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Like Toy Soldiers by Eminem
Lyrics & Translation
English
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it
Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter
I'd never drag them in battles that I can't handle unless I absolutely have to
I'm supposed to set an example
I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em
If some shit ever does pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em
That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it
There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it
I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it
It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay-z and Nas shit
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
I spent so much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted
And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it
That was never my object for someone to get killed
Why would I wanna destroy something I help build
It wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin'
And that was just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth
And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about
Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef
So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth
While he's all over T.V. down talkin' a man who literally saved my life
Like fuck it I understand this is business
And this shit just isn't none of my business
But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme
And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin'
But now it's elevated cause once you put someone's kids in it
The shit gets escalated, it ain't just words no more is it?
It's a different ball game, you call names and you ain't just rappin'
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin'
Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him
And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him
Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him
Fuck it 50 smash him! Mash on him and let him have it
Meanwhile my attention's pulled in another direction
Some receptionist at The Source who answers phones at his desk
Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection
Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record
But now he's fucked the game up cause one of the ways I came up
Was through that publication the same one that made me famous
Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'
Well fuck it, that motherfucker could get it too, fuck him then
But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think
That we just inherited 50's beef with Murder Inc
And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind
We still have soldiers that's on the front line
That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders
Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us
We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus
To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is
To have Runyan Avenue, soldiers up in our corners
Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is
But I ain't tryna have none of my people hurt and murdered
It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it
Than to just say that I love ya'll too much to see the verdict
I'll walk away from it all 'fore I let it go any further
But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin'
I'm just willin' to be the bigger man
If ya'll can quit poppin' off at the jaws, well then I can
Cause frankly I'm sick of talkin'
I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.

Spanish translation of Like Toy Soldiers by Eminem
Like Toy Soldiers* (original Eminem)
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it
Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter
I'd never drag them in battles that I can't handle unless I absolutely have to
I'm supposed to set an example
I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em
If some shit ever does pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em
That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it
There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it
I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it
It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay-z and Nas shit
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
I spent so much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted
And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it
That was never my object for someone to get killed
Why would I wanna destroy something I help build
It wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin'
And that was just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth
And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about
Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef
So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth
While he's all over T.V. down talkin' a man who literally saved my life
Like fuck it I understand this is business
And this shit just isn't none of my business
But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme
And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin'
But now it's elevated cause once you put someone's kids in it
The shit gets escalated, it ain't just words no more is it?
It's a different ball game, you call names and you ain't just rappin'
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin'
Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him
And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him
Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him
Fuck it 50 smash him! Mash on him and let him have it
Meanwhile my attention's pulled in another direction
Some receptionist at The Source who answers phones at his desk
Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection
Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record
But now he's fucked the game up cause one of the ways I came up
Was through that publication the same one that made me famous
Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'
Well fuck it, that motherfucker could get it too, fuck him then
But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think
That we just inherited 50's beef with Murder Inc
And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind
We still have soldiers that's on the front line
That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders
Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us
We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus
To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is
To have Runyan Avenue, soldiers up in our corners
Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is
But I ain't tryna have none of my people hurt and murdered
It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it
Than to just say that I love ya'll too much to see the verdict
I'll walk away from it all 'fore I let it go any further
But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin'
I'm just willin' to be the bigger man
If ya'll can quit poppin' off at the jaws, well then I can
Cause frankly I'm sick of talkin'
I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
Like Toy Soldiers (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Paso a paso, corazón a corazón, izquierda derecha izquierda
Todos caemos
Paso a paso, corazón a corazón, izquierda derecha izquierda
Todos caemos como soldaditos de juguete
Poco a poco, destrozados, nunca ganamos
Pero la batalla continúa para los soldaditos de juguete
Se supone que soy el soldado que nunca pierde la compostura
Aunque cargo el peso del mundo entero sobre mis hombros
Nunca se supone que debo mostrarlo, mi equipo no debe saberlo
Incluso si significa ir cara a cara con un Benzino, no importa
Nunca los arrastraría a batallas que no puedo manejar a menos que sea absolutamente necesario
Se supone que debo dar el ejemplo
Necesito ser el líder, mi equipo me busca para que los guíe
Si alguna mierda alguna vez explota, se supone que debo estar a su lado
Esa mierda de Ja intenté aplastarla, era demasiado tarde para detenerla
Hay una línea que simplemente no cruzas y él la cruzó
Lo escuché decir el nombre de Hailie en una canción y simplemente perdí los estribos
Fue una locura, esta mierda fue mucho más allá de una mierda de Jay-Z y Nas
Y aunque la batalla fue ganada, siento que la perdimos
Gasté tanta energía en ello, honestamente estoy agotado
Y estoy tan atrapado en esto que casi siento que soy yo quien lo causó
Para esto no estoy en el hip-hop, no es por esto que entré
Ese nunca fue mi objetivo, que alguien muriera
¿Por qué querría destruir algo que ayudé a construir?
