目前為止完成了三首詞【3/77讀書筆記系列之《昆蟲記》】之三：《螳螂》中英

Yisselakh

曲風參考Benjamin Clementine的Nemesis或者他其他任何壹首歌的風格。要作的唱的那麼高昂才符合這詞的感覺




螳螂的英文名字mantis源於古希臘語的μάντις（mantis）：

(這裏螳螂並不是暗喻任何其他東西， 雖說取了它希臘語名字的原義， 依舊寫的就是螳螂。)

-------


Mantis

By: Yisselakh

Verse:

So you look above the hedge
And see the mantis on the edge
The waning sun shines through its silhouette
A sea of green perched beneath
The roaring storm of overcast red
The roaring storm of overcast red
The roaring storm of overcast red

Pre-Chorus:

And the little life
Oh so it oversees the other side?
Arms curved, and the eyes?
The eyes?
The eyes?
Piercing into the mind
Does the little dot lead
A sphere of truth or lies

Chorus:

For humanity patiently on this side
Of time, of life, of a metaphorical rhyme
What do you see from above us
What can you prophesy?
If he were the cicada perhaps
We'd know everything
Everything
Everything
But it stays so silent
Oh so silent
Oh so silent
So we can do nothing
Except keep dreaming
Keep dreaming
Keep dreaming

Repeat:

Pre-Chorus:

Ask the little life
Does it oversees the other side?
Arms curved, and the eyes?
The eyes?
The eyes?
Piercing into the mind
Does the little dot lead
A sphere of truth or lies

Chorus:

For humanity patiently on this side
Of time, of life, of a metaphorical rhyme
What do you see from above us
What can you prophesy?
If he were the cicada perhaps
We'd know everything
Everything
Everything
But it stays so silent
Oh so silent
Oh so silent
So we can do nothing
Except keep dreaming
Keep dreaming
Keep dreaming

CODA:

Is there an unshakable truth waiting of a sweet
Awakening
That, my child, my soul, the faithful and hopeless
We have to answer from within
Do you believe?
Do you believe?
Do you believe?

螳螂

By: Yisselakh

主歌:

你望向樹籬掩住的彼方
突然看見正中央的螳螂
疲憊的太陽透過他的剪影
懶懶地拋過來最後一束光
多麽像翠綠的汪洋遊蕩
遊蕩
遊蕩
在咆哮著深紅色的暴風雨下方
在咆哮著深紅色的暴風雨下方
在咆哮著深紅色的暴風雨下方

副歌前:

渺小的生命啊
難道你能守望住彼方
雙臂合上， 目光
目光
目光
直追著思想
這一扇小小的窗
掩藏著一球謊言還是真相？

副歌:

虔誠的人性吶，
耐心地等在這片屬於
時間生命和這首比喻
樹籬前的土壤
螳螂，你在那更高的地方
有何可以預知的真相？
若是換做蟬來跟我們講
或許能滿足我們的一切渴望
或許能滿足我們的一切渴望
或許能滿足我們的一切渴望
一切渴望
可你只樂意獨自在沈默中安詳
沈默中安詳
沈默中安詳
我們只有無知地留在夢鄉
留在夢鄉
留在夢鄉
留在夢鄉

［重復一遍副歌前和副歌］

CODA:

到底有沒有堅不可摧的希望
孩子、靈魂、所有信徒和絕望者
我們到底會不會覺醒在一個如夢的彼方？
會不會覺醒在一個如夢的彼方？
答案應該在心臟的最中央
心臟的最中央
心臟的最中央