、知书明理。
[00:38.78]The first three letters of the alphabet, my name,
[00:41.30]字母表的前三个字母,我的名字。
[00:42.06]I made you laugh, I made you dance, I made you sing,
[00:44.59]我曾逗你欢笑,陪你起舞,伴你歌唱。
[00:44.97]I been around the world and back, you recorded my almanac,
[00:48.09]我走遍世间又折返,你将我的岁月尽数载入流年史册。
[00:48.11]So dearly way before the fact me and pops was estranged,
[00:51.24]早在事发之前,我和老爸就已经形同陌路、关系疏远了。
[00:51.44]My father was a public figure, bigger than life,
[00:54.15]我父亲是位公众人物,声名不凡、气度不凡,
[00:54.28]Lived as a winner, on stages alike,
[00:56.39]一生皆是胜者风采,纵横各大舞台。
[00:56.65]Rivers of people surely united, just to see our bond,
[00:59.60]人山人海齐聚一堂,只为见证我们之间的羁绊。
[00:59.71]Time carried on, that was a common thread,
[01:01.99]My perfect father had many flaws,
[01:04.02]时光流转,这份羁绊始终如故;
[01:04.10]完美的父亲,实则亦有诸多缺憾。
[01:04.20]Still they moved they legs and shook they heads in unison,
[01:06.91]众人依旧步调一致,摇头唏嘘,整齐划一。
[01:07.10]He had more children, I was the oldest,
[01:09.15]他另有子女,而我是长子。
[01:09.17]We always played with each other 'fore they ruined 'em (You can't hide away),
[01:11.80]我们曾朝夕相伴、嬉戏玩耍,
[01:11.84]直到世事将一切毁掉(你终究无处可逃)。
[01:11.91]He told me his personal secrets, childhood catching on beatings,
[01:15.28]他向我吐露心底秘事,
[01:15.49]道出童年时常遭打骂的往事。
[01:15.78]S*xually touched and abused, never seen life in a school,
[01:18.42]*接触和*待,从未见过学校的生活,
[01:18.77]The price of being iconic was demonic and screwed,
[01:21.75]身为传奇人物的代价,阴暗扭曲、满目疮痍。
[01:22.03]I stood on stage and had to watch my father on the news,
[01:25.12]我站在舞台上,
[01:25.12]却只能在新闻里看着父亲的身影。
[01:25.14]Stress on the head of my spirit, I was lost and confused,
[01:28.37]心灵备受重压,我迷茫又彷徨。
[01:28.51]I knew both sides of the story, but still, I couldn't choose,
[01:31.67]我知晓事情的两面真相,
[01:31.72]却依旧无从抉择。
[01:31.76]See, it was more than humiliation and bein' sued,
[01:34.84]要知道,这远不止是蒙受羞辱、身陷官司那么简单。
[01:35.05]They crucified my affiliation for points to prove,
[01:38.07]世人刻意抹黑我的关联身份,只为哗众取宠、佐证偏见。
[01:38.34]And now my purpose for livin' makes no difference to you,
[01:41.38]如今我活着的意义,于你而言早已无足轻重。
[01:41.55]My total existence was for makin' us smile and move,
[01:44.63]我这一生存在的意义,本就是带给众人欢笑与共鸣。
[01:44.81]They said that I'll live forever, but the moment he died,
[01:48.05]世人曾说我会永世长存,
[01:48.05]可在他离世的那一刻起……
[01:48.07]More accusations arrived, I had to die too,
[01:51.10]非议接踵而至,我也随之一同沉沦。
[02:02.44]I remember takin' my first breath, August 28th, 1963,
[02:06.46]我记得自己降生的第一缕气息,
[02:06.48]1963年8月28日。
[02:07.55]The whole nation had saved the day, I made it on TV,
[02:10.59]举国上下共度难关,
[02:10.67]我也登上了电视荧幕。
[02:10.75]My come out was a standing ova', the crowd in disbelief,
[02:13.84]我登场亮相便赢得全场起立喝彩,
[02:13.92]台下众人满是难以置信。
[02:13.98]How could a group of words be so great?
[02:15.75]寥寥数语,何以拥有这般磅礴力量?
[02:15.93]Designed to make you think,
[02:17.16]字字句句,引人深思。
[02:17.37]Races and faces embracin' my conscience in letter form,
[02:20.33]不同种族、各色面孔
[02:20.34]都以文字相拥,与我本心共鸣。
[02:20.35]How gracious was I speakin' on changes once outside the norm?
