Who are you when the lights come up?
When the music fades and the crowd goes down?
Where did you land when the spinning stopped?
Are you far away in another town?
You were young and the lights were bright
You went dancing in to the night
You always said it would turn out alright
Suzanne, will you tell me if you can?
當四周燈光亮起,妳是為何人?
而曲終人散時,妳又身在何處?
當世界不再轉動,妳將在何處著落?
是在那座遙遠的城裡嗎?
當時的妳正年輕,燈光煜煜
妳在夜中舞步輕盈
妳總說,一切終將平息
Suzanne,若妳能,告訴我,好嗎?
Suzanne, is it everything you wanted?
Suzanne, Suzanne, is it everything you dreamed it would be?
You reached for the stars and you touched the sky
You fell back down and you don’t know why
Suzanne, you still shine bright to me
Suzanne,這一切就是妳想要的嗎?
Suzanne,Suzanne,這一切的一切,都是妳夢寐以求的嗎?
妳將手伸向星空,在天際中翱翔
倏地,妳跌落天邊,而妳手足無措
Suzanne,對我而言,妳仍然耀眼萬分
You are the first one on and the last one off
Who do you see when the mask comes off?
With your red wine teeth and your smokers cough
Suzanne, I’m sure you’ve had enough
But you never cared for what I had to say
Now you go sleeping all through the day
Please don’t dream your life away
Suzanne, would you help me to understand?
妳首當其衝,又不甘離去
當面具褪去,誰落入了妳的眼簾?
紅酒在齒間留痕,雲霧在口中迴旋
Suzanne,我想妳該休息了
然妳永遠對我不予理會
終日悶悶不樂,日夜徘徊
請別再活在夢境中了
Suzanne,願妳為我醒悟,好嗎?
Suzanne, is it everything you wanted?
Suzanne, Suzanne, is it everything you dreamed it would be?
For time takes everything she likes
And youth will leave like a thief in the night
But Suzanne, you still shine bright to me
Suzanne,這一切就是妳想要的嗎?
Suzanne,Suzanne,這一切的一切,都是妳夢寐以求的嗎?
時光匆匆,帶走了她的所愛
而青春早已不再,像那夜行的竊賊
然而對我而言,Suzanne,妳仍萬分耀眼
Now you’re old and the lights are dim
The band won’t play and the man won’t sing
All the songs that he sang when you danced with him
Suzanne, can I take you by the hand?
年華已去,燈光式微
樂音消散,歌聲不再
她與他跳過的每一首曲子歷歷在目
Suzanne,讓我牽起妳的手,好嗎?
Suzanne, is it everything you wanted?
Suzanne, Suzanne, is it everything you dreamed it would be?
You never knew the rules to the game
Drawn in like a moth to the flame
But Suzanne, it is a crying shame
That they’ll never know your name
Suzanne,這一切就是妳想要的嗎?
Suzanne,Suzanne,這一切的一切,都是妳夢寐以求的嗎?
妳不曾搞懂這一切的一切
像是飛蠅撲火,不知所以
然而,Suzanne,就算妳流了再多的淚
最終,妳的名字也將悄悄抹去
Passenger 可以說是一次做了三首歌。其他兩首是 A Song for the Drunk and Broken Hearted 跟 Remember to Forget。
這首歌是我共鳴最少的歌。或許我還沒老去吧,或許我本來就是正在青春當中。
我還沒有太多事物值得後悔一輩子,或是難以忘懷,在酒吧中等待一些空虛,像是一個人,一段記憶,一些快樂的時光。
一些希望能再親身經歷的事情。
哈哈,不過,我想應該還是有吧。
所以直到那一天,在劇烈過後,隔天早上起床,這天仍然有事要辦,仍然要打理好自己。
那是強裝的冷靜,強裝的笑容,以及一切看上去正常的自己。
我在表演;老實說每天的我都在表演,只是那一天,戴上去的面具重得喘不過氣。
我快不行了,但我必須還可以。
那到底是怎麼樣的劇烈?到底發生了什麼?要現在說出來或許有點難,姑且說是極度憤怒與難過之後的懺毀與後悔吧。
我已經停好我的腳踏車了。在那之前,我的情緒已經快要將我滅頂。
而耳機中所撥放的就是這首歌。
一首極其清淡,看不見任何尖銳的慢歌,像是微弱的風,吹在臉上,帶不走淚,更帶不走情。
我就是在那時真正認識這首歌的。
那天已經過去,那件事也即將告終,成為那為時一年的時光。
當事情已經淡去,該怎麼放下?能夠真正放得下嗎?
很難。
真的很難。