I was born on February 24th, 1970
The day I was delivered they said I would build a legacy
Picture me with influence that last generations
I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated
I was born on February 24th, 1970
The day I was delivered they said I would build a legacy
Picture me with influence that last generations
I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated
The first three letters of the alphabet my name
I made you laugh, I made you dance, I made you sing
I been around the world and back, you recorded my almanac
So dearly way before the fact me and pops was estranged
My father was a public figure, bigger than life
Lived as a winner, on stages alike
Rivers of people surely united, just to see our bond
Time carried on, that was a common thread
My perfect father had many flaws
Still they moved they legs and shook they heads in unison
He had more children, I was the oldest
We always played with each other 'fore they ruined 'em
He told me his personal secrets, childhood catching on beatings
Sexually touched and abused, never seen life in a school
The price of being iconic was demonic and screwed
I stood on stage and had to watch my father on the news
Stress on the head of my spirit, I was lost and confused
I knew both sides of the story, but still, I couldn't choose
See, it was more than humiliation and bein' sued
They crucified my affiliation for points to prove
And now my purpose for livin' makes no difference to you
My total existence was for makin' a smiling move
They said that I'll live forever
But the moment he died, more accusations arrived
I had to die too
[Verse 2]
I remember takin' my first breath August 28th, 1963
The whole nation had saved the day, I made it on TV
My come out was a standing ova', the crowd in disbelief
How could a group of words be so great?
Designed to make you think
Races and faces embracin' my conscience in letter form
How gracious was I speakin' on changes once outside the norm?
The person responsible, my creator
He never conformed or used hatred to form mass retaliation
Watch him perform with conviction
Two hundred and fifty thousand souls left they homes to listen
I gather his thoughts in abundance made to complete the mission
His life became heroic, then tables turned
My creator stripped from being a poet because he yearned
Other women, infidelity stricken, I can't say he was perfect
It made me nervous, they tear him down and forget me
I prayed that I survived in the midst of the controversy
How many lives'll fall on deaf ears if I'm not worthy?
I won't justify his personal problems, that's not my job
I was only born to make sure your children can play outside
And I imagine the other demons he hid before he died
If they came to surface this dream probably won't be alive
Because of you
[Verse 3]
I was born in paranoia, it's poison for us
We can't create with joyous ambition, we're out of luck
The critics formed a new coalition and huddled up
The non-creators are now elated and out of touch
Why can't you gladly appreciate the influence we give?
Stop starin' at me disgusted, my substance made sure you'd lived
You want the head of the messenger and the history from him
Which eventually takes away from the good you accustom
Think of a life without the likes of imagination that's prosperin'
The bodies that you consider genius, you like to box 'em in
The great debaters and thinkers, they gave you a voice
Why can't you prosecute the crimes and not the thoughts I employ?
Because your better judgement will always look down on me
But if I recollect how we connect, you'll account on me
I got a theory that most of y'all won't allow to see
It goes like this, talent doesn't choose morality
See, if Daniel Hale was a killer, would you not want a heart?
If Carl Benz was a racist, would you stop driving cars?
I can't help we jump in these bodies and you called them a god
Just know the Earth is just a rock without the voices of art
Sincerely yours
我出生于1970年2月24日
我交付的那一天，他们说我会建立遗产
给我想象最后几代人的影响
我被爱是为了让你快乐和受过教育
字母的前三个字母我的名字
我让你发笑，我让你跳舞，我让你唱歌
我去过世界，回来了，你录制了我的年鉴
我和流行音乐疏远之前真是太好了
我父亲是一个公众人物，比生活更大
作为赢家生活，阶段都
人们肯定会团结一致，只是为了看到我们的纽带
时间持续了，那是一个共同的线程
我完美的父亲有很多缺陷
他们仍然移动他们的腿，摇晃他们一致
他有更多的孩子，我是最大的孩子
我们总是互相玩耍
他告诉我他的个人秘密，童年时代殴打
性触摸和虐待，从未见过学校生活
成为标志性的价格是恶魔般的
我站在舞台上，不得不看我父亲的消息
我精神的压力，我迷失了困惑
我知道故事的两面，但是我还是不能选择
看，这不仅仅是屈辱和起诉
他们钉在我的隶属关系中，以证明
现在，我的livin'目的对你没有影响
我的全部存在是为了麦金一个微笑的举动
他们说我会永远活着
但是他去世的那一刻，更多的指控到了
我也必须死
[第2节]
我记得1963年8月28日我的第一次呼吸
整个国家都节省了一天，我在电视上做到了
我出来的是一个站着的ova'，人群难以置信
一群单词怎么这么好？
旨在让您思考
种族和面孔拥抱我的良心字母形式
我对一度超出规范的变化有多仁慈？
负责人，我的创造者
他从不符合或使用仇恨来形成大规模报复
看着他坚信
两百五万的灵魂离开了他们的房屋听
我收集他的想法，以完成任务
他的生活变得英勇，然后桌子转过身
我的创作者从诗人身上脱颖而出，因为他渴望
其他女人，不忠行为，我不能说他是完美的
这让我紧张，他们把他撕下来，忘记了我
我祈祷我在争议中幸存下来
如果我不值得，有多少生命会在耳聋的耳朵上倒下？
我不会证明他的个人问题是合理的，那不是我的工作
我天生就是为了确保您的孩子可以在外面玩耍
我想象他去世之前躲藏的其他恶魔
如果他们浮出水面，这个梦想可能不会活着
因为你
[第3节]
我出生在偏执狂，这对我们来说是毒药
我们不能以欢乐的野心创造，我们不幸
批评家组成了一个新的联盟，并挤了
非创造者现在很兴高采烈并且失去了联系
您为什么不愿意欣赏我们给予的影响？
停止对我感到厌恶，我的物质确保你活着
你想要信使的头和他的历史
最终使您习惯了
想想没有想象力的生活
您认为天才的身体，您喜欢在
伟大的辩论者和思想家，他们给了你一个声音
您为什么不能起诉犯罪，而不是我采用的想法？
因为您的更好判断将永远看不到我
但是，如果我回忆起我们的联系，您将在我身上核算
我得到了一个理论，大多数人都不允许看到
就像这样，才华不会选择道德
看，如果丹尼尔·黑尔（Daniel Hale）是个杀手，你不想心吗？
如果卡尔·本茨（Carl Benz）是种族主义者，您会停止开车吗？
我不禁跳入这些身体，你称他们为上帝
只知道地球只是没有艺术声音的岩石
您忠诚的