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Mito
(Everything’s fine)
– (Kila kitu ni sawa)
Look
– Angalia
White fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Samaki nyeupe kwenye pwani ya Caribbean, maisha yangu ni filamu
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Hero na villain, mimi nina kucheza wote katika script
Worthy of Spielberg or Christopher Nolan readin’
– Anastahili Spielberg Au Christopher nolan readin’
The constant overachievin’, I know
– Mara kwa mara overachievin’, najua
I ain’t as rich as them people with old money, but I didn’t know money
– Mimi si tajiri kama wao watu wenye pesa za zamani, lakini sikujua pesa
They mock me online for speakin’ up on all of our issues
– Wananidhihaki mtandaoni kwa kuzungumza juu ya masuala yetu yote
And bein’ vocal, the shit that I see on socials
– Na kuwa ‘ sauti, shit kwamba mimi kuona juu ya jamii
But how can I stay silent when, when?
– Lakini ninawezaje kukaa kimya lini, lini?
I’m out in Barbados, white people mistreatin’ locals
– Mimi ni nje Katika Barbados, watu weupe kuwatendea vibaya wenyeji
The villa in Jamaica, but it’s owned by the Chinese
– Nyumba Ya Kifahari Huko Jamaica, lakini inamilikiwa Na Wachina
Head to the right beach and they’re chargin’ us five each
– Nenda kwenye ufuo wa kulia na wanatuchaji tano kila mmoja
They say, “The Caribbean paradise, like, why leave?”
– Wanasema, ” paradiso Ya Karibiani, kama, kwa nini uondoke?”
But how can I be silent when there’s blood on the pine trees?
– Lakini ninawezaje kuwa kimya wakati kuna damu kwenye miti ya pine?
Most of us would sacrifice our soul for the right fees
– Wengi wetu tungetoa dhabihu roho zetu kwa ada sahihi
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Kabla sijapata upendo, ninaomba tu nipate amani
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Kabla sijapata upendo, ninaomba tu nipate amani
You know what I believe, I don’t know if I handled it well
– Unajua kile ninachoamini, sijui ikiwa nilishughulikia vizuri
It’s fuck Coca-Cola, did I stop drinkin’ Fanta as well?
– Ni fuck Coca-cola, je, mimi kuacha kunywa’ Fanta pia?
I could see the blood on the lyrics I write for myself
– Niliweza kuona damu kwenye maneno ninayoandika kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe
I cried about slavery, then went to Dubai with my girl
– Nililia juu ya utumwa, kisha nikaenda Dubai Na msichana wangu
Surely I ain’t part of the problem, I lied to myself
– Hakika mimi sio sehemu ya shida, nilijidanganya
Jewels that my people die for are a sign of my wealth
– Vito ambavyo watu wangu hufa ni ishara ya utajiri wangu
My work is a physical weight of my life and my health
– Kazi yangu ni uzito wa mwili wa maisha yangu na afya yangu
The last couple years, felt like I been inside on a shelf
– Miaka michache iliyopita, nilihisi kama nilikuwa ndani kwenye rafu
I just phoned Cench, and I said, “You inspired myself”
– Mimi tu simu Cench, nikasema, ” wewe aliongoza mwenyewe”
I don’t feel a spot of jealousy inside of myself
– Sijisikii mahali pa wivu ndani yangu
But when I’m all alone, I won’t lie, I question myself
– Lakini nikiwa peke yangu, sitasema uwongo, najiuliza
Am I self-destructive? Am I doin’ the best for myself?
– Je, ninajiharibu? Je, mimi kufanya bora kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe?
I know I love music, but I question the rest of myself
– Najua ninapenda muziki, lakini ninajiuliza maswali mengine
Like why don’t you post pictures or why don’t you drop music?
– Kama kwa nini usichapishe picha au kwa nini usiangushe muziki?
