| Mit navn er Anker og jeg' fra generation af kids
| My name is Anker and I 'from generation of kids
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| Der voksede op med Pimp My Ride og MTV Cribs
| Growing up with Pimp My Ride and MTV Cribs
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| Os der ved der findes bløde værdier, men tit glemmer det
| We who know there are soft values, but often forget it
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| For alle vores helte havde diamanter på tænderne
| For all our heroes had diamonds on their teeth
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| Min far var ikk' hjemme, så jeg så op til Jay-Z
| My dad was not home, so I looked up to Jay-Z
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| Han lært' mig fire små ord: «Fuck you, pay me»
| He taught me four little words: "Fuck you, pay me"
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| Og jeg ved jo godt du synes, at det' en lille smule ekstremt
| And I know you think that's a little bit extreme
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| Men det var med til at gi' mig en plan
| But it helped give me a plan
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| Forstår du, før musikken den dukkede op i mit liv
| Do you understand before the music it appeared in my life
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| Var jeg på gyngende grund, manglede en grund til at blive
| Was I on rocking ground, lacked a reason to stay
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| Jeg var fregnet, overvægtig, asocial og utilpas
| I was freckled, overweight, antisocial and uncomfortable
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| Og havde det bedst bedøvet på svampe, bajere og hash
| And had it best anesthetized on mushrooms, beers and hash
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| Gangsterrap tog en knægt der ku' ha' endt som mobbeoffer
| Gangsterrap took a kid who could 'ha' ended up as a victim of bullying
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| Lærte ham slå igen, blaow, what up motherfucker
| Taught him to hit again, blaow, what up motherfucker
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| Badboy og den selvtillid den ga' mig
| Badboy and the confidence it gave me
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| Og rap for drengene ga' pludselig lidt opmærksomhed fra damer
| And rap for the boys suddenly got some attention from ladies
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| Indtil dagen hvor Blueprint droppede, og jeg fandt min mission
| Until the day Blueprint dropped and I found my mission
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| Jeg sku' ha' den guldkæde, jeg sku' lave den million
| I should have the gold chain, I should make the million
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| Jeg sku' være ligeså tight til business som til at bust' rim
| I should be as tight to business as to bust 'rim
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| Og jeg sku' stå for noget, det var aldrig nok at stå på scenen
| And I had to stand for something, it was never enough to stand on stage
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| Jeg har for længst fået BMW’en, og det' præcis som du tror
| I got the BMW a long time ago, and it's exactly as you think
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| Pengene de gjorde mig ikk' lykkelig, livet der fulgte med gjorde
| The money they made me not happy, the life that came with did
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| Spørg mig hvem jeg vil' ha' været, hvis jeg ikk' havde lært at skrive
| Ask me who I would have been if I had not learned to write
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| Og jeg si’r hip-hop har reddet mit liv
| And I say hip-hop has saved my life
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| For jeg ku' kun se min egen skygge med ryggen vendt imod solen, solen
| For I could only see my own shadow with my back facing the sun, the sun
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| Når dagen gik på hæld, ku' jeg ikk' find' mig selv
| As the day wore on, I could not 'find' myself
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| Var nødt til at vende om, så jeg ku' find' hjem
| Had to turn around so I could 'find' home
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| Så jeg finder vej, finder vej
| So I find my way, find my way
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| For flammen er inde i mig, åh, åh, åh, åh
| For the flame is inside me, oh, oh, oh, oh
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| Finder vej, finder vej
| Finds way, finds way
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| For flammen er inde i mig
| For the flame is within me
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| Og jeg brænder, jeg brænder, jeg brænder, åh
| And I burn, I burn, I burn, oh
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| At ha' musikken som et erhverv, ka' gøre mig stolt som en pave
| Having music as a profession can make me proud as a pope
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| Men når folk spør' hvis jeg ikk' rappede, hva' jeg så skulle lave
| But when people ask 'if I did not' rap, what 'I should do then
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| Begynder noget at gnave, der gi’r mig ondt i min mave
| Starting to gnaw something that hurts in my stomach
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| For de taler til mig, som om at jeg havde jeg fået en gave
| For they speak to me, as if I had received a gift
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| De tænker at hvis jeg ikk' var endt som rapper
| They think that if I did not end up as a rapper
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| Ville jeg være på forfatterskole og jagte 12-taller
| Would I be in writing school and chasing 12s
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| Yeah right, grunden til jeg ikk' blev sprogspasser
| Yeah right, the reason I did not become a language passer
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| Omhandler musikken jeg hørt' siden de små klasser
| Deals with the music I heard 'since the small classes
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| Men blev jeg god til rap, fordi jeg var god til ord?
| But did I become good at rap because I was good at words?
