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My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Chai yangu imeenda baridi, nashangaa kwanini
Got out of bed at all
– Alitoka kitandani kabisa
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Mvua ya asubuhi mawingu juu ya dirisha langu (Dirisha)
And I can’t see at all
– Na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Na hata kama ningeweza, yote yangekuwa ya kijivu
But your picture on my wall
– Lakini picha yako kwenye ukuta wangu
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– Inanikumbusha kuwa sio mbaya sana, sio mbaya sana (Mbaya)
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Chai yangu imeenda baridi, nashangaa kwanini
Got out of bed at all
– Alitoka kitandani kabisa
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Mvua ya asubuhi mawingu juu ya dirisha langu (Dirisha)
And I can’t see at all
– Na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Na hata kama ningeweza, yote yangekuwa ya kijivu
But your picture on my wall
– Lakini picha yako kwenye ukuta wangu
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– Inanikumbusha kuwa sio mbaya sana, sio mbaya sana (Mbaya)
Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’
– Ndugu Slim, nilikuandikia, lakini bado hupigi simu’
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
– Niliacha seli yangu, pager yangu na simu yangu ya nyumbani chini
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em
– Nilituma barua mbili nyuma katika vuli, lazima si got ‘ em
There prob’ly was a problem at the post office or somethin’
– Labda kulikuwa na shida katika ofisi ya posta au kitu’
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em
– Wakati mwingine mimi scribble anwani pia sloppy wakati mimi jot ‘ em
But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up, man? How’s your daughter?
– Lakini anyway, kutomba ni, nini imekuwa juu, mtu? Binti yako vipi?
My girlfriend’s pregnant too, I’m ’bout to be a father
– Mpenzi wangu ni mjamzito pia, mimi nina ‘ bout kuwa baba
If I have a daughter, guess what I’ma call her? I’ma name her Bonnie
– Ikiwa nina binti, nadhani kile ninachomwita? Namwita Jina Lake Bonnie
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I’m sorry
– Nilisoma Juu ya Mjomba Wako Ronnie pia, samahani
I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn’t want him
– Nilikuwa na rafiki kujiua mwenyewe juu ya baadhi bitch ambaye hakutaka yake
I know you prob’ly hear this every day, but I’m your biggest fan
– Najua labda utasikia hii kila siku, lakini mimi ni shabiki wako mkubwa
I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam
– Nilipata hata shit ya chini ya ardhi ambayo ulifanya Na Skam
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man
– Nilipata chumba kilichojaa mabango yako na picha zako, mtu
I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was phat
– Ninapenda shit uliyofanya Na Rawkus pia, shit hiyo ilikuwa phat
Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back
– Anyway, natumaini kupata hii, mtu, hit me back
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan
– Tu kuzungumza, kweli yako, shabiki wako mkubwa, hii Ni Stan
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Chai yangu imeenda baridi, nashangaa kwanini
Got out of bed at all
– Alitoka kitandani kabisa
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Mvua ya asubuhi mawingu juu ya dirisha langu (Dirisha)
And I can’t see at all
– Na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Na hata kama ningeweza, yote yangekuwa ya kijivu
But your picture on my wall
– Lakini picha yako kwenye ukuta wangu
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– Inanikumbusha kuwa sio mbaya sana, sio mbaya sana (Mbaya)
Dear Slim, you still ain’t called or wrote, I hope you have a chance
– Mpendwa Mwembamba, bado haujaitwa au kuandika, natumai una nafasi
I ain’t mad, I just think it’s fucked up you don’t answer fans
– Mimi si wazimu, nadhani tu ni fucked up wewe si kujibu mashabiki
If you didn’t want to talk to me outside your concert, you didn’t have to
– Ikiwa haukutaka kuzungumza nami nje ya tamasha lako, haukuhitaji
But you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew
– Lakini unaweza kusaini autograph Kwa Mathayo
That’s my little brother, man, he’s only six years old
