Official Music Video
Can I Live by JAY-Z
Lyrics & Translation
English
Yeah, hah, yeah, Roc-A-Fella
We invite you to something epic, you know?
Well, we hustle out of a sense of hopelessness
Sort of a desperation
Through that desperation, we become addicted
Sort of like the fiends we accustomed to serving
But we feel we have nothing to lose
So, we offer you, well, we offer our lives, right?
What do you bring to the table?
While I'm watching every nigga watching me closely
My shit is butter for the bread, they wanna toast me
I keep my head, both of them, where they supposed to be
Hoes'll get you sidetracked, then clapped from close feet
I don't sleep, I'm tired, I feel wired like codeine, these days
A brother gotta admire me from four fiends away
My pain, wish it was quick to see
From selling 'caine 'til brains was fried to a fricassee
Can't lie, at the time it never bothered me
At the bar, getting my thug on properly
My squad and me lack of respect for authority
Laughing hard, happy to be escaping poverty, however brief
I know this game got valleys and peaks
Expectation for dips, for precipitation we stack chips, hardly
The youth I used to be, soon to see a mill'in
No more Big Willie, my game has grown
Prefer you call me William
Illing for revenues, Rayful Edmond-like
Channel 7 News, round seven jewels, head dead in the mic
Forgetting all I ever knew, convenient amnesia
"I suggest you call my lawyer, I know the procedure."
Lock my body, can't trap my mind
Easily explain why we adapt to crime
I'd rather die enormous than live dormant, that's how we on it
Live at the main event, I bet a trip to Maui on it
Presidential suites my residential for the weekend
Confidentially speaking in codes since I sense you peeking
The NSX rental, don't be fooled, my game is mental
We both out of town, dog, what you trying to get into?
Viva Las Vegas, see ya later at the crap tables
Meet me by the one that starts a G up
This way no Fraud Willies present gambling they re-up
And we can have a pleasant time, sipping margaritas
Ge-ge-geyeahhh
Can I live?
Can I live?
My mind is infested with sick thoughts that circle
Like a Lexus, if driven wrong it's sure to hurt you
Dual level like duplexes, in unity
My crew and me commit atrocities like we got immunity
You guessed it, manifest it
In tangible goods, platinum Rolex'd it
We don't lease, we buy the whole car, as you should
My confederation, dead a nation
Explode on detonation, overload the mind of a said patient
When it boils to steam, it comes to it
We all fiends, gotta do it: even righteous minds go through this
True this, the streets school us to spend our money foolish
Bond with jewelers and watch for intruders
I stepped it up another level, meditated like a Buddhist
Recruited lieutenants with ludicrous dreams of getting cream
"Let's do this," it gets tedious
So I keep one eye open like CBS — you see me stressed, right?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Can I Live by JAY-Z
Can I Live* (original JAY-Z)
Yeah, hah, yeah, Roc-A-Fella
We invite you to something epic, you know?
Well, we hustle out of a sense of hopelessness
Sort of a desperation
Through that desperation, we become addicted
Sort of like the fiends we accustomed to serving
But we feel we have nothing to lose
So, we offer you, well, we offer our lives, right?
What do you bring to the table?
While I'm watching every nigga watching me closely
My shit is butter for the bread, they wanna toast me
I keep my head, both of them, where they supposed to be
Hoes'll get you sidetracked, then clapped from close feet
I don't sleep, I'm tired, I feel wired like codeine, these days
A brother gotta admire me from four fiends away
My pain, wish it was quick to see
From selling 'caine 'til brains was fried to a fricassee
Can't lie, at the time it never bothered me
At the bar, getting my thug on properly
My squad and me lack of respect for authority
Laughing hard, happy to be escaping poverty, however brief
I know this game got valleys and peaks
Expectation for dips, for precipitation we stack chips, hardly
The youth I used to be, soon to see a mill'in
No more Big Willie, my game has grown
Prefer you call me William
Illing for revenues, Rayful Edmond-like
Channel 7 News, round seven jewels, head dead in the mic
Forgetting all I ever knew, convenient amnesia
"I suggest you call my lawyer, I know the procedure."
Lock my body, can't trap my mind
Easily explain why we adapt to crime
I'd rather die enormous than live dormant, that's how we on it
Live at the main event, I bet a trip to Maui on it
Presidential suites my residential for the weekend
Confidentially speaking in codes since I sense you peeking
The NSX rental, don't be fooled, my game is mental
We both out of town, dog, what you trying to get into?
