Song of the Week, 2011-013, Hold On, Angus and Julia Stone

Certainty is illusion.
Phenomenon is surface.
Futility is norm.
Exertion is the only way.

Song of the Week, 2011-012, Grey Room, Damien Rice

In a room with its four walls flushed in grey, sitting on the floor, B and C are having a converstion.

B: Isn't it what you longed for?
C: ... yea... I guess so... at least it was
B: What do you mean by "it was"?
C: ... I don't know. It's just that, now that it came, I don't feel happy at all.
B: I don't understand. Are you trying to say that now you find out it is not what you really wanted?
C: I am very sure it WAS what I wanted. I wonder if I changed my mind as thing goes.
B: How's that so? Don't you have a clear idea about what you want to achieve?
C: Well, I thought I did, but now I am not sure. Maybe you are right, I don't really have a clear idea. Or, maybe I misunderstood everything, including myself. Or, it is just wrong... right from the start...
B: ......
C: I know... I know it sounds horrible...

For a minute which seems like forever, the complete silence chokes the grey room with its strong hand, until C starts talking again.

C: ... have you ever had the experience, when you were walking through a park, suddenly you found a path that leads to a beautiful garden, then you wandered into the garden and lost yourself in the scene, and kind of forgot about time and space?
B: That's just an excuse. You are only meant to pass through the park, not staying there, or touching anything in it.
C: Maybe it is indeed an excuse, but what is the meaning of "only meant to be", essentially it is just a subjective statement that tries to convince people that it is the only way to do something.
B: But there are always rules.
C: Who set up these rules?
B: It is not important, they are there so you have to follow. Certainly you can break them, but there are always prices to be paid. And this is life.
C: ... Life is terribly funny. At one point it gives you light and hope, at another it banishes you to the dark void. It always play jokes on you, humiliate you in all kinds of way and bring you to your knees... I always think "Life" gotta be a ruthless comedian who can just make fun of anything, otherwise it can only be a lunatic. I guess the only thing I can do is to laugh along with it...

B nods his head in silence, yet with a difficult expression on his face which shows that he is not really convinced by C. The grey room goes silence again...

The grey room... is a little corner at the back of my head.

Song of the Week, 2011-011, Salt Song, Stanley Turrentine

Not exactly a song, but a nice piece of jazz.

Salt Song, by Stanley Turrentine, the bouncing and vivacious rhythm and humorous attitude just fits perfectly well with all the fuss.

Song of the Week, 2011-010, 島唄, The Boom

For those who ride with the wind
to the far side of the scene;
May you rest in clam and peace,
up in the blue sky, above the sea;
We shall meet when the day reaches,
Until then you have our best wishes.

Song of the Week, 2011-009, 嫉妒, 陳綺貞

如餓荒了的春蠶
落在桑葉上
如急風裡的星火
散在草叢中
以一發不可收拾的步伐
侵蝕那脆弱的心

轉移了視線
矇蔽了理智
劫持了情感
沈溺於自我世界裡
蘊釀著憤怒和怨恨

不再看見
不再思考
不再用心
狹隘地
猜度每一句說話
猜度每一個眼神

源於愛
止於恨
嫉妒使人忘記
嫉妒使人迷失
嫉妒使人
往深淵裡愈挖愈深