今天才想到幾年前讀研究所時對 Owl City 的 Alligator Sky 非常有興趣
那時候有查到See you later, alligator,
因而猜想著和這首歌有點關係,而sky有天空、太空、天堂的意思,
無論是哪一種解釋,最愛的是他永遠充滿奇幻、不可思議的歌詞意境。
這是一首充滿想像力的歌:)
【Lyrics】Owl City (feat. Shawn Chrystopher) -Alligator1 Sky (中譯歌詞-貓頭鷹城市-Alligator Sky)
[Chorus]
Where was I when the rockets came to life
我在哪兒? 當火箭快速升天時
And carried you away into the alligator sky
它會帶著你進入鱷魚(以後的)天空
Even though, I'll never know what's up ahead
儘管我還不知道頭頂上的這片天空會發生什麼事情
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
我仍不會放棄的,我不會放棄的
[Shawn Chrystopher - Rap Verse 1]
Uh uh, that's not a plane, that's me
噢噢,那並不是架飛機,那正是我
I'm sittin' where I'm supposed to
我正坐在這理所當然的位置上
Floatin' on the cloud, can't nobody come close to
我在無人能接近的雲端上漂浮
The concrete and the sky switch places
那具體世界及天空都改變了位置
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
所以 現在我的天花板被無垠的宇宙給著滿
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
煙火衝上了月球,請將你的眼睛閉上
Blastin' off like a rocket from the ground up
一切就像火箭從地面升空時那樣點燃起飛
Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday
嘿,星期一的時候我總習慣攔輛計程車
Now the taxi's sellin' lights on the runway, fly
現在我正看著車道上 計程車的絢爛燈光,飛行吧
Condo on the milky way
雲河系上的公寓
A house on the cloud and God's my landlord
雲端上的其中一間房子是我的,而上帝就是我的房東
And for my rent all I pay is my drive
至於房租啊 我全用我畢生的努力來支付了
Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
明白了吧,若需要我,你可以在鱷魚(以後的)天空找著我
[Chorus]
Where was I when the rockets came to life
我在哪兒? 當火箭快升天時
And carried you away into the alligator sky
它會帶著你進入鱷魚(以後的)天空
Even though, I'll never know what's up ahead
儘管我還不知道頭頂上的這片天空會發生什麼事情
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
我仍不會放棄的,我不會放棄的
[Bridge]
Roller coaster through the atmosphere
飛車穿越了大氣層
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
我沉浸在這繁星閃爍的夜曲之中
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
當出神狀態變得無憂無慮
My imagination's taking me away
我的想像力帶我遠去
Reverie whispered in my ear
幻想曲在我耳邊輕聲吟唱
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
從前我害怕死亡,今後我將無所畏懼
Roller coaster through the atmosphere
飛車穿越了大氣層
My imagination's taking me away
我的想像力帶我遠去
[Shawn Chrystopher - Rap Verse 2]
Uh, now I'mma dance like I never dance
噢,現在的我要跳舞,像是未曾跳過一樣
Sing like I never sing, dream like I've never dreamed
我要歌唱、我要幻想,就像我未曾做過這些事一樣(地新鮮)
Or try to, 'cause we've been lied to2
要就試試看吧,因為過去我們都曾受過阻撓
That the sun is somethin' that we can't fly to
太陽對我們而言是那樣觸不可及
Well, I sit on my star and see street lights
嗯,那我就坐在我的星球上欣賞街燈景色吧
Look up, ha, you'll miss me if you blink twice
抬頭看天空,哈,你若是一眨眼,就會把我給錯過
Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me
想像力是如此溫熱,若你抓住訣竅,你就能在其中與我相遇了
When you see me in the alligator sky
當我們在鱷魚天空(以後的天堂)相見時
[Chorus]
Where was I when the rockets came to life
我在哪兒? 當火箭快速升天時
And carried you away into the alligator sky
它會帶著你進入鱷魚(以後的)天空
Even though, I'll never know what's up ahead
儘管我還不知道頭頂上的這片天空會發生什麼事情
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
我仍不會放棄的,我不會放棄的
Where was I when the rockets came to life
我在哪兒? 當火箭快升天時
And carried you away into the alligator sky
它會帶著你進入鱷魚(以後的)天空
Even though, I'll never know what's up ahead
儘管我還不知道頭頂上的這片天空會發生什麼事情
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
我仍不會放棄的,我不會放棄的
In the alligator sky...
在鱷魚(以後的)天空裏頭...
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1.alligator 鱷魚,這裡括號內都翻以後的
國外的"再見、以後見"常說 See you later, alligator, 因 later與alligator同韻,用法較俏皮。
我想這歌詞或許隱含以後的、之後的、未來才出現的意思
2. lied to 這裡翻為受阻;滯航