[02:23.67]我谈及那些打破世俗常规的变革时,
[02:23.68]言辞曾是何等恳切从容。
[02:23.69]The person responsible, my creator,
[02:25.83]始作俑者,便是我的缔造者。
[02:25.95]He never conformed or used hatred to form mass retaliation,
[02:29.27]他从不随波逐流,
[02:29.32]也从不借仇恨煽动群体性报复。
[02:29.39]Watch him perform with conviction,
[02:30.97]看他满怀信念,倾情演绎。
[02:31.05]Two hundred and fifty thousand souls left they homes to listen,
[02:34.17]二十五万人背井离乡,驻足聆听。
[02:34.30]I gather his thoughts in abundance made to complete the mission,
[02:37.40]我汇聚他万千思绪,只为完成这份使命。
[02:37.48]His life became heroic, then tables turned,
[02:39.80]他的人生一度铸就传奇,
[02:39.88]可世事风云突变。
[02:39.93]My creator stripped from being a poet because he yearned,
[02:43.13]我的缔造者只因心怀憧憬,便被剥夺了诗人之名。
[02:43.15]Other women, infidelity stricken, I can't say he was perfect,
[02:46.86]旁人非议他移情别恋、身陷不忠,
[02:46.90]我也无法辩称他完美无瑕。
[02:46.92]It made me nervous they'd tear him down and forget me,
[02:49.51]我惶恐世人将他诋毁打倒,继而也将我遗忘。
[02:49.80]I prayed that I'd survive in the midst of the controversy,
[02:52.82]我祈祷自己能在漫天非议中留存下去。
[02:53.11]How many lives will fall on deaf ears if I'm not worthy?
[02:56.07]倘若我失去价值,又有多少心声会被置若罔闻?
[02:56.09]I won't justify his personal problems, that's not my job,
[02:59.31]我无意为他的私德辩解,那本不是我的使命。
[02:59.46]I was only born to make sure your children can play outside,
[03:02.55]我生来只为守护,让孩子们能自在奔走于天地之间。
[03:02.57]And I imagine the other demons he hid before he died,
[03:05.80]我也能想见,他离世前深藏心底的那些心魔。
[03:05.93]If they came to surface, this dream probably won't be alive because of you,
[03:09.79]倘若那些阴暗浮出水面,
[03:15.31]这份梦想或许就会因你而破灭。
[03:22.32]I was born in paranoia, it's poison for us,
[03:25.16]我生于偏执多疑之中,
[03:25.27]这对我们而言,皆是毒药。
[03:25.40]We can't create with joyous ambition, we're out of luck,
[03:28.25]我们再也无法怀揣热忱与憧憬去创作,
[03:28.47]命运已然不济,时运难再。
[03:28.63]The critics formed a new coalition and huddled up,
[03:31.43]评论家们结成新的同盟,抱团聚首。
[03:31.92]The non-creators are now elated and out of touch,
[03:34.75]那些毫无创作底蕴的人,如今得意洋洋、脱离本心。
[03:35.07]Why can't you gladly appreciate the influence we give?
[03:38.17]你们为何不能欣然感念我们带来的深远影响?
[03:38.26]Stop starin' at me disgusted, my substance made sure you live,
[03:41.45]别带着厌恶的神情盯着我,
[03:41.52]我的底蕴与积淀,本就护你安然存续。
[03:41.62]You want the head of the messenger and the history from him,
[03:44.77]你们既想除掉传话之人,又想从他身上攫取历史定论。
[03:45.10]Which eventually takes away from the good you accustom,
[03:48.06]到头来,只会磨灭你习以为常的美好。
[03:48.08]Think of a life without the likes of imagination that's prosperin',
[03:51.82]试想一下,倘若蓬勃繁盛的想象力不复存在,人生将会何等苍白。
[03:51.93]The bodies that you consider genius, you like to box 'em in,
[03:54.98]你们口中那些天才人物,
[03:55.04]总被你们执意框定、束缚定义。
[03:55.12]The great debaters and thinkers, they gave you a voice,
[03:57.78]那些绝伦的辩士与思想者,赋予了你发声的权利。
[03:57.90]Why can't you prosecute the crimes and not the thoughts I employ?
[04:01.08]为何你们只敢审判我的思想,却不敢惩治真正的罪恶?
[04:01.22]Because your better judgement will always look down on me,
[04:04.10]只因你那所谓的高明见解,永远都在俯视轻视我。
[04:04.58]But if I recollect how we connect, you will count on me,
[04:07.36]可若我忆起我们之间的羁绊,你便会依靠我。
[04:07.83]I got a theory that most of y'all won't allow to see,
[04:10.64]我有一套观点,你们大多都不愿正视、不愿接纳。
[04:10.93]It goes like this, talent doesn't choose morality,
[04:13.90]道理很简单:天赋与品行,本无必然关联。
[04:14.07]See, if Daniel Hale was a killer, would you not want a heart?
[04:17.34]听着,倘若丹尼尔·黑尔是个杀人凶手,
[04:17.44]难道你就不愿体恤一丝人性本心?
[04:17.53]If Carl Benz was a racist, would you stop driving cars?
[04:20.79]倘若卡尔·本茨是个种族主义者,
[04:20.80]你难道就从此不再开车了吗?
[04:20.81]I can't help we jump in these bodies and you called them a God,
[04:23.89]我不禁感慨,我们栖身于这些凡人之躯,
[04:23.99]而你们却将他们奉为神明。
[04:24.05]Just know the Earth is just a rock without the voices of art,
[04:27.14]要知道,若无艺术之声,地球不过是块冰冷顽石。
[04:27.27]Sincerely, yours.
[04:28.48]此致。
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