False Prophets(Clean) - J. Cole
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Yeah life is a balance
生活需要平衡
You lose your grip you can slip into an abyss
你不再坚守内心的原则 终会跌入无底深渊
No doubt you see these niggas trippin'
毫无疑问 你看到这些家伙夸夸其谈
Ego in charge of every move he's a star
他只关注自己 狂放不羁 他在业界赫赫有名
And we can't look away
我们怎能视而不见
Due to the days that he caught our hearts
因为他的音乐让我们深深着迷
He's fallin' apart but we deny it
说他的地位不断下降 我们一口否决
Justifying that half ass shit he dropped we always buy it
无论他发行什么专辑 我们都会收入囊中
When he tell us he a genius but it's clearer lately
当他说 他就是个天才 但近来的事实证明了一切
It's been hard for him to look into the mirror lately
他很难真正审视自己
There was a time when this nigga was my hero maybe
曾几何时 我把他视为我的偶像
That's the reason why his fall from grace is hard to take
或许这就是为何他堕落后再难振作
'Cause I believed him when he said his shit was purer and he
因为我深信不疑 当他说他的音乐都是自己创作的
The type of nigga swear he real but all around him's fake
他发誓他一直展示真实的自己 但他周围的人恰然相反
The women the dickriders you know the yes men
他身边的女人们 你知道 还有那些唯命是从的人 他们都无比虚伪
Nobody with the balls to say somethin' to contest him
当他地位显赫 周围的人只会对他言听计从
So he grows out of control
所以他越发狂妄自大
Into the person that he truly was all along it's startin' to show
变成现在这样 其实他一直如此 如今暴露一切
Damn wonder what happened
该死 事情怎么会发展到如此地步
Maybe it's my fault for idolizing niggas
或许都是我的错 过于崇拜他们
Based off the words they be rappin'
一直以为他们就像歌中写的那样
But come to find out these niggas don't even write they shit
而如今才发现 这些家伙一直在撒谎
Hear some new style bubblin' up then they bite the shit
听说了新的潮流 他们竭力追赶
Damn that's what I get for lyin' to myself
该死 我简直就是自欺欺人
Well f**k it what's more important is he's cryin' out for help
尤为重要的是 他正声嘶力竭 渴求得到帮助
While the world's eggin' him on I'm beggin' him to stop it
当所有的人都在怂恿他继续 只有我求他赶快停下来
Playin' his old shit knowin' he won't top it false prophets
只会唱他的老歌 深知他无法突破自我 虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this
是这样的
False prophets
虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Yeah false prophets
虚伪的宣扬者
I got a homie he a rapper and he wanna win bad
我有一个哥们 他也是个说唱手 他取胜之心极其强烈
He want the fame the acclaim the respect that's been had
他想扬名天下 想备受瞩目 想要赢得更多的敬仰
By all the legends so every time I see him he stressin'
每次我看见他 他都会再三强调 他会重奏所有经典之作
Talkin' 'bout niggas don't f**k with him the shit is depressin'
他一旦开口就滔滔不绝 伙计们都不搭理他 结果也不尽人意
And I know he so bitter he can't see his own blessings
我知道他痛苦不堪 他根本看不到自己的幸运之处
Goddamn nigga you too blind to see you got fans nigga
该死 伙计 你已被名利蒙蔽了双眼 看不到你也拥有很多粉丝
And a platform to make a classic rap song
你拥有很好的平台可以大展身手
To change a nigga's life but you too anxious livin' life
试图改变目前的处境当然可以 但你太过焦虑
Always worried 'bout the critics who ain't ever f**kin' did it
总是担心别人会批评你 但那些人根本无关紧要
I write what's in my heart don't give a f**k who f**kin' with it
我总是表达自己的心声 才不管别人说什么
But in a sense I can relate the need to be great
但在某种意义上我觉得 对成功心存渴望当然没问题
Turns into an obsession and keeps a nigga up late
一旦这种渴望变为一种痴迷 那会让人日思夜想 彻夜难眠
Writin' words hopin' people observe the dedication
我写下一切 希望人们看到这一番箴言
That stirs in you constantly but intentions get blurred
欲望会不断扰乱你的思绪 让你迷失自己 忘却初心
Do I do it for the love of
我的所作所为
The music or is there more to me
是否出于对音乐的热爱 还是意味着更多
Do I want these niggas to worship me false prophets
我是否想赢得万人敬仰 虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this
是这样的
False prophets
虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Yeah false prophets
虚伪的宣扬者
These rappers insecure
这些家伙整日心神不宁
They talk about being a man so much
谈起自己的说唱生涯 滔滔不绝
I finally understand that they ain't even sure
我终于明白了 他们甚至也不确定
'Bout who they are and why they do this
自己到底是谁 为什么要做这些事
Guess I'm included in that category
我猜自己也是他们其中的一员
As a nigga who done had the glory
一路走来 看厌了所谓的荣誉声望
My highest moments come from tellin' all the saddest stories
经历过最伤心的岁月 才会收获最辉煌的时刻
I've seen in my life I be fiendin' to write
纵观我的一生 我对创作的热爱几近疯狂
Songs that raise the hair on my arms
歌声让我振奋不已
My lowest moments came from tryin' too hard
在最低靡的时候 我努力奋斗
To impress some niggas that couldn't care if I'm on
让那些轻视我的人刮目相看
Therefore from here on out my hair grow out
从此刻起 我留起长发 增添一些艺术气息
I care nothin' about opinions
我不在乎别人怎么看
I wanna give hope like the fountains you throw pennies in
我想通过歌声传递给人们希望 就像投币许下愿望
Hit the store take your diss make your wish
来到商店 买下唱片 许下心愿
This is dedicated to the ones
我要把自己的歌曲献给
Who listen to me on some faithful shit
我忠实的粉丝
I'm on some thankful shit
我真的很感谢你们
But the real god is in you not the music you coppin'
但我还要说明 一切掌控在你手中 不是你耳边的歌声
I hear my old shit and I know I can top it false prophets
我听着自己的老歌 我知道我会突破自己 虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this
是这样的
False prophets
虚伪的宣扬者
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
Be like this be like this
是这样的 是这样的
Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
本应有人告诉我 事情是这样的
False prophets
虚伪的宣扬者