人間の心の中には生まれつきある音楽が流れていてそれに似た曲を人は好きになるんだとか。「自分の曲」は何だろうといつも考えながら歌詞を和訳しています。
I have heard that every one of us has a special music running deep inside our soul and whatever music we love in our lives has something in common with it. I always translate English lyrics into Japanese, wondering what my music sounds like.
ロバート・ガルブレイス (Robert Galbraith)という犯罪小説の作家をご存知でしょうか？おそらくご存じないと思われますがあのハリー・ポッター・シリーズを書いたJ・K・ローリング (J.K. Rowling)はご存知でしょう？ Have you ever heard of a name Robert Galbraith who is a crime fiction writer? Maybe not but you surely know J. K. Rowling who wrote the Harry Potter series, don't you? Gravity (Coldplay / Embrace)
[Verse 1] Baby, it's been a long time coming Such a long, long time And I can't stop running Such a long, long time Can you hear my heart beating? Can you hear that sound? 'Cause I can't help thinking And I won't stop now
[Chorus] And then I looked up at the sun And I could see Oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me And then I looked up at the sky And saw the sun And the way that gravity pushes on everyone On everyone
[Verse 2] Baby, when your wheels stop turning And you feel let down And it seems like troubles Have come all around I can hear your heart beating I can hear that sound But I can't help thinking And I won't look now
[Chorus] And then I looked up at the sun And I could see Oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me And then I looked up at the sky And saw the sun And the way that gravity pushes on everyone On everyone
[Outro] On everyone On everyone On everyone On everyone
記憶はよくウソをつきます。たとえそれが事実と違っていても当人がそうだと思った過去を見せるからです。 Your memories often lie to you. They show you what you think you saw even if that's not what you actually saw. A Glorious Day (Embrace)
[Verse 1] Who could send something so pure to lure me away? I fought with the last of my breath
[Chorus] But you came along on a glorious day By the time that you left, I was crawling again Yeah, you came along on a glorious day Now I want you to save me again
[Verse 2] The fire that they said would burn just lights up the way I lie in the place where I fell And three years on, this nine day wonder won't go away Till you bring an end to my hell
[Chorus] When you came along on a glorious day By the time that you left, I was crawling again Yeah, you came along on a glorious day Now I want you to save me again
[Bridge] Let them all keep their plans, 'cause all I want is in my hands And I can't look down Back then I had it all and now I want it back, that's all And I can't get out
[Chorus] When you came along, on a glorious day By the time that you left i was crawling again Yeah, you came along on a glorious day Now I want you to save me again Now I want you to save me again Now I want you to save me again
この曲は若干危険な感じがしませんか？私はします。まるで主人公がストーカーで自分の妄想の中にどっぷり嵌っているような気がしてなりません。 Doesn't this song sound a bit alarming? It does to me. It sounds as if the narrator was a stalker and living in their own imagination. Close To You (Gracie Abrams)
[Verse 1] I don't got a single problem with provocative See the bodies, how they burn, it's just the way it is Smoky, dark, crowded room, I need nothing Under pink light in June (Ahh) I was so cool, but then, all of a sudden You saw me look at you
[Pre-Chorus] I burn for you And you don't even know my name If you asked me to I'd give up everything
[Chorus] To be close to you Pull the trigger on the gun I gave you when we met I wanna be close to you Break my heart and start a fire, you got me overnight Just let me be
[Post-Chorus] Close to you, close to you, close to you (Just let me be) Oh, close to you, close to you, close to you
[Verse 2] And now your mouth is moving, cinematic timing You pull me in and touch my neck, and now I'm dying You should be mine for life, I'll be signing Every dotted line (Ahh) Chemical override, ultraviolet You could be mine tonight
[Pre-Chorus] And I burn for you And you don't even know my name If you asked me to I'd give you everything
[Chorus] To be close to you Pull the trigger on the gun I gave you when we met I wanna be close to you Break my heart and start a fire, you got me overnight Just let me be
[Post-Chorus] Close to you, close to you, close to you (Just let me be) Oh, close to you, close to you, close to you
[Bridge] I burn for you Mm
[Chorus] To be close to you Pull the trigger on the gun I gave you when we met I wanna be close to you Break my heart and start a fire, you got me overnight Just let me be
[Post-Chorus] Close to you (To you), close to you (To you) Close to you (To you, just let me be close) Oh, close to you (Ooh), close to you (To you) Close to you (Just let me be) Oh, close to you (Ahh), close to you (Ahh) Close to you (Just let me be)
