2020年2月27日星期四

Don't speak, it speaks

When a relationship is to be broken, 
a perfectionlist will express clearly so that 
there is a clear ending for the relationship. 


Such a clear expression is 
good to the perfectionist, 
it can release his emotional burden, 
but it will in reverse add even greater 
emotional burden on the other if 
the other is not equally a perfectionist. 


If a relationship is to be broken, 
there will be another way 
to end the relationship: 
Don't speak, 
just leave gradually and quietly. 
It speaks.



No Doubt - Don't Speak


You and me, we used to be together
Every day together, always
I really feel that I'm losin' my best friend
I can't believe this could be the end
It looks as though you're lettin' go
And if it's real, well, I don't want to know

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Our memories, well, they can be inviting
But some are altogether mighty frightening
As we die, both you and I
With my head in my hands, I sit and cry

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts, no, no, no
Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'
And I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

It's all ending
We gotta stop pretending
Who we are
You and me
I can see us dyin'
Aren't we?

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
No, no, don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'
And I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
I know what you're sayin'
So please stop explainin'
Don't speak, don't speak
Don't speak, no

I know what you're thinkin'
And I don't need your reasons
I know you're good, I know you're good
I know you're real good, oh
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
Don't, don't, ooh, ooh
Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush, darling
Hush, hush
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Oh, hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush, darling

2020年2月23日星期日

After the day at the sunset of life

As now I have reached my old age, 
I know that not much big deal 
can be done anymore. 
I also learn that not many people will 
care or pay attention to what deal I do, if any. 

However, I still have the passion, 
I am always an enthusiastic onlooker to watch 
what others are doing. 
If anyone would so choose to chat with me, 
I am definitely willing to tell him about 
my insights towards life. 

人到晚年,可以做的事不多了。 
想做也沒什麼人會理會或留意了。 
若心還熱的, 
也只能冷眼旁觀人世事。 
若有誰會和我聊聊天, 
我一定會告訴他有關我能洞識的天機。 


When I was young 
listening to some songs about the elderly 
written by some young artists, 
I was not much impressed. 

When I am now old 
listening to these same songs, 
I surprisingly find that 
those some young artist had written 
very good songs on the elderly 
which I shared much: 

年青時聽年青人創作有關老人的歌曲歌詞, 
沒什麼感覺。到老時再聽那些歌, 
覺得他們寫有關老人的歌曲歌詞,寫得很好呢: 





Barclay James Harvest

THE POET
Here I sit watching the day out
No-one beside me who may doubt
All of the words that I could chose to say
So listen, believe, or be gone from this day

I need a friend to walk with me
And sit in the shade of an old tree
To think nothing much, just agree with my thoughts
To say nothing much, never tell what I ought

Watching the people pass by now
They just don't know why or know how
They don't seem to care about all that I've seen
They just walk on by never knowing I've been

Sitting up here where I'm wind blown
Only to ask and to be shown
Things that would make you believe what I say
I'll tell you myself and I'll show you some day

AFTER THE DAY
The eyes of night march slowly by
The last grain falls
The kneeling man just sighs
Protected by the one great wall
Of coloured parts
He probes his clouded mind

If he takes a look around him
Is there nothing left to see
Is there nothing left at all
After the day

With trembling hands he wipes his eyes
He tries to stand
But does not feel the need
The morning sun shines on
The multicoloured cross
Left standing through it all

If he takes a look around him
Is there nothing left to see
Is there nothing left at all
After the day

If he takes a look around him
Is there nothing left to see
Is there nothing left at all
After the day