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Two Lights – Five for Fighting

I never loved the soldier
until there was a war
Or thought about tomorrow
’til my baby hit the floor
I only talk to God when somebody’s about to die
I Never cherished Freedom
Freedom never cries.

— Freedom Never Cries

拖了很久…一直也很想寫寫這隻CD。
是一隻最近我可以狂loop來聽的CD…

因為…感覺最近沒什麼事可以給無聊的我用來反覆咀嚼思考,這隻CD給我了很多材料。
搞清楚這隻CD的歌詞想表達什麼是很有趣及耐人尋味的過程。

Two Lights

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter John Ondrasik and his band Five For Fighting, are back with their fourth album, Two Lights.

Featuring the hit single The Riddle

Track Listing:
1. Freedom Never Cries
2. World
3. California Justice
4. The Riddle
5. Two Lights
6. 65 Mustang
7. I Just Love You
8. Policeman’s Xmas Party
9. Road To Heaven
10. Johnny America

10首歌曲,不同的故事…

要麼來反諷一下這個是非顛倒的世界,要麼走去殺了債主在各州各省的大公路逃亡,要麼跟兒子談世界存活的證據,要麼為愛死去活來,再在半夜駕車回家時接聽女兒打來說的一句窩心的「I Just love you」… 坐上作者的Mustang 85在美國各省飛馳,像車外飛快逝去的景像什麼也不重要…但人總要有一刻沒事做的時間,躺下想一些沒什相干的小事,想一下如果有一條”Road to Heaven”會是什麼模樣…。

雖說The Riddle是主打歌…但我更愛的是”Freedom Never Cries”,這是一首反戰歌嗎?當外面主流一味高呼為自由而戰為自由而死是有價值…但”What’s a song to a dead man?”。這首歌返回人性基本「不大禍臨頭沒有人會懂害怕,沒有戰爭大家不知士兵也是人,今天不是過得這樣糟也不會為明天打算,若不是有人死哪會有人向神呼求」…歌詞當中那種反諷的口吻配上John Ondrasik略沙啞混假高音的聲線實在是完美配合。California Justice那像公路電影的劇情…他漫不經心的唱腔也不錯。至抒情品”The Riddle” “Two Light” “I Just Love You”,簡簡單單足以感動至哭,”And I love you free, I love you freely.”。想要白癡神經質一點的有”Policeman’s Xmas Party”,一隻CD來說實在太豐富了吧。

最後送上作者的話
“I hope this album finds you well in your worlds.. May your lives be filled with riddles and reasons”

這隻大碟我絕對推薦。

P.S.
Official Homepage www.fiveforfighting.com
另不妨去Youtube搜尋一下Five For Fighting的MTV

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