The Band Perry - If I Die Young

"If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song"

这MTV, The Band Perry - If I Die Young  (<-- click) 的画面拍摄得很美，而且很少歌曲的歌词是那么的有意思，让我不停播着这歌曲，有莫名感动的感觉。尤其是开头的那四句，就已经打动了听者的心。

歌词：

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh, uh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, oh well
I've had, just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life well
I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white when I come into Your Kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the loving of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand
there's a boy here in town says that he'll love me forever
Whoever thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life oh Well,
I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts,
Oh no,
I'll sell em' for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
and maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing
funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)

The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh

The sharp knife of a short life, oh well
I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls

除了歌词，我也特别留意里头女歌手拿着的那一本诗集- The Lady of Shalott ，是来自英国诗人Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809－1892)的作品。 从网上寻找到有关此诗的说明和解说。

无奈地望着镜子里外面的世界，不停手织着望见的景物。即使春天万物向荣还是秋天的落叶曲，她都只有寂寞。女子除了承受，并且压抑着自己的自由外，被诅咒的她一旦亲眼望见窗外之景，她都会面临死亡。她还能做些什么呢？这是悲惨的故事，女子只是望了窗外勇士一眼，就必须离开这世间了。是魔法控制了她？还是她相信自己将会死亡？仿佛希望渐渐淡去，浮现的是自己漂流到世界尽头的另一边。

John William Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott, 1888 (Tate Gallery, London)

在某处的网站，看到有这样一段的记载：

“有人 说，Shalott 是一个象征，象征着那些艺术创作者——就象Shalott看着镜中的虚景编织出美不胜收的作品，那些文学家、画家、音乐家，他们太过敏 锐的感受力和对这个外界丰富的想象力反而让他们无法融入这个世界，他们给世人带来无数精神财产，自己却只是苦闷的局外人。”

看来从一首诗就隐喻了这些讯息。我的联想是有些故事真的很耐人寻味。如果那是魔法的操纵，可能这结局会改变不了。要是一直相信着自己被诅咒，她会不会忧伤以终老？如果当时有人发现她存在着还是隔岸就发现她乘着小舟，情况会不会改观？（有点觉得诗中的女人很可怜，一开始生活就失去了意义，让人同情万分。这诅咒太残酷了。）

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歌词里有一句这样的歌词：“funny when you're dead how people start listenin'”

联想：站在旁观者的角度，人呢就是这样,在的时候,没有人特别去留意;不在了之后,世人就懂得歌颂他,他的回忆录,他的金句名言,他的出生日期,开始对他的一切有点留意了.做给谁看? 是代表自己的一点心意?还是人人都有这样的心情, 因此，我也应该不例外去感受一下? 若如果站在当事人的角度，或许只要完成某心愿，死也无遗憾了吧。

 

读了诗，看了词，听了歌，也清楚了解这么美丽MV中传达的故事和讯息。MV所呈现的画面的灵感来自于  The Lady of Shalott 诗。当然最大的收获是也让我晓得有这一首诗的存在着，真是受益不浅=）

更多有关此歌曲的资料：

Resource from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Die_Young