深夜歌單之一,也可隨著個人喜好搭配酒品讓自己更沉醉在裏頭的分類項目。
在電影心靈捕手(Good Will Hunting)中我很喜歡的一首歌:
Drink up baby, stay up all night
With the things you could do
You won't but you might
The potential you'll be
That you'll never see
The promises you'll only make
Drink up with me now
And forget all about
The pressure of days
Do what I say
And I'll make you okay
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
Drink up baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again between the bars
Where I'm seeing you there
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time
And I'll make you mine
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot
The people you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
「對於歌曲內涵裡的感傷用巧妙的作詞手法操作處理,其實對一個歌手兼作曲者是有點負累的,彷彿唱歌人在唱的時候是為了讓所有人聽起來也能感到相同的感傷。但這又跟單純描述有很大的不同,譬如拿一張紐約的照片,一個人看了覺得很沮喪甚至害怕,另一個人看了可能會想到所有可以在紐約做的好玩有趣的事。」Elliott Smith 說道。
民謠史上傑出的星星因長期憂鬱而殞落,在他字句呢喃間痛苦,令人無法脫離,然而他卻拋下我們先行離去了。
Sad beauty, beautiful sadness.
Sweet painfulness, painful sweetness.
Elliott Smith的音樂總會帶來這樣的感受,既矛盾又真實,叫人分不清也無法抽離的墜入情緒之中,不知道你們是否也偶爾也有這樣的心情,當憂鬱籠罩時,反而更想淋久一點的雨,是苦痛的甜蜜亦或是甜蜜的苦痛呢。
Peace of minds, from his to yours.
