ten thousand hours

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I hope that God decides to talk through him
我希望上帝決定去找他談談
That the people decide to walk with him
但願人們決定去陪他散心
Regardless of pitchfork cosigns I've jumped
別管我在pitchfork榜單裡上漲的排名
Make sure the soundman doesn't cockblock the drums
確保那個音響師別阻攔這些鼓點
Let the snare knock the air right out of your lungs
讓它敲擊你肺外頭的空氣
And those words be the oxygen
讓這些句子成為氧氣
Just breathe
呼吸就好
Hey man, regardless I'm a say it
嘿伙計，管它那些我偏要說
Felt like I got signed the day that I got an agent
感覺簽約的那天我就有了經紀人
Got an itunes check, shit man I'm paying rent
成了iTunes訂閱賬戶，我tm還得付稅
About damn time that I got out of my basement
那段該死的時間裡我離開了地下室
About damn time I got around the country and I hit these stages
那段該死的時間裡我去到各地進行巡演
I was made to slay them
我被迫將它們幹掉
Ten thousand hours I'm so damn close I can taste it
一萬小時離我如此之近幾乎能嚐到滋味
On some Malcolm Gladwell, David Bowie meets Kanye shit
在馬爾科姆格拉德威爾（一萬小時定律提出者）的言論裡，大衛鮑伊遇見坎耶
This is dedication
這是種獻身精神
A life lived for art is never a life wasted
為藝術而活的生命從來不浪費
Ten thousand
一萬
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
一萬小時像是一萬隻螞蟻
Ten thousands ants, they carry me
一萬隻螞蟻，抬起了我
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
一萬小時像是一萬隻螞蟻
Ten thousands ants, they carry me
一萬隻螞蟻，抬起了我
Now, now, now
現在×3
This is my world, this is my arena
這是我的世界，這是我的舞台
The TV told me something different I didn't believe it
電視裡又告訴了我些其他的東西我不相信
I stand here in front of you today all because of an idea
我今天站在你的面前全憑這一個念頭
I could be who I wanted if I could see my potential
我能成為我想成為的人要是我能看見自己潛能的話
And I know that one day I'm a be him
我知道有天我會是他
Put the gloves on, sparring with my ego
帶好手套，跟自己較勁
Everyone's greatest obstacle, I beat 'em
每個人最大的阻礙，我都擊倒
Celebrate that achievement
歡慶這壯舉吧
Got some attachments, some baggage I'm actually working on leaving
得到一些愛慕、一些包袱？ 其實我沒想要挽留
See, I observed Escher
看吧，我觀察迴避者
I love Basquiat
我喜歡巴斯奎特（塗鴉藝術家）
I watched Keith Haring
我看凱斯哈林（塗鴉藝術家）
You see I study art
你明白我學藝術
The greats weren't great because at birth they could paint
大藝術家並不卓越因為他們生來會畫
The greats were great cause they paint a lot
大藝術家很偉大因為他們創作無數
I will not be a statistic
我不會去成為一個數據主義
Just let me be
那就讓你成為
No child left behind, that's the american scheme
不讓一個小孩落下，這是美國計劃
I make my living off of words
我不靠語言文字謀生
And do what I love for work
做我喜歡的功課
And got around 980 on my SATs
SAT大概考了980
Take that system, what did you expect?
那套制度下，你期待什麼呢
Generation of kids choosing love over a desk
這一代的孩子們在課桌上選擇愛好
Put those hours in and look at what you get
投入這些時間進去再看看你得到些什麼
Nothing that you can hold, but everything that it is
沒什麼你能把握住的，這一切不過是
Ten thousand
一萬
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
一萬小時像是一萬隻手掌
Ten thousands hands, they carry me
一萬隻手掌，支撐著我
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
一萬小時像是一萬隻手掌
Ten thousands hands, they carry me
一萬隻手掌，支撐著我
Same shit, different day, same struggle
一如既往的糟糕，不同的日子，同樣的掙扎
Slow motion as time slips through my knuckles
緩慢移動如同時間從我指關節滑落
Nothing beautiful about it, no light at the tunnel
一點也不漂亮，那條通道裡沒有光
For the people that put the passion before them being comfortable
對於那些安逸之前付出熱血的人們來說
Raw, unmedicated heart no substitute
原始真誠、不加藥物治療的心靈無可取代
Banging on table tops, no subs to toot
用力敲擊著桌子，不可挽回
I'm feeling better than ever man, what is up with you?
我感覺好過任何從前，你又怎麼樣了？
Scraping my knuckles, I'm battling with some drug abuse
廢掉我的手指，我正在和藥物濫用鬥爭
I lost another friend, got another call from a sister
我失去了又一個朋友，接到姐姐的又一個來電
And I speak for the people that share that struggle too
我為那些和我同樣艱難奮鬥的人講話
Like they got something bruised
他們似乎受過某些傷害
My only rehabilitation was the sweat, tears and blood when up in the booth...
唯一能治愈我的是在電話亭裡時湧出的過去甜美的血淚
It's the part of the show
表演到此
Where it all fades away
逐漸消失
When the lights go to black
燈關黯淡
And the band leaves the stage
樂隊立場
And you wanted an encore
你想要一個加演
But there's no encore today
但今天不會有了
Cause the moment is now
因為現在此刻
Can't get it back from the grave
它無法從墳墓中返回
Part of the show
表演到此
It all fades away
逐漸消失
Lights go to black
燈光黯淡
Band leaves the stage
樂隊離場
You wanted an encore
你想要一個加演
But there's no encore today
但今天不會了
Cause the moment is now
因為現在此刻
Can't get it back from the grave
它無法從墳墓中返回
Welcome to the heist
歡迎來到搶匪的世界
Welcome to the heist...
歡迎來到搶匪的世界