陸寧遠(yuǎn)
作為兩次格萊美獎(jiǎng)、一次MTV音樂錄影帶大獎(jiǎng)的獲得者,現(xiàn)年19歲的新西蘭音樂才女Lorde在2014年9月30日發(fā)布了自己為電影《饑餓游戲3:嘲笑鳥(上)》(The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I)創(chuàng)作并演唱的歌曲“Yellow Flicker Beat”。Lorde表示,這首歌是她在深刻理解電影主人公Katniss的想法的基礎(chǔ)上創(chuàng)作的。Lorde用自己空靈而略微沙啞的獨(dú)特嗓音恰如其分地表達(dá)了Katniss心中的悲苦、無(wú)奈和傷痛。這首歌節(jié)奏由舒緩到強(qiáng)烈,猶如涓涓細(xì)流匯入洶涌大海,在高潮處噴薄而出,震撼人心。
在MV中,Lorde也打造了一個(gè)特立獨(dú)行的形象。她或是獨(dú)自在空蕩蕩的房間中歌唱,或是呆坐在水池邊、車站里,或是深夜在寂靜的公路上亂舞,她特有的陰郁與周圍的環(huán)境顯得格格不入,十分怪異。就如影片中民眾不懂Katniss的內(nèi)心,只把她當(dāng)成全民的希望、率眾起義的英雄,可誰(shuí)又了解她的孤獨(dú)無(wú)助,誰(shuí)又明白她所做的一切只不過(guò)是為了保護(hù)自己的家人……
從這首歌中,我們體會(huì)到了英雄苦苦掙扎的不易以及他們背后的辛酸、淚水和汗水,明白了英雄也只不過(guò)是一介凡人,只是被逆境所迫罷了,就如電影《奔騰年代》(Seabiscuit)中的一句臺(tái)詞:We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. 你我雖非英雄,卻也應(yīng)聆聽英雄的心聲,體味英雄的苦楚,做個(gè)善解英雄意的平凡人。
I'm a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm.
And the scars that mark my body, they're silver and gold.
My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones.
It keeps my veins hot; the fires find a home in me.
I move through town; I'm quiet like a fire.
And my necklace is a rope; I tie it and untie it.
And now people talk to me, but nothing ever hits home.
So people talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes.
I'm done with it. (ooh)
This is the start of how it all ends.
They used to shout my name; now they whisper it.
I'm speeding up and this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart.
We're at the start; the colors disappear.
I never watch the stars; there's so much down here.
So I just try to keep up with the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart. *
I dream all year, but they're not the same kinds.
And the shivers move down my shoulder blades in double time.
And now people talk to me; I'm slipping out of reach now.
People talk to me, and all their faces blur.
But I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison.
And I'm locking up everyone who ever laid a finger on me.
I'm done with it. (ooh)
Refrain
And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart.
And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat-beat-beat-beat.
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