经典英文歌曲:Owl City《Shooting Star》：你的光芒超越流星！

Owl¹ City《Shooting Star》：你的光芒超越流星！

猫头鹰之城乐队是一支来自美国明尼苏达州的电子音乐乐队。乐队仅由一名成员组成：亚当·扬（Adam·Young）。亚当·扬于2007年创建了该乐队，并且担任乐队的主唱、编曲、创作、混音合成工作。猫头鹰之城乐队的音乐飘逸、灵动，既有梦幻的神秘色彩，又有电子音乐的动感节奏。乐队的主打歌曲《Fireflies》一经推出就登上了各大音乐电台以及音乐榜单的冠军宝座。受到乐迷的热烈追捧。

猫头鹰之城乐队的音乐风格是当下最为流行、时尚的电子混音音乐，但不同于传统的电子舞曲所营造出的喧闹、躁动不安的动感音乐氛围，猫头鹰之城乐队的电子音乐通过使用简单的电子乐器，摒弃了电子舞曲的乐器混杂使用，通过亚当·扬空灵飘逸的嗓音和精致的和声，从而把广大乐迷带入了充满梦幻色彩并且活泼、跃动的音乐奇异王国。猫头鹰之城乐队的音乐风格在很大程度上受到了Disco 和欧洲电子音乐（European Electronic Music）的影响。同时，在乐队的音乐中还能听到合成器流行音乐（SynthPop）和新浪潮音乐（New Wave Music）的众多元素。

Shooting Star》-Owl City

Close your tired eyes, relaxing them.
Count from 1 to 10 and open them.
All these heavy thoughts will
try to weigh you down, but not this time.

Way up in the air, you're finally free,
and you can stay up there, right next to me.
All this gravity
will try to pull you down, but not this time.

When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.

Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.

Gazing through my eyes,
when the fire starts,
And fan the flame so hot,
it melt our hearts.
All the pouring rain,
will try to put it out, but not this time.

Let your colours burn,
and brightly burst, into a million sparks,
but all dispursed and illuminate² a world,
That'll try to bring you down,
But not this time.

When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.

Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.

A thousand heartbeats beating time,
and makes this dark planet come alive.
So when the lights flicker³ out tonight, you gotta shine.

When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.

Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.

1 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

2 illuminate   

vt.照亮，照明；用灯光装饰；说明，阐释

参考例句：

• Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads.梦想点燃火炬照亮我们黑暗的道路。
• They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。

3 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。