Renaissance
Sitting at the lakefront working on my next LP
坐在湖邊做我的下一張唱片
At 55th and LSD and you will see
在年度最佳歌曲和大屏幕上你會看到
You see something about the water man, it soothes the soul
你看到一些關於雨人的東西，它能撫慰靈魂
Rinses, cleanses, and keeps us all
沖洗，清潔，並保持我們所有人
I swear without nature Id go insane
我發誓，如果沒有大自然，我會發瘋的
On these concrete streets, I cant maintain
在這些水泥街上，我無法維持
Woke up this morning in a vile ass mood
今早醒來時心情糟透了
So I came to the lake to change my attitude
所以我來到湖邊改變我的態度
And my altitude, with a blackened mind
還有我的高度，帶著一顆發黑的心
Im wondering what made Malcolm smile
我在想是什麼讓馬爾科姆笑了
In the midst of hate, and ostracism
在仇恨和排斥中
How do people maintain in the optimism?
人們如何保持樂觀
Sometimes I think Im losing mine
有時候我覺得我已經把我自己丟了
If I aint writing or producing, Im one step from losing my mind
如果我不寫作或不創作，我就離失去理智只有一步之遙
I gotta loosen up and find a way to unwind without no **** and wine
我得放鬆一下，找個不用酗酒和女人的放鬆方式
Im peeping out the people as they pass me by
當人們從我身邊走過時，我在偷看他們
I see a thieving fly flavor and Im asking for a sign
我看到一隻偷吃東西的蒼蠅的滋味，我想要個信號
Staring at the skyscrapers, scratching the sky
凝視著摩天大樓，劃破天空
Blocking out the sunshine, got me asking why
擋住陽光，讓我問為什麼
It dont matter where you at if you dont know the time
如果你不知道時間，你在哪裡都沒有關係
If you need a lift, hold tight, you bout to climb
如果你需要搭車，抓緊，你要爬了
Keep the elevation for your soul, body, and mind
保持你的靈魂、身體和思想的高度
The renaissance, the renaissance
文藝復興，文藝復興
It don't matter where you at if you dont know the time
如果你不知道時間，你在哪裡都沒有關係
Wise words I heard as a youth still in my mind
我年輕時聽到的那些至理名言至今仍在我的腦海中縈繞
Feeling divine, revealing the sign, for healing the blind
感覺神聖，顯示跡象，治愈盲人
Cause too many cats have been locked or killed in the crime
因為有太多的貓被鎖起來或者被殺死
Where I live stick-up-kids concealing the nine
我住的地方，孩子們把那九個藏起來
They stealing your shine, front how I live spilling your spine
他們偷走了你的光芒，我是如何活在你的背脊上
Chicken-heads is a dime a dozen willing to grind
笨蛋是一毛錢一打隨意磨碎
Mad kids, no husbands, theres a million fine
瘋狂的孩子，沒有丈夫，有一百萬的罰款
Through out my area code, its mass hysteria mode
通過我的區號，這是集體歇斯底里模式
Shaken got us feeling like inferior foes
動搖讓我們覺得自己像個低人一等的敵人
But no one will legislate myself, my interior grows
但是沒有我自己，我的內心在成長
Makes it felt when I deliver my exterior blows
讓我感覺我的外部打擊
To any obstacle
任何障礙
What did you think? I want my pockets full
你覺得怎麼樣?我要把口袋裝滿
Very possible, because this world is filled with lots of jewels
很有可能，因為這個世界充滿了珠寶
The best one is the one that last forever
最好的愛情是天長地久
Cause its the one you treasure, the principle of pleasure
因為這是你珍惜的，快樂的原則
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透過智者的眼睛，讓我畫一幅畫
Through the eyes of the wise, let me paint a picture
沒有羅爾斯的沙子，就像沒有攪拌機的J
Sands without the Rawls, like the J without the mixer
我們把劇本吐得太燙了，你的耳朵都起泡了
We spit the scripts so hot, your ears blister
這就是為什麼你買了一套純天然的長生不老藥
Thats why you cop a fixture of the all natural elixir
與催化劑的結合使其具有危險性
Combined with The Catalysts makes it hazardous
給那些不這麼認為，想要測試神話的人
To those who think not and want to test the fabulous
我帶你出去，然後像拉撒路一樣帶你回來
I take you out, then bring you back like Lazarus
J Sands, Capital D，戰略家
J Sands, Capital D, the strategists
我們用音樂來治療城市內部的癌症
We using music as an answer to this inner city cancer
我想我很幸運有機會發展
I guess Im blessed with my chance to advance the
嘻哈藝術，並添加我的添加火花
Hip-hop art, and add my add spark
《教義問答》以催化劑在黑暗中傳播光明
The catechist to the catalysts spreading light on the dark
所以我們從這裡開始了一段通往勝利的旅程
So we embark on a journey from here to win
從加州到惠靈頓
From the land of three rivers to the city of wind
有了筆，我們就像從前一樣在空中翱翔
With the pen, we ascend on air like The Nonce
與我知己的伙伴，繼續在文藝復興
With my fellow confidants, continue in the renaissance
如果你不知道時間，你在哪裡都沒有關係
It dont matter where you at if you dont know the time
如果你需要搭車，抓緊，你要爬了
If you need a lift, hold tight, you bout to climb
保持你的靈魂、身體和思想的高度
Keep the elevation for your soul, body, and mind
文藝復興，文藝復興
The renaissance, the renaissance
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