《Memories》是Maroon 5为纪念前经理Jordan Feldstein而创作的歌曲,歌词通过酒杯、回忆与情感共鸣,表达对逝者的怀念及对生命无常的感慨。以下是歌词的中文翻译及核心内容解析:
歌词中文翻译
主歌部分 - "Here's to the ones that we got"(举杯致我们曾拥有的)
- "Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not"(为心底期待有你在的小小心愿干杯,可你却不在)
- "Cause the drinks bring back all the memories"(只因酒精让属于我们的往昔回忆重新浮现)
- "Toast to the ones here today"(举杯向今天到场的人致意)
- "Toast to the ones that we lost on the way"(也敬人生之旅中我们失去的那位)
- "Cause the memories bring back you"(回忆会让我想起你)
- "There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain"(还记得那不知愁滋味的年少时光)
- "When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same"(曾坚信永恒,世界不会改变)
- "Now my heart feel like December"(如今我的心像十二月般寒冷)
副歌与结尾
- "Everybody hurts sometimes, everybody hurts someday, But everything gon' be alright"(每个人都会受伤,但一切都会好起来)
- "Go and raise a glass and say"(举杯并说)
核心主题与情感表达
怀念与慰藉: 通过酒杯与回忆的意象,表达对逝去亲情的追思,如对已故经理的缅怀。- 生命哲思
创作背景补充
该曲收录于2019年9月发布的专辑《JORDI (Deluxe)》,是Maroon 5转型为流行乐队的代表作之一。主唱Adam Levine表示,创作灵感源于个人经历,旨在帮助他人以更积极的心态面对失去。