Or why not do somethin’ but sittin’ and stressin’ yourself
– Au kwa nini usifanye kitu lakini ukae na kujisumbua
Ten years I been in the game and I won’t lie, it’s gettin’ difficult
– Miaka kumi nimekuwa kwenye mchezo na sitasema uwongo, inakuwa ngumu
This shit used to be spiritual
– Shit hii ilikuwa ya kiroho
We don’t need no commentators, we could leave that to the sports
– Hatuhitaji watoa maoni, tunaweza kuacha hiyo kwa michezo
Just listen to the music, why do you need somebody’s thoughts?
– Sikiliza tu muziki, kwa nini unahitaji mawazo ya mtu?
And some of it’s constructive, but most of it is forced
– Na baadhi yake ni ya kujenga, lakini wengi wao ni kulazimishwa
And why we countin’ the numbers, how the music make you feel?
– Na kwa nini sisi kuhesabu namba, jinsi muziki kufanya kujisikia?
I’m just bein’ real
– Mimi tu kuwa ‘ real
(Alright)
– (Sawa)
Yeah, white fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Ndiyo, samaki nyeupe kwenye pwani ya Caribbean, maisha yangu ni filamu
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Hero na villain, mimi nina kucheza wote katika script
Worthy of Oscar and Hollywood nominations
– Anastahili uteuzi Wa Oscar Na Hollywood
I’m throwin’ money at women in different denominations and killin’ the conversation
– Ninatupa pesa kwa wanawake katika madhehebu tofauti na kuua mazungumzo
All them people told me, “Keep grindin’, be patient”
– Wote watu aliniambia, “Kuweka grindin’ , kuwa na subira”
It’s weird bein’ famous, tryna navigate the spaces
– Ni ajabu kuwa maarufu, tryna navigate nafasi
Feel like a celebrity, but you ain’t on the A-list
– Jisikie kama mtu mashuhuri, lakini hauko kwenye orodha Ya A
And you never drop so you ain’t really on the playlist
– Na kamwe kuacha hivyo wewe si kweli juu ya orodha ya kucheza
But your fans love you, you can see it on their faces
– Lakini mashabiki wako wanakupenda, unaweza kuiona kwenye nyuso zao
America feels so close that you can taste it
– Amerika inahisi karibu sana kwamba unaweza kuionja
2017, was tryna make it to the ranges
– 2017, mara tryna kufanya hivyo kwa masafa
2025, I’m tryna make it to the Granges
– 2025, mimi ni tryna kufanya Hivyo Kwa Granges
How do I explain me and my soulmate are strangers, that we’ve already met
– Ninawezaje kunielezea mimi na mwenzi wangu wa roho ni wageni, ambao tayari tumekutana nao
And I’ve known her for ages?
– Na nimemjua kwa miaka mingi?
How do I explain, because I’m runnin’ out of pages?
– Je, mimi kueleza, kwa sababu mimi nina kukimbia nje ya kurasa?
How do I explain South London and its dangers?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea London Kusini Na hatari zake?
Can’t recall the last time that we was all together, but
– Siwezi kukumbuka mara ya mwisho kwamba sisi sote tulikuwa pamoja, lakini
All I can remember, the Olympics was in Beijing
– Ninachoweza kukumbuka, Olimpiki ilikuwa Beijing
Move to Dubai, that’s for the taxes that they takin’
– Nenda Dubai, hiyo ni kwa kodi wanazochukua’
Or move to Qatar, feel the breeze on the beach
– Au kuhamia Qatar, jisikie upepo kwenye pwani
But how can I explain to my kids that it’s fake wind?
– Lakini ninawezaje kuwaelezea watoto wangu kuwa ni upepo bandia?
Free, but I’m broke, have me feelin’ like I’m caged in
– Bure, lakini nimevunjika, nijisikie kama nimefungwa ndani
How do I explain two pounds got you eight wings?
– Je, mimi kueleza paundi mbili got wewe mabawa nane?
How do I explain my opps lost, but we ain’t win?
– Ninawezaje kueleza opps yangu waliopotea, lakini sisi si kushinda?
Girls I’m around had surgery on their hips
– Wasichana niko karibu walifanyiwa upasuaji kwenye makalio yao
How do I explain that I love her the way she is?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea kuwa ninampenda jinsi alivyo?
