l e t . g o . m y . h a n d
Soldier's song, marching on, on
士兵們,前進吧
Hoping to see home
家就在前方
If I die, before I
如果我走了
See your smile, just one more time
我只想再看你的笑容,就一眼
Sometimes I question whether this shit matters
有時候,我在想這到底重不重要
Puttin' substance into something and the world's so used to instant gratification
藥物氾濫,而且他們都很沉迷於這東西
I found this instrumental on my phone while on vacation
我只是在度假的時候無疑在手機上看見這伴奏
Ib sent it a year ago or so
貌似是Ib好久前給我發的了
I probably heard it before, but slept on it, you know?
我有可能以前聽過,所以明天再來吧
Shit don't always connect as soon as you press play
我不喜歡按下接通鍵
At times you gotta step away, do some livin'
我只想你離我遠點,我要清淨
Let time provide a new prescription, give a truer vision
讓我的心靈更加的純淨
I dibble dabble in a few religions
是,我有時也看點宗教
My homie constantly telling me 'bout Quran, puttin' me on
我朋友推薦讓我讀點古蘭經
I read a few pages and recognize the wisdom in it
讀了幾頁,感受頗豐
But I ain't got the discipline for stickin' with it
但是我恐怕我堅持不下去了
Now I'm on the way to London, got a show for seven digits
我現在在去往倫敦的路上,搞一個七位數字價格的演出
I'm wonderin' just when did I become my biggest critic?
我想:什麼時候,我開始這麼討厭我自己了?
I wanna be my biggest fan like how I was when didn't nobody know my jams
我想成為我的“鐵粉”,就像在我無人知曉的那個時候一樣
Today my son said, 'Dad, let go my hand'
我的孩子說“爸,放手吧”
Reminded me one day he's gonna be his own man
想想他終會長大成人
And my job is to make sure he's equipped
我的工作就是保護他周全
I gotta make sure he not no bitch 'cause niggas bound to try him
我確定了沒馬子,怕我的兄弟分心去搞她們
If I said I was the toughest growin' up, I would be lyin'
我並不堅強,我只是在說謊
I had, a fear of gettin' punched while everybody eyein'
我有過,在別人都很堅強的時候,我軟弱了
Add to that a constant fear of dyin'
還有我害怕死亡
By gunshot wound, the other violent type of endings
搶只是對我的另一種結束
I kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretendin'
表面強硬,內心脆弱
Luckily my bluff was workin' way more often than that
幸運的是,我的虛張聲勢比這管用得多
But sometimes a nigga pulled my card, tryna expose me for a fraud
但有些弟弟想揭我的牌子
And with my reputation at stake, I was scufflin' just to save face
我的名譽岌岌可危,我只是為了保全面子而掙扎
Couple wins, couple losses
五五開的輸贏
Some broken up too quick to call it
有些人翻臉太快了
My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would've thought it?
比如最後和Puff對線的結果,誰能想得到呢?
I bought that nigga album in seventh grade and played it so much
我很早就听Puff了,聽得還蠻多
You would've thought my favorite rapper was Puff
也就是在那時喜歡的Puff
Back then I ain't know shit, now I know too much
那時候太無知了,不知道那麼多
Ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it's introduced to currency and clips
那些在牢籠裡的新生,不懂那麼多規矩
Or bad licks that have a nigga servin' three to six, shit
只能被立馬扼殺
Soldier's song, marching on, on
士兵們,前進吧
Hoping to see home
家就在前方
If I die, before I
如果我走了
See your smile, just one more time
我只想再看你的笑容,就一眼
Soldiers song
士兵們
I could be one and lean on
讓我感知頗豐
Time will right the wrongs
我會改正我的錯誤
Won't be long
不誤太久
How can we grow any closer?
我什麼時候才能更加成熟
How can we grow any closer?
我什麼時候才能更加成熟
How can we grow any closer?
我什麼時候才能更加成熟
How can we grow any closer?
我什麼時候才能更加成熟
Something inside of me's tryna crawl up to the surface
我好想浮出水面
Something is suddenly smothering, stopping me, stubbornly gettin' his way, way, way, way
有東西總是想讓我窒息
Drowning out the wave (Drowning out)
不要淹沒我
I've got a reason to believe that I'll turn out just fine
我有理由相信我現在過得很好
Soldiers song
士兵們,前進吧
Lord, please guide our steps
主啊,請指引我們的腳步
Watch us, cover us
看著我們,掩護我們
So that every move we make is in alignment of your will
所以我們的一舉一動都是在你的意願之下
Your purpose, please, fill us with Your spirit
你的目標,請讓我們充滿你的精神
Keep us forever in the present
讓我們活下去
For presence makes the strongest fathers
上天給予我們做父母的禮物
Teach us how to lead
意在教我們如何去愛
Show us how to love
和生活