I Know You Got Soul

Its been a long time, I shouldnt have left you
好久不見了, 我不該離開你的
Without a strong rhyme to step to
沒有一個強勁的韻律
Think of how many weak shows you slept through
想想你經歷了多少苦難

時間到了，抱歉讓你久等了
Times up, Im sorry I kept you
想想這個，過去的事
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
麥克風獨奏者的押韻
The rhymes from the microphone soloist
你坐在收音機旁，手放在刻度盤(收音機的)上很快地更換頻道

當你聽到這首的時候，就調大了音量
And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
伴隨著音樂一起瘋狂舞動
As you hear it, pump up the volume
然後插上耳機，因為它在這裡
Dance wit the speaker till you hear it blow,
一個4個字母的單詞當它被聽到，支配著你
Then plug in the headphone cause here it go
舞動著得到了它的靈魂
Its a 4 letter word when its heard,it control
這節奏就像紅色警報一樣快速改變
Your body to dance （you got it） soul,
就這樣順其自然的釋放出來吧
Ditects the tempo like a red alert
這首歌在播放，你已經麻木
Reaches your reflex, so let it work
這舞步，準備好，我將全力以赴
When this is playing, you cant get stuck wit
用敏捷的天賦跟隨著領舞，節奏持續
The steps, so get set and Im a still come up wit
緊跟那張很久以前混音的唱片
A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
只有我能做到
Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
那些在跳舞的人請拍你們的手掌
It can be done but only I can do it
我開始思考卻被淪陷
For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
就像墨水陷入紙張
I start to think and then I sink
我在寫作卻被饒進字裡行間
Into the paper like I was ink
只有完成押韻才得以逃脫

我得到了靈魂的昇華
When Im writing, Im trapped in between the lines,
你懂的（x4 ）
I escape when I finish the rhyme...
我知道你也得到了靈魂
I got soul
想像出一個麥克風吧，舞台早已空了

這樣的節奏可能會吸引我
You got it （4x）
擺個造型，展示我的戒指和金項鍊
I know you got soul
抓住麥克風就像我的靈魂爬上了火車

但我會等待，因為我已經掌握了
Picture a mic, the stage is empty
讓其他人先走，這樣兄弟倆就不會打偏了
A beat like this might tempt me
Eric b.打斷了鼓棒（你懂的）
To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
當你混音的時候Rakim就會出場
Grab the mic like Im on soul train
我會像科學家那樣試驗
But Ill wait cause I mastered this
你想要這節奏就得簽署我的協議
Let the others go first so the brothers dont miss
因為我是坦誠的請保佑我手裡的麥克風
Eric b. break the sticks （you got it）
你想要下一首嗎？那你最好準備好靈魂的共鳴
Rakim will begin when you make the mix
如果你不照做，我就會再來一首安可
Ill experiment like a scientist
拿起我的麥克風，人群沸騰

因為這就是我想要的
You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
如果你想超越我
cause Im a manifest and bless the mic I hold
考慮一下，等等，忘記那旋律
You want it next? then you gotta have soul
算了，還是別浪費時間
cause if you aint got it, Im a make an encore
因為我將到人群中去如果你無法控制它
Take the mic, make the people respond for
扔掉那麥克風，你不配拿著
The r, cause thats the way itll have to be
就是這樣
If you wanna get on after me
我的作風對誰都不例外
Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
但是你讓我試著像這樣

我渾身濕透了因為你讓我出汗
Forget it and dont waste your time
我像麥霸狂魔一樣滴下汗水
cause Ill be in the crowd if you aint controlling it
我的主題就是對麥克風的狂熱
Drop the mic, you shouldnt be holding it
我聽到鼓聲就很興奮
This is how it should be done
Rakim在唱但你知道我才是那個靈魂舞者
This style is identical to none
你知道的（x4）
Some try to make it sound like this but youre getting me
我有靈魂（你懂的）所以我在這裡
So upset that Im wet cause youre sweating me
給那些不知道我名字的人一點顏色
I drip steam like a microphone fiend
首先，我是一個獨唱者，一個控制者
Eager to mc is my theme
我老了之後Rakim才會變強
I get hype when I hear a drum roll
永恆的忠誠開始膨脹
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
我在我的豪宅里冷靜地寫下旋律
You got it （5x）
把它錄製下來後在城中心測試

電台里傳來Rakim被邀請
I got soul （you got it） thats why I came
當你聽到可能會崩潰
To teach those who cant say my name
因為他們都能想到...
First of all, Im the soloist, the soul controller
不管是誰失去控制，我都會施以援手

能像蠟燭那樣點燃他們，當然也能吹滅
Rakim gets stronger as I get older
或者我只該讓他融化嗎？
Constant elevation causes expansion
那就幫他一把，讓他們看看是什麼感覺
I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
我沒有誇張只是因為我渾身黃金
Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
雖然Rakim 在唱但我才是靈魂舞者
Then on the radio the rs requested
沒問題（x4）

現在我停下來看看您有多大能耐
You listen to it, the concept might break you
在我發火之前離開麥克風

讓我看看誰跳得最好
cause almost anyone can relate to...
節奏如此清晰，我想這應該很簡單
Whoevers out of hand, Im give him handles
如果你來自大城市，布魯克林

布魯克斯，皇后區，或者長島
Light em up, blow em out like candles
甚至來自其他州的任何地方
Or should I just let him melt?
來自哪裡不重要，而是你現在的處境
Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
既然來了，就必須證明自己
Im not bold just cause I rock gold
繼續跳舞直到麻木
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
因為所有你需要的靈魂上的自負將被釋放
You got it （4x）
剩下的取決於你， rakim會說到和平

你說的對（x10）
Now Im a stop to see what you got
Get off the mic before I get too hot
I want to see which posse can dance the best

It should be easy cause the beat is fresh
Now if your from uptown, brooklyn- bound,
The bronx, queens, or long island sound,
Even other states come right and exact,
It aint where youre from, its where youre at
Since you came here, you have to show and prove
And do that dance until it dont move
cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release,
The rest is up to you, rakim ll say peace

You got it （10x）