Lirik Dad Was Mad (Interlude) (Terjemahan)

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I was the first, one of the first.
Aku yang pertama, salah satu yang pertama.

My first day, a state trooper caught me, put me in the backseat of the car,
Hari pertamaku, seorang polisi negara menangkapku, memasukkanku ke kursi belakang mobil,

and meeting the other black kids, was six of us.
dan bertemu dengan anak-anak kulit hitam lainnya, ada enam dari kami.

And seeing all of those parents, and also KKK members having signs and throwing cans at us,
Dan melihat semua orang tua itu, serta anggota KKK yang membawa spanduk dan melemparkan kaleng ke arah kami,

spitting at us.
meludahi kami.

We lived in the threat of death every day.
Kami hidup dalam ancaman kematian setiap hari.

Every day.
Setiap hari.

So I was just lost in this vacuum between integration and segregation and, and racism.
Jadi aku hanya tersesat dalam kekosongan antara integrasi dan segregasi, serta rasisme.

That was my childhood.
Itulah masa kecilku.

I was angry for years... angry, very angry.
Aku marah selama bertahun-tahun... marah, sangat marah.