Last night the word came down, ten dead in Chinatown. 昨天晚上的话就下来，十死在唐人街。

Innocent, their only crime was being in the wrong place, at the wrong time 无辜的，他们唯一的罪行是在错误的地方是，在错误的时间

Too bad, people say what's wrong with the kids today 太糟糕了，有人说这有什么不好今天的孩子

I tell you right now they've got nothing to lose 我告诉你，现在他们已经没有什么可输

   

They're building EMPIRE! 他们正在建造帝国！

   

Johnny used to work after school 约翰尼用来放学后的工作

at the cinema show. 在电影院放映。

Gotta hustle if he wants an education 如果他想教育得喧嚣

Yeah he's got a long way to go. 是的他有很长的路要走。

Now he's out on the streets all day 现在，他在街头一整天

selling Crack to the people who pay. 销售裂缝，以谁付的人。

Got an AK-47 for his best friend 有一支AK -47为他的最好的朋友

business the American way. 经营美国的方式。

   

Eastside meets Westside downtown. 东区满足西区繁华。

No time, the walls fall down 没时间了，墙壁上掉下来

   

Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! Can't you hear it calling? 难道你感觉不到它的到来？帝国！你能听到它叫？

Black man, trapped again. Holds his chain in his hand. 黑人，再次被困。拥有自己的连锁在手里。

Brother killing brother for the profit of another, 对于别人的利润兄弟杀兄弟，

Game point, nobody wins. Declines, right on time. 局点，没有人赢。拒绝，准时。

What happened to the dream sublime? 发生了什么事的崇高梦想？

Tear it all down, we'll put it up again. Another EMPIRE? 撕了这一切，我们说得最多的一次。另一个帝国？

   

Eastside meets Westside downtown. 东区满足西区繁华。

No time, no line, the walls fall down. 没有时间，没有线，墙上掉下来。

   

Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! 难道你感觉不到它的到来？帝国！

Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE! 你能听到它的到来帝国！

Can't someone here stop it...??!! 不是有人在这里可以阻止它...... ？ ！