[Outro] Oh, close to you, close to you Close to you
人間は様々な方法で辛さに対応します。思いっきり泣いたり，バカ食いをしたり，運動やスポーツをしたり。薬物に溺れるのもそのひとつです。 We cope our pains in many ways: by crying to our heart content, by indulging in food, by doing exercise or sports. Substance abuse is one of them. Lua (Bright Eyes)
[Verse 1] I know that it is freezing but I think we have to walk I keep waving at the taxis they keep turning their lights off But Julie knows a party at some actor's West Side loft Supplies are endless in the evening by the morning they'll be gone
[Verse 2] When everything is lonely I can be my own best friend I get a coffee and the paper have my own conversations With the sidewalk and the pigeons and my window reflection The mask I polish in the evening by the morning looks like shit
[Chorus] And I know you have a heavy heart I can feel it when we kiss So many men stronger than me Have thrown their backs out trying to lift it But me, I'm not a gamble You can count on me to split The love I sell you in the evening By the morning won't exist
[Verse 3] You're looking skinny like a model with your eyes all painted black You just keep going to the bathroom always say you'll be right back Well, it takes one to know one, kid, I think you've got it bad But what's so easy in the evening by the morning's such a drag
[Verse 4] I got a flask inside my pocket we can share it on the train And if you promise to stay conscious I will try and do the same Well, we might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain But what was normal in the evening by the morning seems insane
[Chorus] And I'm not sure what the trouble was That started all of this The reasons all have run away But the feeling never did It's not something I would recommend But it is one way to live 'Cause what is simple in the moonlight By the morning never is
[Outro] It was so simple in the moonlight Now it's so complicated It was so simple in the moonlight So simple in the moonlight So simple in the moonlight
一般にはこの曲はサラエボで暗殺され，その死が第一次世界大戦の引き金となったオーストリア大公フランツ・フェルディナンドについて歌ったものだとされています。 It's said this song is about a person whose death triggered the World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was assassinated in Sarajevo. Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
[Intro] So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you I'm just a cross-hair, I'm just a shot away from you And if you leave here, you leave me broken, shattered I lie I'm just a cross-hair, I'm just a shot, then we can die Oh, oh, oh I know I won't be leaving here with you
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1] I say, don't you know? You say you don't know I say: take me out I stay you don't show Don't move, time is slow I say: take me out
[Verse 2] Well, I say you don't know You say you don't know I say: take me out If I move, this could die If eyes move, this could die I want you to take me out
[Chorus] I know I won't be leaving here (With you) I know I won't be leaving here I know I won't be leaving here (With you) I know I won't be leaving here with you
[Verse 3] I say, don't you know? You say you don't know I say: take me out If I wane, this could die If I wait, this could die I want you to take me out If I move, this could die Eyes move, this can die Come on, take me out
[Chorus] I know I won't be leaving here (With you) I know I won't be leaving here I know I won't be leaving here (With you) I know I won't be leaving here with you
物事はすべて相対的なものです。１０点満点の歴史のテストで３点しか取れないと周りから成績が悪いと言われるでしょうが，物理のテストで１０点満点を取れば，たとえ歴史の点が同じ３点でもそれより悪い点でも成績が悪いとは言われません。 Everything is relative. when you get three out of ten in history, they may call you a poor achiever. If you get ten in physics or a perfect score, they don't call you as such even your score in history is three or even worse. Wake Up (Arcade Fire)
[Verse 1] Something filled up My heart with nothing Someone told me not to cry But now that I'm older My heart's colder And I can see that it's a lie
[Verse 2] Children, wake up Hold your mistake up Before they turn the summer into dust If the children don't grow up Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up We're just a million little gods causing rain storms Turning every good thing to rust I guess we'll just have to adjust
[Bridge] With my lightning bolts a-glowing I can see where I am going to be When the reaper he reaches and touches my hand
[Outro] With my lightning bolts a-glowing I can see where I am going With my lightning bolts a-glowing I can see where I am go-going You better look out below!
