一顆蘋果

by Mayday
經過了漫長的等候 夢想是夢想 我還是一個我
那時間忘記挽留 最美時候 不經意匆匆的放過
曾經想擁抱的彩虹 盛開的花朵 那純真的笑容
突然有風吹過 那一轉眼 只剩我

我不懂 人世間的那些愁 他為什麼要纏著我
到底這會是誰的錯 還是我不放手
喔 人世間的那些愁 這世界給我的幽默
這是不是要告訴我 潮起終究潮落

總要有人來陪我 嚥下苦果 喔 再嚐一點美夢
要等你先開口 那冬天才會走
有些人經過我身旁 住在我腦中 在我心裡鑽洞
有些人變成相片 堆在角落 灰塵像雪一般冰凍

時間如果可以倒流 我想我還是會 卯起來蹉跎
反正就這樣吧 我知道我 努力過

我想到 遙遠遙遠的以後 會不會有人知道我
在這個寂寞的星球 曾這樣的活過
喔 遙遠遙遠的以後 天長和地久的盡頭
應該沒有人能搶走 我永遠的感動

總要有一首我的歌 大聲唱過 喔 再看天地遼闊
活著不多不少 幸福剛好夠用
活著其實很好 再吃一顆蘋果


I've always loved this song. Not just for its significance but for its lyrics and its melody as well.

I remember this song as the familiar song that I had anticipated so badly to hear after catching a live webcam of Mayday recording the song for their album, ren sheng hai hai. It was at that time, that for the first time in my life, I knew how arduous a recording process could be. For the first time in my life, I watched on as Mayday went moved between the control room and the recording studio. Of course, at that time, little ole juvenile me was too caught up with looking at guys more than wat went on in the studio and so I couldn't remember if they were actually recording guitar or percussion, or maybe both.. hmm...

But that hour plus of peering into mayday's recording session got me caught on to the melody... a song with no lyrics sung out at that time... neither was the main melody even played out. All there was, was accompaniment, but that tune went into my head. How could it not if it was repeated countless times? yup....once again, i emphasize the difficult process of doing a recording. Although other fans in the chatroom were busy saying how good the tune sounds and hoping that ashin would sing to the tune that was being recorded, he only actually hummed probably a few phrases and stopped. What the song was, how it sounded, or wat its title was... nobody knew. But after watching that live webcam session.. it left me dying to receive Mayday's 3rd album which I had ordered online for the first time in my life.

Finally, the day came when the album arrived at my doorstep. I quickly popped the cd into my hi-fi and my pulse raced the moment i heard the familiar rhythm of the first song. yes! it was that very song that I had watched Mayday record. The song now had a name, it had a tune, and it had meaning...

So many times, I just wish to hear this song live, but its not very often performed live... and not ever once in Singapore (surprised they took it out of the rundown in our Tian Kong Zhi Cheng concert, when it was actually performed in Taipei). It wasn't performed at final home, so it'll be a long time before i'll have the chance to hear it live ever again.

what a brilliant song..
mundane title and simple lyrics but they cut deep into the everyday details of our lives - our dreams, our friendships, our day-to-day troubles and our thoughts of the future. But essentially, this very simple song isn't just about an apple...... it is telling us that we should always count our blessings..

something that i hope that i myself can do. at least life would be much happier :)