Jacob Nash - Loner [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[hook]
I'm a loner; an introvert; whatever you want to call me
Leave me alone; on my own. I don't need anybody around me
Don't pretend to be my friend. If anything, you're my enemy
I'm a loner; an introvert. I don't need anybody around me

[verse 1]
I'm a disappointment to my parents, an embarrassment to my siblings
Such is the life of a rapper who hasn't made it to the mainstream
Such is the life of my own ever since I tried rapping
Failure has become a theme of my life that keeps reoccurring
I can't find anything I'm good at and it's getting sickening
I'm getting really discouraged by the way my life's going
I should be going back to college, but instead I've been working
It's maybe okay to be working, but I hate what I've been doing
I don't understand how anybody could milk cows for a living
But that's what my dad does and I've been stuck at home helping
And we live out in the country, so I never see anybody
I don't hang out with anyone around the same age as me
I'm friendless and friendships are hopeless for me
It's no wonder I talk about suicide. You should try living like me
Try walking a mile in my shoes. Shun people who care about you
See if you can take it any better than I do
I hate where I live. I actually do have friends
But I'd have to drive forever in order to see them
I don't have any time for that, because I'm trying to make music
I don't have any time for friendship. All my time goes into lyrics
I don't have time for anything. As long as I continue rapping
I have to spend all my time either writing or recording
Should I give up on rapping? Maybe I should just forget about it
Because hip hop has been forcing me to live like a hermit

[hook]

[verse 2]
I don't have anything against you, I just prefer to be alone
My life is so much more productive when I'm left on my own
I couldn't be a rapper with friends who would never leave me alone
I'm actually happy that all I ever do is sit around at home
Because if I had another way for me to occupy my time
I probably wouldn't be using any of my time to write and rhyme
And I wouldn't be finishing any of this music of mine
Or maybe I would be, but it would be boring and dry
I either wouldn't be a rapper or I would be a lot whacker
If you think I'm whack already, you should be thankful that I'm lonely
Because I've been improving by spending my free time practicing
I'm not messing around with rapping; I'm seriously trying
I could probably use a couple of friends, but they would just slow me down
And that's the opposite of what I need right now
I'm not exactly a people person, but I really do like other people
I just need my alone time in order for my life to be meaningful
To quote Albert Eistein, "Be a loner. It gives you time to wonder
To have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living."
If you spend more time thinking, you'll see things more clearly
It might be boring and lonely, but it's worth it if you ask me
It's been worth it for me. My rapping is becoming serious business
I think God's been getting me ready for this and it's the reason for my existence
Or maybe I'm askew and rapping isn't what I'm supposed to do
Maybe I'm missing my calling, but I don't know what to do if that's true

[hook]

[verse 3]
I know I'm not the only loner. There are others like this out there
This verse goes out to everybody who is generally considered a loner
Maybe, you spend most of your time in front of a computer
Maybe, for you it's a lot harder, due to some kind of a disorder
Maybe, you're awkward or maybe you just don't like socializing
And you would rather spend most of your time on your own thinking
I know life can get boring. We all need some socializing
We all need something to do to keep us from getting lonely
Thinking makes life meaningful and your life is peaceful
But an excessively lonely lifestyle pushes people to be suicidal
Try talking to some people and build up some confidence
As you become more social, there will less awkwardness
And when you're on your own, don't waste time doing nothing
You've got to find something; some kind of a hobby worth doing
It can be almost anything. For me, it's writing and rapping
As well as listening to music other artists have been making
You can accomplish anything with sufficient time and work ethic
But you've got to devote more time to it than just a couple of seconds
As for me, it's about time I quick doing this all on my own
I've done enough practicing, I need people to help me from here on
I need a label, producers, and anyone who can give me advice
They don't have to be famous. Any kind of help would be nice
I just need some help with this and some promotion would be nice
Not because I want to get rich, because I don't know anything about this

[hook]