05/2/23
推荐：《
Aftermath》（R. E. M.）
没有泊舟的锚地。
没有睡眠，也没有死亡。
看上去死了的人还活着。
——爱默生
R. E. M.老了，但，越老我越喜欢。
去年暑假，我终于集齐了他们已有的所有专集。而另一件令我吃惊的事情发生了：9月，他们接连推出了新的单曲，《Aftermath》是第二支。随后他们又在10月份发行了相隔3年后的新专集《
Around The Sun》。对于我这个R. E. M.迷来说，没有什么比这个更棒的了！
这张专集明显歌词比以前的易懂些。回想以前看R. E. M的歌词我还要查英汉字典：）呵呵，现在不用了。抑或是我的英文水平提高了？！：P
这首节奏轻快的歌实际上是一首关于世界毁灭的歌。直击欢快背后的凄凉，繁荣掩盖的沧桑。全世界硝烟散尽，只剩你一人还活着的感觉？想想后没有这么轻松了吧——When London falls and you're still alive. Now you've worked it out, and you see it all, and you want to shout, how you see it all？……Replay，再多听一遍吧，我也是多听几遍才喜欢上的。
点击此处下载截止日期：2006年3月1日
附歌词：
Aftermath
By R. E. M.
From: Around The Sun
(official lyrics)
now the radio stutters. snaps to life.
some sour song that sets it right.
and when London falls
he'd like to call
but the stars collide.
they're beautiful and much maligned.
in a universe where you see the worst,
and it's up to you to fix it.
now you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you want to shout
how you see it all
it's easy to dismiss the "what's it all about" crowd.
there is no doubt. it's this, here, now.
and you close your eyes.
he's not coming back.
so you work it out, overfeed the cat.
and the plants are dry and they need to drink.
so you do your best. and you flood the sink.
sit down in the kitchen and cry.
now you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you want to shout
how you see it all
now the universe left you for a runners lap.
it feels like home when it comes crashing back.
and it makes you laugh
and it makes you cry,
when London falls
and you're still alive.
the radio stutters,
it makes you laugh
and the aftermath,
open up your eyes.
you're so alive.
now you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you've worked it out
and you see it all
and you want to shout
how you see it all
how you've worked it out
and you see it all
how you've worked it out
and you see it all