ミュージック・ヴィデオの言わんとするところは私にはわかりませんが，間違いなく見ていると眩暈がしてきます。 I don't know what the music video is trying to say but it certainly gives me a vertigo. Vertigo (U2)
[Intro] Unos, dos, tres, catorce! (Turn it up loud, captain)
[Verse 1] Lights go down, it's dark The jungle is your head, can't rule your heart A feeling so much stronger than a thought Your eyes are wide And though your soul, it can't be bought Your mind can wander
[Chorus] Hello, hello (¡Hola!) I'm at a place called Vertigo (¿Dónde está?) It's everything I wish I didn't know Except you give me something I can feel Feel
[Verse 2] The night is full of holes As bullets rip the sky of ink with gold They twinkle as the boys play rock and roll They know that they can't dance At least they know I can't stand the beats, I'm asking for the cheque The girl with crimson nails has Jesus round her neck Swinging to the music, swinging to the music Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus] Hello, hello (¡Hola!) I'm at a place called Vertigo (¿Dónde está?) It's everything I wish I didn't know But you give me something I can feel Feel
[Post-Chorus] Checkmated! Just fun! She made it in, yeah!
[Bridge] All of this, all of this can be yours All of this, all of this can be yours All of this, all of this can be yours Just give me what I want and no one gets hurt
[Chorus] Hello, hello (¡Hola!) We're at a place called Vertigo (¿Dónde está?) Lights go down and all I know Is that you give me something I can feel your love teaching me how Your love is teaching me how How to kneel Kneel
世の中には選り好みが許されない層が存在します。だとすると主人公はどんな女性でも選べるほど「ヤバい」あるいは「イケている人間」なのでしょう。 Beggars cannot be choosers. I think the narrator themselves is also bad or cool enough to choose whatever girl they like. Bad Girl (Usher)
[Verse 1] What y'all know about a supermodel? Fresh out of Elle magazine Buy her own bottles Look, pimp juice, I keep me one Bad than a mother (Oh, na) I hear you saying (I need a bad girl, oh) Let me hear you (if you're a bad girl, oh) Players, when you see me Act like you know me I keep a dollar worth of dimes You know pimping ain't easy For all my chicks in the club Who knows how to cut a rug (If you're a bad girl Get at me, bad girl)
[Chorus] Ooh, work me, baby Shaking it the way I like I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (say yeah) Get at me, bad girl What sexy ladies Coming home with me tonight? I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (super bad, baby) Get at me, bad girl
[Verse 2] Now, I've seen a lot of broads All on one to call Everyone looked the same But take a look at my dame (my dame) For sure, she take that Hypnotic or Alizé There ain't much more I can say But I need a (I need a bad girl) Bad girl, yeah (if you're a bad girl) Got one thou' on the bar, now Chick need a drink on the floor, now Look at them bad girls moving it Making faces while they doing it Ah, I want to take one to the restroom So close, I'm smelling like your perfume If you're a bad girl Get at me, bad girl
[Chorus] Ooh, work me, baby Shaking it the way I like I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (say yeah) Get at me, bad girl What sexy ladies Coming home with me tonight? I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (super bad, baby) Get at me, bad girl
[Post-Chorus] I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them Get me one of them, get me one of them Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Get at me, bad girl I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them Get me one of them, get me one of them (maybe two or three) Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (that's cool with me, shorty) Get at me, bad girl (I need a bad girl)
[Bridge] If you want to party I got what you're looking for Come see me in the V.I.P. (for bad company) It's very necessary To be that kind of girl for me If you are, then, baby girl, let's leave
[Chorus] Ooh, work me, baby Shaking it the way I like I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (say yeah) Get at me, bad girl What sexy ladies Coming home with me tonight? I'm ready to be bad I need a bad girl (super bad, baby) Get at me, bad girl
[Outro] I'ma get me one of them, get me one of them Get me one of them (one of them) Get me one of them Get me one of them, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Get at me, bad girl
