生命萬歲

這幾天特別想聽 Coldplay 的 Viva La Vida，歌名靈感來自墨西哥畫家芙烈達卡蘿 Frida Kahlo 的作品 - Live The Life/生命萬歲。可能是喜歡它跳皮的節奏卻不太吵耳，歌詞又有意思，聽起來心情也輕快一點。我很喜歡西史，尤其是酷愛文化復興及法國大革命，因為這兩個時期對我們今日的社會政治文化有莫大的影響，而這首歌就是說國王在革命群眾衝入王宮那一刻的心情。歌中強而有力鼓聲，仿似革命人民正逐步迫近。很喜歡 "Now in the morning I sweep alone, Sweep the streets I used to own" 這句歌詞，聽起實在有點淒涼，令我想起T.S. Eliot 的 The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock。哎吔，真是很美的文字啊! 老實說，coldplay 從沒有叫我失望，不過這張專輯是超喜出望外，不單止整體結構完全、意識鮮明但每首歌又不乏獨特之處，最棒是加了不同的陪樂及電子變化，是給耳朵心靈的一大享受，真是超喜歡呢!!

Viva La Vida by Coldplay
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world