Mecca Rebell - Friends? [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Hook]
The people we surrounded by be our lifeline
The company you keep determines how long your time line
They either help you fly or pull you down you know
Your-life-your-choice depends how far you wan' go fosho
Know when to close the do' and say “oh no”
Not Hawaii but adventures as exotic don't forget the go pro
Just live mang don't bother with the id or superego
I got role models but I'm my superhero (yeah!)

[First Verse]
These suckas you think to be friends talk behind yo' back
Always bringin' up yo' flaws mistakes and all that crap
The question naturally arises why do you hang 'round these fools?
Most of 'em chill withchu just so they get to look cool!
You could do so much better for the record I'm not hatin'
Of the people who you hang with you are the average rating
But you don't see it cause you let their energy mess up
Vision from your soul only thing you do see is that flux
Of others' opinions and you got none of your own
Dependin' on people you like a baby but just grown
They commanders who maneuver you like you their drone
Don't you see this kind of leadership is nothing but wrong?
Anything resembling tyranny has got to get gone
Direct the army within be your own Genghis Khan
It ain't always pretty life ain't no beauty salon
Still no matta' how ugly it gets aye bring it on!

[Hook]

[Second Verse]
Not just talkin' fresh mang I'm speakin' from experience
Where hangin' with the wrong crowd had a shroud on my brilliance
So I started looking past the appearance in aims to expedience
Only givin' clearance to homies with adherence when I started bein' different
Yes the transition can be penurious
My advice to you nothin' great is achieved without perseverance
Let this song serve as interference to obliviousness
Not impervious but I wish a sucka would test out my resilience uh
Yeah life's unfair but I don't care
Cause the beauty's what I focus on
So that's what I get from the air
It ain't always bad to have something that you lack
The absence of negative energy and people prove that
So I flow with the river of life
Go without lookin' back
Swing your wings fly high
Regardless how them suckas react
Time for rebellion watch, they'll call you hellion
Learn from their hate then move on never look back again sucka

[Hook]

[Third Verse]
It's easier than you think to lose basis with who you are
Depend too much on other folks then from yourself you get far
Ironic punches hurt so yeah you gotta bob and weave
In midst of the crowd remember to keep your independence sweet
Emit your own instead of absorbin' others' frequencies
Emit your own instead of absorbin' others' energies yeah
Inspiration is everywhere and it's all free
Trick is to just open your mind that's the master key
Use it to unlock and open doors you never saw through before
When opportunities come take 'em put your foot through the door
Walk the walk step firmly yet lightly on the floor
I hope you understand just talkin' 'bout it don't work no more
Don't stress what others say true power lies in the core
Follow Nature and you're rich follow people and you're poor
Move on from those who have no interest in helping you soar
Your unique experience of this game called life go explore