Why Do

歌曲 Why Do
歌手 Akala
专辑 It's Not a Rumour

歌词

[00:20.724] Familiar scene, street corner, tape and sheets
[00:23.285] 18 put to sleep, talk on the street
[00:25.632] Til next week when a different face is another life wasted
[00:28.910] Self-hatred is dangerous, the world see him as a thug
[00:32.216] But don't understand
[00:33.355] That a poor black man, ain't born with a strap in his hand
[00:35.951] Was soft like all children at 5 years old
[00:38.375] But the cycle and society, turned him cold
[00:41.140] Pops fled the scene, left mom's on her own
[00:43.539] To feed 3 seeds alone, so she never home
[00:46.473] Sweatin' for change, but there's big dough in the game
[00:49.333] And he wanna be next to push a range
[00:51.794] So we change innocent, to militant ways, Rollin' with the bigger boys, doin whatever they say
[00:56.187] But wait these streets ain't got no glory
[00:59.002] Man rolled up on him, you know the rest of the story
[01:02.797] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[01:08.471] Why do we have to live this way?
[01:12.713] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[01:18.498] Why do we have to live this way?
[01:22.262] Look at what we see and go through
[01:23.743] Of course we're thugs, cause of our will to survive
[01:25.250] Not cause of drugs
[01:26.377] Living in foulest conditions, still breed proudest traditions
[01:29.995] We speak, everybody listen
[01:32.401] But we still jealous, when one of us shining
[01:35.182] Like I'm grindin, why's my man shining?
[01:37.706] I ain't criticizing, been known to be whiling
[01:39.832] Just tryna give you food for thought when I'm rhyming
[01:42.291] Cause I'm tired of youts' them dyin' cause there's no guidance
[01:45.429] But I won't have my fam cryin
[01:47.779] An eye for an eye? That's your science?
[01:49.926] Cool we're the same then, let's get blinded
[01:52.586] I'm not in the hype ting-handle ma business
[01:55.028] If I feel somethings a threat, then that threats missin
[01:58.231] Just know that my heart was good and that I tried
[02:00.363] I just had too much pride
[02:03.166] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[02:08.902] Why do we have to live this way?
[02:13.655] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[02:19.645] Why do we have to live this way?
[02:23.782] No matter how we act, we all got emotion
[02:25.906] Just learn to hide it, it hurts to open
[02:28.192] The street is a movie, stay in your role
[02:30.719] If you let it go, vultures swallow you whole
[02:33.180] But it don't fool me bro, I see things clear
[02:36.031] Big killers get big years and shed big tears
[02:38.424] If not at trial, gradually as the years pass
[02:41.050] The guilt set in like a vice on the heart
[02:43.922] Reminiscing bout the nigga at your side
[02:46.341] Now he's missin' and no wishin could give him back life
[02:48.825] That's just life, shit ain't fair
[02:51.527] Man scream "street dreams', all I see is the nightmare's
[02:54.187] Locked up, years pass seed dun grown
[02:56.510] Get murked or hit the pipe, Either way you a ghost
[02:58.965] And that's reality even though it's crazy
[03:01.807] Got to change, or it's the same fate for our babies...
[03:04.625] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[03:10.670] Why do we have to live this way?
[03:14.765] Why do we live this way oh lord?
[03:20.426] Why do we have to live this way?
[03:25.132] I've been talking to myself now lately
[03:27.399] All the things going on so crazy
[03:29.917] I wondering why would somebody explain it to me
[03:35.406] I've been talking to myself now lately
[03:37.586] All the things going on so crazy
[03:40.188] Would somebody explain this to me
[03:42.660] Would you tell me tell me why
[03:46.030] This one's for all my people struggling
[03:49.522] Looking for something better
[03:52.045] Just hold on
[03:53.197] It's coming ,Trust me