主人公の経験している恋に「今風」なところなどあるのでしょうか？これこそがまさに「恋」といわれているものそのものだと思われるのですが。 Is there anything 'modern' in the love that the narrator is experiencing? I think it's exactly what love is supposed to be. This Modern Love (Bloc Party)
[Verse 1] To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift I've been paid, I've been paid To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift I've been paid, I've been weighed, I've been
[Verse 2] Don't get offended if I seem absent-minded Just keep telling me facts and keep making me smile And don't get offended if I seem absent-minded I get tongue-tied Baby, you've got to be more discerning I've never known what's good for me Baby, you've got to be more demanding I will be yours
[Bridge] I'll pay for you anytime I'll pay for you anytime
[Verse 3] And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness Well jump on, enjoy, you can gorge away And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness (Jump right) Baby, you've got to be more discerning I've never known what's good for me and Baby, you've got to be more demanding (Jump left) What are you holding out for? What's always... (In the way?) Why so damn absent-minded? Why so scared... (Of romance?)
[Chorus] This modern love breaks me This modern love wastes me This modern love breaks me This modern love wastes me
[Outro] Do you wanna come over and kill some time? Do you wanna come over and kill some time? Do you wanna come over and kill some time? Throw your arms around me
母親にはそれが自分の子どもであるという絶対的な確信がありますが，父親にとっては子どもが自分の子であるかどうかは確認しにくいので，母子間の繋がりは父子間のそれよりも強いのだと主張する人があります。 Some people claim the bond between a mother and her child is much stronger than that between a father and his, saying while she can be absolutely sure about who is the mother, he finds it a bit hard to make sure the child is his Left Outside Alone (Anastacia)
[Intro] All my life I've been waiting For you to bring a fairy tale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning It's not okay I don't feel safe, I don't feel safe
[Verse 1] Left broken, empty and in despair Wanna breathe, can't find air Thought you were sent from up above But you and me never had love So much more I have to say Help me find a way
[Chorus] And I wonder if you know how it really feels To be left outside alone when it's cold out here Well, maybe you should know just how it feels To be left outside alone To be left outside alone
[Post-Chorus] I tell you, all my life I've been waiting For you to bring a fairy tale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning It's not okay, I don't feel safe I need to pray
[Verse 2] Why do you play me like a game? Always someone else to blame Careless, helpless little man Someday I might understand There's not much more to say But I hope you find a way
[Chorus] Still, I wonder if you know how it really feels To be left outside alone when it's cold out here Well, maybe you should know just how it feels To be left outside alone To be left outside alone
[Post-Chorus] I tell you, all my life I've been waiting For you to bring a fairy tale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning It's not OK, I don't feel safe I need to pray
[Bridge] Heavenly father Please, heavenly father (save me) Oh, save me
[Chorus] And I wonder if you know how it really feels To be left outside alone when it's cold out here Well, maybe you should know just how it feels To be left outside alone To be left outside alone I said, I said, I wonder if you know how it really feels To be left outside alone when it's cold out here Well, maybe you should know just how it feels To be left outside alone To be left outside alone
[Post-Chorus] All my life I've been waiting For you to bring a fairy tale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning It's not OK, I don't feel safe I need to pray
他人の気持ちを傷つけてしまった時，わざとではないと言うことは少なくありませんが，本当にそうでしょうか？正直に言えば私自身はわざとです。無論相手を完膚なきまでに打ちのめそうと思っていたわけではありませんが，そうすれば相手が傷つくということは認識しています。 We often say we didn't mean to when we hurt others feelings. Oh didn't we? Honestly I do mean to when I do. I don't want to destroy them completely but I'm fully aware that it would hurt them somehow. The Reason (Hoobastank)
[Verse 1] I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I didn't do But I continue learning I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know
