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"You Always Want What You Haven't Got"

得不到的更好
 

It's like I just woke up one morning
Looked at the way that we live
Thought things could be so much better
There must be better than this

And if I relocated
To where the grass is greener
Maybe I'd be happy again
But I'm a little bit disappointed
Cos now I've got my freedom
But I'm still looking over the fence

It's always the same
At the end of the day
You always want what you haven't got

It's like the hands on the clock stopped turning
Right at the moment you left
You went looking for something better
You stopped me dead in my tracks

It's a bittersweet emotion that I'm feeling
Now you're happy again
But I'm a little bit disappointed
Cos now you've got your freedom
But you're still looking over the fence

It's always the same
At the end of the day
You always want what you haven't got

It's always the same
It won't ever change
You always want what you haven't got
 
似乎,在一个早晨我刚醒来
看着我们的生活方式
想着事情能大有好转
肯定会有比现在更好的

如果我能迁移
到草儿更绿的地方
也许我会再次快乐
但我却有一点失望
因为现在虽然已获得自由
我仍从栅栏的上方眺望

总是如此
在每天结束时
总认为得不到的更好

似乎,时钟的指针停止了转动
正停在你离开的时刻
你去追寻更好的东西
那时让我深受创伤

我怀着苦乐参半的心情
现在你再次快乐
但我有一点失望
因为现在虽然已获得自由
你仍从栅栏的上方眺望

总是如此
在每天结束时
总认为得不到的更好

总是如此
永不改变
总认为得不到的更好


 
Lighthouse Family 常被翻译成“灯塔一家”,听来遥远而又温暖。第一次听他们的歌是那首最负盛名的“High”,当时觉得歌名绝好,因为住在灯塔上的人当然是在高处的。这支90年代末英国的最佳乐队之一,始终坚持着自己独特的音乐视角,他们的音乐浸透着感人的真诚和哲理般的理性光辉。

成员之一的Paul Tucker在Newcastle从事音乐工作多年,之后他卖掉了所有的乐器,开始学习法语和德语课程。毕业以后,他选择在一家酒吧工作,并为自己保留多年的一首“Ocean Drive” 寻找歌手。经人推荐,他结识了拥有会计文凭、也在酒吧工作的Tunde Baiyewu, 于是这个欧、非风格兼具的乐队就这样诞生了。1995年,“Ocean Drive”得以发行,但成绩不佳。此后的第二首单曲 襆ifted?进入了英国榜前五甲。2001年11月发行的专辑 “Whatever Gets You Through”获得了巨大的成功,它在保持原有风格的同时,作了少许改变。该专辑目前在英国的销量已达到两百万,在美国也深受好评。

“得不到的更好”,很多文化中都有类似的说法,比如中国人常说的“围城”现象和佛家所说的“求不得苦”。脱离了束缚,获得了自由,但却还是朝着栅栏的外边眺望,不知足似乎是人类共有的弱点,也是人类痛苦的根源之一。Lighthouse Family让我们有理由相信流行音乐也可以做得很深刻,带给你意想不到的震憾。


 

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