Extreme(极端)乐队 成立于己于1986年,乐队于1989年推出了首张同名专辑。当时的乐迷们似乎更愿意看到他们心中的偶像在电视中口吐脏话,在舞台上叼着烟大摔吉他之类傲慢不驯的举止,而乐队的小伙子们则显得过于健康文静,缺少花哨的包装与花边新闻,这也使 MTV 等娱乐业的宣传机器忽视了他们极高的音乐水准与严肃的立意。我行我素的乐队成员们坚持着自己的风格并没有向媚俗的音乐传媒和乐迷们屈服,于1990年推出极为经典之作——《Pornograffitti》。
《More Than Words》中英双语歌词对照:
saying i love you
说我爱你
is not thewordsi want to hear from you
是不是我想听到你的话
it's not that i want you
这并不是说我想你
not to say, but if you only knew
不说了,但如果你只知道
how easy it would be to show me how you feel
告诉我,你的感觉如何,这将是多么容易
morethanwordsis all you have to do to make it real
morethanwords是所有你必须做的,来真格的
then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
那么你就不会说你爱我
cos i'd already know
因为我已经知道
what would you do if my heart was torn in two
如果我的心被撕成了两半,你会做什么
morethanwordsto show you feel
你觉得morethanwords
that your love for me is real
你对我的爱是真实的
what would you say if i took thosewordsaway
如果我远离了那些话,你会说什么
then you couldn't make things new
那么你不能让新事物
just by saying i love you
只是说我爱你
morethanwords
now i've tried to talk to you and make you understand
现在我已经试图说服你,让你明白
all you have to do is close your eyes
所有你必须做的就是闭上眼睛
and just reach out your hands and touch me
只是伸出你的手碰我
hold me close don't ever let me go
抱紧我永远不会让我走
morethanwordsis all i ever needed you to show
morethanwords是所有我曾经需要你展现
then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
那么你就不会说你爱我
cos i'd already know
因为我已经知道
what would you do if my heart was torn in two
如果我的心被撕成了两半,你会做什么
morethanwordsto show you feel
你觉得morethanwords
that your love for me is real
你对我的爱是真实的
what would you say if i took thosewordsaway
如果我远离了那些话,你会说什么
then you couldn't make things new
那么你不能让新事物
just by saying i love you
只是说我爱你
morethanwords
morethanwords
morethanwords
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