love for a child

“ 男巫 ” 倒不是別人送給的綽號，而是Jason Mraz對自己的形容。沒有多少人會對這個形容表示懷疑，畢竟對於一個習慣於在夜酒吧裏彈吉他吟唱些充滿着迷離憂傷調的男孩， “ 男巫 ” 這樣的形容恐怕是恰到好處。而一旦浮出水面被主流的 Elektra 唱片公司收編後，Jason Mraz彷彿就不太願意再用 “ 男巫 ” 來形容自己了，他更願意將自己打造成一個充滿着陽光味道的大男孩，宛如自己的音樂風格：混雜着民謠、拉丁與電子。而這個 27 歲的小夥子之所以在過去的一年裏成為美國樂壇的焦點人物，除了一副嗓子加一手漂亮的吉他外，他還堅持原創 —— 美國人總是格外推崇那種會唱會彈又會創作的音樂人 —— 即使有人説大概這還是美國式的個人英雄主義意識在作怪，但一個不爭的事實是，美國樂壇已經越來越少這種全能的歌手了！不過對於更多Jason Mraz的擁躉來講，兩張唱片《 Waiting For My Rocket To Come CD 》和《 Mr.A-Z 》的誘惑力，遠不及他的現場（ LIVE ）來得過癮：又蹦又跳，嗓音常有意想不到的即興發揮，甚至還突然頹廢一下，再加上那張酷似英國明星休·格蘭特的憂鬱氣質的臉，混雜在一起，還是恰如一個男巫，清新而活力的男巫。

There's a picture on my kitchen wall

Looks like Jesus and his friends involved

There's a party getting started in the yard

There's a couple getting steamy in the car parked in the drive

Was I too young to see this with my eyes?

By the pool last night, apparently

The chemicals weren't mixed properly

You hit your head and then forgot your name

And then you woke up at the bottom by the drain

And now your altitude and memory's a shame

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up

With a little bit more of innocence

I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young

It's okay to be easily ignored

I like to believe it was all about love for a child

And when the house was left in shambles

Who was there to handle all the broken bits of glass

Was it mom who put my dad out on his ass or the other way around

Well I'm far too old to care about that now

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up

With a little bit more of innocence

I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young

It's okay to be easily ignored

I'd like to believe it was all about love for a child

It's kinda nice to work the floor since the divorce

I've been enjoying both my Christmases and my birthday cakes

And taking drugs and making love at far too young an age

And they never check to see my grades

What a fool I'd be to start complaining now

What about taking this empty cup and filling it up

With a little bit more of innocence

I haven't had enough, it's probably because when you're young

It's okay to be easily ignored

I'd love to believe it's all about love for a child

It was all about love...

廚房的牆上掛着一幅畫

畫得像上帝與他的朋友們

後院里正要舉行一個聚會

一對夫婦在路邊車震

這對當時年幼的我，是不是少兒不宜

昨晚在泳池邊，顯然是

這些酒不對勁

你撞傷了頭，變得忘乎所以

醒來後發現自己躺在下水道口

而如今，你的宿醉和不堪的記憶都讓自己不齒

何不斟滿一杯

帶着點點天真

我還沒喝醉

可能因為年少，就容易被他人忽略

而我寧願相信，這就是所謂對一個孩子的愛

當家裏一片狼藉

誰又留下來清理打碎的玻璃杯

是媽媽把爸爸趕出了家還是爸爸把媽媽踢出了家

算了 現在我已不在乎了

何不斟滿一杯

帶着點點天真

我還沒喝醉

可能因為年少，就容易被他人忽略

而我寧願相信，這就是所謂對一個孩子的愛

他們離婚後學着照顧自己也不賴

我一直獨享着聖誕與生日蛋糕

年紀輕輕就與人做愛，嗑藥

沒人關心我在學校的成績

現在才開始抱怨我真是很傻

何不斟滿一杯

帶着點點天真

我還沒喝醉

可能因為年少，就容易被他人忽略

而我寧願相信，這就是所謂對一個孩子的愛

一切都是對孩子的愛...