歌词大意

[00:20.724] shú xī de chǎng jǐng, jiē jiǎo, jǐng jiè xiàn yǔ guǒ shī bù
[00:23.285] shí bā suì cháng mián yú cǐ, jiē tóu liú yán sì qǐ
[00:25.632] nǎ pà xià zhōu huàn le xīn miàn kǒng, yòu shì yī tiáo mìng bái bái duàn sòng
[00:28.910] zì wǒ yàn wù tài wēi xiǎn, shì rén shì tā wèi bào tú
[00:32.216] què bù céng lǐ jiě
[00:33.355] yí gè pín qióng de hēi rén nán zǐ, bìng fēi shēng lái shǒu zhōng jiù wò zhe qiāng
[00:35.951] wǔ suì shí de tā yě zēng xiàng suǒ yǒu hái zi nà bān róu ruǎn chún zhēn
[00:38.375] shì zhè è xìng xún huán yǔ cán kù shè huì, ràng tā biàn de bīng lěng
[00:41.140] fù qīn zǎo yǐ táo lí, liú xià mǔ qīn gū shēn yī rén
[00:43.539] dú zì fǔ yǎng sān ge hái zi, zhōng rì bēn bō bù zháo jiā
[00:46.473] zhuàn zhe xīn kǔ qián, kě jiē tóu yǐ cǐ móu qǔ bào lì
[00:49.333] tā yě xiǎng chéng wéi xià yī ge kāi háo chē de rén
[00:51.794] yú shì wǒ men tùn qù tiān zhēn, biàn de chěng yǒng dòu hěn, gēn zài dà gē shēn hòu wéi mìng shì cóng
[00:56.187] màn zhe, zhè jiē tóu bìng méi yǒu shén me róng yào kě yán
[00:59.002] chóu jiā zhǎo shàng mén lái, jié jú nǐ yě zǎo yǐ zhī xiǎo
[01:02.797] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[01:08.471] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[01:12.713] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[01:18.498] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[01:22.262] kàn kàn wǒ men yǎn jiàn de yǔ jīng lì de yī qiè
[01:23.743] wǒ men bèi shì zuò bào tú, zhǐ yīn wèi le shēng cún
[01:25.250] jué fēi yīn wèi dú pǐn
[01:26.377] jí shǐ shēn chǔ zuì è liè de huán jìng, réng yùn yù zhe zuì jiāo ào de chuán tǒng
[01:29.995] wǒ men yī dàn fā shēng, zhòng rén dōu dé qīng tīng
[01:32.401] kě dāng wǒ men zhī zhōng yǒu rén shǎn yào, jí dù xīn què zài zuò suì
[01:35.182] jiù xiàng wǒ yě zài pīn mìng nǔ lì, píng shén me tā néng fēng guāng?
[01:37.706] wǒ bìng fēi zài cǐ zhǐ zé, wǒ yě zēng nà yàng fēng kuáng hú nào
[01:39.832] zhǐ shì xiǎng jiè zhe yā yùn, gěi nǐ men yī xiē sī kǎo
[01:42.291] wǒ yàn juàn le shào nián men yīn wú rén zhǐ yǐn ér wǎng sǐ
[01:45.429] dàn wǒ jué bù yuàn ràng wǒ de jiā rén kū qì
[01:47.779] yǐ yǎn huán yǎn? zhè jiù shì nǐ de xìn tiáo?
[01:49.926] hǎo ba nà wǒ men dōu yí yàng, nà jiù yì qǐ zǒu xiàng máng mù
[01:52.586] wǒ bù suí bō zhú liú, zhǐ guǎn hǎo zì jǐ de shì
[01:55.028] ruò wǒ gǎn dào wēi xié pò jìn, nà wēi xié biàn huì xiāo shī
[01:58.231] qǐng xiāng xìn wǒ běn xìng liáng shàn, wǒ yě zēng nǔ lì cháng shì
[02:00.363] zhǐ shì xīn zhōng yǒu zhe tài duō de zì zūn yǔ ào qì
[02:03.166] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[02:08.902] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[02:13.655] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[02:19.645] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[02:23.782] wú lùn wài biǎo rú hé, wǒ men jiē yǒu qíng gǎn
[02:25.906] zhǐ shì xué huì le yǐn cáng, yīn wèi chǎng kāi xīn fēi tài tòng
[02:28.192] jiē tóu rú xì, yǎn hǎo nǐ de jué sè
[02:30.719] yī dàn nǐ sōng xiè, tū jiù biàn huì jiāng nǐ shēng tūn huó bō
[02:33.180] dàn zhè piàn bù liǎo wǒ, xiōng dì, wǒ kàn de qīng qīng chǔ chǔ
[02:36.031] shā rén chóng fàn huò xíng màn cháng, lèi shuǐ liú jìn
[02:38.424] jí biàn bù zài shěn pàn zhī shí, yě huì zài liú shì de suì yuè zhōng
[02:41.050] huǐ hèn rú hǔ qián bān jǐn jǐn shì yǎo zhe xīn zàng
[02:43.922] huí yì qǐ céng jīng bìng jiān zuò zhàn de xiōng dì
[02:46.341] rú jīn tā yǐ bù zài, rèn nǐ rú hé qí dǎo yě huàn bù huí tā de shēng mìng
[02:48.825] zhè jiù shì shēng huó, gāi sǐ de bù gōng
[02:51.527] rén men gāo hū" jiē tóu mèng xiǎng", wǒ què zhī jiàn dào è mèng
[02:54.187] shēn xiàn líng yǔ, suì yuè liú shì, hái zi yǐ rán zhǎng dà
[02:56.510] yào me hèng sǐ jiē tóu yào me chén lún dú hǎi, héng shù dōu rú yóu hún
[02:58.965] zhè jiù shì xiàn shí, jǐn guǎn rú cǐ fēng kuáng
[03:01.807] bì xū zuò chū gǎi biàn, fǒu zé wǒ men de hái zi yě jiāng chóng dǎo fù zhé
[03:04.625] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[03:10.670] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[03:14.765] zhǔ a, wèi hé wǒ men huó dé rú cǐ bù kān?
[03:20.426] wèi hé wǒ men fēi děi zhè yàng gǒu huó?
[03:25.132] zuì jìn wǒ zǒng zài zì yán zì yǔ
[03:27.399] fā shēng de yī qiè shì rú cǐ fēng kuáng
[03:29.917] wǒ zài xiǎng yǒu shuí néng wéi wǒ jiě shì zhè yī qiè
[03:35.406] zuì jìn wǒ zǒng zài zì yán zì yǔ
[03:37.586] fā shēng de yī qiè shì rú cǐ fēng kuáng
[03:40.188] yǒu shuí néng wéi wǒ jiě shì zhè yī qiè
[03:42.660] nǐ néng gào sù wǒ, gào sù wǒ wèi shí me ma
[03:46.030] zhè shǒu gē xiàn gěi suǒ yǒu zài zhēng zhá de rén men
[03:49.522] zhuī xún zhe gèng hǎo de shēng huó
[03:52.045] jiān chí zhù
[03:53.197] hǎo rì zi huì lái de, xiāng xìn wǒ