How do I explain my feelings on having kids?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea hisia zangu juu ya kuwa na watoto?
That it wasn’t what it was, but it is what it is
– Kwamba haikuwa hivyo, lakini ndivyo ilivyo
How do I explain my niggas are in the hood?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea niggas yangu iko kwenye kofia?
And they don’t ask for nothin’ even though they know they could
– Na hawaombi chochote ingawa wanajua wangeweza
‘Cause they’d rather trap, rob, and get it on their own
– ‘Kwa sababu wangependa kukamata, kuiba, na kupata peke yao
How do I explain these messages on my phone?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea ujumbe huu kwenye simu yangu?
I just got a call, my girl’s sittin’ in the car
– Mimi tu got wito, msichana wangu sittin ‘ katika gari
And it says “Serge” but Serge with us in the car
– Na inasema “Serge” lakini Serge na sisi katika gari
I know I might sound like a villain from afar
– Najua ninaweza kusikika kama mwovu kutoka mbali
How do I explain that my mechanic is a chick?
– Ninawezaje kuelezea kuwa fundi wangu ni kifaranga?
Or why she callin’ me when I don’t even own a whip because my licence is revoked?
– Au kwa nini ananiita wakati sina hata mjeledi kwa sababu leseni yangu imefutwa?
I mean, how do I explain that I don’t want a hill ’cause my identity is pain?
– Namaanisha, ninawezaje kueleza kwamba sitaki kilima ‘ kwa sababu utambulisho wangu ni maumivu?
How do I explain, I mean, how do I explain?
– Ninaelezeaje, namaanisha, ninaelezeaje?
I went and hit the streets because I didn’t want a boss
– Nilikwenda na kugonga barabara kwa sababu sikutaka bosi
I ended up a worker, I was barely gettin’ paid
– Mimi kuishia mfanyakazi, nilikuwa vigumu kupata ‘ kulipwa
For someone that was two years above me in my age
– Kwa mtu ambaye alikuwa miaka miwili juu yangu katika umri wangu
I didn’t even find it strange, I mean, how do I explain?
– Sikuona hata ya kushangaza, namaanisha, ninaelezeaje?
Yeah
– Ndiyo
Fifty-two miles from Marseilles, I’m in Miraval
– Maili hamsini na mbili Kutoka Marseilles, niko Miraval
Four years, seventeen days, I ain’t been around
– Miaka minne, siku kumi na saba, sikuwa karibu
I can’t lie, it even shocks me that I’m still around
– Siwezi kusema uwongo, hata inanishtua kwamba bado niko karibu
I can’t lie, it even shocks me how I’m livin’ now
– Siwezi kusema uongo, hata kunishtua jinsi ninavyoishi sasa
Starin’ at this Rachel Jones painting, I’m sittin’ down
– Starin ‘katika hii rachel Jones uchoraji, mimi nina sittin’ down
The last thing I drew was a weapon, I’m livin’ wild
– Kitu cha mwisho nilichochora ni silaha, ninaishi porini
Turned twenty-seven, but I feel like I’m still a child
– Akageuka ishirini na saba, lakini nahisi kama mimi bado ni mtoto
In this house out in Central London I can barely afford
– Katika nyumba hii Nje Ya London ya Kati siwezi kumudu
Six months sober and I feel like I’m Dave again
– Miezi sita ya busara na ninahisi Kama Mimi Ni Dave tena
Drinkin’ all my pain and my sorrows away again
– Kunywa maumivu yangu yote na huzuni zangu tena
I got withdrawal symptoms, but they happen at ATMs
– Nilipata dalili za kujiondoa, lakini hutokea Kwenye Atm
Next two years, I’ll be lookin’ at ATMs
– Miaka miwili ijayo, nitaangalia Atm
Who’s the best artist in the world? I’m sayin’ Tems
– Ni nani msanii bora zaidi duniani? Mimi sayin ‘ Tems
Maybe James Blake or Jim, on the day, depends
– Labda James Blake Au Jim, siku, inategemea
Let’s see who quits now we ain’t gettin’ paid again, yeah
– Wacha tuone ni nani anayeacha sasa hatujalipwa tena, ndio
I’m just here drinkin’ liquor by myself
– Mimi tu hapa kunywa pombe na mimi mwenyewe
Is my music just becomin’ a depiction of my wealth?
