Eu Tiro É Onda (part. Shabazz the Disciple) Lyrics Translation in English

This be that shit for the ghetto

This be that shit for the ghetto

Shabazz the Disciple, Marcelo

Shabazz the Disciple, Marcelo

Rio de Janeiro, Nova York, Andaraí, Brooklyn

Rio de Janeiro, Nova York, Andaraí, Brooklyn

É como uma selva de pedras, Shabazz

It's like a concrete jungle, Shabazz

The Concrete Jungle, some niggas is poor, some niggas stackin' bundles

The Concrete Jungle, some niggas is poor, some niggas stackin' bundles

Yo son, where I'm from is off the hinges

Yo son, where I'm from is off the hinges

Even niggas is smokin, sniffin, shooting that shit up with syringes

Even niggas is smokin, sniffin, shooting that shit up with syringes

Hustlers is profiting off amphetamines

Hustlers is profiting off amphetamines

Running the streets, yo, niggas got to eat, no better dream for a cheddar fiend

Running the streets, yo, niggas got to eat, no better dream for a cheddar fiend

Take a look through the eyes of a disciple

Take a look through the eyes of a disciple

Come into my world, burning punanies and mommies who's living tryful

Come into my world, burning punanies and mommies who's living tryful

Snipers on the roof with a rifle

Snipers on the roof with a rifle

Inhaling death aroma your baby's born in a coma, yo, shit is a cycle

Inhaling death aroma your baby's born in a coma, yo, shit is a cycle

Out here living conditions aren't decent

Out here living conditions aren't decent

And if you're gettin' riches there's snitches pointing at pictures in the precinct

And if you're gettin' riches there's snitches pointing at pictures in the precinct

Prejudice popo hate niggas at round tables infiltrating empires with riots

Prejudice popo hate niggas at round tables infiltrating empires with riots

Money got niggas Cain and Abel

Money got niggas Cain and Abel

I need your exodus like I was Moses

I need your exodus like I was Moses

And I'm gonna live that way until the day that I'm covered with roses and my coffin closes

And I'm gonna live that way until the day that I'm covered with roses and my coffin closes

Peace to all my niggas on the island

Peace to all my niggas on the island

The projects dirty ones, paradise, ice and cowardice, stashing dirty guns

The projects dirty ones, paradise, ice and cowardice, stashing dirty guns

É o som que vem das ruas, por isso que eu tiro é onda

It's the sound that comes from the streets, that's why I catch waves

Eu estou de pé, compadre, e nunca durmo na ronda

I'm standing, compadre, and never sleep on patrol

From Red Hook to Brazil

From Red Hook to Brazil

We hit y'all with that shit

We hit y'all with that shit

From the streets y'all can feel

From the streets y'all can feel

POWs in jail

POWs in jail

Soldiers balancing the scale

Soldiers balancing the scale

É o som que vem das ruas, por isso que eu tiro é onda

It's the sound that comes from the streets, that's why I catch waves

Eu estou de pé, compadre, e nunca durmo na ronda

I'm standing, compadre, and never sleep on patrol

From Red Hook to Brazil

From Red Hook to Brazil

We hit y'all with that shit

We hit y'all with that shit

From the streets y'all can feel

From the streets y'all can feel

POWs in jail

POWs in jail

Soldiers balancing the scale

Soldiers balancing the scale

Eu vim do Rio de Janeiro à Nova York levado pelo som

I came from Rio de Janeiro to New York led by the sound

No Andaraí, no Brooklyn, só tem sangue-bom

In Andaraí, in Brooklyn, there's only good blood

Vou te explicar como é que eu faço pra sair dessa merda

I'll explain to you how I get out of this shit

Eu tô sempre ligado, e mantenho minha mente aberta

I'm always aware, and I keep my mind open

Com dinheiro é muito fácil, todo mundo é feliz

With money, it's very easy, everyone is happy

Eu quero vê tira onda sem dinheiro como eu fiz

I want to see you catch waves without money like I did

Eu tiro onda não é porque eu como muitas minas

I catch waves not because I get many girls

É porque eu continuo vivo e dessa daqui ninguém me tira

It's because I'm still alive, and no one takes me from here

Oh, Oh, Não ri pra mim não amigo

Oh, oh, don't laugh at me, friend

Eu tô falando sério, tudo que eu quero é ficar longe de um cemitério

I'm serious, all I want is to stay away from a cemetery

O critério é da morte você ficar longe

The criterion is to stay away from death

Com camisinha, com droga ou na mão dos Homens

With a condom, with drugs, or in the hands of men

O bom malandro sabe o que quer

The good hustler knows what he wants

Se você não sabe, tá tirando onda de Mané

If you don't know, you're acting like a fool

Assim como Mussum da Mangueira eu não espero o sistema

Just like Mussum from Mangueira, I don't wait for the system

Eu corro atrás e faço meu esquema

I chase after and make my own plan

No microfone então, não tem competição

On the microphone, then, there's no competition

Ainda mais quando eu me junto com os meus irmãos

Even more when I join with my brothers

Ouvir o Hip Hop é uma coisa normal

Listening to Hip Hop is normal

Entender o Hip Hop é onde está o mal

Understanding Hip Hop is where the evil is

É como uma selva de pedras, mas no fundo eu tiro onda e te repito

It's like a concrete jungle, but deep down, I catch waves and I repeat to you

Eu nunca durmo na ronda

I never sleep on patrol

Mas se eu tô com os camaradas então tá tudo tranquilo

But if I'm with my buddies, then everything is calm

É bom ficar ligado e vem corre perigo

It's good to stay aware and come running into danger

Se eu saio na balada o que eu quero é Paz

If I go out to party, all I want is peace

Vamos direto ao assunto, deixa de leva e trás

Let's get straight to the point, stop the gossip

E se você ainda não conhece eu vou apresentar Marcelo D2

And if you still don't know, I'll introduce Marcelo D2

E meu cumpádi Shabazz

And my buddy Shabazz

From Red Hook to Brazil

From Red Hook to Brazil

We hit y'all with that shit

We hit y'all with that shit

From the streets y'all can feel

From the streets y'all can feel

POWs in jail

POWs in jail

Soldiers balancing the scale

Soldiers balancing the scale

Por isso que eu tiro é onda, eu tô de pé e nunca durmo na ronda

That's why I catch waves, I'm standing and never sleep on patrol

From Red Hook to Brazil

From Red Hook to Brazil

We hit y'all with that shit

We hit y'all with that shit

From the streets y'all can feel

From the streets y'all can feel

POWs in jail

POWs in jail

Soldiers balancing the scale

Soldiers balancing the scale

Por isso que eu tiro é onda, eu tô de pé e nunca durmo na ronda

That's why I catch waves, I'm standing and never sleep on patrol

Ay, yo, salute to all the soldiers from Red Hook to Rio, Brazil

Ay, yo, salute to all the soldiers from Red Hook to Rio, Brazil

And all the two time felons, in every fucking favela, staying ranks

And all the two-time felons, in every fucking favela, staying ranks

É isso aí, eu também sobrevivi à essa guerra Marcelo D2, Rio de Janeiro

That's it, I also survived this war Marcelo D2, Rio de Janeiro

Eu tiro onda, porque eu contrario a estatística, entendeu?

I catch waves because I go against the statistics, you know?

Então é melhor andar na linha, mas cuidado porque o trêm tá pronto pra te foder

So it's better to walk the line, but be careful because the train is ready to fuck you

Em português ou inglês a luta é a mesma, mantenha-se vivo e paz

In Portuguese or English, the struggle is the same, stay alive and in peace