I Am Not My Hair (Featuring Akon) - India Arie (印地雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯)
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Written by：India Arie/Shannon Sanders/Drew Ramsey
See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
你看我还记得很久以前
Small tryin' to ball always been black
努力挣钱从来都是黑人
And my hair I tried it all I even went flat
我的头发我试过了我甚至剪成了扁平
Had a lumpy curly top and all that crap now
我曾经有一个凹凸不平的车篷现在什么都有了
Just tryin' to be appreciated
只想得到别人的赞赏
Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
蓬头垢面的兄弟从来没有女人
And I hit the barber shop real quick
我很快就去了理发店
Had'em give me lil' twist and it drove'em crazy crazy
让他们对我投怀送抱让他们疯狂无比
Then I couldn't get no job
然后我就找不到工作
'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
因为公司不会雇佣我
Then I thought about my dogs from the block
我想起了我在街头的兄弟们
Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob
有点明白他们为什么要偷抢了
Was it the hair that got me this far
是秀发让我走到今天吗
All these girls these cribs these cars
好多姑娘好多房子好多车子
I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
我不愿这样说但这似乎漏洞百出
'Cause success didn't come till I cut it all off
因为只有我斩断一切成功才会降临
Little girl with the press and curl
身材凹凸有致的小女孩
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
八岁的时候我就留了一头卷发
Thirteen and I got a relaxer
十三岁我有一把枪
I was a source of so much laughter
我曾是欢声笑语的源泉
At fifteen when it all broke off
十五岁的时候一切都结束了
Eighteen and went all natural
十八岁一切都自然而然
February 2002
二○○二年二月
I went on and did what I had to do
我继续做我必须做的事
Because it was time to change my life
因为是时候改变我的人生了
To become the woman that I am inside
变成我内心的那个女人
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
九十七个发辫都不见了
I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
我第一次看着镜子里的自己
Hey hey
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂
Good hair means curls and waves no
一头秀发意味着一头卷发
Bad hair means you look like a slave no
一头秀发意味着你看起来就像奴隶
At the turn of the century
在世纪之交
It's time for us to redefine who we be
是时候重新定义自己了
You can shave it off like a South African beauty
你可以像南非美女一样刮掉
Or get in on lock like Bob Marley
或者像鲍勃·马利一样紧锁心门
You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey
你可以像奥普拉·温弗瑞一样尽情摇摆
If it's not what's on your head it's what's underneath and say
如果不是你脑袋上的问题而是内心的问题
Hey hey
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂
Who cares if you don't like that
谁在乎你是否不喜欢
With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap
什么都不怕拿着枪一路狂飙
And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves
警察都想找我麻烦因为我很有钱
Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
我这一辈子都没见过这样的事
Man you gotta change all these feelings
朋友你得改变这些感觉
Steady judging one another by their appearance
镇定自若以貌取人
Yes India I feel ya girl
是的印度姑娘我懂你的意思
Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause
现在来吧和全世界的人谈谈吧
Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person
我的发型是否让我变得更好
Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend Oh
我的发型是否让我成为更好的朋友
Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity
我的发型是否决定了我的正直
Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠
I am expressing my creativity
我在表达我的创造力
Whoa whoa whoa
哇靠
Breast cancer and chemotherapy
乳腺癌和化疗
Took away her crownin' glory
带走了她至高无上的荣耀
She promised God if she was to survive
她向上帝保证如果她能活下来
She would enjoy every day of her life oh
她会享受人生的每一天
On national television
在国家电视台上
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
她的钻石眼睛闪闪发光
Bald-headed like a full moon shining
光头就像一轮满月闪闪发光
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey
对着全世界歌唱
Hey hey
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am the soul that lives withing
我是永生不灭的灵魂
Hey hey
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
I am not this skin
我不是这副皮囊
I am not your expectations no hey
我不是你期待的那样
I am not my hair
我不是我的头发