– Je, muziki wangu unakuwa tu mfano wa utajiri wangu?
Never trust a girl whose lock screen’s a picture of herself, I had to learn that shit myself
– Kamwe usimwamini msichana ambaye skrini yake ya kufuli ni picha yake mwenyewe, ilibidi nijifunze shit hiyo mwenyewe
Now I’m sittin’ by myself with no girl, like, shit, I really did this to myself
– Sasa nimekaa peke yangu bila msichana, kama, shit, nilijifanyia hivi
Twenty-seven and I’m terrified of livin’ by myself ’cause there’s a kid inside myself I haven’t healed
– Ishirini na saba na ninaogopa kuishi peke yangu kwa sababu kuna mtoto ndani yangu sijapona
And me and him debate each other
– Na mimi na yeye tunajadiliana
I can’t love myself, I’m made from two people that hate each other
– Siwezi kujipenda mwenyewe, nimeumbwa na watu wawili wanaochukiana
My parents couldn’t even save each other, made each other unhappy
– Wazazi wangu hawakuweza hata kuokoana, walifanya kila mmoja asifurahi
Used to be excited by the block, but size doesn’t matter
– Nilikuwa na msisimko na kizuizi, lakini saizi haijalishi
You supplying it or not? Sling a shot, I could have really killed a giant with a rock
– Unaisambaza au la? Kombeo risasi, ningeweza kumuua jitu na mwamba
But that’s a life that I forgot, and my young boys are slidin’ over what?
– Lakini hiyo ni maisha ambayo nimesahau, na wavulana wangu wadogo ni slidin ‘ juu ya nini?
I don’t know ’cause I ain’t spoke to him in time
– Sijui kwa sababu sijazungumza naye kwa wakati
Been afraid of gettin’ older, scared of bein’ left behind
– Kuwa na hofu ya kupata ‘wazee, hofu ya kuwa’ kushoto nyuma
And then I—, tsk, and then I question, will I live my life in resent?
– Na kisha mimi -, tsk, na kisha ninauliza, nitaishi maisha yangu kwa chuki?
Is anybody ever gonna take my kindness for strength?
– Je, mtu yeyote milele gonna kuchukua wema wangu kwa nguvu?
I gave Tisha the world, it weren’t enough and then she went
– Nilimpa tisha ulimwengu, haikutosha na kisha akaenda
Everybody’s makin’ content, but nobody’s content
– Kila mtu anafanya maudhui, lakini hakuna maudhui ya mtu
Safe space, can I vent? It crept up
– Nafasi salama, naweza kutoa hewa? Iliingia
My girl cheated on me when I was next up
– Msichana wangu alinidanganya nilipokuwa karibu
It made me want her even more, man, it’s messed up
– Ilinifanya nimtake hata zaidi, mtu, imechanganyikiwa
I still walk around the Vale with my chest out
– Bado ninazunguka Bonde na kifua changu nje
I don’t wanna leave my house because I’m stressed out
– Sitaki kuondoka nyumbani kwangu kwa sababu nimefadhaika
You done me dirty and you didn’t even tell a lie
– Umenifanya niwe mchafu na hata hukusema uwongo
It ain’t about what you said, it’s what you left out
– Sio juu ya kile ulichosema, ni kile ulichoacha
My whole life, I been feelin’ like I’m left out
– Maisha yangu yote, nimekuwa nikihisi kama nimeachwa
If you fuck another girl, she say you cheated on her
– Kama kutomba msichana mwingine, yeye kusema cheated juu yake
And if she fuck another man, she say she stepped out
– Na kama yeye kutomba mtu mwingine, yeye kusema yeye alitoka nje
And if you askin’ ’bout Dave, they say, “The best out”
– Na kama wewe kuuliza ”bout Dave, wanasema, ” bora nje”
Yeah, and I survived all these eras cah I barely made any, I’m just speakin’ how I feel
– Ndiyo, na mimi alinusurika zama hizi zote cah mimi vigumu alifanya yoyote, mimi tu kuzungumza ‘ jinsi mimi kujisikia
Yeah, fucked up, speakin’ how I feel
– Ndiyo, fucked up, akizungumza ‘ jinsi mimi kujisikia
Recordin’ the morning, I ain’t even had a meal
– Habari za asubuhi, hata mimi sikupata chakula
I dropped Joni home and fell asleep behind the wheel
– Nilimwacha joni nyumbani na kulala nyuma ya gurudumu
Drivin’ at a hundred an hour, I switched gears
– Kuendesha gari kwa saa mia moja, nilibadilisha gia
I ain’t spoke to 169 in six years
– Sijazungumza na 169 katika miaka sita
Don’t even get me started on—, this shit’s weird
– Don’t even get me started on – hii ni ya ajabu
Call me what you want, but with music, I’m sincere
– Niite unachotaka, lakini kwa muziki, mimi ni mkweli
You wanna know the reason it’s taken me four years?
