事物之一體兩面

一天晚上我們都不計較第二天要上班

一群人擠在嘉惠的新家抽煙喝酒

講些有顏色的或頹廢的話

阿管第二次說到了

他在電視上看見Leonard Cohen時

全身起雞皮疙瘩的感動

我則想起在某一部電影

聽見Joni Mitchell 的情歌

我跟他們說我忘了是哪一部電影

直到那天在Rock Corner 竟然就見到

Love Actually 電影原聲帶擺在我面前

是了

就是它了

當這首Both Sides Now 出現在電影裡時

我真是難以自禁地流下淚來

總是要經歷很多年月和很多事情

終於才能看清愛情裡的一體兩面

對於人生 我也是這樣的想法了

那一晚我向嘉惠借了

溫德斯的«一次»

我想

每一個人都曾經有過一次傻勁

和瘋狂的感動

雖然後來我們都學會了

無動於衷

Both Sides Now 中英文歌詞

Bows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at cloud that way

But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on everyone

So many things I would have done

But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down

And still somehow it's cloud illusions I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and ferry wheels

The dizzy dancing way you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show

You leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now

From win and lose

And still somehow it's love's illusions I recall

I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say,

"I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange

They shake their heads, they say I've changed

Something's lost but something's gained in living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now

From give and take

And still somehow it's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life at all

蝴蝶結與飄垂的天使頭髮

空中的冰淇淋城堡

羽毛峽谷到處都是

我曾那樣的注視著雲

但現在它們遮住了太陽

在萬物身上下雨、下雪

有很多事情我想去做

卻被雲給壞了事

我從正反兩面看著雲

從上面、從下面看

但我記得那畢竟是雲的幻影

我還是不了解雲

月亮、六月與渡輪

讓你舞到暈眩的感覺

每一則童話都成真

我曾那樣的看待愛情

但如今它只是另一場表演

你在眾人的笑聲中離去

如果你在乎，別讓他們知道

別洩漏了你的心事

我從正反兩面看著愛情

從贏與輸的角度

但我記得那畢竟是愛的幻影

我還是不懂愛情

淚水、恐懼，驕傲大聲的說

"我愛你"

夢想、時間表和馬戲團的觀眾

我曾那樣的看待人生

如今老友們舉止怪異

他們搖搖頭，說我變了

日常生活中有失也有得

我從正反兩面看著人生

從施與受的角度

但我記得那畢竟是人生的幻影

我還是搞不懂人生