[Chorus] I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new And the reason is you
[Verse 2] I'm sorry that I hurt you It's something I must live with every day And all the pain I put you through I wish that I could take it all away And be the one who catches all your tears That's why I need you to hear
[Chorus] I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new And the reason is you
[Bridge] And the reason is you And the reason is you And the reason is you
[Breakdown] I'm not a perfect person I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know
[Chorus] I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new And the reason is you
[Outro] I've found a reason to show A side of me you didn't know A reason for all that I do And the reason is you
歌詞に登場する「あいつ（he）」とは誰のことでしょうか？私は特定の人間ではなく「戦争」のメタファーだと思います。パンデミックと同じで，戦争はどちらかにも味方しません。巻き込まれると物が破壊され人が苦しみ命が失われるだけです。 Who is "he" in the lyrics? I think it's not a specific person but a metaphor for a war. Like a pandemic, war doesn't take sides. It just destroys everything and everyone who's involved in and causes loss of lives. No Bravery (James Blunt)
There are children standing here Arms outstretched and to the sky Tears drying on their face He has been here
Brothers lie in shallow graves Fathers lost without a trace A nation blind to their disgrace Since he's been here
And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness Only sadness
Houses burnt beyond repair The smell of death is in the air A woman weeping in despair says He has been here Tracer lighting up the sky It's another family's turn to die A child afraid to even cry out says He has been here
And I see no bravery (no bravery) No bravery (no bravery) In your eyes anymore only sadness And i see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness
There are children standing here Arms outstretched and to the sky But no one asks the question why He has been here
Old men kneel to accept their fate Wives and daughters cut and raped A generation drenched in hate says he has been here
And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore Anymore Anymore Anymore
And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness And I see no bravery No bravery In your eyes anymore only sadness Only sadness
変わらないものなどこの世にはありませんが，繰り返すものなら存在します。戦争，犯罪，そして不正。最近のニュースを見ていると，主人公と同じ気持ちになってしまいます。 Nothing stays the same but things repeat themselves. Wars, crimes and injustice. Watching news these days, I feel the same way as the narrator. Deja Vu All Over Again (John Fogerty)
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio Did you try to read the writing on the wall Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before It's like deja vu all over again
Day by day I hear the voices rising Started with a whisper like it did before Day by day we count the dead and dying Ship those bodies home while the networks all keep score
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio Could you're eyes belive the writing on the wall * Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before It's like deja vu all over again
One by one I see the old ghosts rising Stumblin' 'cross Big Muddy ** *** Where the light gets dim Day after day another Mamma's crying She's lost her precious child To a war that has no end
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio Did you stop to read the writing at the wall Did that voice inside you say I've seen this all before It's like deja vu all over again It's like deja vu all over again
「obviously」や「if you like」という言葉がやたらに聞こえてきたら，私ならその人はイギリス人だと思うでしょう。彼らはアメリカ人に比べて「obviously」という言葉を会話のなかで頻繁に使うような気がします。
When I hear someone say "obviously" or "if you like" rather frequently, I assume they're British. Compared with American counterpart, I think British people use these word more often in their conversation. Obviously (McFly)
[Verse 1]
Recently I've been
Hopelessly reaching
Out for this girl
Who's out of this world
Believe me
She's got a boyfriend
He drives me round the bend
'Cause he's 23
He's in the marines
He'd kill me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But so many nights now
I find myself thinking about her now
[Chorus]
'Cause obviously
She's out of my league
But how can I win
She keeps dragging me in
And I know I never will be good enough for her
No, no
