As the warmth of the sun leaves my back
And these bruise colored skies turn to black
None of these faces look the same
And not a one knows my name
Oh, I am a long way from home
This road is now my only friend
It welcomes me through straights and through bends
But no matter how long I stay,
It will never know my name
Oh, I am a long way from home
Yeah, I am a long way from home
And these bruise colored skies turn to black
None of these faces look the same
And not a one knows my name
Oh, I am a long way from home
This road is now my only friend
It welcomes me through straights and through bends
But no matter how long I stay,
It will never know my name
Oh, I am a long way from home
Yeah, I am a long way from home
Artist: Radical Face
Album: The Family Tree : Roots
Song Title : Names
偶然发现这张专辑,根本不知道Ben Cooper是谁。This album follows the story of a fictional family from 1800 to 1950.整张听起来就是宁静又忧伤的感觉,每一首的词都是典型folk singer-songwriter的套路,很personal很sensitive的。Names是专辑里面的第一首歌,从第一首歌开始我觉得自己就要哭了,尤其是听到“I am a long way from home”这句。其他句戳中点的也很多,比如“None of these faces look the same, And not a one knows my name”这行,除了same和name的rhythm压的好以外,这种一个人turn back to the whole world的感觉也十分让人动容。然后“But no matter how long I stay, It will never know my name”请问你还能镇定么?
刚开始想Radical Face中的Radical要怎么理解,如果当做“激进”的话岂不是和整个风格很违和么。后来查了Wiki。
Wiki是这样说的 “The name Radical Face was chosen after seeing it on a flyer. He later found out it was a plastic surgery flyer saying 'Radical Face-Lift' with the word 'lift' ripped off.”
又一个随机选名的先例。很好笑的是这次是来自于一份除皱整容的传单,然后被musician去掉了一部分。想起Sparklehorse是随便抽出两个词Sparkle和Horse然后组合到一起的。
不是说很迷恋Radical Face或是怎样,因为这种音乐和音乐人真得好多,做的好的也特别多,什么时候发现,什么时候喜欢。所以时间是个问题。
他们很用心,个人网站是以blog形式来更新的,songmeaning上的词也特别全。
http://www.radicalface.com/
http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/songs/137438977514/