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zuò cí : wú |
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zuò qǔ : wú |
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I was seven years old, when I got my first pair |
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qī suì nà nián wǒ yōng yǒu le wǒ de dì yī shuāng qiú xié |
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And I stepped outside |
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wǒ fēi bēn pǎo xiàng wū wài |
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And I was like, Momma, this air bubble right here, it' s gonna make me fly |
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wǒ hěn gāo xìng tiān a xié lǐ de qì diàn hǎo xiàng huì ràng wǒ fēi qǐ lái |
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I hit that court, and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high |
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wǒ pǎo xiàng qiú chǎng wǒ fèn lì yī tiào tiào de hěn gāo |
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I touched the net, Mom I touched the net, this is the best day of my life |
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wǒ mō dào le lán wǎng tiān a wǒ jìng rán mō dào le lán wǎng zhè shì wǒ yī shēng zhōng zuì měi hǎo de yì tiān |
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Air Maxes were next |
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Air Maxes shì wǒ de dì èr shuāng qiú xié |
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That air bubble, that mesh |
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nà qì diàn nà wǎng luò |
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The box, the smell, the stuffin, the tread, in school |
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nà xié hé nà wèi dào nà zhì dì nà xié dǐ |
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I was so cool |
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ràng wǒ zài xué xiào lǐ shì zuì kù de yí gè |
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I knew that I couldn' t crease ' em |
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wǒ zhī dào wǒ shě bù dé nòng zhòu tā |
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My friends couldn' t afford ' em |
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wǒ de sǐ dǎng men hái dōu mǎi bu qǐ ne |
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Four stripes on their Adidas |
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tā men chuān de hái shì fǎng mào de sì dào gāng de a dí dá sī |
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On the court I wasn' t the best, but my kicks were like the pros |
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qiú chǎng shàng wǒ bú shì zuì chū sè de dàn wǒ de qiú xié ràng wǒ jiù xiàng shì zhuān yè de xuǎn shǒu |
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Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo |
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wǒ tè yì lòu chū xié tóu zhǐ xiǎng ràng suǒ yǒu rén kàn dào nà biāo zhì |
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Nike Air Flight, but bad was so |
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nài kè de zhè kuǎn Aif Flight bù hǎo de shì zhè xié hǎo chǒu |
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And then my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his fours, whoa |
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wǒ de sǐ dǎng kǎ luò sī de gē ge tóu shè zāo dào jué shā |
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See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted a Starter coat though |
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xiǎn ér yì jiàn tā zhǐ xiǎng lái gè tiào tóu dàn yǐ bèi bié rén qiǎng zhàn xiān jī |
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Didn' t wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello |
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wú lùn shì shuí dōu bù xiǎng bèi duì shǒu wéi kùn |
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You' d get clowned for those Pro Wings, with the velcro |
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chuān zhe zhè shuāng dā yǒu ní lóng dā kòu de Pro Wings nǐ kěn dìng huì bèi chǐ xiào |
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Those were not tight |
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lián xié dài dōu méi yǒu |
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I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, cause I wanted to be like Mike, right |
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wǒ xiǎng fēi lí dì miàn yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng gēn Mike yí yàng lái gè guàn lán |
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Wanted to be him |
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xiǎng hé tā yí yàng lì hài |
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I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim |
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wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi nà jiā huo wǒ xiǎng guàn lán |
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I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in |
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wǒ xiǎng zuò cháo rén wǒ xiǎng gēn jǐn cháo liú |
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I wanted what he had, America, it begins |
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wǒ xiǎng yōng yǒu tā yǒu de yī qiè měi guó mèng kāi shǐ |
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I want to fly |
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wǒ xiǎng zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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Can you take me far away |
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nǐ néng dài wǒ fēi xiàng yuǎn fāng me |
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Give me a star to reach for |
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cì wǒ yí gè chù shǒu kě jí de xīng xīng |
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Tell me what it takes |
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gào sù wǒ dài jià huì shì shén me |
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And I' ll go so high |
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wǒ huì zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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I' ll go so high |
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zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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My feet won' t touch the ground |
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shuāng jiǎo lí dì zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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Stitch my wings |
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zhǎn kāi chì bǎng |
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And pull the strings |
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bǎng jǐn xié dài |
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I bought these dreams |
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wǒ yòng qián huàn qǔ mèng xiǎng |
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That all fall down |
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ér zhè mèng zhōng jiū hái shì huì pò suì |
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We want what we can' t have, commodity makes us want it |