I never will be good enough for her
[Verse 2]
I gotta escape now
Get on a plane now, yeah
Off to L.A
And that's where I'll stay
For two years
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'll put it behind me (put it behind me)
Go to a place where she can't find me, oh
[Chorus]
'Cause obviously
She's out of my league
I'm wasting my time
'Cause she'll never be mine
And I know I never will be good enough for her
No, no
I never will be good enough for her
[Bridge]
She's outta my hands
And I never know where I stand
'Cause I'm not good enough for her
Good enough for her (enough, enough, enough for her)
Good enough for her
[Chorus]
'Cause obviously
She's out of my league
I'm wasting my time
'Cause she'll never be mine
And I know I never will be good enough for her
'Cause obviously
She's out of my league
But how can I win
She keeps dragging me in
And I know I never will be good enough for her
'Cause obviously
She's out of my league
I'm wasting my time
'Cause she'll never be mine
And I know I never will be good enough for her
No, no
I never will be good enough for her
あるセレブのルックスを手に入れようと若い女性たちが躍起になるドキュメンタリーで使わr手いたのがこの曲です。自動車業界の伝説あのHenry Fordは「大衆というものは，目の前にそれが出されるまで，自分が何が欲しいのかわかっていないものだ」と語りましたが，逆に一度それを目にしてしまうと，それ以前はそんなものがなくても平気だったことが自分でわかっていても，それが欲しくてたまらなくなったりします。
A documentary about a beauty craze among young women who're trying to get a specific look of a celebrity featured this song. "People don't know what they want until you show it to them" said the legendary automobile mogul Henry Ford. Once they are offered, however, they start craving for it even if they know they were quite happy without it before. Suddenly I See (KT Tunstall)
Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
I feel like walking the world
Like walking the world
You can hear she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember
What you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on a wire
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
And she's taller than most
And she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from the page of a magazine
Oh, she makes me feel like I could be a tower
A big strong tower, yeah
The power to be
The power to give
The power to see
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see, yeah, yeah
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
(Suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
(Suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
文法的に言えば「since」の後は現在完了ではなく単純過去が来なければならないので，このタイトルは「since U (you) were gone」となるべきであり「since U (you) been gone」ではいけないはずですが，気持ちが強すぎて論理やルールが曲がることは少なくありません。主人公は相手が「いなくなった（そして今もいない）こと」で非常にほっとしているようですが，おそらくこの辺りが理由で彼女は現在完了を使ったいるのだと思われます。
Grammatically speaking, it should be "since you're gone" not "since you been gone" because since should be followed by past simple not past perfect. Emotion often bends the rule or logic. The narrator seems to be much relieved by the absence of the second person. Probably that's why she uses past simple. Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson)
[Verse 1]
Here's the thing, we started out friends
It was cool, but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
[Verse 2]
You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
[Chorus]
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Since you been gone
[Verse 2]
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
[Pre-Chorus 2]
How come I'd never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way
[Chorus]
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Since you been gone
[Bridge]
You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
[Chorus - Extended]
Since you been gone (since you been gone)
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so moving on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
実際に自分の身にふりかからない限り，人間はなかなか物事の本質を理解できません。人間は不老不死ではないとわかっているものの，まだまだ時間はたっぷりあるとなんとなく考え，わざわざそのことを考えたりしないものですが，いつかは必ずその日がやってくるものです。
You'll never understand until it happens to you, You know you're not immortal but don't bother to think about it very often and somehow think you have almost infinite time ahead of you. However, it will surely knock on your door someday. Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
[Verse 1]
Said I was in my early 40's
With a lot of life before me
And a moment came that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days, lookin' at the x-rays
