《I Am Not My Hair (Featuring Akon)》歌词

[00:00:00] I Am Not My Hair (Featuring Akon) - India Arie (印地雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯)

[00:00:05] 以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供

[00:00:05] Written by：India Arie/Shannon Sanders/Drew Ramsey

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[00:00:10] See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back

[00:00:12] 你看我还记得很久以前

[00:00:12] Small tryin' to ball always been black

[00:00:14] 努力挣钱从来都是黑人

[00:00:14] And my hair I tried it all I even went flat

[00:00:17] 我的头发我试过了我甚至剪成了扁平

[00:00:17] Had a lumpy curly top and all that crap now

[00:00:20] 我曾经有一个凹凸不平的车篷现在什么都有了

[00:00:20] Just tryin' to be appreciated

[00:00:22] 只想得到别人的赞赏

[00:00:22] Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies

[00:00:25] 蓬头垢面的兄弟从来没有女人

[00:00:25] And I hit the barber shop real quick

[00:00:27] 我很快就去了理发店

[00:00:27] Had'em give me lil' twist and it drove'em crazy crazy

[00:00:30] 让他们对我投怀送抱让他们疯狂无比

[00:00:30] Then I couldn't get no job

[00:00:32] 然后我就找不到工作

[00:00:32] 'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks

[00:00:34] 因为公司不会雇佣我

[00:00:34] Then I thought about my dogs from the block

[00:00:37] 我想起了我在街头的兄弟们

[00:00:37] Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob

[00:00:39] 有点明白他们为什么要偷抢了

[00:00:39] Was it the hair that got me this far

[00:00:42] 是秀发让我走到今天吗

[00:00:42] All these girls these cribs these cars

[00:00:44] 好多姑娘好多房子好多车子

[00:00:44] I hate to say it but it seem so flawed

[00:00:46] 我不愿这样说但这似乎漏洞百出

[00:00:46] 'Cause success didn't come till I cut it all off

[00:00:49] 因为只有我斩断一切成功才会降临

[00:00:49] Little girl with the press and curl

[00:00:51] 身材凹凸有致的小女孩

[00:00:51] Age eight I got a Jheri curl

[00:00:54] 八岁的时候我就留了一头卷发

[00:00:54] Thirteen and I got a relaxer

[00:00:56] 十三岁我有一把枪

[00:00:56] I was a source of so much laughter

[00:00:59] 我曾是欢声笑语的源泉

[00:00:59] At fifteen when it all broke off

[00:01:01] 十五岁的时候一切都结束了

[00:01:01] Eighteen and went all natural

[00:01:04] 十八岁一切都自然而然

[00:01:04] February 2002

[00:01:06] 二○○二年二月

[00:01:06] I went on and did what I had to do

[00:01:09] 我继续做我必须做的事

[00:01:09] Because it was time to change my life

[00:01:11] 因为是时候改变我的人生了

[00:01:11] To become the woman that I am inside

[00:01:13] 变成我内心的那个女人

[00:01:13] Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone

[00:01:16] 九十七个发辫都不见了

[00:01:16] I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that

[00:01:18] 我第一次看着镜子里的自己

[00:01:18] Hey hey

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[00:01:19] I am not my hair

[00:01:22] 我不是我的头发

[00:01:22] I am not this skin

[00:01:24] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:01:24] I am not your expectations no hey

[00:01:29] 我不是你期待的那样

[00:01:29] I am not my hair

[00:01:32] 我不是我的头发

[00:01:32] I am not this skin

[00:01:34] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:01:34] I am the soul that lives withing

