City Lights - Nujabes (せば じゅん)
Always in trouble need love on the double spent cake
我总是麻烦很多 我需要双倍的爱
And a lifetime climbing to the level
我用了一生的时间和精力努力向上
Contract with the devil loopholed expiration date
和恶魔做交易来换取名利 就永远没有回头路
On the side of good people always set the record straight
好人总能看清这其中的真相
Round and round the piano keys meditate
Felt in the music need it now can't let it wait
一圈一圈 钢琴键盘在跳跃
Not a secret everything is all out and exposed
感受着音乐 此刻 我迫不及待 我很需要
It's going down like the water in the river flows
这不是秘密 所有的事情昭然若揭
How it goes another day another story told
一切都像河里的流水一样顺利进行
Stuck inside the puzzle searching still trying to get a hold
又过了一天 又会有什么故事呢
Forgotten souls got lost in the cold trying
我们被内心的疑虑困扰 却依然努力在寻找一个依靠
To get freedom now they need 'em walking down to hope road
失忆的灵魂迷失在寒冷中
Said they hope so but it was a no go
努力想获得自由 现在他们需要走上这条希望之路
Front row stage show well placed logo
他们也说希望如此 可是事与愿违
舞台前排放着特意摆放好的标志
Fancy lights and the cameras are on
But he don't care he's just there to sing another sad love song
华丽灯光打下来 摄像机也开了
可他不在乎 他依然站在那儿 唱着另一首悲伤的情歌
Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
Is the music of the rain and the city lights
配乐消失在晚上的黑暗中
Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
雨的乐曲 城市的灯光
Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
感受不到痛苦 它们让整个城市如白昼般明亮
Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
没有这些霓虹和广告 这会是一个不一样的夜晚
Is the music of the rain and the city lights
配乐消失在晚上的黑暗中
Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
雨的乐曲 城市的灯光
Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
感受不到痛苦 它们让整个城市如白昼般明亮
And they all knew what it was from the first glance
没有这些霓虹和广告 这会是一个不一样的夜晚
No excuses should've planned in advance man
他们都知道 这些来自于第一眼的印象
Documented on protools or tascam
不要找理由 应该提前准备 兄弟
先用软件把歌写好 或者联系唱片公司出唱片
Struggles and hustles of an ordinary black man
Sping a record with two week life span
一个普通的伙计努力奋斗
Can't find a good girl so we hug the mic stand
出一张唱片 热度只能维持两周
Not a lot of paper left in his right hand
找不到合适的女孩 我们只能全心全意做嘻哈音乐
Making enemies of folks he treated like fam
手里没剩下几个钱
Stone cold solid rock every point stop
以前做音乐的朋友成了敌人 把他当成眼中钉
What you lean on soon as the pressure drops
他们的心像石头一样又硬又冷 让人望而却步
等压力来临时 你又能依靠什么
Ghetto hot
Know the ledge and you'll hear the shot
贫民窟很热
But he'll never stop
如果你懂他的才华 你就可以听到他的作品
'Til his name's known on every block
但他不会放弃
Spread my wings fly away to the night beat
直到有一天 大街小巷的人们都知道他的大名
He's wide awake while the rest of the city sleeps
他将展开双翅 飞向城市的夜空中
当整个城市都沉睡后 他还醒着
In these gritty streets
Dudes creep with plenty heat
在这些破旧的街道里
Pay it no mind and we grind losing plenty sleep
兄弟们怀着满腔热血慢慢前行
没事 我们肯定会失去很多睡觉的时间
Yo yo
Some play for keeps while you laid asleep
In the dark your worst nightmare waits for he
在你睡着的时候 还有一些人坚持努力做着音乐
Anything discern no dawn or despair
黑夜中 最可怕的噩梦在等着他
Air's crisp and calm I think a storm is near
分不清希望与绝望
And I'm watching lightning dance across the skyline
空气清新而宁静 我认为暴风雨正要来临
Usually miss it rarely find time
我看着闪电出现在天空
To bask in blackness hint of line shine
这样的风景我以前是经常错过的 因为很少有时间
But in a jazz pub chilling sippin' with fine wine
闲坐在黑夜下 看一丝光亮闪现
Hypnotize by the strum of the upright
只能坐在爵士酒吧里 跟着音乐抖动 喝着美酒
Feel like lost souls got their eyes on me some nights
为一段美妙的旋律痴迷
So keep my eyes wide and move cautious
有时候 我也会觉得有一些迷失的灵魂正盯着我
Slip and find yourself in a brand new coffing
我只好睁大眼睛 时刻警惕着
悄悄溜走 发现自己来到一个新的地方
By the morning
Now you're one with the night breed
早晨到了
You should've known better if you're anything like me
现在 你是一个不幸的人
如果你跟我一样 那你应该更清楚
But the city lights will seduce you
Day walkers beware if it's not what you're used to
但这城市灯火会诱惑你