– Huyo ni kaka yangu mdogo, mtu, ana umri wa miaka sita tu
We waited in the blisterin’ cold for you, for four hours, and you just said, “no”
– Sisi walisubiri katika baridi blisterin ‘ kwa ajili yenu, kwa saa nne, na wewe tu alisema, “hapana”
That’s pretty shitty, man, you’re like his fuckin’ idol
– Hiyo ni pretty shitty, mtu, wewe ni kama sanamu yake fuckin’
He wants to be just like you, man, he likes you more than I do
– Anataka kuwa kama wewe, mwanadamu, anakupenda zaidi ya mimi
I ain’t that mad, though I just don’t like bein’ lied to
– Mimi sio mwendawazimu, ingawa sipendi tu kudanganywa
Remember when we met in Denver? You said if I’d write you, you would write back
– Kumbuka tulipokutana Huko Denver? Ulisema kama ningekuandikia, ungeandika tena
See, I’m just like you in a way: I never knew my father neither
– Angalia, mimi ni kama wewe kwa njia: sikuwahi kumjua baba yangu wala
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
– Alikuwa akimdanganya mama yangu kila wakati na kumpiga
I can relate to what you’re sayin’ in your songs
– Ninaweza kuhusiana na kile unachosema katika nyimbo zako
So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put ’em on
– Hivyo wakati mimi kuwa na siku shitty, mimi drift mbali na kuweka ‘ em juu
‘Cause I don’t really got shit else, so that shit helps when I’m depressed
– ‘Kwa sababu mimi si kweli got shit mwingine, hivyo kwamba shit husaidia wakati mimi nina huzuni
I even got a tattoo with your name across the chest
– Nilipata hata tatoo na jina lako kifuani
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
– Wakati mwingine hata nilijikata ili kuona ni kiasi gani kinachovuja damu
It’s like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
– Ni kama adrenaline, maumivu ni kukimbilia ghafla kwangu
See, everything you say is real, and I respect you ’cause you tell it
– Angalia, kila kitu unachosema ni halisi, na ninakuheshimu kwa sababu unaiambia
My girlfriend’s jealous ’cause I talk about you 24/7
– Sababu ya wivu wa mpenzi wangu nazungumzia wewe 24/7
But she don’t know you like I know you, Slim, no one does
– Lakini yeye hajui wewe kama mimi kujua wewe, Slim, hakuna mtu gani
She don’t know what it was like for people like us growin’ up
– Hajui jinsi ilivyokuwa kwa watu kama sisi kukua
You gotta call me, man, I’ll be the biggest fan you’ll ever lose
– You gotta call me, man, i’ll be the biggest fan you’ll ever lose
Sincerely yours, Stan, PS: We should be together too
– Kwa dhati Yako, Stan, PS: tunapaswa kuwa pamoja pia
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Chai yangu imeenda baridi, nashangaa kwanini
Got out of bed at all
– Alitoka kitandani kabisa
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Mvua ya asubuhi mawingu juu ya dirisha langu (Dirisha)
And I can’t see at all
– Na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Na hata kama ningeweza, yote yangekuwa ya kijivu
But your picture on my wall
– Lakini picha yako kwenye ukuta wangu
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– Inanikumbusha kuwa sio mbaya sana, sio mbaya sana (Mbaya)
Dear Mr. I’m-Too-Good-to-Call-or-Write-My-Fans
– Mashabiki wanachagua: I’m Too-Good-To-Call-Au-Write-My-Mashabiki
This’ll be the last package I ever send your ass
– Hii itakuwa kifurushi cha mwisho ambacho nimewahi kutuma punda wako
It’s been six months, and still no word, I don’t deserve it?
– Imekuwa miezi sita, na bado hakuna neno, sistahili?
I know you got my last two letters, I wrote the addresses on ’em perfect
– Najua umepata barua zangu mbili za mwisho, niliandika anwani kwenye ‘ em perfect
So this is my cassette I’m sendin’ you, I hope you hear it
– Kwa hivyo hii ndio kaseti yangu ninakutumia, natumai utaisikia
I’m in the car right now, I’m doin’ ninety on the freeway
– Niko kwenye gari sasa hivi, ninafanya tisini kwenye barabara kuu
Hey, Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?
– Hey, Slim, mimi kunywa tano ya vodka, wewe kuthubutu mimi kuendesha gari?
You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night”
– Unajua wimbo Wa Phil Collins, ” Katika Hewa ya usiku”
About that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drownin’
– Kuhusu mtu huyo ambaye coulda aliokoa mtu huyo mwingine kutoka kwa kuzama’
But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
– Lakini Si, Basi Phil aliona yote, basi katika show alimkuta?