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duì wǒ men lái shuō yáo bù kě jí de xié zǐ men bǎi zài huò jià shàng děng wǒ men dài tā men huí jiā |
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So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it |
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zhēn guì wǒ yí gè jìn de xuàn yào |
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Got to show ' em, so exclusive, this that new |
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shài gěi bié rén kàn nà kě shì dú yī wú èr zuì xīn kuǎn de ne |
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A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in |
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yī bǎi měi yuán de zhàn xuē wǒ què cóng wèi chéng gōng guàn lán |
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Look at me, look at me, I' m a cool kid |
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kàn kàn wǒ kuài kàn wǒ wǒ shì xiǎo cháo rén |
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I' m an individual, yea, but I' m part of a movement |
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zì yǐ wéi wǒ hěn tè lì dú xíng yě shì zhè cháo liú de zhuī suí zhě |
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My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it |
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wǒ duì xié de rè ài shǐ wǒ chéng wéi xié diàn shú kè wǒ yě yī zhí mǎi mǎi mǎi |
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They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said |
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sǐ dǎng men dōu shuō xǐ huān de huà jiù jǐn guǎn qù zuò wǒ yě jiù tóu nǎo fā rè suí xīn suǒ yù |
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Look at what that swoosh did |
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kàn kàn zhè kuáng rè duì wǒ de yǐng xiǎng ba |
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See it consumed my thoughts |
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tā kòng zhì le wǒ de lǐ zhì |
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Are you stupid, don' t crease ' em, just leave ' em in that box |
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nǐ shì bèn dàn ma bú yào nòng zhòu nǐ de bǎo bèi kuài fàng huí xié hé |
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Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk |
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xié dài bǎng de tài jǐn shǐ wǒ shuō bu chū huà |
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That' s my air bubble and I' m lost, if it pops |
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nà shi wǒ de zhuān shǔ qì diàn rú guǒ tā bào le wǒ kěn dìng huì hěn shī luò |
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We are what we wear, we wear what we are |
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wǒ jiù ài wǒ suǒ chuān wǒ chuān jiù shì wǒ suǒ ài |
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But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all |
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kàn zhe jìng zi lǐ de zì jǐ jué de Phil Knight kòng zhì le wǒ |
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Will I stand for change, or stay in my box |
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wǒ gāi yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn ma hái shì yuán dì tà bù |
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These Nikes help me define me, and I' m trying to take mine, off |
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zhèi xiē nài kè xié yǐ bāng wǒ dìng wèi zì wǒ wǒ zhèng nǔ lì ràng zì jǐ gāo fēi |
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I want to fly |
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wǒ xiǎng zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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Can you take me far away |
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nǐ néng dài wǒ fēi xiàng yuǎn fāng me |
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Give me a star to reach for |
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cì wǒ yī kē chù shǒu kě jí de xīng xīng |
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Tell me what it takes |
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gào sù wǒ dài jià huì shì shén me |
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And I' ll go so high |
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wǒ huì zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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I' ll go so high |
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zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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My feet won' t touch the ground |
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shuāng jiǎo lí dì zhǎn chì gāo fēi |
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Stitch my wings |
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zhǎn kāi chì bǎng |
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And pull the strings |
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xì jǐn xié dài |
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I bought these dreams |
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wǒ yòng qián huàn qǔ mèng xiǎng |
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That all fall down |
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ér zhè mèng zhōng jiū hái shì huì pò suì |
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They started out, with what I wear to school |
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chuān zhe nèi xiē xié wǒ qù xué xiào |
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That first day, like these are what make you cool |
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dì yì tiān tā men huì ràng nǐ jué de zì jǐ hěn kù |
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And this pair, this would be my parachute |
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nèi xiē xié huì shì wǒ ān quán jiàng luò de bǎo hù sǎn |
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So much more than just a pair of shoes |
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yì yì bù jǐn jǐn shì yī shuāng xié zǐ |
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Nah, this is what I am |
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zhè jiù shì zhēn shí de wǒ |
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What I wore, this is the source of my youth |
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jiǎo xià chuān de jiù shì wǒ shì fàng jī qíng de dòng lì |
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This dream that they sold to you |
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tā men yǐ yī bǎi měi yuán de jià gé mài gěi nǐ men |
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For a hundred dollars and some change |
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yǐ mèng xiǎng hái yǒu wèi lái wéi míng yì |
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Consumption is in the veins |
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gěi nǐ men de xuè yè lǐ zhù rù xīn de xiāo fèi kě néng |
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And now I see it' s just another pair of shoes |
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fǎng fú wǒ yòu kàn dào le yī shuāng xīn xié zǐ |