你負擔不了離開----讀Aimee Mann的新專輯歌詞

寫《非關男孩》的英國尖酸作家尼克宏比說，Aimee Mann這個曾是80年代短命樂團Til Tuesday主唱的女民謠詩人，隨便兩句歌詞就可以強過好多文壇新秀寫的小說。

唉，始終不明白為何而寫的文字女工如本娘同意得要命。只不過，Aimee Mann的才華是在於冷酷的中產階級寫實，寧靜祥和的周末，這種音樂我恐怕負擔不了。那就在派對快開始的周五傍晚放放吧。


她說，你負擔不起開上高速公路，離開，去橘郡(加州養老好地方)或任何像那樣的天堂。只願意持續沒希望的工作，持續在商店血拼，把錢送給醫生花。

好像全世界中產階級的悲哀都一樣。



高速公路Freeway

--摘自最新專輯「@#%&! SMILERS」

你已經夠有錢，
卻負擔不起開上高速公路，
開上往橘郡的路。
反而把一大堆的好處留給醫生與賣場藥師。
只要你甘願被敲詐，
這些人保證馬上宅配到家。

你明明知道的，
我也明明知道的啦，

你為啥不就明白講出來，
你已經夠有錢，
但就是負擔不起開上高速公路離開。

你已經夠有錢，
但帳單就是付不完，
這犧牲讓你可以在賣場閒晃，很值得吧。

你也許會在那遇見預言大師，
卻任他待在走道上，
在你聊天的時候，
又一個復活節巧克力兔子做好了。

而儘管我每件事都做錯，
至少，我還在撐。


(誠屬雷朵風不負責翻譯，原文在後)


Freeway
lyrics from Aimee Mann's album "「@#%&! SMILERS」"


You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
The road to Orange County leaves an awful lot of leeway
Where everyone's a doctor or a specialist in retail
They'll sell you all the speed you want if you can take the blackmail

You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway

You got a lot of money, but you cannot keep your bills paid
The sacrifice is worth it just to hang around the arcade
You found yourself a prophet, but you left him on the boardwalk
Another chocolate Easter bunny, hollowed out by your talk

You know it
I know it
Why don't you
Just show it?
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway

And everything I do is wrong
But at least I'm hanging on

You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway
You got a lot of money, but you
Can't afford
You got a lot of money, but you
Can't afford