歌曲信息

歌曲：Penthouse Floor

专辑：DARKNESS AND LIGHT (Asia Tour Edition)

歌手：John Legend / Chance The Rapper

作曲: Greg Kurstin/Blake Mills/John Stephens/Chancellor Bennett

作词: Greg Kurstin/Blake Mills/John Stephens/Chancellor Bennett

John Legend，原名John Stephens，美国新灵魂乐歌手。1998年，John Legend已经开始在Lauryn Hill的《Everything Is Everything》中进行钢琴演奏。2002年，John Legend已经广泛的开始与Kanye West一起工作，也开始出现在一些大牌明星的专辑中。2004年12月28日，在Kanye West的打造下，John Legend的首张录音室专辑《Get Lifted》正式发行。

歌词大意[/page]

All this trouble in this here town

在这座小镇里发生的所有麻烦事儿

All this shit going down

所有这些破事儿都在发生着

When will they focus, on this

他们什么时候才会注意这些

Streets ride up with the TV crews

和电视团队行驶在街上

Look ma, we on the news

妈妈快看我们上新闻了

But they didn't notice

但他们并没有发觉

Before this

在这之前

They float above the city lights

他们在城市灯光之上漂浮着

Forget the truth inhale the lies

忘记了真相吸食着谎言

Just enjoy the show

就好好享受这表演吧

They see us reaching for the sky

他们看见我们飞向高处

Just in awe that you survive

因为你还存活着而对你敬畏不已

Maybe we should go

也许我们该走了

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Let's ride the elevator, they can't keep us out no more

上电梯吧他们再也没办法赶我们出去了

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Penthouse floor

顶楼

All that bubbly all that wine

所有那些起泡的美酒

Oh man look at the times

天啊哥们儿看看这个时代

Didn't they notice, notice

他们难道没有觉察到吗

Only future I can see, ain't what it used to be

我只能看见未来它并不像以前那样

And I didn't know this, I didn't know this

而我并不知道这些我不知道这些

Once you're above the city lights

一旦你凌驾于城市的灯光之上

Won't want to spend another night, down there on your own

你就再也不想独自在那下面多待哪怕一个晚上了

The holding on is made for us

坚持就是说给我们的

The altitude is dangerous, but we ain't going home

这种高度很危险但我们并不会回家

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for

上电梯吧这是我们等待已久的

Can't keep us out no more (let's go, let's go, let's go)

不会再赶我们出去了（走吧走吧走吧）

I heard this old joke once, it was like, uh

我以前听过一个特别老套的笑话是这样的

Knock knock, who's there, it's us, us who?

咚咚谁呀是我们我们是谁？

Just us, who dis? Just playin'

就我们嘛到底谁呀？哈哈开玩笑

Just me, new phone, new hair, new era

是我啦买了新手机剪了新发型这是我全新的时代

I'm in the penthouse, baby

我在顶楼亲爱的

Handpicked from bad apples and bad eggs

从烂苹果和烂鸡蛋里精心挑选

Held back, I had to grab crab legs

等等我还要抓螃蟹的腿呢

And then there were only but a few

然后就只剩了一些人

Conversations held with patience, what a party, what a view

耐心的进行着这些对话好一个派对好一个视野

What a dress, what a song

好一条裙子好一首歌

What a beautiful time

多么美好的时光啊

My folks downstairs still waiting in line

我楼下的兄弟们还在排队等着

They never been in these rooms

他们从来都没有来过这些地方

Never stayed with these folks

从来都没有和这些人待在一起过

Never laughed at the news, never hated these jokes

从来没有对着新闻哈哈大笑从来都不讨厌这些笑话

So as I fly in my suit, in a group, undercover

所以当我穿着西装秘密的游荡在人群中

Forcing a new smile, he tells me another

挤出一个全新的笑容时他又对我说了一句

He said "What happened to the boy that climbed up the trunk?"

他说“那个曾经还爬上了树的男孩儿怎么啦？”

Then he pushed me off the top and said "Jump, nigga jump!"

然后他把我从高处推了下去并说“跳吧 哥们儿 跳！”

Oh don't bring me down I need a room in the clouds

啊别让我掉下来我需要一个云中的房间

I wanna get there babe, I wanna elevate

宝贝儿我想去那里我想上去

Oh my favourite mix

啊这是我最喜欢的混合

A little ignorance and bliss

一点点无知再加些狂乐

In the penthouse babe, go to the penthouse

就在顶楼宝贝去顶楼吧

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for

上电梯吧这是我们等待已久的

We'll tear down those penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)

我们会拆毁这些顶楼的入口的（走吧走吧走吧）

We'll tear down the penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)

我们会拆毁这些顶楼的入口的（走吧走吧走吧）

Baby, I'm in the penthouse floor

宝贝我就在顶楼

Baby, let's ride the elevator

宝贝我们上电梯吧

Til we can rise some more

直到我们还能再上去一点

Go to the penthouse floor, penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)

去顶楼吧去顶楼吧（走吧走吧走吧）

歌词解析

When will they focus, on this

他们什么时候才会注意这些

Focus on致力于； 使聚焦于； 对（某事或做某事）予以注意； 把…作为兴趣中心

例句：

Their talks are expected to focus on arms control.

他们的会谈预计会集中讨论军备控制问题。

They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.

他们关注的是公开的歧视，而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。

His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation.

他的政府的经济政策将侧重于控制通货膨胀。

They see us reaching for the sky

他们看见我们飞向高处

Reach for伸出…以触及；

例句：

A man in the gangway suddenly stood up to reach for something in the overhead locker.

靠通道坐的一名男子突然起身去拿头顶上方行李舱里的什么东西。

When you crave a pick-me-up, don't reach for chocolate or coffee—try peppermint oil instead.

如果想提神，不要吃巧克力或者喝咖啡，试试薄荷油。

Both cowboys started to reach for their guns, but the police got the drop on them both.

两个牛仔刚要掏枪,警察却抢先制住了他们.

Let's ride the elevator, they can't keep us out no more

上电梯吧他们再也没办法赶我们出去了

no more 也不；不再

例句：

Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.

他们所谓的回答不过是表示承认的咕哝罢了。

Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.

父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。

Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.

鲁道夫没再说话。看来他是个寡言少语的人。

The holding on is made for us

坚持就是说给我们的

Hold on坚持； 等一等；<口>别挂电话； 抓紧不放

例句：

Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune.

简决心要守住自己的财产。

Because he once loved her, she still has a hold on him.

因为他曾经爱过她，她现在仍能对他产生影响。

Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.

各公司现在都急切地想要留住招聘来的员工。