歌詞
《Hush》
Everyday he wakes up in his million dollar home
His life is like a video, the only reality he knows
He jumps inside of his hundred thousand dollar car
Cruising up the boulevard
Driving pass people living hard
Complains about the gas prices but still supports the war
He complains about his 6-figure salary, tax to feed the poor
He doesn’t understand the homeless, doesn’t think its genocide
That millions die from three lethal letters
He does shit to make it better
And I’m thinking huuu..
Everyone wants to touch the sky
Nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly
Everybody wants heaven
If you don’t want to sacrifice
Don’t say nothing, don’t say nothing
Oooooo-Hush
Don’t say nothing
Oooooo-Hush
Don’t say nothing
[Verse Two]
She watches television full of fabricated show
Thinks the world is just a joke, but oh little does she know
That there is a real life drama happening right outside her door
‘Cause She continues to ignore, but she’s like the TV - the story repeats
She’s searching through the channels
Skipping pass the news, she’s more entertained by lies and gossip
‘Cause it hurts to see the truth
She complains about the nation
Think it’s a waste of time to vote
She says the one that has been corrupted forever
No one tries to make it better
And I’m thinking uhh huhuu
Everyone wants to touch the sky (Oh-ho)
Nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly (Scared to fly)
Everybody wants heaven (Heaven)
If you don’t want to sacrifice (Oh)
Don’t say nothing, don’t say nothing
Oooooo-Hush
Don’t say nothing (My hand to my brother)
Oooooo-Hush (Hand to my sister)
Don’t say nothing
Oooooo-Hush
Don’t say nothing
Oooooo-Hush
Don’t say nothing
Yeah, yeah
中文翻譯:
每天在百萬豪宅中醒來
人生如錄影帶重複 苦甜惟有自知
開著價值不菲的小車
駛上林蔭道
窗外窮苦的人們只能抬頭凝望背影
嘴上抱怨油價卻仍支持戰爭
拿著6位數的薪水卻不願看到稅收用於救濟
他不屑窮人 冷酷無情
成千上萬的人可能就此消失
他卻說一切都很好
而我的心在滴血
每個人都想自由翱翔
沒人想入地獄
但你嘗試振翅了嗎
每個人都期望遠方
卻不肯為之付出
不要再找藉口 不想聽你再說
給我住口
不想聽你再說
給我住口
不想聽你再說
[Verse 2]
她喜歡看無聊的電視節目
喜歡八卦 卻對其他一無所知
門外是另一個世界 天天上演著悲喜劇
她仍舊充耳不聞 只活在自己的世界中
頻道閃過
從不看新聞 她只對花哨的謊言和緋聞感興趣
現實是殘酷的
她會抱怨這個國家
不願投票
認為一切都是腐敗與骯髒
沒人想這一切變好
而我的心在滴血
每個人都想自由翱翔
沒人想入地獄
但你嘗試振翅了嗎
每個人都期望遠方
卻不肯為之付出
不要再找藉口 不想聽你再說
給我住口
不想聽你再說
給我住口
不想聽你再說
歌曲鑑賞
這是一首曲調舒緩的歌曲,並非如Usher一如既往地那樣悲憫愛情。而是一首關注人文,反思社會,諷刺那些只知道抱怨世界卻不願改變自己,造福他人的人。
歌曲主要分成兩個部分。第一部分是對一個中產階級的富人的描述,通過歌詞深刻揭露了一個為富不仁,麻木無情的統治者的嘴臉。第二部分寫了一個沉浸閒事,不問世事的普通百姓。只知道抱怨不公與黑暗是徒勞的,我們應該通過自己的努力,讓世界變得更澄澈。這就是這首歌基本的背景了。