J. Cole - Lizzie Velasquez lyrics

English Translation [Verse 1] February 18th, '98 NY state Between two artists To let the world see what I'm worth To make a difference, I After my first word ‘sky' And after the sky thickened with 9/11 Dad misses his hometown So, I left with mum first 1 year ago, the me in USA Lost in translation A language where ‘Yes' is ‘no', ‘no' is ‘yes' ‘If you're younger, you're lower', feel the oppression Everything got boring, expressing yourself got awkward Now everything makes sense, and I got used to it Even if I fit in, the people around me ask ‘What's America like?' sh**, I don't even know anymore [Hook] Ask yourself What defines you? What defines you? Where you were born? Where you grew up? What defines you? What defines you? The parents that gave birth to you? Your inherited appearance? What defines you? What defines you? Yeah... Who are you? [Verse 2] Yeah, uhh ‘Even if you have a good heart, you can't go to heaven' Even if I'm called, I'm the elementary student that never obeys When my cla**mates recite the Lord's Prayer Pretending to be a rebel and looking out the window, yeah that's me ‘A unique kind of faith' Can't quite grasp the concept I only like my teachers and friends When I get home, I prepare to sacrifice with my grandmother Things that affect me now; crazy people, experience, environment I dedicate this song to all of them Today I made a difference with others For this beat, my identity is stripped off Wait, don't give your identity away Don't be controlled, don't be limited Cause as much as you don't have high expectations Achievement goes away, punk [Hook 2] Ask yourself What defines you? What defines you? Where you were born? Where you grew up? What defines you? What defines you? The parents that gave birth to you? Your inherited appearance? What defines you? What defines you? Yeah... Who are you? [Verse 3] Who are you? Before that let me ask, ‘Hiphop, what's that?' Same sh**ty English, mixing up profanity, wordplay? No, it's about your story I am what I spit, I don't tell fake sh** Without anything I'm good at 'Agency casting' I got this kind of thing Recklessly grabbed the opportunity I saw Seemed like it would be fun everyday Now my heart crazily yearns to change the way I live So If you see me in the subway Kids thinking its foreigner, how amusing Take a good look at my face Vernon appearing everywhere I could become your rival Ah believe me, I believe in myself Even if I don't have it right now, I will have it all someday Got no 2 chainz, just tryna rap true Just tryna make a million dollars off a rap tune Korean -verse 1 February 18th, 98 NY state, 두 화가 사이에 세상에 내 가치를 증명해 보이기 위해 변화를 만들어 보이기 위해 나와 After my first word ‘sky' And after the sky thickened with 9/11 아빠는 고향이 그리워 엄마랑 나를 먼저 보내고 1년 뒤 미국에서 나와 Lost in translation ‘Yes'가 ‘아니', ‘no'가 ‘응'이 되는 언어 ‘어리면 낮춰', 억압으로 느껴져 모든게 싫증났고 표현에 서툴렀어 이젠 이미 다 이해되고 익숙해 잘 어울리다가도 주변에선 가끔 내게 물어보곤 해 ‘미국은 어떤대?' sh** 나도 아는 게 더 이상 하나 없는데 -hook 1 스스로에게 물어 What defines you? What defines you? 너가 태어난 곳? 너가 자라온 곳? What defines you? What defines you? 널 낳아준 부모? 물려받은 외모? What defines you? What defines you? Who are you? -verse 2 ‘마음 착해도 못 가요 하나님나라엔' 따라 불러도 수긍이 안 갔던 초등학생 반 친구들이 주기도문을 외울 때 대충 같이 외는 척 창 밖을 내다본 애 yeah that's me ‘유일무이한 믿음' Can't quite grasp the concept 난 그냥 선생님들과 친구들이 좋았을 뿐 집에 돌아오면 할머니랑 같이 제사 준비를 지금껏 내게 영향을 미친 사람, 경험, 환경 그 모두에게 이 노래를 바쳐 남들과의 다름이 만든 오늘날의 난 이 beat 위에서 나 자신을 빨가벗긴다 잠깐, 네 자신을 너무 주지마 통제하게 하지마, 규제하게 하지마 Cause 너무 높이 바라지 않는 만큼 성취는 떨어져 임마 -hook 2 스스로에게 물어 What defines you? What defines you? 너가 믿는 종교? 너의 주변 환경? What defines you? What defines you? 너의 삶의 배경? 너가 세운 목표? What defines you? What defines you? Who are you? -verse 3 Who are you? 그 전에 먼저 물어볼게 ‘Hipho 이란건 뭔데?' 좆같으면 영어 욕 섞어가면서 까는 wordplay? No, it's about 너의 얘기 I am what I spit 배출하지 않아 fake sh** 잘 하는 거 하나 없이 '기획사 casting' 이란 걸 받고 무작정 새로워 보였던 기회를 잡어 당시의 일상보다는 재밌을 것 같던 지금 난 미친 듯 기쁜 마음으로 빡세게 살어 So 지하철에서 날 보고 외국인이라 신기해하던 꼬마들 내 얼굴 잘 봐둬 곳곳에서 Vernon 나올 때면 내가 너희들의 동경의 상대가 되 있을 테니까 I believe me 나는 나를 믿지 지금은 없어도 언젠간 모두 가지겠지 Got no 2 chainz, just tryna rap true Just tryna make a million dollars off a rap tune