Nothing To Lose(Explicit)
Someone called the cops on him
有人报了警，把他给告了
Someone told his pops on him
有人向他老爸打了小报告
He was talkin' crooked
他说话不靠谱
And he had some rocks on him
身上还藏着几块石头
Tucked tucked in his socks's corner
就塞在袜子的角落里
Chucks chucks and the Charlotte Hornet
穿着匡威，戴着黄蜂队帽子
Cap when he 'flow
帽子一戴，气场全开
Then they all surprised on him
所有人都被他惊到了
Yes he's a fugee
是的，他是无家可归者
But he go all Nas on 'em
但他会像Nas一样对待他们
Well can't go pras on 'em
不能像Pras那样对待他们
And he got that crossover
他拥有跨界的影响力
But he from the streets
但他来自街头
You don't cross over
你无法真正跨越那道鸿沟
Hut hut to the block soldiers
集合！街头战士们
Buck buck to the cop vultures
子弹呼啸，直指那贪婪的警鹰
Nope no I don't know pilots
不了 我不认识什么飞行员
Uh ni**a I know pirates
呃 老兄 我认识的是海盗
Violence the islands
暴力弥漫在岛屿之间
Shout out to my idrens
向我的兄弟们致敬
Put your hands up
举起你的双手
Like it's a motherf**kin' siren
就像那该死的警笛在呼啸
Well I paid all my dues
我已偿清所有代价
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
闪耀过百万双鞋履
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
'Cause when you got nothing left
因为当你一无所有
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
便再无可失去
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I used to stand on Vernon and 10
我曾站在弗农街与十号街
Burnin' a spliff burner on hip
燃着烟卷 别在腰间
Wishing to flip a bird
真想竖起中指
Yac burning my chest
烈酒灼烧胸膛
Black certainly I'm dressed
一身黑衣如夜
Strictly that army sh*t
严守军队规矩
Finish my shift
结束今日劳碌
Pack gone before the dawn hit
破晓前已收拾行囊
Anything I could earn on the strip
街头赚的每一分钱
Turn it and flip
翻倍再翻倍
Watching my back
留意身后
Cooking that pot
煮着那锅饭
Making it stretch
精打细算
Discussing with my cliq
和兄弟们商量
Should we duct tape the connect
该不该用胶带封住那个接头
It's rough and K'naan knows
日子艰难 K'naan也懂
He had the same woes
他也有同样的烦恼
I'm voicing my opinions
我正在说出我的想法
I forgot y'all was there
我竟忘了你们还在场
I ain't know y'all was still listenin'
没察觉你们仍在聆听
Be honest I ain't care
坦白说 我根本不在乎
Y'all don't get my innuendos my interests
你们不懂我的暗示 不解我的兴致
Y'all on some simple sh*t
你们总纠结肤浅之事
Thinking I'm preachy
觉得我像在布道
Yeah my church is the world
没错 这天地就是我的教堂
Christians sip a cup of this holy water
基督徒们 来饮下这杯圣水
Stuck at this phony border
困在这虚幻的边界
It's custom to enter the main stream
融入主流是种惯例
You must front and record
你必须伪装，记录下一切
A poorer oratory
那些贫乏的言辞
Your life story corny
你的人生故事如此俗套
Yo my Somali niggas know what war be
嘿，我的索马里兄弟都懂战争
Well I paid all my dues (paid my dues)
我已尝尽所有苦楚 (尝尽苦楚)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
闪耀过百万双鞋履
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
'Cause when you got nothing left
因为当你一无所有
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
便再无可失去
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Remember when niggas said Nas was Somalian
记得那时 有人说Nas是索马里人
Baseball cap had the tags
棒球帽的标签还挂着
Like a yardie and it was written just came out
如同牙买加帮派 天命早已镌刻
I was gnarly then
那时的我 狂放不羁
Niggas dreaded seeing me like a Rastafarian
兄弟们敬我如拉斯塔法里先知
We didn't know the dresscode though
我们根本不懂穿衣规矩
We was bargainers
我们最会讨价还价
The knock off filas with the pumps and cheap cardigans
踩着山寨斐乐 套着廉价针织衫
Niggas looked corny I admit
兄弟们确实显得格格不入 我承认
We was foreigners but this corny kid
我们本是异乡客 但这不合时宜的小子
Quick send you to the coroners
即刻送你去验尸官面前
Y'all know my war story
你们都听过我的征战往事
I won't repeat it
我不愿再复述
It's just injury
不过是些旧伤
My victory's undefeated
我的胜利无人能敌
Thought you knew me well
还以为你早已了解我
Go back and delete it
回去删掉你的记录
I'm in every joint this year
今年我无处不在
Orthopedic and yes the AK's are instruments
矫形外科般精准 AK步枪即是乐器
We do drum 'em
我们将其当作鼓面敲击
I'm somewhere between killa and king Solomon
我游走于杀手与所罗门王的智慧之间
And the shades take half the face
墨镜阴影吞噬半张面容
We over stun 'em and treat obstacles like a**
我们震慑全场 视障碍如垃圾
We overcome 'em
我们碾压一切阻碍
Man they really made me do this
老兄 是他们逼我出手
I was peaceful like a Buddhist
我本如佛陀般平和
But then niggas came
但那些家伙来了
And screwed it up like Judas
却像犹大般背叛
Now I'm suited up with Lugers Rugers suddenly intruders
如今我全副武装 手持鲁格手枪 应对突如其来的侵犯
Turn around like hoola hoopers
让他们像转呼啦圈般狼狈逃窜
F**king losers
那些该死的失败者
Well I paid all my dues
我已偿清所有代价
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
闪耀过百万双鞋履
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Cause when you got nothing left
当繁华落尽
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
便再无可失去
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
This one's for the world
这献给整个世界
This one's for your girl
这献给你的挚爱
This one's for your Mama
这首歌为你母亲而唱
This one's for your Nana
这首歌为你祖母而唱