[00:01:38] 我是永生不灭的灵魂

[00:01:38] Good hair means curls and waves no

[00:01:40] 一头秀发意味着一头卷发

[00:01:40] Bad hair means you look like a slave no

[00:01:43] 一头秀发意味着你看起来就像奴隶

[00:01:43] At the turn of the century

[00:01:45] 在世纪之交

[00:01:45] It's time for us to redefine who we be

[00:01:47] 是时候重新定义自己了

[00:01:47] You can shave it off like a South African beauty

[00:01:50] 你可以像南非美女一样刮掉

[00:01:50] Or get in on lock like Bob Marley

[00:01:52] 或者像鲍勃·马利一样紧锁心门

[00:01:52] You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey

[00:01:54] 你可以像奥普拉·温弗瑞一样尽情摇摆

[00:01:54] If it's not what's on your head it's what's underneath and say

[00:01:57] 如果不是你脑袋上的问题而是内心的问题

[00:01:57] Hey hey

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[00:01:58] I am not my hair

[00:02:01] 我不是我的头发

[00:02:01] I am not this skin

[00:02:03] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:02:03] I am not your expectations no hey

[00:02:08] 我不是你期待的那样

[00:02:08] I am not my hair

[00:02:11] 我不是我的头发

[00:02:11] I am not this skin

[00:02:13] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:02:13] I am the soul that lives withing

[00:02:17] 我是永生不灭的灵魂

[00:02:17] Who cares if you don't like that

[00:02:19] 谁在乎你是否不喜欢

[00:02:19] With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap

[00:02:21] 什么都不怕拿着枪一路狂飙

[00:02:21] And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves

[00:02:24] 警察都想找我麻烦因为我很有钱

[00:02:24] Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days

[00:02:27] 我这一辈子都没见过这样的事

[00:02:27] Man you gotta change all these feelings

[00:02:29] 朋友你得改变这些感觉

[00:02:29] Steady judging one another by their appearance

[00:02:31] 镇定自若以貌取人

[00:02:31] Yes India I feel ya girl

[00:02:34] 是的印度姑娘我懂你的意思

[00:02:34] Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause

[00:02:36] 现在来吧和全世界的人谈谈吧

[00:02:36] Whoa whoa whoa

[00:02:38] 哇靠

[00:02:38] Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person

[00:02:41] 我的发型是否让我变得更好

[00:02:41] Whoa whoa whoa

[00:02:43] 哇靠

[00:02:43] Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend Oh

[00:02:47] 我的发型是否让我成为更好的朋友

[00:02:47] Whoa whoa whoa

[00:02:48] 哇靠

[00:02:48] Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity

[00:02:51] 我的发型是否决定了我的正直

[00:02:51] Whoa whoa whoa

[00:02:53] 哇靠

[00:02:53] I am expressing my creativity

[00:02:55] 我在表达我的创造力

[00:02:55] Whoa whoa whoa

[00:02:56] 哇靠

[00:02:56] Breast cancer and chemotherapy

[00:02:59] 乳腺癌和化疗

[00:02:59] Took away her crownin' glory

[00:03:01] 带走了她至高无上的荣耀

[00:03:01] She promised God if she was to survive

[00:03:03] 她向上帝保证如果她能活下来

[00:03:03] She would enjoy every day of her life oh

[00:03:06] 她会享受人生的每一天

[00:03:06] On national television

[00:03:08] 在国家电视台上

[00:03:08] Her diamond eyes are sparkling

[00:03:11] 她的钻石眼睛闪闪发光

[00:03:11] Bald-headed like a full moon shining

[00:03:13] 光头就像一轮满月闪闪发光

[00:03:13] Singing out to the whole wide world like hey

[00:03:16] 对着全世界歌唱

[00:03:16] Hey hey

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[00:03:17] I am not my hair

[00:03:18] 我不是我的头发

[00:03:18] I am not my hair

[00:03:20] 我不是我的头发

[00:03:20] I am not this skin

[00:03:21] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:03:21] I am not your expectations no hey

[00:03:26] 我不是你期待的那样

[00:03:26] I am not my hair

[00:03:29] 我不是我的头发

[00:03:29] I am not this skin

[00:03:31] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:03:31] I am the soul that lives withing

[00:03:35] 我是永生不灭的灵魂

[00:03:35] Hey hey

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[00:03:36] I am not my hair

[00:03:39] 我不是我的头发

[00:03:39] I am not this skin

[00:03:41] 我不是这副皮囊

[00:03:41] I am not your expectations no hey

[00:03:46] 我不是你期待的那样

[00:03:46] I am not my hair

[00:03:51] 我不是我的头发