HOPE

Hope Im on my way Im coming
希望我在找尋你的路上我來了
Dont, dont lose faith in me
請不要對我失去信心
I know youve been waiting
我知道你一直在等
I know youve been praying for my soul
我知道你一直在為我的靈魂祈禱
Hope, hope
希望

30 years youve been draggin your feet telling me Im the reason were stagnant
30年來你一直在拖延時間然後你告訴我是我的自身原因讓一切都停滯不前
30 years youve been claiming youre honest and promising progress, well wheres it at?
30年來你一直聲稱自己很誠實能獲得很大進步現在你的現況又是如何呢？
I dont want you to feel like a failure
我不想讓你覺得自己很失敗
I know this hurts
我知道這會傷你的心
But I gave you your chance to deliver
但我曾給過你兌現諾言的機會
Now its my turn
現在輪到我了

Dont get me wrong
不要誤會我的意思
(Nate youve had a great run)
“Nate 你已經很成功了”
But its time to
但現在是時候
(Give the people something different)
展現給人們一些不同的東西了
So without further ado Id
廢話不多說
Like to introduce my
我來介紹一下
My album, my album, my album, my album, my album, my album
我即將到來的新專輯
HOPE
“HOPE”

Whats my definition of success?
我對成功的定義是什麼？
Listening to what your heart says
傾聽你心中所想
Standing up for what you know is
你堅持做著自己認為正確的事情
Right while everybody else is
當別人都在
Tucking their tail between their legs
夾著他們的尾巴的時候
(Okay)

Whats my definition of success?
我對成功的定義是什麼？
Creating something no one else can
是創造別人做不到的東西
Being brave enough to dream big
敢於去追求夢想
Grinding when youre told to just quit
當你被告知要放棄的時候你會感到痛苦
Giving more when you got nothin left
當你一無所有的時候你會付出更多
Its a person thatll take a chance on
這是一個願意冒險的人
Something they were told could never happen
他們將被告知這奇蹟永遠不會發生
Its a person that can see the bright side
這是一個善於觀察到某些事物光明面的人
Through the dark times when there aint one
在沒有人陪伴的至暗時期
Its when someone who aint never had nothing
一個一無所有的人
Aint afraid to walk away from
從不怕放棄更多的利潤
More profit cause theyd rather do something that they really love and take the pay cut
因為他們寧願做自己真正喜歡的事情也願意接受減薪

Its person that would never waver
這是一個永遠不會動搖
Or change who
和改變自己立場的人
They are just to try and gain some
他們只是想要得到一些
Credibility so they can feel accepted by a stranger
信任讓他們感覺到能被陌生人接受
Its a person that can take the failures in their life and turn em into motivation
這是一個能把生活中的失敗轉化為前進動力的人
Its believing in yourself when no one else does its amazing
在別人都不相信你的時候你選擇相信自己這本就是很神奇的一件事情
What a little bit of faith can do
你會好奇一點點信念能做什麼
If you dont even believe in you
如果你連自己都不相信自己
Why would you think or expect anybody else thats around you to
你為什麼會認為或者期望你周圍的人會相信你？
I done did things that I regret
我做過讓我後悔的事
I done said things I cant take back
我說過無法收回的話
Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope but I changed that
曾經成為了一個在人生的十字路口失去希望的靈魂但我靠一己之力改變了這一切

I spent years of my life holding on to things
我花了好幾年的時間去明白一些道理
I never should kept full of hatred
我永遠不應該充滿仇恨
Years of mylife carrying a lot of baggage
多年來我思想上一直背負著沉重的包袱
That I shouldve walked away from
我本應該一走了之的
Years of my life wishin I was someone different
多年來我都希望我是另一個不同的自己
Lookin for some validation
想要得到世人的認可
Years of my life trying to fill a void pretending I was they get it
我花了這麼多年來填補空虛假裝我自己是他們了解的人

Growing pains a necessary evil
成長的痛苦是不可避免的邪惡
Difficult to go through yes but beneficial
經歷的過程甚是艱難但是會讓你受益匪淺
Some would say having a mental breakdown is a
有人會說精神崩潰是
Negative thing which on one hand I agree but
個消極的事情這我贊成但是另一方面
On the other hand it was the push I needed
這恰恰是我進步所需要的推動力
To get help and start the healing process see
是我尋求幫助和開始癒合過程中所需要的
If lda never hit rocket bottom would I be the person that I am today I dont believe
如果我之前從未跌落低谷我絕對不會是今天的我
So Im a prime example of happens when you
所以我自己就是一個典型的例子
Choose to not accept defeat and face your demons
選擇不接受失敗選擇不認命直面內心的惡魔
Took me 30 years to realize that if you wanna get the opportunity
我花了整整30年才意識到如果你想要得到機會
To be the greatest version of yourself sometimes
有時候要做最好的自己
You gotta be someone youre not to hear the voice of reason
你得變成別人才能聽到理性的聲音
Having kids will make you really take a step back and look in the mirror at least for me thats what it did
初為人父會讓你真正後退一步看看鏡子至少對我來說事情確實是這樣

I wake up every day and pick my son up
我每天醒來都去接我兒子
Hold him in my arms and let him know hes loved (loved)
把他擁入懷中讓他知道父愛永遠在他身邊
Standing by the window questioning if dad isever going to show up (up)
他站在窗邊問爸爸是否會出現
Isnt something hes gon have to worry bout
這不是他需要擔心的事
Dont get it twisted that wasnt a shot
別誤會那不是狗仔隊在拍攝
Mamma I forgive you I just dont want him to
媽媽我原諒你我只是不想讓他
Grow up thinking that hell never be enough
長大後覺得自己永遠都不滿足

30 years of running
30年的奔走
30 years of searching
30年的尋找
30 years of hurting
30年的傷痛
30 years of pain
30年的痛苦
30 years of fearful
30年的恐懼
30 years of anger
30年的憤怒
30 years of empty
30年的空虛
30 years of shame
30年的羞恥
30 years of broken
30年的破碎
30 years of anguish
30年的痛苦
30 years of hopeless
30年的絕望
30 years of (hey)
30年的——
30 years of never
30年的不認命
30 years of maybe
30年的可能
30 years of later
30年後——
30 years of fake
30年的虛假
30 years of hollow
30年的空虛
30 years of sorrow
30年的悲傷
30 years of darkness
30年的黑暗
30 years of (Nate)
30年的
30 vears of baggage
30年的行李
30 years of sadness
30年的傷痛
30 years of stagnant
30年的停滯
30 years of chains
30年的枷鎖
30 years of anxious
30年的焦慮
30 vears of suffering
30年的痛苦
30 years of torment
30年的折磨
30 years of (wait)
30年的等待
30 years of bitter
30年的苦海
30 years of lonely
30年的孤獨
30 years of pushing everyone away
30年來一直將所有人拒之於心門外

Youll never evolve
你永遠不會進化
(I know I can change)
“我知道我可以改變”
We are not enough
我們還不夠
(We are not the same)
“你我並不相同”
You dont have the heart
你不忍心
(You dont have the strength)
“你沒有力量”
You dont have the will
“你沒有意志”
You dont have the faith)
“你沒有信仰”
Youll never be loved
你永遠不會被愛
Youll never be safe
你永遠不會安全
Might as well give up
不如放棄吧
(Not running away)
“沒有在逃避”
You dont have the guts
你沒這個膽量
(Youre the one afraid)
“你才是那個膽小之輩”
Im the one in charge
我就是新的掌權者
Im taking the (NO)
我要繼承——
Im taking the reigns...
我要繼承王位...