Bloody Canvas

wasnt told
從來沒有人告訴過我
To leave, the hood is burning down
若我離開了這裡，整個街區都會元氣大傷
Never had no help from anyone
我也從不需要任何人的幫助
Uh, let me tell you bout a young nigga, he was only fourteen
讓我來給你們講述一個黑人少年的故事，他當時只有十四歲（在這首歌裡，polo 用了第三人稱描述一個關於幫派暴力和復仇的故事）
Dont **** with niggas, he stay social distanced like he quarantined
他不在意別人的看法，保持社交距離就像隔離一樣（social distancing雙關隔離距離）
Went from NBA to tourin dreams, and a street legend in between
夢想著加入NBA大顯身手或者成為饒舌歌手開啟巡演，亦或成為街頭傳奇（黑人成名的三種主流方式，basketball，rap or hustle）
Thats when prayers made him hit his knees
這些偉大的夢想成為了他每次虔誠祈禱的精神支柱
See, he was born Cabrini- era back in 99
1999年，他出生在Cabrin-Green區
On Chicago North Side, where the news reportin live
位於臭名昭著的罪惡之都芝加哥的北部，也是最多新聞報導的地方
He cant help but rep his hood, damn near born on his block
出生在這個街區，他忍不住宣揚自己的身份
And his parents had him young, they aint really have a lot
他的父母懷他的時候都很年輕，也都是一窮二白
Seen his daddy gang bangin, one day, he might take his spot
看著他爹在幫派火拼，夢想著一天，他會取代他爹的位置
Five years old and he taught him how to aim a Glock, uh
5歲的時候他爹就教他如何用木倉
'Use that bitch to protect your family, ' thats what he told him
“你要學會用木倉去保護你的家人”這就是他爹教他的道理
A empty clip, he grabbed the gun and practiced what he showed him
上滿彈夾，他爹拿起木倉就開始使用展示給他看
And his family hood-famous, 'Pop Out,' everybody know him
他最終走起來了，“pop out”讓每個人都知道了polo（polo的成名曲）
And his people stuck for him so he wont let nobody ho him
他身邊的人都堅持他，所以沒有人敢捉弄他
Uncles tellin street stories, shit intriguinlike a poem
叔叔們講述像詩一樣耐人尋味街頭故事
Sayin shit like hed put it to their neck if anybody owe him
說到如果有人欠他的話，他會把它放在他們的脖子上（木倉）
All through his childhood, he was bad but innocent
在他的童年裡儘管他一直扮演著很壞的角色，但也是被逼無奈
Playin basketball with his homies , runnin scrimmages
與他的瓷兒們一起打籃球，進行比賽
This who he cracked jokes, made a bond, and got suspended with
哥幾個關係都很好，其利斷金
And when they saw the opps, they fist-fought to settle differences
當他們看到敵人時，就會為解決分歧而戰
Til one day, the opps, they got tired of gettin beat up
直到有一天，那些敵人厭倦了一直被我們欺負
They big homies gave em guns like, 'Man, go and light they street up'
他們的大兄弟給了他們木倉說道“去鬧翻我們的老家”
They puttin hoodies on, all black, loadin heat up
套上全黑衛衣，手木倉子彈裝滿
Adrenaline pumpin, now, they cant wait until they see us
腎上腺素飆升，每個成員都等不及大干一場
Normal day on the block, it was fun and all smiles
在街區的一個平平常常的一天
But his best friend Jacob wandered off from the crowd
我最好的朋友Jacob卻從人群中走開（大概率指polo死去的朋友Gucci）
Took a walk to the store, headphones bangin loud
正準備去商店，頭上的耳機嗡嗡響
Then his opps bent the corner, he aint see em come around
不幸的是我們的敵人彎著腰躲在角落裡，Jacob沒看到他們
When he looked up at the car, thats when them shots went, 'Bow'
當Jacob抬起頭看著汽車時，槍聲響起了
Blood oozin with his back on the ground
Jacob倒下了，血從他的背滲了出來
Vision blurry, heartbeat slowin down
視線變得模糊，心跳開始減慢
Blood comin out his mouth, feel like he startin to drown
血從他的嘴裡流出，像是被水“淹死”一樣
Tires screechin, last thing he heard was that sound
Jacob最後聽到的聲音就是敵人駕車逃跑的摩擦聲
'Jacob just got shot,' thats what a lady scream
一位女士尖叫喊道“Jacob剛被擊倒了”
Now everybody out of breath, runnin to the scene
大家都上氣不接下氣地跑向現場
Seein Jacob on the floor, that was some shit they couldnt believe
看到Jacob躺到地上，他們簡直不敢相信
His eyes rolling back, his auntie tryna tell him, 'Breathe'
Jacob的眼睛向後翻，他的阿姨試著呼喊他的名字，要他深呼吸
Died fore the paramedics came, she cryin, 'Baby, please'
但Jacob在醫護人員來之前就死了，他的阿姨悲痛欲絕
Aint even get to graduate cause he was only seventeen
他僅僅才17歲，甚至還沒有畢業
Shorty cried all night, wishin that shit was just a dream
阿姨哭了一整晚，希望這一糟糕的事件只是一場夢
Til that pain turned into anger, time to make a nigga bleed
