Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
爱尔兰创作歌手Gilbert O'Sullivan在70年代一度非常走红。他的清新悠扬的民谣曲风以及清澈的嗓音，让许多人不自觉地喜欢，就算是讲诉包含绝望与无奈的经历，旋律却是轻松跳跃的。心情沉郁时最适合听他的歌，很容易便能将烦恼抛诸九霄云外^^。比如这首叙事体的歌曲Alone Again (Naturally)在73年在全美排行获6周冠军，一句Alone again, naturally的简单感慨，歌声却并不哀伤。这首歌不知道是三十几年来多少人的心灵良药。。
喜欢这首歌，固然和Gilbert O'Sullivan的风格有关。当然，更主要的是这样一种感觉：哭诉并没有用，抱着积极的心态，一切就让它顺其自然吧。Let it be~
P.S. 记得吗？电影Love Actually里，Colin Firth扮演的英国作家，他离开妻子以后，也说了一句Alone again,naturally...:)
Lyrics:
Alone Again (Naturally)
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to whoever
What it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Where people saying: "My God, that's tough"
"She stood him up"
"No point in us remaining"
"We may as well go home"
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play?
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about God in His mercy
Who if He really does exist
Why did He desert me?
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that there are more hearts
Broken in the world that can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do? What do we do?
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start with a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally
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