Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Otherside

Title : Otherside

Artist : Macklemore X Ryan Lewis

번역 : Justplay

Macklemore x Ryan Lewis - Otherside (Original)  

 

[ Pimp C 의 친구 Bun B 인터뷰 중에서 ]

 

Chad Butler known as Pimp C died in Los Angeles hotel room.

Pimp C ( Chad Butler ) 가 LA 호텔방에서 숨진채 발견되었습니다 . 

 

LA county corners office ruled the rappers death accidental attributed to a 

LA 경찰에서는 이 rapper 의 죽음이 혼합 음료에 의해서

 

Apnea and syrup and we know that the Syrup in the streets usually has codeine.

수면중 무호흡( apnea ) 입니다.

거리에서 팔고 있는 시럽 대부분이 코데인이 포함되어 있는 것으로 알고 있습니다.

 

Absolutely we have problem now cough syrup epidemic. 

맞아요 지금 코데인 시럽 문제가 급속히 확산 되고 있습니다.

 

[ Verse 1 ]

 

He rolled up, asked him what he was sipping on

친구가 찾아와서, 그에게 뭘 마시냐고 물어봤지

 

He said lean, you want to hit it, dawg?

Lean (코데인+사이다)이야, 너도 마셔볼래?

 

That's the same stuff Weezy's sipping huh

Weezy (Lil Wayne)가 마신 것과 같은거지?

 

And tons of other rappers that be spitting hard

수많은 rapper들이 마시는 것이기도 해

 

Yup, he had five up on

그래, $500달러 정도 의 양이었어

 

When he passed him that Styrofoam

Lean (음료)를 마시라고 건넸을때 

 

The Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before

음료가 핑크색이더라고 어디서 들어보긴 했어

 

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

그때 알았어 왜 사람들이 그토록 이 음료를 찾는건지 

 

And then he took a sip, sitting in the Lincoln

그는 링컨 자동차 안에 앉아서 한모금 마셨어

 

Thinking he was pimping as he listened to the system

그는 차 안 에서 라디오를 들으면서 기분좋게 있었거든 

 

Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base

코케인(base) 만큼이나 중독성 있는지는 몰랐었지

 

Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

(코케인) 과 다르게 몸속에서 천천히 퍼지는것 같았어

 

Hot box, let the bass bump

차안은 담배 연기로 가득했고(Hot Box)

 

Take it to the face, gulp

결국은 한꺼번에(gulp) 마셨지 

 

Months later the use went up

몇달이지난 후에 몸에 이상이 생겼어

 

Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

마리화나(blunt) 필때마다 pink stuff (코데인 시럽) 도 같이 마셨기 때문이야.

 

But goddam, he loved that feeling

젠장, 그래도 그는 그 느낌이 좋아 계속 마셨어

 

Purple rain coated in the throat, just so healing

코데인 시럽(purple rain)을  마실때마다 그는 고통에서 벗어날수 있었지

 

Medicine alleviate the sickness

이 약물이 자신의 통증을 덜해주는 것 같았어

 

Liquid affix and it comes with a cost

이미 중독(affix) 되어 대가가 따라왔는데도 말이야

 

Wake up, cold sweat, scratching, itching

결국은 일어날 때에도 부작용 때문에 차가운 땀으로 몸을 긁으면서 가려워했어

Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him 

자신의 몸에 비해 자신이 너무 크게 느껴져서 몸 밖으로 나가고 싶어했어 (부작용)

 

Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows

정신을 놓게 되어, 몇모금 마시기위해 한병을 더 따게 되었고 

 

Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it

결국은 끝까지 마셔버렸어. 

 

Didn't even think he had a problem

그때까지도 자기자신이 중독되어있는지 몰랐던거야 

 

Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous

더이상 수면제 없이는 잠을 잘 수가 없는데도 말이야.

 

Room spinning

방은 빙글빙글 도는 것 같았고

 

Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

그는 단순히 필요이상으로 코데인 (cough syrup)을 마셨다고 생각했어.

 

His eyelids closed shut

그는 눈을 감으면서 정신을 잃게 되었고

 

Sat back in the chair clutching that cup

컵을 움켜쥔채로 의자에 앉았어

 

Girlfriend came and a couple hours later

여자친구가 와서 몇시간후 

 

Said his name, shook him but he never got up

아무리 그를 불러도, 흔들어 깨워보아도 그는 깨어나지 못했어 

 

He never got up, he never got up

결국 그는 깨어나지 못했어 

 

We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us

언제든 죽을 상황이 올수가 있는건데도 

 

It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us

우리는 자신의 죽음을 예상하지 못해

 

Nah, it won't be us

절대,  앞으로의 죽음을 예상하지 못하지

  

[Verse 2]

 

Now he just wanted to act like them

그는 다른 rapper들처럼 행동하고 싶어했어 

 

He just wanted to rap like him

그는 그저 Lil Wayne 처럼 rap하고 싶어했지

 

Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids

우리 같은 rapper들이 청소년들에게 얼만큼 영향을 주는지에 대해 너무 모르는 것 같아 

  

Blunt passed, ash in a tin

마리화나(blunt)를 끊었다고 해도

 

Pack being pushed, harassed by the Feds

과도한 불법약물(pack)과 함께 경찰(Feds)에게 붙잡힐 수 있다는 사실을 몰라

 

The fact of it is most people that rap like this

대부분의 rapper들의 rap이 다 이런 내용들이야 

 

Talking about some shit they haven't lived

마치 자신이 진짜 경험한 것처럼  말하지

 

Surprise, you know the drill

놀랍지?  뭘 말하는지 넌 알꺼야. 

