2018-08-04

【一切就像,你不曾離開過】 The Script - If You Ever Come Back 中英歌詞



        第一次聽到這首歌時,被副歌溫柔又帶點滄桑的合聲所吸引(跟The Man Who Can't Be Moved 一樣,可以說是他們的招牌呢XD),輕快的節奏藍調,身為手創迷應該再熟悉不過了。

        然而,這首歌真正讓我驚豔的,是它的歌詞以及背後的涵義。 If You Ever Come Back 發行於2011年,收錄在 The Script 的第二張專輯 " Science & Faith "。當時 The Script 剛結束第一張專輯 " The Script " 的世界巡迴演唱 ,回到家鄉愛爾蘭的都柏林,他們發現這座城市的人民普遍貧窮,毒品的問題持續存在,於是有了創作靈感,藉由音樂來訴說人民的心聲,並帶給他們希望,前後孕育出 For The First Time 與 If You Ever Come Back兩首作品。






The Script - If You Ever Come Back   如果你想回家




If you're standing with your suitcase
如果你就站在月台旁
But you can't step on the train
卻始終沒踏上列車
Everything's the way that you left it. I still haven't slept yet
而家中的一切就像你離開前的那樣

And if you're covering your face now
如果你試圖掩蓋你的臉
But you just can't hide the pain
卻無法掩蓋心中的痛苦
Still setting two plates on the counter but eating without ya'
而我依舊準備了你的那份餐具,一個人吃著晚餐

If the truth is you're a liar
如果你是在說謊 
When you say that you're okay
當你說一切都過的很好
I'm sleeping on your side of the bed goin' out of my head now
而我躺在床的另一側,想你想得入神

And if you out there trying to move on
如果你正試著繼續向前
But something pulls you back again
內心卻充滿猶豫  
I'm sitting here trying to persuade you like you're in the same room
而我還在阻止你,就像你未曾離開


And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder
我寧願你繼續對我冷淡
And I wish you could still give me a hard time
我寧願你繼續讓我難堪
And I wish I could still wish it was over
我寧願繼續祈禱一切會好轉
But even if wishing is a waste of time
儘管想這些只是在浪費時間
Even if I never cross your mind
也許你根本不曾想起我


I'll leave the door on the latch 
門我不會鎖上
  If you ever come back (x2) 
如果你想回家
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
大廳會亮著,鑰匙就在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
我會笑著迎接你,並幫你燒開水
And it'll be just like you were never gone
就像你不曾離開過
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
我會將大廳點亮,而鑰匙就在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在正要回家

Oh~ If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在就要回家


Now they say I'm wasting my time
他們說我是在浪費時間
'Cause you're never coming home
認為你不會回來了
But they used to said the world was flat and how wrong was that now
但人們也曾以為地球是平的

And by leaving my door open
我不曾鎖上門
I'm risking everything I own
賭上了我的一切
There's nothing I can lose in a break-in that you haven't taken
因為與你比起來,失去這些根本不算什麼


And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder
我寧願你繼續對我冷淡
And I wish you could still give me a hard time
我寧願你繼續讓我難堪
And I wish I could still wish it was over
我寧願繼續祈禱一切會好轉
But even if wishing is a waste of time
儘管想這些只是在浪費時間
Even if I never cross your mind
也許你不曾想起我

I'll leave the door on the latch 
門我不會鎖上
  If you ever come back (x2) 
如果你想回家
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
大廳會亮著,鑰匙就在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
我會笑著迎接你,並幫你燒開水
And it'll be just like you were never gone
就像你不曾離開過
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
我會將大廳點亮,而鑰匙就在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在正要回家

Oh~ If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在就要回家


If it's the fighting you remember
不論你想起了之前的爭吵
Or the little thing you miss
還是我們共同的回憶
I know you're out there somewhere
我知道你就在外頭的某個地方
Oh just remember this
希望你記住這段話
If it's the fighting you remember
不論你想起了之前的爭吵
Or the little thing you miss
還是我們共同的回憶
Oh just remember this
請你記得
Oh just remember this
請你一定要記得


I'll leave the door on the latch 
門我不會鎖上
  If you ever come back (x2) 
如果你想回家
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
大廳會亮著,鑰匙在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
我會笑著迎接你,並幫你燒開水
And it'll be just like you were never gone
就像你不曾離開過
There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
我會將大廳點亮,而鑰匙就在踏墊下
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在正要回家

Oh~ If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在就要回家

( Ooh~   ooh~ )

And it'll be just like you were never gone (x3)
而一切就會像你不曾離開過
If you ever come back
如果你想回家
If you ever come back now
如果你現在就要回家




        MV中,一位離家的女兒帶著沉重的行李與黑眼圈搭上了火車。她回想一切發生的經過,匆匆忙忙的離家,與一路上餐風露宿的生活;而另一頭,晚餐已經準備好了,她的母親望向窗外卻依然沒看見女兒的身影。回過神來,一名臉色慘淡的女子與穿著風衣外套的男子陸續上了車,他們避開了彼此的視線,希望沒有人看見自己現在的模樣。女主角看著他們的身影,再度回想起這些日子過得多麼悲慘。她受夠了這一切,不想再藉著毒品來麻痺心靈,希望一切都來得及倒轉。最後,他們三人來到了治療中心,找到人生的出口。

        歌詞以一個等待者的角度,訴盡對離家者的種種思念,它可以是父母對兒女的關愛,或情人之間的包容。『少了你的那一塊,拼圖就不再完整』;The Script 想藉著這則故事,來推廣整個社會對於這些步入歧途者的關懷,讓都柏林、甚至是全世界的人們了解到,只要我們的心團結在一起,這個社會是充滿愛與希望的。






        The Script 的作品向來以貼近平民生活聞名,細膩的觀察日常周遭的生活,將其化為創作的養分。就如團名 " The Script " -- 故事的腳本,他們擅長藉由敘述一個故事,來傳達想要帶給大家的訊息、感受。比起用華麗的文字堆疊出的情感,這種以樸實的語調敘述故事的方法,越是讓人感同身受。

        也許剛開始聽 The Script 的作品,多半是被 " Hall Of Fame " 或 " Superheroes " 這種震撼又激勵人心的歌曲所吸引,但慢慢了解這個樂團之後,會更能夠品味像" If You Ever Come Back " 這類作品帶來的餘韻,它也許不是那麼澎拜,但是會讓你在無意間想起這段旋律與感觸。