Sonata Arctica의 Don't Say A Word입니다.
가사에서 느껴지는 폭발적인 감정이 인상적인 곡이죠.
I am your poison candygram
The love that's meant to fade away
Vade retro, alter ego, move aside, I'm choking on this life
I think I tolerate your hate, as long as you're afraid
All I wanted was to be with you
(And suffer every day)
Under the moon I hold a wake for a promise torn
Mortally wounded, feelings sheltered me
Once again my shadow will enter your life
Time to walk with me the last mile
I read a book about a man, a love, a woman, how they died
How I was waved aside
(Listen how the headless doves cry)
I truly see a madman in the mirror when I'm weak
I spent a year in love before I realized it's me
Open your blue eyes, tell me that you love me, whore
Make me believe it, oh I know you're lying
Broke the vow I thought you made, my angel, why
Could I let you wait out the night
Mother always said “My son, do the noble thing"
You have to finish what you started, no matter what,
Now, sit, watch and learn
"It's not how long you live, but what your morals say"
Cannot keep your part of the deal
So don't say a word, don't say a word
It won't be long now, love, like mist I slowly fill the room
I place a black candle on your chest
The path of night is manifest
I never wanted us to end up in this catatonic phase
It was not me who ran away, you made me stray
Open your blue eyes, tell me that you love me, whore
Make me believe it, oh I know you lie
Broke the vow I thought you made, my angel, why
Settling the score, we pass the twilight
Mother always said “My son, do the noble thing"
You have to finish what you started, no matter what,
Now, sit, watch and learn
"It's not how long you live, but what your morals say"
Cannot keep your part of the deal
So don't say a word, don't say a word
Strawberry blonde, your stranglehold on my heart is bound to end
I suppose, life sometimes it doesn't go the way it was meant
Though you never were a believer
I assure you: I won't die before you
You read the book now,
The part “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”
Short is the flight of this little starling
Love sounds familiar, but the emotion escapes me
I will carpe the diem while it's still here
And see how the fear of death becomes her
We had it all so sweet
Made for me, you, indeed
Big secret, small the lie
Don't cry for me, oh, argentite
No word you say tonight
Can make this be alright
I'll help you follow through
Remember this?
("Pacta sunt servanda")
The wounds are too deep,
I need to keep the scars
to prove there was a time
When I loved something more than life
Unlike the last time here,
I now have the means and a will sincere
Your knight is nowhere near
(Unfortunate for you, this makes me your God)
Closing your eyes, don't ever say you love me, whore
You never meant a word, I know you lied
When there is life, there is despair, indulge me now
And stay alive this night
I promise you the end before the first light arrives
Mother always said “My son, do the noble thing"
You have to finish what you started, no matter what,
Now, sit, watch and learn
"It's not how long you live, but what your morals say"
Cannot keep your part of the deal
So don't say a word, don't say a word
Mother always said “My son, do the noble thing"
You have to finish what you started, no matter what,
Now, sit, watch and learn
"It's not how long you live, but what your morals say"
Cannot keep your part of the deal
So don't say a word, don't say a word
곡 중간중간에 나오는 욕(...)이 처절함을 더해주는 가사입니다.
Sonata Arctica의 대표곡으로 꼽는 분들도 많이 계십니다. 그만큼 좋은 곡이죠.
Mother always said “My son, do the noble thing"
You have to finish what you started, no matter what,
Now, sit, watch and learn
"It's not how long you live, but what your morals say"
Cannot keep your part of the deal
So don't say a word, don't say a word
하는 부분이 이 곡의 하이라이트라고 생각합니다. 비장한 느낌도 엄청나게 강하죠.
가사의 내용을 음미하면서 나름대로 생각하게 하기도 합니다.
'얼마나 영화를 누리느냐(직역하면 얼마나 오래 사느냐)가 중요한 것이 아니라, 도덕성(혹은 양심)에 귀를 기울여야 한다'는 것을 깊이 새기게 됩니다.
이 곡을 들으면 다소 호전적인 기분이 됩니다. 한편으로는 그와 동시에 왠지 모르게 힘이 온몸에 감도는 느낌도 들죠. 좋은 곡입니다. 부디 즐겁게 감상하실 수 있기를.
뭐랄까... 쓸쓸하고, 내가 종종 말하는 '터덜터덜한' 느낌이 나는 곡이다.
그냥 곡만 나오는 건 좀 심심할 것 같아서, 엘펜리트 MV로 삽입해봤다.
이 곡도 정말 좋아하는 곡인데... 이 곡을 들으면 정말로 가슴 속에 찬바람이 부는 듯한 느낌이 들어서 우울해지기 때문에 자주 듣지는 않는다.
음... 굳이 내가 받는 이미지를 말하자면... 힘들고 복잡한 사건이 끝난 다음에, 그곳에 남을 수 없는 영웅이 저녁 노을을 배경으로 저 멀리 걸어가며 멀어짐에 따라 점점 작아지는 느낌이랄까... 뭐, 영화의 엔딩같은 데 종종 나오지. '셰인'이라든가(물론 자세한 묘사는 다르다.). 그리고, 걸어가는 도중에 잠깐 발을 멈추고 남아있는 사람들을 돌아보며, 인생의 모든 행복을 그들로부터 얻은 듯한 감사하는 마음을 담아 부드럽게 웃어주는 모습. 그런 느낌을 받는다. '느낌' 치고는 좀 과하게 자세한 것 같지만. -_-; 뭐, 단순한 '느낌'이라기보다는 '이미지'라고 하는 게 더 적절할지도 모르겠다.
전주가 끝난 다음부터 대략 1분 25초 정도까지, 그리고 1분 45초부터 2분 15초 정도까지는 좀 성에 안차는 느낌이지만, 다른 부분들의 느낌은 정말 좋다.
노래방에 있으면 참 좋겠는데... 뭐, 분위기 가라앉힌다고 한소리 들을 것 같은 곡인데다가, 보기보다 부르기가 어려워 보인다. -_-;