Talkin' 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time
Asked him when it sank in
That this might really be the real end
How's it hit ya, when you get that kind of news
Man what ya do
And he says
[Hook 1]
I went sky divin'
I went Rocky Mountain climbin'
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I've been denying
And he said someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin'
[Verse 2]
He said I was finally the husband
That most the time I wasn't
And I became a friend a friend would like to have
And all the sudden goin' fishing
Wasn't such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
Well I finally read the good book
And I took a good long hard look at what I'd do
If I could do it all again
And then
[Hook 1]
[Bridge]
Like tomorrow was a gift and you've got eternity
To think about what you do with it
What could you do with it, what can
I do with with it, what would I do with it
[Hook 2]
Sky divin'
I went Rocky Mountain climbin'
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flying
And he said someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin'
[Outro]
To live like you were dyin'
To live like you were dyin'
To live like you were dyin'
To live like you were dyin'
意識していようとしていまいと，我々は常に「決断」しています。その多くは，お昼にハンバーガーにするか牛丼にするかといったような人生にほとんど影響しない他愛のないものですが，なかにはそうではないものもあります。しかも危険だとわかっていながら，今回を逃したらもうチャンスはないかもと考え，それでもやってしまうこともあります。
Whether we're consciously think of it or not, we're constantly making a decision. Most of them such as having a hamburger or beef bowl for lunch don't have much impact on our lives but some really do. Sometimes we do know that's risky but still take a chance thinking it's a wonderful opportunity and it only knocks once. Confessions Pt. II (Usher)
Watch this...
[Hook:]
These are my confessions
Just when I thought I said all I could say
My chick on the side said she got one on the way
These are my confessions
Man I'm thrown and I dont know what to do
I guess I gotta give part 2 of my confessions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all
Damn near cried when I got that phone call
I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do
But to give you part 2 of my confessions
[Verse 1]
Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do
Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you
'bout that chick on part 1 I told ya'll I was creepin' with, creepin' with
Said she's 3 months pregnant and she's keepin' it
The first thing that came to mind was you
Second thing was how do I know if it's mine and is it true
Third thing was me wishin' that I never did what I did
How I ain't ready for no kid and bye bye to our relationship
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
Sittin here stuck on stupid, tryna figure out
When, what, and how I'mma let this come out of my mouth
Said it ain't gon' be easy
But I need to stop thinkin', contemplatin'
Be a man and get it over with (over with)
I'm ridin' in my whip
Racin' to her place
Talkin' to myself
Preparin' to tell her to her face
She open up the door and didn't want to come near me
I said "one second baby please hear me"
[Hook]
[Breakdown]
This by far is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do
To tell you, the woman I love
That I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know
I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this
And hopefully you'll give me another chance
This ain't about my career
This ain't about my life
It's about us
Please
ご存知の方もいらっしゃると思いますがこの曲には続編があります。この曲の中で，主人公は相手（おそらく恋人か妻）に対して，街を離れていた時に本当は自分が何をしていたかを告白し，心から謝罪しています。それだけにこの曲を聞いていると，相手も主人公を許しそれから末永く幸せに暮らしたと思ってしまうのですが，実際の展開はそうではありません。
As some of you know, this song has a sequel. In this song the narrator is offering his heart-felt apology to the second person, probably his girlfriend or wife, confessing what he actually did while he's out of town. Listening to it, we listeners expect that the second person would forgive him for what he did and they would live happily ever after but that's not what comes next, Confessions (Usher)
[Hook: 2x]
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with a crib and a ride
I been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good it's all bad
And I just wanna confess
It's been going on so long
Girl I been doing you so wrong
And I want you to know that...
