Soulsville

歌名	Soulsville
歌手	Isaac Hayes
专辑	Branded

原歌词

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[00:10.000]	Black man, born free
[00:14.820]	At least that's the way it's supposed to be
[00:19.200]	Chains that bind him are hard to see
[00:23.930]	Unless you take this walk with me
[00:27.630]
[00:28.620]	Place where he lives
[00:32.390]	Got plenty of names ...
[00:36.440]	The hood,the projects,the ghetto,
[00:41.580]	And they're one and the same
[00:44.340]	And I call it ... Soulsville
[00:47.060]
[00:55.220]	Any kind of job is hard to find
[00:59.660]	That means an increase in the welfare line
[01:04.380]	Crime rate is rising, too
[01:08.410]	If you were hungry, what would you do?
[01:11.830]
[01:13.350]	Rent is two months past due
[01:17.220]	On a building that's falling apart
[01:22.020]	Little boy needs a pair of shoes
[01:25.890]	And this is only a part
[01:28.470]	Of life in ... Soulsville
[01:34.830]
[01:40.390]	Some of the brothers got plenty of cash
[01:44.550]	Users in the crackhouse gonna see to that
[01:49.040]	Some like to smoke and some like to blow
[01:53.380]	Some are even strung out on a $1000 Jones
[01:57.520]
[01:58.190]	They are trying to ditch reality
[02:02.920]	By getting so high
[02:07.060]	Only to find out
[02:10.700]	You can never never touch the sky
[02:14.450]	Cause your roots are in ... Soulsville
[02:20.110]
[02:25.090]	Every Sunday morning
[02:28.900]	You can hear the old sisters sing
[02:33.190]	"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, “
[02:37.350]	Trust in the Lord you make a way, oh yeah"
[02:42.890]
[02:43.220]	I hope that he hears their prayers
[02:47.580]	Because deep in their souls they believe
[02:51.940]	Someday he'll put an end to all the misery
[02:59.320]	That we have in ... Soulsville
[03:02.120]
[03:09.520]	Soulsville
[03:18.570]	Soulsville
[03:27.520]	Soulsville
[03:36.430]	Soulsville
[03:45.480]	Soulsville!
[03:54.440]	Soulsville...

歌词翻译

[00:00.000]
[00:10.000]	黑人兄弟，生来平等
[00:14.820]	至少他们本该如此
[00:19.200]	他们身后束缚命运的锁链，很难被发现
[00:23.930]	除非你愿意陪我去一看究竟
[00:27.630]
[00:28.620]	他们居住的地方，
[00:32.390]	有着五花八门的名字
[00:36.440]	黑人社区，上帝之城，贫民窟，
[00:41.580]	其实他们都是一个道理
[00:44.340]	而我把他们叫做...索斯维尔
[00:47.060]
[00:55.220]	不论什么样的工作，都不容易找到
[00:59.660]	这也意味着很多人靠救济度日
[01:04.380]	犯罪率也是有增无减
[01:08.410]	如果你每天都吃不上饭，你能怎么做？
[01:11.830]
[01:13.350]	房租已经拖欠2个月了，
[01:17.220]	房屋似乎也随时会分崩离析
[01:22.020]	可怜的孩子只想穿上一双鞋子
[01:25.890]	而这些你看到的，
[01:28.470]	其实也只是...索斯维尔的一个角落
[01:34.830]
[01:40.390]	一些兄弟赚了很多的金钱
[01:44.550]	破烂房屋里的瘾君子会告诉你原因
[01:49.040]	有的人沉迷于吞吐云雾，
[01:53.380]	有的人甚至为了1000美金的琼斯醉生梦死
[01:57.520]
[01:58.190]	他们试着逃避现实
[02:02.920]	麻醉在毒品带来的快感中
[02:07.060]	但如果不努力去拼搏
[02:10.700]	你就永远永远无法出人头地
[02:14.450]	因为你生而为..索斯维尔人
[02:20.110]
[02:25.090]	每个星期天的早晨，
[02:28.900]	你都会听到老修女唱到，
[02:33.190]	哈利路亚，哈利路亚，
[02:37.350]	相信上帝，就能开创未来”
[02:42.890]
[02:43.220]	我希望上帝能听到他们的祷告
[02:47.580]	因为在灵魂深处他们深深相信，
[02:51.940]	总有一天上帝会终结所有的痛苦，
[02:59.320]	以及我们在索斯维尔所遭受的一切
[03:02.120]
[03:09.520]	索斯维尔
[03:18.570]	索斯维尔
[03:27.520]	索斯维尔
[03:36.430]	索斯维尔
[03:45.480]	索斯维尔！
[03:54.440]	索斯维尔...