May 2008 Archives

It's amazing how songs can move emotions and have such a great impact on one's mood. I witnessed it for myself earlier this evening as I felt salt water well up in my eyes as I listened to the tracks on my iPod while walking home.

Then I recalled how I felt when I first heard this particular song that my friend wrote and played with his band. It's one of the rare occasions as I could totally connect with it and moved by its lyrics (and melody), despite being someone who sucks at intepreting and understanding chinese lyrics. I wish I could express my innermost feelings and write something like that...

曾经

你的爱是一间空房子
空荡 遗弃 了数十年

那封锁许旧的心扉 你为谁留

缘吹来的男孩在门外
徘徊 期望 了许多夜
你依然还在你房间
凝望比窗户 还要小 的世界
那男孩说

把他 埋在心海里 那 岛 屿
擦去你眼眶外 腐朽的泪痕
但你 早已化为只 信 天 翁
漂泪于往事的茫海中

你的爱是一杯酸咖啡
过期 腐坏 了好多天
那盼望谁来的预位 你为谁留

白开水的男孩在身旁
难以 忘怀 你那股香
你依然还在你位置
凝望比冰块 还要冷 的空椅
那男孩说

把他 埋在心海里 那 岛 屿
擦去你眼眶外 腐朽的泪痕
但你 早已化为只 信 天 翁
漂泪于往事的茫海中

你曾经拍过的景很美 你曾经喝过的水很甜
是否曾经听见他微茫的心声

把他 埋在心海里 那 岛 屿
擦去你眼眶外 腐朽的泪痕
但你 早已化为只 信 天 翁
漂泪于往事的茫海中 流泪于往事的茫海中
停留于往事的茫海中

Written by Sam from Hong Ding Que

I'm like a surgeon...
I have to cut you open so that I can fix you.
I may have caused excruciating pain with my blades and tools,
but without utilizing them, you probably won't get well at all.

I'm like a coach...
I have to put you through torturous trainings to help reach your goals.
I may have screamed, shouted and hurled profanities at you,
but without drilling you with them, you probably won't push beyond your limits.

I'm like a law enforcer...
I have to get rough with some people so that the streets are safe.
I may have to be firm, issue tickets, tackle holigans or even shoot people, but without carrying out my stringent duties, more innocent people will suffer.

Sometimes, some things may not come across as being the best option or course of action, especially when they will cause initial hurt, discomfort, displeasure, or simply being hard to swallow/take. But many times, it is necessary to put yourself through these drastic measures to get the desired/better/necessary end results when all else fails.

The surgeon may not have gone under the knife himself; the coach may not be as physically fit as his trainees or even being a player himself; nor the law enforcer has to break a law himself to know how to execute their jobs properly and with commitment and determination.

Let me be a surgeon, a coach, a law enforcer of your heart.