Thursday, February 15, 2007

Flowers bloom - lyrics

There is nothing glamorous in this simple town
But there’s this special flower that can only bloom right here
And all the heavy burdens in our heart,
Get carried away
The wind can smooth the wrinkles of the past

Like a dazzling reflection in the sky
I hear the distant calling of the ancient ripples of the sea
And I realize that your laughter reminds me
Of the soothing sound of the gentle ocean

And your heart can’t cover up the look of loneliness
You don’t have to reveal it to me
But anytime you need it
These faces so familiar in your heart
Wait for you to reach to their hands

I want to know if that place
That I’ve been once before
Hasn’t ever changed
And remains the place that always will be there for me
Till the last goodbye ill cherish it
And I can’t stop looking back to see
That you’re smiling waving back at me
Gonna bite my lips not to cry
And I’m trying to fight this feeling
But the tears may get so hard to see
Ill be waiting for the day
We can reunite again
Where the flowers bloom
For Just me and you

There is something that the shadows can’t explain
Something so simple and so obvious, that we forget
Behind the cloudy surface of it all, if we look up above
We’ll see the sun shine illuminate everything we see
All the past and present faces here are all to stay
Each prayer wishes new memories
I'm proud to have it all
These memories alive inside my heart
Blossoming vividly one by one

After the rain the roads are muddy and there’s puddles everywhere
And we clearly see all the footsteps in this journey thru this life we lead
And I pray these tears can find a way and breathe life back into the day
When the weltered petals in my heart once again blossoming
And I'll whisper to the ocean breeze and my wish will soar above the seas
And a rainbow in the sky will appear for you and i
Glistening in the sun, shine for everyone

Hey, the only place where the flowers bloom
The only place where this wind can blow
The only place you can hear this song
The only place you can see these sign
Hey, the only place where the flowers bloom
The only place where this wind can blow

I want to know if that place
That I’ve been once before
Hasn’t ever changed
And remains the place that always will be there for me
And ill try to fight this feeling
But the tears may get so hard to see
Ill be waiting for the day
We can reunite again

After the rain the roads are muddy and there’s puddles everywhere
And we clearly see the footsteps in this journey thru this life we lead
I try to fight this loneliness
But the tears may get so hard to see
Even thru the scars and memories
I won’t forget you and me
So radiantly shining thru
The horizon as it rises high
And the wind carries it star beneath the memories
Ooh still im waiting for you

Friday, February 09, 2007

boyz to men

前陣子史上最老卻仍號稱男孩團體的boyz II men 來台開演場會
梗及其他ptt版友前往一賭風采
我落得只有聽梗興奮地跟我闡述現場有多感動的份
好在她給了我幾首新歌舊作過過乾癮

老實說 已經很久沒有好好聽過音樂了
似乎早就忘記了那份內心的悸動
不知今天哪個氣氛還是moment對了 聽著他們十數年依舊的歌聲 感動萬分

上次track 他們作品的時候 他們剛從major label退出 成立自己的公司 堅持做自己的音樂
少了marketing 這個風格已逐漸與流行脫節的團體 正式退出主流樂壇
雖然說翻唱改編別人/別國的好歌仍是好的performing art
我卻私下以為只有創作的作品才能define一個音樂團體
團員Michael退出 剩下三人的合音 老實說 有點單薄

這次拿到的新歌 錄音技術跟製作都變差了
可是還是好好聽
如果說boyz II men 跟其他的合唱團體甚至a cappella 團體有何不同
我想不是表演技巧
而是每個音符中裝著的滿滿的真誠與不矯情
乍似幸福甜美的歌聲中 帶著絲絲的牽掛與憂傷 卻又是那麼地從容以對
多麼真實的感覺 好像唱著人生的體悟 娓娓道來一般

他們的音樂 不適合大喜大悲的時候聽
只有像現在 深夜 靜謐 舉杯與自己對飲 才能獲得 的感動