This Life by Vampire Weekend

新世纪学院派摇滚乐的最佳代表，Vampire Weekend又是另一个透过网上音乐平台打出名堂的例子。他们深受Afro-Pop影响，尤其一种揉合Rumba与非洲节拍的音乐类型Soukous，渗透出点点热闹如嘉年华的气氛。除此之外，不少歌曲亦都带有一点Ska和Punk的色彩，足以证明他们的歌曲都趋向活力跳脱的风格。

 

 

 

 

 

歌词（节选）欣赏：

Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain

宝贝，我知道痛会像雨一样自然

I just thought it didn't rain in California

我还以为加州不下雨呢

Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was

宝贝，我知道爱情不像我所想的那样

Cause I've never known a love like this before ya

因为我从来没没有经历过这样的爱

Baby, I know dreams tend to crumble at extremes

宝贝，我知道梦想总会在极端情况下会崩溃

I just thought our dream would last a little bit longer

我只是觉得我们的梦还会持续一段时间

There's a time

有一个时间

When every man draws a line down in the sand

当每个人都在沙滩上划下一条线

We're surviving, we're still living all stronger

我们活下来了，我们活得更坚强了

You've been cheating on cheating on me

你一直在欺骗我，欺骗我

I've been cheating on cheating on you

我也一直在欺骗你，欺骗你

You've bean cheating on me

你欺骗了我

But I've been cheating through this life

但我这辈子一直在作弊

And all its suffering

所有的痛苦

Oh Christ! And my girl for nothing

哦,基督啊!有我的女儿啊

Baby I know hate is always waiting at the gate

宝贝，我知道仇恨会总是在门口等着

I just thought we locked the gate

我以为我们会把门锁上

When we left in the morning

当我们早上远走高飞

I was told that war is how we landed on these shores

我被告知我们是如何登陆这些海岸的

I just thought the drums would all be loud warnings

我只是以为鼓声会是响亮的警告

You've been cheating on cheating on me

你一直在欺骗我，欺骗我

I've been cheating on cheating on you

我也一直在欺骗我，欺骗你

You've bean cheating on me

你欺骗了我

But I've been cheating through this life

但我这辈子都在作弊

 

歌词点津：

You've been cheating on cheating on me

你一直在欺骗我，欺骗我

点津： cheat on 对…不忠实，作弊；