上次说过,女儿热衷西方流行音乐,最近正积极准备一个才艺秀,组织了一个三人小乐队。开始选了两首 Train 的当红歌曲《Hey Soul Sister》和《If its love》,忽然发现前一首歌曲不见了,代之为另一首,风格更加婉约忧伤一些,有些片段让人感觉撕心裂肺一样。我问:怎么不唱 Hey Soul Sister 呢,它可是去年销量第一的单曲啊?女儿认为正因为销量第一,大街小巷,无人不知,她才决定撤下。这首我也喜欢,我说,叫什么?“《Break Even》”。“Break even?(这是创投公司最常用的一个词,即公司不再需要依赖风险投资,公司的运营已经可以达到收支平衡,它被看成是一个里程碑,标志着公司达到盈利的开端)”“No,this is not a business song. ”她不肯多解释,我于是下载来仔细听。原来是一首失恋的歌曲,说小伙子与女友分手后,心碎了(heart breaks),崩溃了(falling to pieces),窒息了(all choked up),而女友却很快找到了新欢,欣然前行。
I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing Just prayed to a god that I don't believe in Coz I got time while she got freedom Coz when a heart breaks no it don't break even Her best days will be some of my worst She finally met a man that's gonna put her first While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping Coz when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even no What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you? What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK? I'm falling to pieces, yeah I'm falling to pieces They say bad things happen for a reason But no wise words gonna stop me bleeding Coz she's moved on while I'm still grieving And when a heart breaks, no it don't break even, even, no What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you? What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK? I'm falling to pieces, yeah I'm falling to pieces, yeah I'm falling to pieces I'm falling to pieces You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain You took your suitcase, I took the blame Now I'm trying to make sense of what little remains Coz you left me with no love, with no love to my name I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing Just prayed to a god that I don't believe in Coz I got time while she got freedom Coz when a heart breaks, no it don't break-- No it don't break, no it don't break even, no What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you? What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK? I'm falling to pieces, yeah I'm falling to pieces, yeah I'm falling to pieces I'm falling to pieces Oh, it don't break even, no (x3)