音樂背景
英國20歲的創作新人歌手Ed Sheeran,這首The A Team本周打入英國UK單曲榜第三位。這首歌講述了一個有毒癮妓女的故事。
《The A Team》是《+》的首單,空降英國單曲榜第三名。同時也是Ed在英女王登基60周年慶典上表演的歌曲。
Ed Sheeran的聲音非常清澈好聽,此前Westlife成員Mark Feehily還在Tweet上邀請Ed為westlife寫歌,Ed Sheeran回復是I might actually do that!
音樂內容
[00:00.65]Ed Sheeran - The A Team
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[00:12.20]White lips, pale face 泛白的嘴唇,蒼白的臉龐
[00:14.87]Breathing in snowflakes 吸著白粉
[00:17.62]Burnt lungs, sour taste 燻黑的肺,酸臭的嘴
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[00:23.45]Light's gone, day's end 燈滅了,白天過去了
[00:25.87]Struggling to pay rent 仍在為房租發愁
[00:28.56]Long nights, strange men 漫漫長夜,陌生男子
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[00:33.68]And they say 他們常說
[00:36.69]She's in the Class A Team 她是天生的尤物
[00:39.51]Stuck in her daydream 她沉浸在自己的白日夢中
[00:41.99]Been this way since 18 自打18 歲開始
[00:45.45]But lately her face seems 但近來,她的臉容開始
[00:47.24]Slowly sinking, wasting 漸漸變得蒼老憔悴
[00:49.14]Crumbling like pastries 猶如土崩瓦解一般
[00:49.68] And they scream 他們尖叫著
[00:52.49]The worst things in life come free to us 世間最悲慘的事撲向我們
[00:56.82]Cos we're just under the upperhand 因為我們身處社會的底層
[00:59.58]And go mad for a couple of grams 為了幾克白粉而癲狂
[01:02.82]And she don't want to go outside tonight 她今晚只想窩在家裡
[01:07.57]And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland 吸完白粉後,在幻覺中中飛回家鄉
[01:10.82]Or sells love to another man 或者向其它男人出賣感情
[01:13.57]It's too cold outside 外面天寒地凍
[01:17.38]For angels to fly 天使也無法飛翔
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[01:22.45]Angels to fly
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[01:30.32]Ripped gloves, raincoat 破舊的手套和雨衣
[01:34.20]Tried to swim and stay afloat 想去游泳,伏在水面上
[01:37.01]Dry house, wet clothes 乾乾的房間,濕濕的衣服
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[01:41.57]Loose change, bank notes 大把零錢,銀行票據
[01:45.44]Weary-eyed, dry throat 疲憊的雙眼,乾涸的喉嚨
[01:48.13]Call girl, no phone 應召女郎,沒有電話打進來
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[01:52.63]And they say
[01:54.70]She's in the Class A Team
[01:57.32]Stuck in her daydream
[02:00.13]Been this way since 18
[02:03.07]But lately her face seems
[02:05.76]Slowly sinking, wasting
[02:08.51]Crumbling like pastries
[02:11.38]And they scream
[02:14.74]The worst things in life come free to us
[02:18.24]Cos we're just under the upperhand
[02:20.62]And go mad for a couple of grams
[02:23.62]But she don't want to go outside tonight
[02:27.01]And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
[02:30.39]Or sells love to another man
[02:33.20]It's too cold outside
[02:36.88]For angels to fly
[02:40.07]An angel will die 天使將要死去
[02:42.88]Covered in white 蓋著皚皚的白雪
[02:45.38]Closed eye 緊閉雙眼
[02:47.90]And hoping for a better life 祈禱著美好的人生
[02:49.88]This time, we'll fade out tonight 這次,我們消失在夜色中
[02:56.16]Straight down the line 漸行漸遠
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[03:06.30]And they say
[03:08.60]She's in the Class A Team
[03:11.28]Stuck in her daydream
[03:14.10]Been this way since 18
[03:16.97]But lately her face seems
[03:19.72]Slowly sinking, wasting
[03:22.47]Crumbling like pastries
[03:25.35]They scream
[03:26.72]The worst things in life come free to us
[03:31.09]And we're all under the upperhand
[03:34.28]Go mad for a couple of grams
[03:37.28]And we don't want to go outside tonight
[03:41.07]And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
[03:44.45]Or sell love to another man
[03:47.14]It's too cold outside
[03:50.89]For angels to fly
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[03:56.89]Angels to fly
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[04:03.45]To fly, fly
[04:08.14]Angels to fly, to fly, to fly
[04:14.40]Angels to die
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