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| Eller blev jeg god til ord, for jeg så rapper' som min storebror?
| Or did I become good at words, because I saw rapper 'like my big brother?
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| Cyphers foran skolens port blev en korridor
| Cyphers in front of the school gate became a corridor
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| Til livet for nogle der bor på den anden side af moder jord
| To the life of some who live on the other side of Mother Earth
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| Folk som Sean Price gjorde mit sprog nice
| People like Sean Price made my language nice
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| Han lært' mig hvert eneste ord det ska' overvejes
| He taught me every word to be considered
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| Om det' en lang eller kort rejs' er jeg positiv
| Whether it 'a long or short journey' I am positive
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| For rappen ga' lidt fokus til et rodet liv
| For the rap gave a little focus to a messy life
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| For jeg ku' kun se min egen skygge med ryggen vendt imod solen, solen
| For I could only see my own shadow with my back facing the sun, the sun
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| Når dagen gik på hæld, ku' jeg ikk' find' mig selv
| As the day wore on, I could not 'find' myself
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| Var nødt til at vende om, så jeg ku' find' hjem
| Had to turn around so I could 'find' home
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| Så jeg finder vej, finder vej
| So I find my way, find my way
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| For flammen er inde i mig, åh, åh, åh, åh
| For the flame is inside me, oh, oh, oh, oh
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| Finder vej, finder vej
| Finds way, finds way
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| For flammen er inde i mig
| For the flame is within me
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| Og jeg brænder, jeg brænder, jeg brænder, åh
| And I burn, I burn, I burn, oh
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| Har aldrig haft et fjæs som Christopher, så mine sedler sku' foldes
| Have never had a face like Christopher, so my banknotes should be folded
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| Hvis jeg sku' lave damer som Christopher Wallace
| If I'm going to make ladies like Christopher Wallace
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| Eller Marshall eller Sean sat' gang i mig om morgenen
| Or Marshall or Sean got me started in the morning
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| Og weed og bajer gjorde mig doven og havde mig fanget i en storm
| And the weed and beers made me lazy and had me caught in a storm
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| Hiphop har lært mig pres det skaber diamanter
| Hip hop has taught me the pressure it creates diamonds
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| Så min ride den er så fly, folk ta’r en selfie foran
| So my ride is so fly, people take a selfie in front
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| For jeg har knoklet
| Because I've boned
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| Men det spiller ingen rolle, vil ikke stoppe
| But it does not matter, will not stop
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| For hvem ka' lave noget svedigt uden at svede for det?
| For who can make something sweaty without sweating for it?
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| Jeg' Nik og Jay møder Suspekt, møder Clemens og
| I 'Nik and Jay meet Suspect, meet Clemens and
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| Jeg' med isbjørnen på toppen af verden som Nordisk Films logo
| I'm with the polar bear on top of the world as Nordisk Film's logo
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| Et skridt, to skridt, aldrig haft et bunke hype
| One step, two steps, never had a pile of hype
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| Tog mig ti år at bli' en succes overnight
| Took me ten years to become a success overnight
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| Og publikum er blevet større, men inderst inde og til det ender
| And the audience has gotten bigger, but deep down and until it ends
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| Er jeg stadig knægten i gården, der bare rapper for sine venner
| Am I still the kid in the yard just rapping for his friends
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| Li’som og har det med mig hvert sted
| Li’som and have it with me every place
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| Tænk, jeg ka' leve af' noget jeg ikk' ka' la' vær' med
| Think, I can 'live on' something I can not 'be' with
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| For jeg ku' kun se min egen skygge med ryggen vendt imod solen, solen
| For I could only see my own shadow with my back facing the sun, the sun
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| Når dagen gik på hæld, ku' jeg ikk' find' mig selv
| As the day wore on, I could not 'find' myself
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| Var nødt til at vende om, så jeg ku' find' hjem
| Had to turn around so I could 'find' home
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| Så jeg finder vej, finder vej
| So I find my way, find my way
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| For flammen er inde i mig, åh, åh, åh, åh
| For the flame is inside me, oh, oh, oh, oh
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| Finder vej, finder vej
| Finds way, finds way
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| For flammen er inde i mig
| For the flame is within me
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| Og jeg brænder, jeg brænder, jeg brænder, åh | And I burn, I burn, I burn, oh |