 

Trapped in a box, declining record sales

주제는 다 비슷해, 음반 판매 수는 줄어들고 있는데

 

Follow the formula: violence, drugs, and sex sells

힙합에는 늘 공식이 있어: 폭력, 약물 그리고 섹스

 

So we try to sound like someone else

그래서 우리는 다른사람인것처럼 자신을 말하는 건가봐

 

This is not Californication

Californication 을 말하는게 아니야 

 

There's no way to glorify this pavement

어떤 방법으로도 내 과거(pavement)를 좋게 설명할 수는 없는데

 

Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day

코데인 시럽과 진통제를 함께 하면 할수록

 

Will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant

사람을 빈털털이로 만들고, 우울증, 공허함까지 느끼게 만들어.

 

Despite how Lil Wayne lives

Lil Wayne 처럼 산다고해도

 

It's not conducive to being creative

코데인이 너를 결코 창의적인 사람으로 만들지는 않아 

 

And I know cause he's my favorite

내가 Lil Wayne 을 좋아하기 때문에 알아

 

And I know cause I was off that same mix

Lean (mix) 을 마셔봤기 때문에도 알지

 

Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to Dedication

합리화해보자면 Dedication ( Lil Wayne의  mix tape ) 듣고 시도해 본거야.

 

But he's an alien

그냥 Lil Wayne 은 우리와는 다른 사람 (alien) 이었던거야

 

I'd sip that shit

내 경우에 그 코데인 시럽을 마셔서

 

Pass out or play PlayStation

그때마다 정신을 잃거나 PlayStation 을 했지

 

Months later I'm in the same place

몇 달이 지나서도 나는 그대로였어.

 

No music made, feeling like a failure

음악을 멀리하게 될 뿐 아니라,  낙오자 된 기분이었지.

 

And trust me it's not dope to be twenty-five

25살이 나 되서 부모님 집 지하실에 사는건

 

And move back to your parent's basement

참으로 부끄러운 일이더라고

 

I've seen my people's dreams die

나는 마약 때문에 친구들의 꿈이 사라지는것을 보았어. 

 

I've seen what they can be denied

그들의 가능성마저도 거부 당하는 것을 보았지.

 

And "Weed's not a drug," that's denial

Weed가 약물은 아니라고 하는데, 사람들의 인생을 망치고 있어.

 

Groundhog Day(영화), life repeat each time

Groundhog day(영화), Weed 가 내하루의 일상이 되어버렸지

 

I've seen Oxycontin take three lives

Oxycontin이 내  친구 세명을 죽게했어. 

 

I grew up with them

나는 그 친구들과 오랫동안 함께했었는데 

 

We used to chief dimes

$10 로 담배(마리화나)도 같이 했었지

 

I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside

코케인이 우리 안에 악마를 보게 했어

 

Cheating and lying

거짓말과 부정행위 때문에

 

Friendship cease, no peace in the mind

결국 우리의 우정은 끝이 나버렸고, 평온도 사라졌어.

 

Stealing and taking anything to fix the pieces inside

물건들을 훔쳤고 팔아서 그돈으로 다시 마약을 했어.

 

Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere

상처입고, 희망도 없었기에, 길을 헤맸었어.

 

Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying

오로지 약물과 마약만이 나를 자극시켰지.

 

That rush, that drug, that dope

약물(rush), 마약(drug), 그리고 마리화나(dope)

 

Those pills, that crumb, that roach

옥시콘틴 (pills),  코케인(crumb),  그리고 마리화나 (roach)

 

Thinking I would never do that, not that drug

나는 평생동안 하지 않을거라고 생각했어, 그 약만큼은 말이야 

 

And growing up nobody ever does

살면서 그 누구도 자신이 마약을 할꺼라고 생각 안해

 

Until you're stuck

마약에 빠져 갇혀 살기 전까지

 

Looking in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become

거울을 보면서 너무 변한 자기자신을 보기 전까지는 말이야

 

Swore I was going to be someone

나는 내가 정말 대단한 사람이 될 줄 알았어 

 

And growing up everyone always does

모두가 그렇게 될거라고 생각해 그러나

 

We sell our dreams and our potential

우리는 여전히 꿈을 팔고 가능성마저도 버리게 되지.

 

To escape through that buzz

술과 마약(buzz)을 통해서 현실을 벗어나려고 해서 그래. 

 

Just keep me up, keep me up

(내 음악을 들으면서) 날 응원해줘.

 

Hollywood, here we come

나는 Hollywood 을 향해 갈테니까

 

[ Bun B 인터뷰 ]

 

You can tend to um go too far with them. 

코데인 때문에 우리가 상상하지 못한 길로 가곤해요.

 

these things have very strong addictive qualities pills,

사실 이 약들이 굉장히 중독성 있거든요

 

and syrup and what not?

시럽도 마찬가지이고 다른 약물도 마찬가지이겠지만.

 

is it changing the music?

코데인이 음악에 많은 영향을 끼쳤을까요?

 

I can only speak for myself personally you know what I am saying

제 개인적인 의견을 얘기하자면

 

we have taking down and toning down content of certain things in the music lately 

최근에 음악 주제에서 이와 관련된 이야기에 대해서는 조심스러워 하고 있긴 해요.

 

my new album probably won't have any references to cough syrup in it.

물론 제 새로운 앨범에는 코데인 관련된 내용은 없지만요.

 

little bit more than a music. I think it is gonna affecting the personal lives of lot of artist and people

음악에 영향을 끼치는 것보다도. 이 사건으로 인해 수많은 예술가와 다른 사람의 인생에 영향을 끼칠 것 같네요.