– Unataka kujua sababu imenichukua miaka minne?
It’s not ’cause I’m surrounded by yes-men and sycophants
– Sio ‘ kwa sababu nimezungukwa na ndio-wanaume na sycophants
It’s ’cause I’m with producers and people that give a damn
– Ni kwa sababu mimi ni pamoja na wazalishaji na watu ambao kutoa damn
It’s me who’s gotta carry the pressure, I live with that
– Ni mimi ambaye ni gotta kubeba shinikizo, mimi kuishi na kwamba
All I thought about was the song we could give the fans when I was out there gettin’ stood up by artists I’m bigger than
– Nilichofikiria ni wimbo ambao tungeweza kuwapa mashabiki nilipokuwa huko gettin ‘ alisimama na wasanii mimi ni mkubwa kuliko
I don’t want no girls around when my nieces, they visit man
– Sitaki wasichana karibu wakati wapwa zangu, wanatembelea mtu
They might see the way that I’m livin’, I figured that
– Wanaweza kuona jinsi ninavyoishi, nilifikiri kwamba
I wanna be a good man, but I wanna be myself too
– Nataka kuwa mtu mzuri, lakini nataka kuwa mwenyewe pia
And I don’t think that I can do both, so I can’t let her too close
– Na sidhani kama ninaweza kufanya yote mawili, kwa hivyo siwezi kumruhusu karibu sana
It hurts, but I’m still movin’, feel like it’s me versus me and I’m still losin’
– Ni machungu, lakini mimi bado movin’, kujisikia kama ni mimi dhidi yangu na mimi bado losin’
Yo, my boy, it’s Josiah, what you sayin’
– Yo, mwanangu, Ni Yosia, unachosema’
You know I’ma have to check you on your fuckin’ birthday, my boy
– Unajua mimi nina kuangalia wewe juu ya siku yako ya kuzaliwa fuckin’, kijana wangu
More life, my guy
– Maisha zaidi, mwanangu
Man soon out, don’t even watch that
– Mtu hivi karibuni nje, wala hata kuangalia kwamba
What you sayin’, though, bro?
– Unachosema, ingawa, ndugu?
I know you got space on one of them eight-minute, nine-minute tracks to give man a shoutout
– Najua umepata nafasi kwenye mojawapo ya nyimbo za dakika nane, dakika tisa ili kumpa man shoutout
Tell the people’dem my story
– Waambie watu hadithi yangu
Dem man already know what I was on, the mandem know, man
– Dem mtu tayari kujua nini nilikuwa juu ya, mandem kujua, mtu
C’mon, bro, I know you got me
– Duh, najua umenipata
Aight, lastly, my sis’, Tamah
– Aight, mwisho, dada yangu’, Tamah
I beg you check in with her, please, make sure she’s blessed
– Nakuomba uingie naye, tafadhali, hakikisha amebarikiwa
While I’m gone, make sure she’s safe
– Wakati nimekwenda, hakikisha yuko salama
Ayy, soon home, my boy, love
– Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, karibu nyumbani, mpenzi wangu