Viva Las Vegas, see ya later at the crap tables
Meet me by the one that starts a G up
This way no Fraud Willies present gambling they re-up
And we can have a pleasant time, sipping margaritas
Ge-ge-geyeahhh
Can I live?
Can I live?
My mind is infested with sick thoughts that circle
Like a Lexus, if driven wrong it's sure to hurt you
Dual level like duplexes, in unity
My crew and me commit atrocities like we got immunity
You guessed it, manifest it
In tangible goods, platinum Rolex'd it
We don't lease, we buy the whole car, as you should
My confederation, dead a nation
Explode on detonation, overload the mind of a said patient
When it boils to steam, it comes to it
We all fiends, gotta do it: even righteous minds go through this
True this, the streets school us to spend our money foolish
Bond with jewelers and watch for intruders
I stepped it up another level, meditated like a Buddhist
Recruited lieutenants with ludicrous dreams of getting cream
"Let's do this," it gets tedious
So I keep one eye open like CBS — you see me stressed, right?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Can I live?
Can I Live (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Sí, ja, sí, Roc-A-Fella
Te invitamos a algo épico, ¿sabes?
Bueno, nos movemos por un sentimiento de desesperanza
Una especie de desesperación
A través de esa desesperación, nos volvemos adictos
Como los adictos a los que estamos acostumbrados a servir
Pero sentimos que no tenemos nada que perder
Así que, te ofrecemos, bueno, ofrecemos nuestras vidas, ¿verdad?
¿Qué aportas tú?
Mientras observo a cada negro observándome de cerca
Lo mío es mantequilla para el pan, quieren tostarme
Mantengo mi cabeza, ambas, donde deben estar
Las putas te distraerán, luego te dispararán de cerca
No duermo, estoy cansado, me siento conectado como codeína, estos días
Un hermano tiene que admirarme a cuatro adictos de distancia
Mi dolor, ojalá fuera rápido de ver
De vender cocaína hasta que los cerebros se frieron en un fricasé
No puedo mentir, en ese momento nunca me molestó
En el bar, haciendo mi papel de matón correctamente
Mi escuadrón y yo, falta de respeto a la autoridad
Riendo a carcajadas, feliz de escapar de la pobreza, por breve que fuera
Sé que este juego tiene valles y picos
Expectativa de caídas, para la precipitación apilamos fichas, apenas
El joven que solía ser, pronto verá un millón
No más Big Willie, mi juego ha crecido
Prefiero que me llames William
Enfermo por ingresos, como Rayful Edmond
Noticias Canal 7, siete joyas, cabeza muerta en el micrófono
Olvidando todo lo que alguna vez supe, amnesia conveniente
"Sugiero que llames a mi abogado, conozco el procedimiento."
Encierren mi cuerpo, no pueden atrapar mi mente
Explica fácilmente por qué nos adaptamos al crimen
Prefiero morir a lo grande que vivir inactivo, así es como lo hacemos
En vivo en el evento principal, apuesto un viaje a Maui por ello
Suites presidenciales mi residencia para el fin de semana
Hablando confidencialmente en códigos ya que siento que estás espiando
El NSX de alquiler, no te engañes, mi juego es mental
Ambos estamos fuera de la ciudad, perro, ¿en qué te quieres meter?
Viva Las Vegas, nos vemos luego en las mesas de dados
Encuéntrame por la que empieza con una G
Así no hay Fraud Willies presentes apostando su reabastecimiento
Y podemos pasar un rato agradable, bebiendo margaritas
Ge-ge-geyeahhh
¿Puedo vivir?
¿Puedo vivir?
Mi mente está infestada de pensamientos enfermos que circulan
Como un Lexus, si se conduce mal seguro te hará daño
Doble nivel como dúplex, en unidad
Mi equipo y yo cometemos atrocidades como si tuviéramos inmunidad
Lo adivinaste, manifiéstate
En bienes tangibles, con Rolex de platino
No alquilamos, compramos el coche entero, como deberías
Mi confederación, una nación muerta
Explota al detonar, sobrecarga la mente de dicho paciente
Cuando hierve hasta el vapor, llega a eso
Todos somos adictos, hay que hacerlo: incluso las mentes justas pasan por esto
Cierto, las calles nos enseñan a gastar nuestro dinero tontamente
Crear lazos con joyeros y vigilar a los intrusos
Subí otro nivel, medité como un budista
Recluté tenientes con sueños ridículos de conseguir dinero
"Hagamos esto", se vuelve tedioso
Así que mantengo un ojo abierto como CBS — me ves estresado, ¿verdad?
¿Puedo vivir?
¿Puedo vivir?
¿Puedo vivir?
¿Puedo vivir?
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