最終痛苦慢慢變成了憤怒，是時候該讓兇手血債血還
****, man
sh!t ,bro
This nigga just took my best friend
那個byd竟然奪走了我最好的朋友生命
And I, I cant go for that shit
bro，我rnm真不能接受
It got me ****ed up
我真蚌埠住
And by the way, his name was Terrence but they called him Ced
順便說一句，他的名字是Terrence ，但他們叫他Ced（不知道是不是polo的別名）
Dark skin, he wore a mean mug with some long dreads
深色皮膚，梳好辮子，擺著一副不好惹的表情
Six-two, he good at hawkin niggas down, he got long legs
身高188，Ced有個大長腿看不起這些小人（不是185？ ）
Now hell go and kill anybody that he want dead
Ced時刻準備著去報仇
They heard he caught his first body, and that word spread
每個人都知道你殺害了我兄弟Jacob
And he know how quick karma come around but he wasnt scared
Ced知道報應來得有多快，他我並不害怕
Sacrificed his soul in them streets like Illuminati
出賣了自己的靈魂宛如加入了光明會
Now sellin drugs and shootin niggas, them his only hobbies
賣藥和木倉擊別人就是Ced的唯一愛好
Big driller now, he the one to call and go and catch a hundred
現在成為了大哥，一個電話就能叫很多小弟來
Got the lo on a nigga who killed his dawg, he want his second body
乾了一個參與這件事的人，但我想要主凶的腦袋
A lightskin, heavy-set nigga named Rodney
有一個淺色皮膚，身材魁梧的人叫Rodney
Say, 'He be out the west, off the Xans, movin real sloppy'
有人說他搬去了西邊，也不嗑藥了，但依然不知悔改，乾一些不好的事
Yo, whats the word?
我對他說重點是什麼
Man, you wont believe who I found out the nigga who killed Jacob
“bruh，你不會相信的，我發現了殺死Jacob的人
It was the lil nigga, Rodney
就是這個byd的Rodney
He be hangin out up at the gas station on Pulaski, tryna make some money, nigga always out his mind
他現在在Pulaski的加油站工作，賺點小錢“
Oh, yeah? Bet, say no more
“你確定？ok我知道了”
Ced pulled up to the lo, lights off, its like one oclock
凌晨一點Ced偷偷開入他所在的街區，車燈全關
Grippin on the silver Smith & Wesson with like thirty shots
緊緊握住在S&W買的手木倉，上滿30發子彈
He aint gotta put one in the head, its already cocked
他用不著我一木倉爆頭，已經上好膛了
Rodney got his back turned, he tryna sell his last rock
Rodney背對著我，準備賣掉他最後一批貨（drugs）
Ced hopped out the car, he ready to erase
Ced跳下車，準備將Rodney除掉
Rodney heard him comin, he gon run before he let him pay
Rodney聽到了我的到來，在他的顧客付錢之前就跑了
Its like a demon in them cousins, eyes red while he chasin
Ced追他的時候眼睛發紅。失去了理智像惡魔一樣
Rodney havin some with regrets, now he just hopin God save him
Rodney有些後悔了，現在他只希望上帝可以拯救他
Shots to the leg, hollow tips ate him
Ced一木倉射中了他的腿，中空彈吞噬了他
Fell to the ground like his shoes, he aint lace em
他倒在地上就跟鞋帶掉了一樣（fell雙關鞋帶掉了）
Ced walked up, stood over him like, 'Pussy, this for Jacob'
Ced走過去站在旁邊對他說”這槍是替我兄弟Jacob開的“
Gave him four shots to the stomach, then he faced him
四槍穿腹，Rodney就去見Jacob了
Ced runnin into his car, Rodney bleedin on the pavement
Ced急忙跑回車裡，Rodney趟在人行道上失血過多死亡
He had untied his hoodie and they seen that on surveillance
不幸的是Ced解開了他的帽衫，條子就在監控錄像上看到了兇手是Ced
Tryna match him to the footage, the police investigatin
為了把Ced和錄像對比一下，條子也正在調查中
Plus they had his picture on the wall at the station
不幸的是，條子發現了Ced掛在車站牆上的照片
A week later, they had came and grabbed him from his mama house
一周過後，條子來到了Ced媽媽的房子抓走了Ced
Couldnt afford a lawyer in the county, fightin drama now
在這個小鎮上沒有人付得起律師費，Ced的家庭簡直一團糟
Ced ****in takin it to trial, he aint coppin out
Ced上了法庭，他也不會再逃避了
Judge gave him forty-nine years, now thats a lot to count
法官判了Ced49年，這可是個大數目
Now , prosecutors were asking for the judge to lock him up for up to twenty-five years
現在檢察官又要求法官將他關押長達25 年（記者報導？ ）
The judge gave him twenty-eight
最終法官判了28年
Smith had the last word
Smith說了最後的話
Again, he was sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison
但Ced還是被判了28年
He has thirty days, Kelly, to appeal that sentence, back to you
Kelly，他還剩30天上訴，想讓他回來就搞快點