Read 'em and weep  Barry Manilow

I've been trying for hours just to think of what exactly to say
I thought I'd leave you with a letter or fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play

And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
I'd like to know how you faded and you threw it away
I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant

Well I could tell you goodbye or maybe see you around
With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
We started out with a bang and at the top of the world
Now the guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks
And everything's blank

*
If I could only find the words then I would write it all down
If I could only find a voice I would speak
Oh it's there in my eyes, so can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep (*)

I've been whispering softly, trying to build a cry up to a scream
We let the past slip away and put the future on hold
Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream

( Barry Manilow's version )
And I've been dreaming forever, hoping something would eventually come
I saw your eyes in the dark, I felt your kiss on my lips
I traced your body in the air 'til the bodies were numb

( Meat Loaf's version )
And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
I'd like to know why you faded and you threw it away
I'd like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant


Well I could tell you good-bye or maybe see you around
With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
But now the rooms are all empty, the candles are dark
The guns are exhausted and the bullets are blanks
And everything's blank

If I could only find the words then I would write it all down
If I could only find a voice I would speak
Oh it's there in my eyes, so can't you see me tonight
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
It's running silent and angry and deep
It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep

Read 'em and weep - for all the hours we'll be spending alone
Read 'em and weep - for the dreams we'll ignore
Running silent and deep
And all those promises we promised to keep
They won't be kept anymore

Read 'em and weep - for the magic that our bodies had made
Read 'em and weep - for the blood that we lost
Running silent and deep
And all the secrets that we somehow betrayed for whatever the cost

Read 'em and weep - for the memories still alive in the bed
Read 'em and weep - for the lies we believed
Running silent and deep
And all the things that can never be said
Why don't you look at me and read 'em and weep
Come on and look at me and read 'em....

It's there in my eyes and coming straight from my heart
It's running silent and angry and deep
It's there in my eyes and it's all I can say
Come on and look at me and read 'em and weep
因了解而哭泣  巴瑞曼尼洛   

我努力了好久,只想弄清楚該說些什麼?
我曾想過該留給你一封信?抑或慷慨激昂的說辭?
像一位演員在劇終前退場一樣

我曾渴望有一段時間,努力用感覺填補所有的空洞
我想明白你為何日漸冷淡,把愛拋棄
我想給你所有的理由和每一件事所代表的意義

嗯....我可以和你道別,或許以後再見面
以一個諷刺的道謝和你連絡
我們一開始就爆出火花,然後直上青雲攀上巔峰
如今卻已偃戈息鼓、彈盡援絕
一切回歸空白

如果我能找到合適的言語,我會全部寫下來
如果我可以找到聲音,我會說出來
噢!一切都在我眼底,難道今晚妳看不出來?
看著我,你會因了解真相而哭泣

過去我總是輕聲耳語,試著用哭泣掩蓋過尖叫
我們讓往事溜走,將未來握在手中
但如今徒留空洞的夢

( 巴瑞曼尼洛的版本 )
我不斷的夢想著,期盼某些事終究會實現
我望著黑暗中你的雙眼,感覺著你吻著我的唇
我在空氣中追尋你的胴體,直到我倆肢體都已麻木

( 肉塊的版本 )
我曾渴望有一段時間,努力用感覺填補所有的空洞
我想明白你為何日漸冷淡,把愛拋棄
我想給你所有的理由和每一件事所代表的意義


嗯....我可以和你道別,也許以後再見面
以一個諷刺的道謝和你連絡
但如今人去樓空、燈熄光滅
偃戈息鼓、彈盡援絕
一切都回歸空白

如果我能找到合適的言語,我會全部寫下來
如果我可以找到聲音,我會說出來
噢!一切都在我眼底,難道今晚妳看不出來?
看著我,你會因了解真相而哭泣

一切都在我眼底,發自我的內心
它沉默、憤怒而深沉的流淌著
一切都在我眼裡,道盡了我的心聲
來吧!你會因了解真相而哭泣

因了解而哭泣--為我倆將一起耗費的時光
因了解而哭泣--為那些我倆將否認的夢想
它無聲、深沉的流淌著
所有我們承諾要遵守的承諾
它們再也不會被保留

因了解而哭泣--為那些我們親手創造的神奇
因了解而哭泣--為我們流失的血
它無聲、深沉的流淌著
所有我們終究會不計代價背叛的秘密

因了解而哭泣--為那床邊枕畔依然鮮明的回憶
因了解而哭泣--為我們深信不疑的謊言
它無聲、深沉的流淌著
有些事情永遠不會被人知道
你為何不看看我,認清事實
請看著我,你會因了解而哭泣

那來自我的雙眼,發自我的內心
它無聲、憤怒而深沉的流淌著
一切都在我眼裡,道盡了我的心聲
看著我,你會因了解而哭泣

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巴瑞曼尼洛官方頻道的 MV

 

 " Read 'em and weep "這句話是英文常用語,常見於牌桌上。

 當你有一手好牌,在開牌前可以先說" read 'em and weep ",意思是「當你看到我的牌,你會哭出來

 引伸用法:當你要告知別人壞消息前,也可以說這句話。


 這首歌的原唱是搖滾歌手 Meat Loaf 肉塊,收錄在他 1981 年發行的第二張專輯《 Dead Ringer 》,詞曲作者是為他製作首張專輯將他捧紅的 Jim Steinman。

 肉塊演唱的版本並未成為暢銷曲,1983 年,知名男歌手巴瑞曼尼洛發行暢銷精選輯《 Greatest Hits Vol. II 》,裡面有三首新歌,包括翻唱的" Read 'em and weep "。

 巴瑞曼尼洛演唱的版本重寫了一小段歌詞,編曲也降低了搖滾風格,發行為單曲唱片後,在全美百大單曲榜獲得第 18 名,在成人抒情榜則拿到了冠軍。

 

 

Meat Loaf 肉塊的原唱版本

 

 

 

麥克風延長線 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 
 
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