听歌学英语:Rise and Fall (Sting)

听歌学英语:Rise¹ and Fall (Sting)

被誉为诗人歌手的Sting，出生在英格兰，他的独唱生涯始于1982年，2003年，Sting与英国R&B新星Craig David合唱了一首"Rise and Fall"，该曲的成功使两人此次的合作被《时代》周刊评选为“年度最重量级音乐组合”。

　　这首歌旋律圆润流畅，带一点点感伤。而Sting沙哑却不失细腻的声线与Craig充满质感的演唱相互辉映，显得更加优雅迷人。 今天我们就来学习这首“Rise and Fall”。

　　Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over,
And it seems as though the writings on the wall,
Superstar you finally made it,
But once your picture becomes tainted,
It's what they call,
The rise and fall

　　I always said that I was gonna make it,
Now it's plain for everyone to see,
But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners,
Just casualties,
I know that everything is gonna change,
Even the friends I knew before may go,
But this dream is the life I've been searching for,
Started believing that I was the greatest,
My life was never gonna be the same,
Cause with the money came a different status,
That's when things change,
Now I'm too concerned with all the things I own,
Blinded by all the pretty girls I see,
I'm beginning to lose my integrity

　　Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over,
And it seems as though the writings on the wall,
Superstar you finally made it,
But once your picture becomes tainted,
It's what they call,
The rise and fall

　　I never used to be a troublemaker,
Now I don't even wanna please the fans,
No autographs,
No interviews,
No pictures,
Endless demands,
Give into vices that was clearly wrong,
The type that seems to make me feel so right,
But some things you may find can take over your life,
Burnt all my bridges now I've run out of places,
And there's nowhere left for me to turn,
Been caught in comprimising situations,
I should have learnt,
From all those times I didn't walk away,
When I knew that it was best to go,
Is it too late to show you the shape of my heart,

　　Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over,
And it seems as though the writings on the wall,
Superstar you finally made it,
But once your picture becomes tainted,
It's what they call,
The rise and fall

　　Now I know,
I made mistakes,
Think I don't care,
But you don't realise what this means to me,
So let me have,
Just one more chance,
I'm not the man I used to be,
Used to beeeeeeeeeee

　　Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over,
And it seems as though the writings on the wall,
Superstar you finally made it,
But once your picture becomes tainted,
It's what they call,
The rise and fall

1 rise   

v.(rose,risen)上升；升起；起床；起立

参考例句：

• The sun rises.太阳升起来。
• I always rise with the bell.我总是听到铃声就起床。