Live Your Life (feat. T.I.)
(Miya-hee, miya-ho) ayy
(Miya-hu, miya ha-ha)
This a special what's happenin' to all my
All my soldiers over there in Iraq
E'rybody right here
What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got
You know what I'm sayin'?
Stop lookin' at what you ain't got
Start bein' thankful for what you do got
Let's give it to 'em, baby girl, hey
You're gonna be a shinin' star
In fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you'll see you're gonna go far
'Cause everyone knows just who ya are
So live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
'Cause I'm a paper chaser
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life
Never mind what haters say, ignore 'em till they fade away
Amazing, they ungrateful after all the game I gave away
Safe to say I paved the way for you, cats, to get paid today
You'd still be wastin' days away now had I never saved the day
Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay
Instead of bein' gracious, they violate in a major way
I never been a hater, still I love 'em in a crazy way
Some say they sold the yay, you know they couldn't get work on Labor Day
It ain't that black and white, it has an area the shade of gray
I'm Westside anyway, even if I left today and stayed away
Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid
I brought back to the hood and all you ever did was take away
I pray for patience, but they make me wanna melt they face away
Like I once made 'em spray, now I could make 'em put the K's away
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break
You'd rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away
You're gonna be a shinin' star
In fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you'll see you're gonna go far
'Cause everyone knows just who ya are
So live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
'Cause I'm a paper chaser
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life
I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with
The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
Articulate, but still I'll grab a nigga by the collar quick
Whoever havin' problems with their record sales, just holler Tip
If that don't work and all else fails, then turn around and follow Tip
I got love for the game, but, ayy, I'm not in love with all of it
Could do without the fame and rappers nowadays are comedy
The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguin'
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in
Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin'
Them checks into your bank account and you up out of poverty
Your values is a disarray, prioritizin' horribly
Unhappy with the riches 'cause you're piss-poor morally
Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin'
And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?
You're gonna be a shinin' star
In fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you'll see you're gonna go far
'Cause everyone knows just who ya are
So live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
You steady chasin' that paper
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (hey), ayy, ayy, ayy
No tellin' where it'll take ya
Just live your life (oh), ayy, ayy, ayy
'Cause I'm a paper chaser
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life (ayy)
My life (oh)
My life (ayy)
My life (oh)
Just livin' my life
Got everybody watchin' what I do, come walk in my shoes
And see the way I'm livin' if you really want to
Got my mind on my money
And I'm not goin' away
So keep on gettin' your paper and keep on climbin'
Look in the mirror and keep on shinin' (shinin')
Until the game ends, till the clock stop
We gon' post up on the top spot
Livin' the life, the life
In the windmill city, got my whole team with me
The life, my life
I do it how I wanna do
I'm livin' my life, my life
I will never lose
I'm livin' my life, my life
And I'll never stop it
(Miya-hee, miya-ho, miya-hu, miya ha-ha)
(Miya-hee, miya-ho, miya-hu, miya ha-ha)
(Miya-hee, miya-ho, miya-hu, miya ha-ha)
(Miya-hee, miya-ho, miya-hu, miya ha-ha)
So live your life
So live your life
Vivendo a Vida com Otimismo e Determinação: Uma Análise de Live Your Life de Rihanna e T.I.
A música 'Live Your Life', interpretada por Rihanna e com participação do rapper T.I., é um hino de otimismo e autoafirmação. A letra da canção começa com uma mensagem direta aos soldados em combate no Iraque e a todos que estão ouvindo, incentivando-os a serem gratos pela vida que têm, em vez de se concentrarem no que lhes falta. Essa introdução estabelece o tom motivacional da música, que é um convite para viver a vida com gratidão e sem se preocupar com as opiniões negativas dos outros.
O refrão, cantado por Rihanna, é uma celebração do sucesso e do brilho pessoal. A artista canta sobre ser uma 'estrela brilhante', com 'roupas chiques e carros elegantes', e como isso é reconhecido por todos. A repetição das frases 'Just live your life' (Apenas viva sua vida) e 'I'm a paper chaser' (Eu sou um caçador de dinheiro) sugere uma mentalidade de perseguir os próprios sonhos e objetivos, mas também de aproveitar o caminho, sem se deixar abalar por 'haters' (odiadores) ou obstáculos.
T.I., por sua vez, traz uma perspectiva mais crítica e reflexiva em seus versos. Ele fala sobre sua trajetória e as dificuldades enfrentadas, incluindo a resistência e a falta de reconhecimento de outros. O rapper também aborda a ideia de que o sucesso não é apenas preto no branco, mas tem 'áreas cinzentas', e critica aqueles que perderam de vista o que é importante na vida, como a integridade e a moralidade, em favor da fama e da riqueza. A música, portanto, equilibra a celebração do sucesso com uma mensagem de autenticidade e valores sólidos, incentivando os ouvintes a viverem suas vidas com propósito e alegria.
