Written by: Rare Americans
Produced by: Ben Kaplan & Rare Americans
Recorded by: Ben Kaplan & Jeff Quinn
Mixed by: Ben Kaplan
Mastered by: Ted Jensen @ Stirling Sound
All rise
全体肃立
Brittle Bones Nicky was crafty and shifty and that son of a bitch was gold Brittle Bones Nicky
诡计多端但这的是个好汉
Yeah, that son of a bitch was gold ***
是条汉子
Wires got crossed when I was about 3
三岁时一些误解开始形成
Dad had bloody heavy hands,used them to me
手上是血的父亲终究沉沦
My mamma?Bless her heart,cuz she gave me a start
我妈？我爱她，她让我重新开始
She got Killed,bad man,dad stiffed in a scam
她被杀了，那个男人，在骗局中僵直
Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes
体制中长大，离开这里，几个居住地
This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes
这个女人Mary送了我几件二手衣
Shy at the start, till this guy named Shifty
一开始怕生，直到遇到这个Shifty
Who had 100 pounds on me called me “Brittle Bones Nicky”
100磅的大汉 他叫我Brittle Bones Nicky
A target aimed straight at my face
一个目标出现在我面前
Big house of kids, cred is cake
大房住几个小孩，蛋糕便是信誉
Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked
凑了几块钱，新鲜出炉
Sat down to dinner
坐下吃点
Put it right in his face
直扔他脸
Right in his ****ing face (in his face)
直接扔到他脸上
You’re not gonna push me around
你以为你能威胁我
You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能压制我
You’re not gonna push me around (nooo!)
你以为你能欺负我
You can’t get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能打倒我
Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers
早熟好多年，成了同龄人的头头
We biked the block, cheersin’ pretty girls beers
单车环街与美女干杯
Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled
我觉得没问题，就是小摸小偷
I dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls
然后辍学建立我的团队
Needing more money, covered head to toe
要更多的钞票，从头到脚
Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove
悄然进入，那个傻子，拿了他的钱便跑
The cash stashed, it was pouring in
现金藏好，粉末摆好
Bulk of it up my nose
吸入我的鼻腔影响大脑
How dumb I was, twenty-one
我真傻啊 才弱冠加一
And way out of control
却早已啥都不理
The cops kicked down the door
条子踢着门声音好大
She did a line right off my (wow!)
她和我的第三条腿通了次话
Said “that’s one way to go down”
说:“这种方式才能成功吞下”
Knew I was hard as rock
知道我早就坚若磐石啦
Knew-I-was-hard-as-rock (hard as rock)
早就坚若磐石啦
You’re not gonna push me around
你以为你可以威慑我
You can’t get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能压制我
You’re not gonna push me around (no!)
你以为你可以打倒我
You can’t get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能逮捕我
Bars, new world, who could I trust?
法庭之后的新世界，我能信谁？
Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
杀人犯他人不错，走私犯们过得很累
Met a man named Ben, quite sharp & witty
遇到个男人叫Ben，挺聪慧
Gave me books about money & cities
给了我几本经济建设的彩绘
Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
教了我点专有技能 说时间会给答案
Looked out for each other, M.O’s the same
互相坦诚 进来方式也一样
That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
那晚听说他五月便知天命
Yellin’ so loud, two decades we aged
脑中回响，已经过了二十年
Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
发现他在角落 屁滚尿流
Didn’t even think twice, man I barely blinked
我想都没想 也没眨眼
(I barely blinked, I barely blinked)
(也没眨眼，也没眨眼)
If it cost me my life man id save my only friend
即使耗费我的一生也愿意救我唯一挚友
That’s something I could live with
那是我活着的陪伴
I could take that till the end
我才能走到最后
If it cost me my life man id save my only friend
即使用掉我的一生我也愿意挺身而出
That’s something I could live with
那是我活着的证据
I could take that till the end
才能一起走到最后
You’re not gonna push me around
你以为你能威胁我
You can’t get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能压制我
You’re not gonna push me around (no!)
你以为你能打倒我
You can’t get me down, down, down (down!)
但你却不能消灭我
Now every morning, coffee, park
现在每个早晨，公园里的咖啡
Walking around the city, deals light or dark
独自环游城市，共存与光与黑
I’m straight edge as a punk, well mannered, and I feel free
我直头直脑，朋克先辈，风度翩翩，我自由自在
Tried to do what I thought was best
尝试去做我所心中认为最棒之事
And that’s coming to the grave with me
那便和我一起走向墓地安眠于此
As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh
最后一夜，伏于此处，微笑大喜
I didn’t win the game of life
我人生那么失败
But I’d give myself a pass
但其实一切都值
Brittle Bones Nicky