G, The Wiz - Phases [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Hook: G, The Wiz]
I’m not a who I used to be
I’m every dream I aspire to be
I’m getting closer, I’m getting near
To everything I wanted this past new year
And all the things that ever brought me down
Have been put away forever; never felt so proud
I’m feeling so great like a breath of fresh air
I’m working for the day that I’ll get out of this phase

[Verse One: G, The Wiz]
The climb isn’t easy but I keep on walking
Since I was thirteen all I’ve been mapping fortune
Sleeping on benches. Going through basements
Fed on a welfare. Only a few can mention
And when I went to work I didn’t feel like the rest
Where my co-workers only saved to party fright night
I was the only guy my age trying to get my life right
Even when I make it I know I won’t change
You see, I’ve gone through so much hell and this ain’t even a phase
I’m cursed to the hurse unless in dreams I immerse
Financially supported by my very own hand
I never owned a pair of shoes of a name brand
I just put in 250 just to get the beat pad
Spent 100 more dollars for the mic and a stand
I made the beats, I wrote my verse
Still I always feel like I should be putting in more work

[Hook: G, The Wiz]
I’m not a who I used to be
I’m every dream I aspire to be
I’m getting closer, I’m getting near
To everything I wanted this past new year
And all the things that ever brought me down
Have been put away forever; never felt so proud
I’m feeling so great like a breath of fresh air
I’m working for the day that I’ll get out of this phase


[Verse Two: G, The Wiz]
If I could take it back take it back for a bit
Let me tell you of a day that it all changed for me
It was in May 2012 perhaps even June
Graduation, summer lion pride with me too
I was walking late to class on a sunny afternoon
Mind full of questions of what I should do
Listening to Hip-Hop and then I finally knew
Of every single thing that I wanted to do
I’m gonna write the book catch the break
Make some beats and play the stage
Pack my bags go on tour
Make more music and do it again
It feels so fun and feel so grand
Still no money inside my bag
I stay humble, I feel great
Live life large
And hope for the day when
I make it big I wouldn’t know of the day
It’ll all be temporary just like yesterday
Sitting in my room; instrumentals on queue
Family fights telling me that we’re through
And
Those phases they make a big part of me
When I was beat down broke wandering streets
I’d be that wallflower learning how to retreat
Some things in life are better left off as a feel
Because

[Hook: G, The Wiz]
I’m not a who I used to be
I’m every dream I aspire to be
I’m getting closer, I’m getting near
To everything I wanted this past new year
And all the things that ever brought me down
Have been put away forever; never felt so proud
I’m feeling so great like a Cali in May
I’m working for the day that I’ll get out of this phase