《8英里》主题曲,美国“嘻哈之王”埃米纳姆(Eminem)演唱,第75届奥斯卡(2003年)最佳原创歌曲,也是第一首获得该奖项的说唱歌曲。
当人生的机遇摆在面前时,是奋力一搏抓住它?还是原地踌躇看它溜走?
作为地下rapper圈里唯一的白人rapper,吉米选择了自己的路。也曾年少轻狂过,与朋友在夜晚的街道无所事事地游荡。但终究不甘沉沦,生命里的热爱与向上的欲望催促着他,即使明知这是一条孤独而艰难的道路,依然选择负重前行。
作为埃米纳姆半自传性质的音乐电影,《8英里》融入了“姆爷”一路走来的心路历程。从贫民窟的白人穷小子,到在黑人歌手云集的嘻哈圈里称王,支撑他的不仅是天赋,更是热爱。
《Lose Yourself》
《迷失自我》
Look' if you had one shot' one opportunity
瞧着,如果你拥有 一次机会
To seize everything you ever wanted…One moment
去完成你曾经梦想拥有的一切...此时此刻
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
你是抓住它还是仅仅让它溜走?
His palms are sweaty' knees weak' arms are heavy
他的手掌在出汗,膝盖发软,双臂沉重
There's vomit on his sweater already' mom's spaghetti
他的毛衣上有吐过的痕迹,是妈妈做的意大利面
He's nervous' but on the surface he looks calm and ready
他紧张透顶,但表面却异常平静,好象成竹在胸
To drop bombs' but he keeps on forgettin
去引爆全场 但他忘记了
What he wrote down' the whole crowd goes so loud
写过的东西 所有人群的起哄声 嘘声是那么的大
He opens his mouth' but the words won'te out
他张开他的嘴巴,但一词也说不出来
He's chokin' how everybody's jokin now
他窒息了,此时所有人都在嘲笑他
The clock's run out' time's up over' bloah!
表针走过,结束时间已到,天啊!
Snap back to reality' Oh there goes gravity
迅速回到现实中来,噢失去重力般!
Oh' there goes Rabbit' he choked
噢,Rabbit他窒息了
He's so mad' but he won't give up that
他很生气 但是他不会放弃
Is he? No
是吧?不
He won't have it ' he knows his whole back city's ropes
他没戏了,他知道这整个背后的阴谋
It don't matter' he's dope
不要紧,他知道自己专业无比
He knows that' but he's broke
他知道那些,但他却身无分文
He's so stacked that he knows
他如此悲伤因为他知道这些
When he goes back to his mobile home' that's when it's
当他回到自己的活动房屋时(拖车),那就是他的时间了
Back to the lab again yo
他又得回到实验里
This whole rhapsody
进行整个狂想曲
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
他最好是去抓住这个时刻且希望它不要再从他身边溜过
You better lose yourself in the music' the moment
你最好在音乐中豁出去,在这个时刻
You own it' you better never let it go
你赢得它,你最好永远不要放走它
You only get one shot' do not miss your chance to blow
你只有这一次机会,不要错过引爆众人的机会
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
这种机会人生只有一次,哟
The soul's escaping' through this hole that it's gaping
他的灵魂正在通过这个打开的缺口中溜走
This world is mine for the taking
这个世界是我说的算的
Make me king' as we move toward a' new world order
让我为王!让我们共同移向一个 新世界的秩序
A normal life is borin' but superstardom's close to post-mortem
一个平凡的人生是无聊的,但上流社会又像活死人
It only grows harder' only grows hotter
那样的道路会更艰苦,只会变的更难
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
他把我们全都引爆了,这些女人都为他发狂
Coast to coast shows' he's know as the globetrotter
全美的演出,他知道自己就像世界观光旅行家
Lonely roads' God only knows
只有上帝才知道他的道路是多么的孤独
He's grown farther from home' he's no father
他的成长之路背井离乡,他不是个好父亲
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
他回到家他勉强才认出他自己的女儿
But hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water
堵住你的鼻子吧,因为这里有冷水
His bosses don't want him no mo' he's cold product
这些女人们不再需要他,因为他是冷血动物
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
他们到了下一个随波逐流的傻瓜那里
He nose dove and sold nada
他鼻子潜入水中却什么都没有
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
所以故事从此展开
I suppose it's old potna' but the beat goes on
我觉得它就像老掉牙的搭档,但是我还会跟着节拍继续
Da da dum da dum da da
哒 哒 咚 嗒 咚 哒 哒 哒 哒..
You better lose yourself in the music' the moment
你最好在音乐中豁出去,在这个时刻
You own it' you better never let it go
你赢得它,你最好永远不要放走它
You only get one shot' do not miss your chance to blow
你只有这一次机会,不要错过引爆众人的机会
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
这种机会人生只有一次,哟
No more games' I'ma change what you call rage
不再是游戏了,我改变了 就是你们称之为的愤怒
Tear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged
我就像两只被关起的狗 掀翻狗笼一样
I was playin in the beginnin' the mood all changed
开始我是在玩,(但是现在)风格却却全部变了
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
我像口香糖一样被人咀嚼,再吐出来,被嘘下台
But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher
但尽管那样我还得保持镇定而且继续我的下一个节拍
Best believe somebody's payin the pied piper
最好坚信被某人挖掘
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
我所有的内心痛苦被不可逃避的事实放大
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
事实上我再也不能度过这朝九晚五的生活
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
还有我不能为我的家庭提供生活的过正常的生活
Cuz man' these goddam food stamps don't buy diapers
所以说 伙计,这些该死的粮票连尿布都买不起
And it's no movie' there's no Mekhi Phifer' this is my life
然而这不是电影,这里没有Mekhi Phifer,这就是我的生活
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
这些时间是如此的艰难
Tryin to feed and water my seed' plus
让我的种子开花结果变的越来越困难
See dishonor caught up bein a father and a prima donna
我的角色在一个父亲和一个自负的家伙之间艰难蹒跚的徘徊
Baby mama drama's screamin on and
孩子 妈妈 尖声喊叫着
Too much for me to wanna
太多关于我想要的
Stay in one spot' another jam or not
停留在一个场所,千篇一律的每一天
Has gotten me to the point' I'm like a snail
他为做到这一点,我有时象个蜗牛
I've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
所以要想出个计划了,要么就坐牢或被射杀的结局
Success is my only mothafuckin option' failure's not
成功是我唯一理由,不可以失败
Mom' I love you' but this trail has got to go
妈妈我爱你,但这拖车真应该滚蛋
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
我不能如同塞伦的命运般成长
So here I go is my shot.
所以我把握我的这次机会
Feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got
我不能失足或者失败 因为也许这是我唯一拥有的 这仅有一次的机会
You better lose yourself in the music' the moment
你最好在音乐中豁出去,在这个时刻
You own it' you better never let it go
你赢得它,你最好永远不要放走它
You only get one shot' do not miss your chance to blow
你只有这一次机会,不要错过引爆众人的机会
This opportunityes once in a lifetime yo
这种机会人生只有一次,哟
You can do anything you set your mind to' man
你只要坚持头脑中的信念,任何事情都能成功,伙计
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