2007年2月26日 星期一

Runaway Love

Little Nicole is only 10 years old

小Nicole只有10歲,

She's steady trying to figure why the world is so cold

他慢慢的想試著了解這世界為什麼這麼冷酷,

Why she's not pretty and nobody seems to like her Alcoholic step-dad always wanna strike her Yells and abuses,

為什麼她長的不出色,似乎沒人注意到他,酒鬼父親總是想打她罵她,

leaves her with some bruises Teachers ask questions she making up excuses

她總是編出一堆藉口來塘塞老師關於她身上的傷,

Bleeding on the inside, crying on the out It's only one girl really knows what she about Her name is lil Stacy and they become friends

內心在滴血,外表在流淚。只有一個女孩懂她,她的朋友Stacy,

Promise that they always be tight 'til the end

他們發誓要永遠在一起直到最後。

Until one day lil Stacy gets shot

直到有一天,Stacy被射殺,

A drive by bullet went stray up on her block

一顆子彈結束了她,

Now Nicole stuck up in the world on her own

現在Nicole又一個人被困在這世上了。

Forced to think that hell is a place called home

不得不想說其實地獄才是她的家。

Nothing else to do but get some clothes and pack

什麼都沒辦法做,只好想辦法找些衣服並打包起來,

She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back.

她要準備逃離這一切,永遠不在回來。

超寫實的一首歌,

這已經不只是歌而已了,幾乎是在敘述美國黑人區的小孩們,

生活的環境有多混亂、危險跟缺乏知識,

而且押韻真的超棒的,不愧是Luda。

聽完這首歌才知道為什麼Mary J Blige在美國為什麼會這麼受尊重,

她很能把黑人的心聲唱出來,歌聲很能觸動人心,

之前看她上Tyra的節目,她來了一段Live,

現場觀眾全部哭成一團。

也讓我覺得自己很幸福,不必擔心明天晚上吃什麼、

看不看的到明天的太陽,

很有感覺。