Lotus
SoulJa Lyrics

泥水を吸い上げる蓮の花も　やがては美しい花咲かす
Just as the lotus flower that sucks up mud and water eventually blooms into a beautiful flower, people can also achieve miracles even in the most desperate situations.

それと同じく人は絶望的な状況にも　奇跡を起こす
Similarly, people can create miracles even in hopeless situations.

戦争中敵同士のニ国　Myじっちゃん and　OPAの国の子供たちが　やがて育ち出会い愛し合い　やがて俺を授かり
Children from enemy nations during war (like my granddad's and OPA's country) can grow up, meet, fall in love, and eventually have me. They become a symbol of peace and a crystal of love born from the encounter of strangers.

ある意味子供たちは平和の象徴　他人が出会い生むその結晶
In a way, these children are symbols of peace and a crystallization of love born from the encounter of strangers.

昔憎しみあった仲でも　やがては愛は芽生えるかも　そう考えると　今の世の中でも必ずある「希望」
Even those who used to hate each other may eventually grow love. Thinking this way gives hope that there is sure to be 'hope' in this world today.

蓮の花のように泥水の中からも　美しい花を咲かせるはずだろう?
Like the lotus flower that blooms beautifully in muddy water, we should be able to bloom even in the difficult situations.

僕たちはこの世界の中で輝いてる　このほほえみこそ みなを包む Children, Stay strong and live for love
We shine in this world, and this smile embraces everyone. Children, stay strong and live for love.

The worlds strickin' by　A sickness, what is this?We witness the world　Crumble apart into this　Ocean of wickedness,
The world is struck by a sickness, and we witness it crumbling into an ocean of wickedness.

Where right wing idealist　And other racialists　Be killin' each other　Over some petty differences　And, meaningless deaths
Right-wing idealists and other racial groups kill each other over petty differences, leading to meaningless deaths.

Leaving mothers left　Crying on both sides　Inbeding anger and　Pain into the ones who survive And now there's you're reason why
This leaves mothers crying on both sides, embedding anger and pain into those who survive. And now we understand why we are still stuck in this struggle with fear in our lives.

Another question is　What you gonna do　When giving somebody life　Gonna mean death to you?
Another question is, what will you do when giving life to someone means death for you?

When letting somebody eat's　Gonna mean hunger for you?　And when dropping the gun's　Gotta begin with you?
When letting someone eat means hunger for you, and dropping the gun must begin with you.

Hu, don't matter if your faith　Is in evolution　Or some sort of religion just　Look at the beginning and then　You'll find there's no　Difference with each other,
It doesn't matter if your faith is in evolution or some religion, just look at the beginning, and you'll find that there's no difference between each other.

Just look at them,　You killin' your own brothers
Just look at them; you're killing your own brothers.

世界が闇にのまれていく中で　人は決して絶望してはいけねえ
As the world is swallowed up by darkness, we must never give up hope.

何もみえない位暗い辛い世界でも　だからこそ小さいろうそくでも　燃え上がる炎のたいまつのように　光を差す a path to a 未来
Even in a world that's so dark and difficult that we can't see anything, even a small candle can shine like a torch, illuminating the path to the future.

Dat don't need no 大量破壊兵器　And 子供たち　Can live in peace and eat
That path doesn't need any weapons of mass destruction, and children can live in peace and have enough to eat.

A 未来,　Where we don't need no 戦争　A 未来,　人々は平等　A 未来,　where we can love　And grow old and　Watch our children grow wid
A future where we don't need war, where people are equal, where we can love, grow old, and watch our children grow up.

希望 and 愛情　で この世は確かにおっかねえが　人の心も捨てたもんじゃねえな
Even though hope and love make this world scary, we can't abandon the human heart.

僕たちはこの世界の中で輝いてる　このほほえみこそ みなを包む Children,Stay strong and live for love Yeah yeah yeah
We shine in this world, and this smile embraces everyone. Children, stay strong and live for love. Yeah yeah yeah

You gotta　(To all the children of Asia)　You are the light of the future! You gotta remember　(All the children in america too Europe too)　(Children of the middle east)　You gotta remember
You have to remember that you are the light of the future, not only for children in Asia but also for children in America, Europe, and the Middle East.