他最有名的应该是在Neon Trees 乐队的Everybody Talks,不过今天想分享他的个人专辑Excommunication的这首歌。作者在写这个专辑之前处于一种挣扎期,他本身是一位虔诚的摩门教徒,可是他的宗教却极力反对同性恋。当然,他最后认清自己并写下这个专辑与他的宗教“断交”。Black Light 这首歌很情欲化,里面隐藏着深刻的身份冲突与心灵挣扎,以及如何在情欲,爱和忏悔与自由之间找回真实的自己。
Change is good when I touch him
当我触碰他的时候,改变是件好事
But I wish we would, we could start now
但我希望我们可以,现在就重新开始
Is it crazy that you're on my couch?
你坐在我沙发上,这是不是有点疯狂?
Everything you're saying's what I'm saying
你说的每一句话,都像是我心里的声音
Loving life and excommunication
热爱生活,也热爱绝罚
I'll go and turn the lights
我去把灯关了
I like them low at night
我喜欢晚上昏暗的灯光
I could tell you what I'm thinking
我可以告诉你我在想什么
I gotta tell you what I'm thinking
我真的必须告诉你我在想什么
Oh, say that you're feeling what I'm feeling too
喔,说你也感受到我现在的感受
Pray I don't play the way I used to
祈祷我不会重蹈覆辙
Oh, something's taking over me
喔,有股力量正在支配我
You got me under the black light, baby
你让我沉溺在黑光之下,宝贝
Stay, come and be my daily ritual
留下来,成为我每日的仪式
Play, we'll break the rules like back in school
来吧,我们像学生时代一样打破规则
I want you under, under, under me
我想要你在我之下,完全属于我
I want you under the black light, baby
我想要你在黑光之下,宝贝
Lose my mind
我快要失控了
Trouble seems to be a friend of mine
麻烦就好像我老朋友
Could we keep the faith?
我们还可以坚持信念吗?
I really want to but I can't see straight
我真的想要,但我已经看不清方向了
Everything you say is what I'm saying
你说的每一句,都是我心里的话
Love and life and miscommunication
爱与生活,还有误解交错着
I'm ready for the real
我已经准备好面对真实
Man, life is so surreal
天啊,人生真是不真实
I can tell you what I'm thinking
我可以告诉你我在想什么
I'm gonna tell you what I'm thinking
我一定会告诉你我心里的想法
Oh, say that you're feeling what I'm feeling too
喔,请说你也感受到我正在感受的
Pray I don't play the way I used to
祈祷我不会重蹈覆辙
Oh, something's taking over me
喔,有股力量正在支配我
You got me under the black light, baby
你让我沉溺在黑光之下,宝贝
Stay, come and be my daily ritual
留下来,成为我每天的仪式
Play, we'll break the rules like back in school
来吧,我们像以前一样打破规则
I want you under, under, under me
我想要你在我之下,完全属于我
I want you under the black light, baby
我想要你在黑光之下,宝贝
Fortune favors the brave
好运总是眷顾勇敢的人
Things are getting weird but I like it
事情变得怪异,但我喜欢这样
Please, please say I'm not insane
拜托,请说我没疯
Things are getting weird but I like it
事情越来越怪,但我就是喜欢
Under the black light
在黑光之下
Say that you're feeling what I'm feeling too
说你也有同样的感觉
Pray I don't play the way I used to
祈祷我不再像以前那样迷失
Oh, something's taking over me
有种东西正占据我整个人
You got me under the black light, baby
你让我沦陷在黑光之中,宝贝
Stay, come and be my daily ritual
留下来,做我每日的仪式
Play, we'll break the rules like back in school
像以前那样,打破所有规则
I want you under, under, under me
我想要你,在我之下,完全属于我
I want you under the black light, baby
我想要你,在黑光中属于我,宝贝
I want you, I want you
我想要你,我想要你