[Talib Kweli] [利布Kweli ]

The proud 骄傲

Stand tall or don't stand at all, c'mon 挺起胸膛，或不站在所有，来吧

Uhh, yeah 呃，是啊

Break it down 打破它

What we do? 我们做什么？

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

We survive, it's more than pride 我们生存，它比骄傲

We stay alive, ready to ride 我们活着，准备乘车

   

[Chorus - repeat through intro] [合唱团 - 通过重复介绍]

   

[Intro: Talib Kweli] [简介：利布Kweli ]

One two, one two yo 一，二，一二哟

Aight.. put it down yo Aight ..爱不释手哟

June 21, 2001 2001年6月21日

Timothy McVeigh is executed 蒂莫西·麦克维被执行

And the country breathe a sigh of relief 与全国呼吸了一口气

Goodness prevails over evil, it seems 善良战胜邪恶，似乎

Somehow when he's gone, we feel safer 不知怎的，当他走了，我们感到更安全

Little do we know 小做，我们知道

   

[Verse One] [诗一]

Today the paper say Timothy McVeigh's in hell 今天的文章说，蒂莫西·麦克维在地狱

So everything's okay and all must be well 所以，一切都很好，而且都必须是好

I remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze 我记得俄克拉何马州，当他们扑灭了大火

And put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front page 并把伊斯兰恐怖爆炸事件，在头版

It's like saying only gays get AIDS, propaganda 这就像说只有男同性恋者感染艾滋病，宣传

Like saying the problem's over when they locked that man up 好像是说这个问题已经结束了，当他们锁定的那个人了

Wrong! It's just the beginning, the first inning 错了！这仅仅是开始，第一局

Battle for America's soul, the devil's winning 争斗为美国的灵魂，魔鬼的殊荣

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick 总统是布什，副总统迪克

So a whole lot of fuckin is what we gon' get 所以一大堆他妈的就是我们坤得到

They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed 他们不想提高宝宝所以选固定

That's why we don't be fuckin with politics 这就是为什么我们不与政治他妈的

They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that 他们赌的是，家长战斗，湿了该

Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that 大清洗下来的点点狗，找来黑人到软禁了

It's all good except for that - we still poor 这是除了那都好 - 我们仍然较差

Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real 金钱，权力和尊重是我们杀的，真正的

   

[Chorus - repeat through interlude] [合唱团 - 重复过的插曲]

   

[Interlude] [插曲]

August 4, 2001 2001年8月4日

A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn 醉酒警察刈下来的整个家庭在布鲁克林

The judge lets him go with no bail 法官让他走，没有保释

It reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system 它提醒我们，刚刚怎么不值钱了我们的生活是司法系统

I struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it's hard 我努力，说明情况，以我的儿子，这是很难

   

[Verse Two] [诗两]

Niggaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggaz with guns 兄弟们的知识比兄弟们比枪更危险

They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggaz dumb 他们使枪易得，并尽量保持哑巴兄弟们

Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21 针对该犯罪团伙和涂鸦的21号提案

I already know the deal but what the fuck do I tell my son? 我已经知道了很多，但什么他妈的我告诉我的儿子吗？

I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules 我要他活着吧，活着好，尊重规则

He's five years old and he still thinkin cops is cool 他是五十岁，他仍然想着警察很酷

How do I break the news that when he gets some size 我如何把这个消息时，他得到了一些大小

He'll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes 他将percieved为威胁或看到的恐惧，他们的眼睛

It's in they job description to terminate the threat 这是在他们的工作描述终止威胁

So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect 所以41杆的身体是他能期待什么

The precedent is set, don't matter if he follow the law 的先例，如果他遵守法律并不重要

I know I'll give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!) 我知道，我给我的儿子骄傲，让他吞下这一切（该死！ ）

Fuck the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and 'Pac too 他妈的猪！我认为猪杀了大和“小精灵太

If they didn't they know who did, they got to! 如果他们不知道谁做，他们得到了！

Who they serve and protect, nigga not you 他们是谁服务和保护，兄弟你不

Cops shot off of ten G's but they got glocks too 警察打掉十个G公司，但他们得到了glocks太

Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself 让你保护自己，或更好，但尊重你自己

Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself 直入医院，你得检查自己

They be gettin tips from snitches and rival crews 他们可以从刚开告密者和对手人员的提示

Doin them favors so they workin for the drug dealers too 杜安他们主张，使他们干活的毒贩太

Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters 就在执法人员的业务与恨在他们枪套

Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier 拍你的背，就不会面对你像一个战士

Kurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop's wife 库尔特·洛德问我什么，我说死警察的妻子

Cops kill my people everyday, that's life 警察杀了我的人每天，这就是生活

   

[Chorus - repeat through final interlude] [合唱团 - 重复到最后的插曲]

   

[Final Interlude] [最后的插曲]

September 11, 2001 2001年9月11日

Terrorists attack the Pentagon and the World Trade Center 恐怖分子袭击五角大楼和世界贸易中心

Kills thousand and permanently scars America's false sense of security 杀敌一千永久疤痕美国的虚假的安全感

We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst 我们看到的最糟糕的，面对人类的最好的例子

As fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers 由于消防人员，警察，救援人员

and volunteers of all sorts, fight to save lives 和各种志愿者，争取挽救生命

The world will never be the same again 这个世界将永远不会再是相同的

   

[Verse Three] [诗三]

My heart go out to everybody at Ground Zero 我的心脏出去大家在地面零

Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes 红色，黑色，黄色，白色和棕色的英雄

It's more complicated than black and white 它比黑色和白色更复杂

To give your own life is the greatest sacrifice 为了让自己的生活是最大的牺牲

But it's hard for me to walk down the block 但是，这对我来说很难走块

Seeing rats and roaches, crack viles and 40 ounce posters 看到老鼠，蟑螂，裂纹viles和40盎司海报

People broken down from years of oppression 人们从多年的压迫细分

Become patriots when they way of life is threatened 成为爱国人士时，他们的生活方式受到威胁

It's a hard conversation to have 这是一个困难的对话有

We lost kids, moms and dads, people ready to fight for the flag 我们失去了孩子，爸爸妈妈们，人们愿意为争取旗

Damn, when did shit get this bad? 妈的，什么时候大便变得如此糟糕？

America kill the innocent too, the cycle of violence is sad 美国杀死了无辜的太暴力循环是可悲的

Damn! Welcome to the world, we here 该死的！欢迎来到这个世界，我们在这里

We've been at, war for years but it's much more clear (yeah) 我们一直在战争多年，但它的更清楚（是啊）

We got to face what lies ahead 我们得面对的是什么样的未来

Fight for our truth and freedom and, ride for the dead 争取我们的真理和自由，骑死

   

[Chorus - repeat to end] [合唱团 - 重复结束]