No eran mis intenciones, mis intenciones eran buenas
Pasé toda mi carrera sin mencionar nunca
Y eso fue solo por respeto, por no hablar de más
Y hablar de algo de lo que no sabía nada
Además, Dre me dijo que me mantuviera al margen, esto no era mi problema
Así que lo hice, simplemente me eché atrás, observé y apreté los dientes
Mientras él está en toda la televisión denigrando a un hombre que literalmente me salvó la vida
Como a la mierda, entiendo que esto es negocio
Y esta mierda simplemente no es asunto mío
Pero aún sabiendo que esta mierda podría estallar en cualquier momento porque
Paso a paso, corazón a corazón, izquierda derecha izquierda
Todos caemos como soldaditos de juguete
Poco a poco, destrozados, nunca ganamos
Pero la batalla continúa para los soldaditos de juguete
Solía haber un tiempo en el que podías simplemente decir una rima
Y no tendrías que preocuparte de que uno de los tuyos muriera
Pero ahora ha escalado porque una vez que metes a los hijos de alguien en esto
La mierda se intensifica, ya no son solo palabras, ¿verdad?
Es otro juego, insultas y no solo estás rapeando
De hecho, intentamos evitar que la disputa entre 50 y Ja ocurriera
Dre y yo nos sentamos con él, pasamos el rato y charlamos con él
Y le pedimos que no lo empezara, que no iba a ir tras él
Hasta que Ja empezó a hablar en revistas de cómo lo apuñalamos
¡A la mierda, 50, aplástalo! Dale duro y que se joda
Mientras tanto, mi atención se desvía en otra dirección
Algún recepcionista de The Source que contesta teléfonos en su escritorio
Tiene una erección por mí y cree que seré su resurrección
Intenta quitarle el polvo a su micrófono y hacer un nuevo disco
Pero ahora ha jodido el juego porque una de las formas en que yo ascendí
Fue a través de esa publicación, la misma que me hizo famoso
Ahora el dueño le guarda rencor sin motivo
Bueno, a la mierda, ese hijo de puta también podría recibirlo, que se joda entonces
Pero estoy tan ocupado estando cabreado que no me detengo a pensar
Que acabamos de heredar la disputa de 50 con Murder Inc
Y él ha heredado la mía, lo cual está bien, a ninguno de los dos nos importa
Todavía tenemos soldados en la primera línea
Que están dispuestos a morir por nosotros tan pronto como demos las órdenes
Nunca para extorsionarnos, estrictamente para mostrar su apoyo
Quizás los mencionemos en un rap o en un coro
Para mostrarles que los queremos de vuelta y hacerles saber lo importante que es
Tener a los soldados de Runyan Avenue en nuestras esquinas
Su lealtad hacia nosotros vale más que cualquier premio
Pero no estoy tratando de que ninguno de los míos sea herido y asesinado
No vale la pena, no puedo pensar en una forma más perfecta de decirlo
Que simplemente decir que los quiero demasiado como para ver el veredicto
Me alejaré de todo antes de que esto vaya más lejos
Pero no lo malinterpreten, no es una súplica lo que estoy haciendo
Solo estoy dispuesto a ser el hombre más grande
Si ustedes pueden dejar de hablar por hablar, entonces yo puedo
Porque francamente estoy harto de hablar
No voy a dejar que el ataúd de otra persona descanse sobre mi conciencia porque
Paso a paso, corazón a corazón, izquierda derecha izquierda
Todos caemos como soldaditos de juguete
Poco a poco, destrozados, nunca ganamos
Pero la batalla continúa para los soldaditos de juguete
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