Monday, October 10, 2005

The Other Side & The Light

这是一篇没有连贯性的 post。

"Somewhere Only We Know"
by Keane

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me?
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
So why don't we go

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

*****

Keane 的这首歌和整张专辑已经永久储藏在我脑袋里,挥之不去。Keane 来自英国,而我这张专辑却是在秘鲁的库斯科市场买的。

可能大家都在英国生活,歌词要引起我的共鸣一点都不困难,我越听越喜欢。

那天,终于好不容易用我仅剩的西班牙文回复以前在秘鲁教我西班牙文现在人在爱尔兰的老师的电邮。怎么才两个月,我的西班牙文和Quechua 已经忘了七七八八?Quechua 可是很漂亮的语言,我看我明天会去 Waterstones 买 Lonely Planet 的 “Learn to Speak Quechua” 的语言指南。

这几天一直呆在家,因为伦敦的乌云在空中越飘越低,把我压得越来越紧。

在家也不错,有条忠心的狗陪我,第一天见面是在今年五月,看到我就吠个不停;现在整天看着我煮菜,吃饭。看它这么乖,我就喂它,它还会舔我表示谢意。有时侯,我在想人是不是连狗都不如?

那篇命名 “Statement of Purpose” 的文件,前几天已经打算写了。现在,过了几天后,荧幕仍然是空着的,只打了以上那三个英文字。

Neil 那天来我的豪宅,看到我去年在大学考第一的信,说这点可以写进去啊。我说,他们会不会觉得我很不要脸。我在想,我心理学考第一又怎样,我又不可以报考心理学的 Masters Program,因为某人不让。所以,我只好报其他的课程,所以我到现在只打了那三个字。

不过,整个系一百多人,我考第一是挺高兴的啦,能把所有英国人压在我脚下,不要以为新加坡人只有数学、工程好,人文科目,我们也不赖,看你们英国人还敢不敢瞧不起我们。

写了这么多,全部都是废话,考第一又怎样,越想越气,真想不报算了。

“If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake”

我在想,我是不是可以看到 "The Other Side" 和 "The Light" ?

现在只有 Keane 的歌可以给我一点安慰。

*****

Bend & Break
by Keane


When you, when you forget your name
When old faces all look the same
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

Bitter and hardened heart
Aching waiting for life to start
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

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