Vance Joy- Riptide

Vance Joy(本名為James Keogh)是一位 澳洲創作歌手。
在2013年3月他發行首張EP“God Loves You When You're Dancing”。其中“Riptide(激流)”被選為2013年Triple J Hottest 100 的第一名單曲
在2008,2009時他擔任 Coburg Football Club的足球員在Victorian Football League (VFL)，並且在2008獲得他們第一年最好球員奬。http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Joy
官網：http://vancejoy.com/



這邊當然要推薦他的成名曲啦=)

(附上不負責任翻譯)

I was scared of dentists and the dark

我怕牙醫和黑暗

I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations

我害怕漂亮的女孩還有與別人談話

Oh, all my friends are turning green

噢，所有我的朋友都嫉妒

You're the magician's assistant in their dream

在他們的夢中你是魔術師的助手

Oh, and they come unstuck

噢，然後他們鬆開了

Lady, running down to the riptide

女孩，追尋著激流

Taken away to the dark side

帶走黑暗的一面

I wanna be your left hand man

我想要做你的副手(其中left也是離開leave的過去式，所以這裡也可以翻成“我是你遺留下的男人”)

I love you when you're singing that song

我喜歡你唱著那首歌

And I got a lump in my throat

然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

There's this movie that I think you'll like

我想你會喜歡這一部電影

This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City

這個人決定辭去他的工作並前往紐約

This cowboy's running from himself

這個牛仔逃避自我

And she's been living on the highest shelf

而她是生活在象牙塔裏的

Oh, and they come unstuck

噢，然後他們都鬆開了

Lady, running down to the riptide

女孩，追尋著激流

Taken away to the dark side
帶走黑暗的一面

I wanna be your left hand man
我想要做你的副手（我是你遺留下的男人）

I love you when you're singing that song
我喜歡你唱著那首歌

And I got a lump in my throat
然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

I just wanna, I just wanna know
我只是想要知道

If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay

如果你要留下來

I just gotta, I just gotta know

我只是想要知道

I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

我沒有其他方法了

I swear she's destined for the screen

我發誓她註定要上螢幕

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

你從沒看過有誰比他更接近接近Michelle Pfeiffer，噢

Lady, running down to the riptide
女孩，追尋著激流

Taken away to the dark side
帶走黑暗的一面

I wanna be your left hand man
我想要做你的副手（我是你遺留下的男人）

I love you when you're singing that song
我喜歡你唱著那首歌

And I got a lump in my throat
然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

Oh lady, running down to the riptide
女孩，追尋著激流

Taken away to the dark side
帶走黑暗的一面

I wanna be your left hand man
我想要做你的副手（我是你遺留下的男人）

I love you when you're singing that song
我喜歡你唱著那首歌

And I got a lump in my throat
然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

Oh lady, running down to the riptide
噢女孩，追尋著激流

Taken away to the dark side
帶走黑暗的一面

I wanna be your left hand man
我想要做你的副手（我是你遺留下的男人）

I love you when you're singing that song
我喜歡你唱著那首歌

And I got a lump in my throat
然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

And I got a lump in my throat
然後我覺得有東西梗著我的喉嚨

'Cause you've gone and sang the words wrong

因為你不見而且唱錯歌詞

雖然配上是輕快的旋律，但仔細看看mv和歌詞，覺得挺哀傷的