[Verse: 1]
Every time I was in L.A. I was with my ex girlfriend
Every time you called I told you, "Baby, I'm workin'"
(No!) I was out doing my dirt
(Oh!) wasn't thinking bout you getting hurt
(I) was hand-in-hand in the Beverly Center like man
Not givin' a damn who sees me
So gone (I know)
So wrong (just listen)
Acting like I didn't have you sittin' at home
Thinking about me
Bein' the good girl that you are
I bet you probably believe you got a good man
A man that never would do the things I'm about to tell you I've done
Brace yourself it ain't good
But it would be even worse if you heard this from somebody else
[Hook: 2x]
[Verse: 2]
If I could turn back the hands of time and start all over I would
Instead of everything bein' all bad baby everything will be all good
I don't wanna lose you but I know what I'm telling you ain't gon' make you wanna stay
Probably just wanna run away
I'm mad enough to punch me in my face
I've been living like an idiot
And I deserve every bit of it (I know!)
I know today is the day I end all the lying and the playing and the bullshit girl!
I'm sorry
Baby I'm sorry
But I can no longer walk around with this stress on my chest
Wikipediaの「ロック・ミュージック (Rock music)」の項にはこう書かれてあります。「それ以前のポピュラー・ミュージックのスタイルとは異なり，ロックの歌詞では恋愛の他に様々なテーマを扱ってきた。例えば，セックス，「体制」への反逆，社会問題そしてライフ・スタリイルなどである。」まさにこの曲のスタイルがそうだと思います。
On the entry of "Rock music" Wikipedia describes the genre as "Unlike many earlier styles of popular music, rock lyrics have dealt with a wide range of themes in addition to romantic love: including sex, rebellion against "The Establishment", social concerns and life styles." I think that's exactly the style this song takes. Jesus of Surburbia (Green Day)
[Part 1: Jesus of Suburbia]
I'm the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
From the bible of "none of the above"
On a steady diet of
Soda pop and Ritalin
No one ever died for my sins in hell
As far as I can tell
At least the ones I got away with
And there's nothing wrong with me
This is how I'm supposed to be
In a land of make belief
That don't believe in me
Get my television fix
Sitting on my crucifix
The living room or my private womb
While the mom's and brad's are away
To fall in love and fall in debt
To alcohol and cigarettes and Mary Jane
To keep me insane
And doing someone else's cocaine
And there's nothing wrong with me
This is how I'm supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That don't believe in me
[Part 2: City Of The Damned]
At the center of the Earth
In the parking lot
Of the 7-11 where I was taught
The motto was just a lie
It says "home is where your heart is"
But what a shame
Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same
It's beating out of time
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
I read the graffiti
In the bathroom stall
Like the holy scriptures of the shopping mall
And so it seemed to confess
It didn't say much
But it only confirmed that
The center of the earth
Is the end of the world
And I could really care less
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
[Part 3: I Don't Care]
I don't care if you don't
I don't care if you don't
I don't care if you don't care
[X4]
I don't care
Everyone is so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Hearts recycled but never saved
From the cradle to the grave
We are the kids of war and peace
From Anaheim to the middle east
We are the stories and disciples
Of the Jesus of suburbia
Land of make believe
And that don't believe in me
Land of make believe
And I don't believe
And I don't care!
I don't care! [x4]
[Part 4: Dearly Beloved]
Dearly beloved are you listening?
I can't remember a word that you were saying
Are we demented or am I disturbed?
The space that's in between insane and insecure
Oh, therapy, can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed
Nobody's perfect and I stand accused
For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse
[Part 5: Tales Of Another Broken Home]
To live and not to breathe
Is to die in tragedy
To run, to run away
To find what you believe
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
I lost my faith to this
This town that don't exist
So I run
I run away
To the light of masochist
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
And I walked this line
A million and one fucking times
But not this time
I don't feel any shame
I won't apologize
When there ain't nowhere you can go
Running away from pain
When you've been victimized
Tales from another broken home