That’s kinda how this is: You coulda rescued me from drownin’
– Hiyo ni kinda jinsi hii ni: wewe coulda kuokolewa mimi kutoka drownin’
Now it’s too late, I’m on a thousand downers now, I’m drowsy
– Sasa ni kuchelewa mno, mimi ni juu ya downers elfu sasa, mimi ni usingizi
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
– Na nilichotaka ni barua mbaya au simu
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
– Natumai unajua nilirarua picha zako zote ukutani
I loved you, Slim, we coulda been together, think about it
– Nilikupenda, Mwembamba, tungeweza kuwa pamoja, fikiria juu yake
You ruined it now, I hope you can’t sleep and you dream about it
– Uliiharibu sasa, natumai huwezi kulala na unaota juu yake
And when you dream, I hope you can’t sleep and you scream about it
– Na unapoota, natumai huwezi kulala na unapiga kelele juu yake
I hope your conscience eats at you, and you can’t breathe without me
– Natumai dhamiri yako inakula, na huwezi kupumua bila mimi
See, Slim, shut up, bitch! I’m tryna talk
– Tazama, Nyembamba, nyamaza, bitch! Mimi ni tryna kuzungumza
Hey, Slim, that’s my girlfriend screamin’ in the trunk
– Hey, Slim, hiyo ni mpenzi wangu screamin ‘ katika shina
But I didn’t slit her throat, I just tied her up, see? I ain’t like you
– Lakini sikumkata koo, nilimfunga tu, angalia? Mimi si kama wewe
‘Cause if she suffocates she’ll suffer more and then she’ll die too
– ‘Kwa sababu kama yeye suffocates yeye itabidi kuteseka zaidi na kisha yeye itabidi kufa pia
Well, gotta go, I’m almost at the bridge now
– Kweli, lazima niende, niko karibu kwenye daraja sasa
Oh, shit, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this shit out?!
– Ah, shit, nilisahau, ninawezaje kutuma shit hii nje?!
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Chai yangu imeenda baridi, nashangaa kwanini
Got out of bed at all
– Alitoka kitandani kabisa
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Mvua ya asubuhi mawingu juu ya dirisha langu (Dirisha)
And I can’t see at all
– Na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Na hata kama ningeweza, yote yangekuwa ya kijivu
But your picture on my wall
– Lakini picha yako kwenye ukuta wangu
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– Inanikumbusha kuwa sio mbaya sana, sio mbaya sana (Mbaya)
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busy
– Mpendwa Stan, nilikusudia kukuandikia mapema, lakini nilikuwa na shughuli nyingi
You said your girlfriend’s pregnant now, how far along is she?
– Ulisema mjamzito wa mpenzi wako sasa, yuko umbali gani?
Look, I’m really flattered you would call your daughter that
– Angalia, nimefurahishwa sana ungemwita binti yako hivyo
And here’s an autograph for your brother, I wrote it on a Starter cap
– Na hapa kuna autograph kwa kaka yako, niliiandika kwenye kofia Ya Kuanza
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at the show, I must’ve missed you
– Samahani sikukuona kwenye onyesho, lazima nimekukosa
Don’t think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you
– Usifikirie nilifanya hivyo kwa makusudi kukukataa tu
But what’s this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
– Lakini ni nini shit hii uliyosema juu yako unapenda kukata mikono yako pia?
I say that shit just clownin’, dawg, come on, how fucked up is you?
– Nasema kwamba shit tu clownin’, dawg, kuja juu, jinsi fucked up ni wewe?
You got some issues, Stan, I think you need some counselin’
– Wewe got baadhi ya masuala, Stan, nadhani unahitaji baadhi ya ushauri’
To help your ass from bouncin’ off the walls when you get down some
– Kusaidia punda wako kutoka bouncin ‘ mbali kuta wakati kupata chini baadhi
And what’s this shit about us meant to be together?
– Na nini shit hii kuhusu sisi maana ya kuwa pamoja?
That type of shit’ll make me not want us to meet each other
– Aina hiyo ya shit’ll make me not want us to meet each otherer
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
– Nadhani wewe na mpenzi wako mnahitajiana
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
– Au labda unahitaji tu kumtendea vizuri
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
– Natumai utapata kusoma barua hii, natumai tu itakufikia kwa wakati
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you’ll be doin’ just fine
– Kabla ya kujiumiza, nadhani utakuwa unafanya vizuri
If you relax a little, I’m glad I inspire you, but, Stan
– Ikiwa unapumzika kidogo, ninafurahi kukuhimiza, lakini, Stan
Why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan
– Kwa nini una wazimu sana? Jaribu kuelewa kwamba nataka wewe kama shabiki
I just don’t want you to do some crazy shit
– Sitaki tu ufanye mambo ya kichaa
I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
– Niliona hii shit moja kwenye habari wiki kadhaa zilizopita ambayo ilinifanya niwe mgonjwa
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
– Dude fulani alikuwa amelewa na akaendesha gari lake juu ya daraja
And had his girlfriend in the trunk, and she was pregnant with his kid
– Na alikuwa na mpenzi wake katika shina, na alikuwa na mimba na mtoto wake
And in the car, they found a tape, but they didn’t say who it was to
– Na kwenye gari, walipata mkanda, lakini hawakusema ni nani
Come to think about it, his name was, it was you
– Njoo ufikirie juu yake, jina lake lilikuwa, ni wewe
Damn
– Damn
