John Legend- Ordinary people (Subititled)

I'd never forget the feelings when I listen to this song the first time in a flight flying back to UK for my study. It's been two years and I love this song still. Great melody with a solo piano and great lyrics, not to mention his decent voice. The singer touches my heart with some of his songs and this is the very first one. It is a shame I didn't manage to see his concert in Hong Kong few months ago. Hope people reading my blog will enjoy the song too:)

維園清晨六時的綠色制服

清晨六時，筆者如常的去到維多利亞公園做早操。來自四方八面的人逐漸站滿半個足球場。大家互有默契地站在各自的位置，有新來客不知就裏佔了別人的空間，糟受白眼。在早操領導的帶領下，不知不覺就耍完了一套早操。看看手錶，又是時候回家整頓梳洗。迎接充滿希望的一天。

每清早到維園做早操的習慣已維持了半年，到現在我還記得第一天來到的情境。筆者從來都不是一個習慣早起的人，半年前的某天，神推鬼擁地在五時多睡醒，反正睡不着，就到所謂的市肺走走吧。

晨光初露，天色魚肚白。本以為維園將會四野無人，誰知綠色大軍已經浩浩蕩蕩地在晨運。綠色大軍其實是一支為數約二百人的晨運客。他們穿上整齊的綠色制服，井然有序地排在操場上，由為數約七人的領導小組帶領，一致地做出種種簡單易學的肢體運動。我的目光即時被這片綠海吸引着，心想何不跟他們一塊做呢﹖人總有羊群心理吧。身穿白色衣裳的我就靜俏俏地站在一旁跟着領導的指揮。「一，二，三，四；二二三四……」領導以極權威的聲線發施號領。領導們的動作不見得比羣眾標準，當時心想，為什麼他們是領導而不是其他人啊？他他不會是「民選」吧？早操的動作如斯簡單，任誰都可以當領導。事後跟身邊的人攀談，知有很多人對領導的位置虎視眈眈，並有很多人對現有的領導人諸多不滿，認有現令的領導並沒有合法性和認受性。他們跟我說，組織當初是由十多名有志之士自發性地每清晨來做運動，目的是強身健體，推廣運動之類。總之原意是好的。但加入做早操的人日漸增多，有人就提議訂造制服以示團結。

綠色制服的供應商竟是一個領導的兒子，「太子」是羣眾對他的尊稱。
所有新加入的黨員，必須要到太子的店鋪購買制服，制服的價格比市價至少高出三成，用料和手工又不太好，但為了成為綠色大家的一員，各位都只有敢恕不敢言，買下綠衣。有人甚至一口氣買下多件，以表對領導和組織的敬意和忠誠。

有人曾經嘗試反抗組織，不肯出錢買制服，連日只穿自家汗衫出席早操，備受到其他綠衣之士排擠。受不了羣眾壓力下只有乖乖就範，繳錢。又有的從此消失無縱。

雖然有人對組織頗有微言，但普遍聲音認組織縱有問題；領導又沒有認受性，但組織令到羣眾有所依靠，能跟隨領導們天天做有益身心的運動。所以這裏不應有人搞革命，穩定勝於一切云云。

除了綠色大軍，在維園的一角落原來有一太極團，由一位武功高強的太極宗師領軍。聽說其團員都對宗師十分尊重，並認為宗師的地位好比某些發達西方國家領袖一樣，他們有民意作統治基礎；而宗師有絕世武功作為條件。而且宗師確立了比試制度，讓其團友有方法推翻自己，有能者當之，所以他的團員無不對他心悅誠服。還有，他們不需要買制服的。

說得太多了，還是趕快回家洗好綠衣，明天一早還要給領導買早點。

Bright Eyes - Lua

Bright Eyes -- Lua

This song represents my feeling lately. Every words of it.

Well, I know that it is freezing but I think we'll have to walk

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

When everything is lonely I can be my own best friend

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

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

You're looking skinny like a model With your eyes all painted black

You jus 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

I've 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

Yeah, we might die from medication But we sure killed all the pain

But what was normal in the evening by the morning seems insane

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

Because what is simple in the moonlight

By the morning never is

Yeah, it was 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

Don't tell me what I can and can't do. I will fucking be the first to admit it if I couldn't do it. I hate dream-killers. I hate peolpe who always tell the others what the others are capble of. One's future is not open for discussion. Just be supportive. Who are you to judge afterall?

記憶中的金鑰匙

妳記得嘛?那年夏天,是初夏吧?陽光灑遍滿地,他們都有課,只剩我倆,就只我倆。坐在陽光下,沒忘記吧?那時我們一大伙總愛坐在食堂閒聊,談些不著邊際的話, 聊點無關痛痕的天。曾幾何時我會不屑大家的膚淺, 想不到竟也痛快過。但那天就只得我倆, 那天很和暖, 妳嚷著要享受這早到的日光, 其實妳是知道自己不應暴曬在陽光下。耍是我早知道, 我一定不會讓妳冒險。不過將所有心事埋藏於心底,就是妳吧? 總是不想旁人分憂, 一切煩惱都自己承受, 這可能是我倆僅有相似的地方。

還記得當時陽光柔和, 金金黃黃的, 打在妳臉上, 紅嫣乍現。亦記得妳身上常掛著墨眼鏡, 準備充足也是妳，無論何時都自信可人。那天的妳,也太動人了，任誰偷看見都會心動。我倆如常地說說笑笑, 說什麼笑什麼早己忘悼, 也不打緊。反正跟妳談天說地, 說些傻話已很愝意。

我倆坐的一桌, 旁邊有一列長長的花糟, 能想起嗎? 我們發現一把金鑰匙, 插秧般的直立在泥土上, 妳我在想鎖匙是開啥? 想必是園丁放這兒的。也不知是誰的好主意, 硬要將它埋土下, 嚷著有天會回來找它。原來我們都有孩子汽的時候。妳沒忘悼它在那兒吧? 我從未忘卻, 卻只依希記住了我倆是如何埋藏它, 是我徒手吧?我又怎捨讓妳沾得一手污泥。

J, 原來我倆忘了相約那年那月那日回去, 回去尋訪這屬於我倆的它。我想我是不會獨個兒回去找它了, 妳我是有默契要一起探望它的。我亦太害怕它已一去不復返。願它已落地生根，長成一棵棵巨樹，用茂盛的葉子為妳摭陰擋風雨。隨它永遠安息吧。

妳還記得我們最後一次見面, 妳對我說的最後一句話嗎?應是妳當其他前說我的一句話, 我知道這種說話妳是不會輕出的。沒這一句, 我想我己扛不下去。感謝妳，只是妳看到今天的我，可不要太失望。

我想我現在才知曉那金鑰匙是通向哪的, 耍是那時, 我只是說假若, 我醒覺金鑰匙的作用, 我一定拼命把那兩道緊緊密封的大門打開, 往後面奮力改寫一切。結局將會不一樣。對不起, 我沒有好好緊握那初夏記憶中閃閃生輝的金鑰匙。

還有，今天是我的生辰，才令我驚覺我已忘記妳的。也許，是時候淡忘一些原來從未放開過的東西，讓一把金鑰匙隨花落流水。