
這首歌,是我獻給所有單親母親的,一首發自內心的讚歌。她們是這個時代最沉默、也最強大的「Hustlers」。社會的眼光或許只看見她們謀生的方式——無論是在辦公室,還是在那些不被言說的角落——卻很少有人能看見她們奮鬥的理由。這首歌,就是為了撕開這些標籤,去描繪那份在街頭的塵埃與汗水中,最純粹、最無可辯駁的母愛。
歌曲中的每一個場景,從「head on swivel (時刻保持警惕)」到「dodgin’ the scene (躲避麻煩)」,都不再僅僅是街頭的生存法則,它們是一位母親為了保護孩子而不得不戴上的鎧甲。她的愛,不在溫柔的言語裡,而在每一次的隱忍、每一次的計算、每一次的挺身而出之中。那句「Do it for them (為了他們而做)」,就是她全部的信仰。她奮鬥得來的不是個人的財富,而是孩子們安穩的睡眠和一個可以期待的明天。
最終,我想說的是,「Hustlin' for Love」是一種最深刻、最悲壯,也最美麗的母愛形式。它不浪漫,甚至不體面,它是在現實的稜角中被磨礪出的鋼鐵。這位母親,用自己的身軀,為孩子們築起了一座最堅固的城堡,抵擋著外界所有的風雨。她的奮鬥,就是她的愛。這,就是她最真實的感受。
This one's for the real ones who keep it tight
Grindin' hard, day and night
They don't ask, they don't explain
They just move through the hustle and pain
She hit the block with her head on swivel
Countin' moves, makin' every step civil
Dodgin' boys in blue, duckin' the scene
Stayin' low while chasin' the green
Every look cold, but her heart stay warm
Carryin' weight, survivin' the storm
They don't peep what she's tryna protect
But she do it all, demandin' respect
Workin' the hustle, holdin' it tight, doin' what's needed
Just to get through the night (through the night)
"Do it for them," that's her everyday creed
Puttin' in work to make sure they succeed
This one's for the real ones who keep it tight
Grindin' hard, day and night
They don't ask, they don't explain
They just move through the hustle and pain
She don't talk about what she's seen
Keepin' it hush, stayin' between
Every scar she got, a story untold
But she keeps it movin', heart pure as gold
Flippin' situations, makin' it work
Turnin' every loss into somethin' with worth
Silent strength, she don't need no shine
Her grind speaks loud every single time
Workin' the hustle, holdin' it tight, doin' what's needed
Just to get through thenight (through the night)
"Do it for them," that's her everyday creed
Puttin' in work to make sure they succeed
She got no time for chaos, no time for fraud
Walkin' through turmoil with the calm of a god
Bearing the weight of a fate unspoken
Guarding the bonds that can't be broken
Pulse like a furnace, mind like a blade
Cutting through trials that others evade
Every dark hour she bends but won't fall
Carves her endurance in the spine of it all
Carryin' the hustle, guardin' the flame, standin' unbroken
Just to pull them through the hardest night
"Live so they flourish," that vow she repeats
Shapin' their world with every sacrifice
Workin' the hustle, holdin' it tight, doin' what's needed
Just to get through the night (through the night)
"Do it for them," that's her everyday creed
Puttin' in work to make sure they succeed
Built from the ground strong as steel
Hustlin' for love that's how she feels