港都-鼓山渡船口

回到高雄偶爾騎著摩托車在街上晃
感覺到這個城市的景觀已經與過去有了顯著的不同
街道上路牌燈光的改變
原本不起眼的人行道在整理後也變成一條條美麗的人行步道
往西子灣走,兩旁原是髒亂滿是油污,現在已變成欣賞海景的好去處
原來蛻變後的港都還是有他特有的城市風貌

街角的咖啡屋-Emily Sparks

圖片引用自Allmusic Guide
如果所有我受的傷都是生命的代價 我願意承受
因為這都是屬於我生命的一部份 沒有人能夠把它帶走
-Down In Virginia by Emily Sparks

Downtown Cafe裡，手指撥弄的吉他和絃
清脆的靠在你面前彈奏，不需要華麗的樂音與技巧，在這裡你只想要最簡單的聲音
鋼琴像是配置在房間的一角，靜靜的讓黑白鍵上的音符不經意流洩而出
Emily Sparks沙啞的嗓音，並非完美，但卻可以給你最深層的感動
歌曲裡訴說的是個悲傷的故事，我們都只是第三者在旁邊看著
這世界某個角落某個時間的片段
另一首我很喜歡的歌曲Down In Virginia
Emily Sparks的聲音似純真卻又歷經滄桑
一句句看著歌詞輕輕的觸碰著你心裡的某個角落
好一陣子沒有接觸到新的唱片，其實很多CD都被埋沒在架上
只是自己沒有認真去聆聽
前幾天一邊工作隨手拿起一張不常播放的唱片塞到Player裡
就這樣當作背景音樂般播放著，
一首Downtown Cafe把我從一堆程式碼中，拉到唱片正在撥放的歌曲裡
在另一張合輯裡又發現了一樣是Emily Sparks唱的Down In Virginia
兩張不一樣的合輯裡發現了一樣感動的聲音
大概需要跑一趟台北去找她的唱片了-Emily Sparks
在一篇音樂評論中，一段很貼切的形容
"他的音樂所滲透出恆久孤獨的情感，會讓你想在房間裡
把自己裹著毛毯，反覆的聆聽他的音樂"
>>歌曲播放-<<

Downtown Cafe

I saw her mother this morning
At the downtown cafe
Staring blankly
Down in mourning
Had her cup of gourmet coffee
And she asked me
What her baby?d been missing
And I shake my head
Can?t think of nothing
But candy wrappers
Tucked into the folds of the bed
And how I don?t see them around
Since Sarah left town
Now people always think they know you
And they?re almost always wrong
Tried to bend you till they broke you
So she moved along
And sometimes I see them around
Since Sarah left town
Trying to track her down
Sarah， Sarah
Sarah， Sarah
She's chasing her soul
Not running away
If you'd just let her go
She'll know the way
And I saw her mother this morning
She looked me in the eye
She said: you know sometimes， I think I hear her laughing
And all I can do is cry?
And it?s a funny thing about people
How everyone has a song
And he sings it every moment
But we don?t hear it until he?s gone
And sometimes I see them around
Since Sarah left town
They're humming with heads hanging down
Sarah， Sarah
Sarah， Sarah
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Down In Virginia
Well， I don't know why I always go for the unreachable
Sometimes my head is so cluttered with da-my-dear's
I must seem unteachable
Last night I fell in love and this morning I just feel sad
Thinking about all that I lost and once had
Down In Virginia visiting true friends
Trying my best to put on a smile for their new friends
But my heart is aching for what they took down here
Always aching for something that I have some other year
There have been obstacles， but I've had it better than most
Death doesn't scare me much， so many of my friends are ghost's
If all the pain I feel is the price of life then I'll pay
'Cause it's getting to be a part of me now and you can't just take it away
I used to think it was good enough just to be here
But holding my place in this old race seems harder each year
And emptying down a brown bottle don't make it clear