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Live Your Life - T.I. feat. Rihanna.2008(이야기들)

stamen 2023. 2. 10. 23:25

"Live Your Life"는 미국의 래퍼 T.I.의 여섯 번째 정규 앨범 <Paper Trail>의 수록곡으로 T.I.(본명 : Clifford Harris) & Makeba Riddick & Justin Smith 이 함께 만들었고, Dan Bălan(그룹 O-Zon의 멤버로 이 곡이 샘플링한 Dragostea Din Tei를 작곡한 이)이 저작권 크레딧에 올라있으며, Just Blaze 와 Canei Finch이 함께 프로듀싱 하였다.

 

 

Rihanna(리안나)가 피쳐링한 이 곡은 앨범의 일곱 번째 싱글로 발매되어 빌보드 HOT100에서 1위를 차지했고, 영국, 힙합/R&B차트에서 1위를 차지했으며, 캐나다, 호주, 뉴질랜드, 오스트리아, 크로아티아, 아일랜드, 네덜란드, 스코틀랜드, 스웨덴, 스위스등 다수의 국가에서 TOP10에 들며 전세계적으로 많은 사랑을 받았다.

 

 

이 곡의 가사는 T.I. 본인의 명성 상승과 미래에 대한 낙관주의(rise to fame and optimism of the future)에 대해 이야기하는데, 밑바닥에서부터 시작해서 남부의 왕을 거쳐 미국의 최정상의 자리에 오르기까지의 여정에 대해 얘기하는 동시에 당시 이라크 전쟁과 아프가니스탄전쟁에서 싸우고 있던 미군들에 대한 헌정의 내용도 담고 있다.

 

 

특이한것은 이 곡이 O-Zone이라는 몰도바 출신의 댄스 그룹 O-Zone이 2003년에 발표한 대표적인 유로댄스 히트곡인 "Dragostea Din Tei"를 샘플링했다는 것인데, 중독성이 강한 후크 멜로디로 2000년대 초중반에 전세계적으로 크게 성공했던 장난기가 가득했던 원곡이 진지한 분위기의 이 곡과 묘하게 어울린다.

(우리나라에서는 방송인 현영이 "누나의 꿈"이란 이름으로 커버하기도 했다....누나 누나 예~ 누나 누나 누나 예~ 로 반복되는 후크)

 

[Sample (over intro)]
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha

[Intro: T.I.]
Ay... this a special what's happenin' to all my
All my soldiers over there in Iraq
E'rybody right here
What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got, y'knowmsayin?
Stop lookin' at what you ain't got
Start bein' thankful for what you do got
Let's give it to 'em baby girl, hey

[Chorus: Rihanna]
You're gonna be, a shinin' star
In fancy clothes, and fancy cars
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far
Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
So live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Cause I'm a paper chaser

[Post-Chorus: Rihanna]
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH)
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH) just livin' my life

[Verse 1: T.I.]
Hey, never mind what haters say, ignore 'em 'til they fade away
Amazing they ungrateful after all the game I gave away
Safe to say I paved the way for you cats to get paid today
You'd still be wastin' days away now had I never saved the day
Consider them my protege, homage I think they should pay
Instead of bein' gracious, they violate in a major way
I never been a hater, still, I love 'em in a crazy way
Some say they sold the yay' you know they couldn't get work on Labor Day
It ain't that black and white, it has an area the shade of gray
I'm Westside anyway, even if I left today and stayed away
Some move away to make a way, not move away cause they afraid
I brought back to the hood, and all you ever did was take away
I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt they face away
Like I once made 'em spray, now I could make 'em put the K's away
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break
You'd rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away

[Chorus: Rihanna]
You're gonna be, a shinin' star
In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far
Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
So live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Cause I'm a paper chaser

[Post-Chorus: Rihanna]
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH)
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH) just livin' my life

[Verse 2: T.I.]
I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with
The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
Articulate, but still I'll grab a nigga by the collar quick
Whoever havin' problems with their record sales just holler Tip
If that don't work and all else fails then turn around and follow Tip
I got love for the game, but ay I'm not in love with all of it
Could do without the fame, and rappers nowadays are comedy
The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguin'
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in
Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin'
Them checks into your bank account, and you up out of poverty
Your values is a disarray, prioritizin' horribly
Unhappy with the riches cause you're piss poor morally
Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin'
And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?

[Chorus: Rihanna]
You're gonna be, a shinin' star
In fancy clothes, and fancy cars
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far
Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
So live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (AYY! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (OHH! Ayyy ayyy ayyy)
Cause I'm a paper chaser

[Post-Chorus: Rihanna]
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH)
Just livin' my life (AYY) my life (OHH)
My life (AYY) my life (OHH) just livin' my life

[Bridge: Rihanna]
Got everybody watchin' what I do, come walk in my shoes
And see the way I'm livin' if you really want to
Got my mind on my money
And I'm not goin' awayyyyyyy
So keep on gettin' your paper, and keep on climbin'
Look in the mirror, and keep on shinin' (shinin')
Until the game ends, 'til the clock stop
We gon' post up on the top spot
Livin' the life, the life
In the Windmill City got my whole team with me
The life, my life
I do it how I wanna do
I'm livin' my life, my life
I will never lose
I'm livin' my life, my life
And I'll never stop it

[Sample]
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha

[Outro: Just Blaze]
So live your life