Sharks – Imagine Dragons (梦龙)
Lyrics by:Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Mattias Larsson/Robin Fredriksson
Composed by:Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Mattias Larsson/Robin Fredriksson
Ha ha ha ha ha
Trouble
Blood is in the rocky waters
Hide away your sons and daughters
Eat you alive
Eat you alive
Levels
Levels
Better put your head on swivels
Swivels
Dancing with the very devil
Devil
Butter to knife
Butter to knife
You think you’re better than them
Better than them
You think they’re really your friends
Really your friends
But when it comes to the end
To the end
You’re just the same as them
Same as them
Ha ha ha ha ha
So let it go let it go
That’s the way that it goes
First you’re in then you’re out
Everybody knows
You’re hot then you’re cold
You’re a light in the dark
Just you wait and you’ll see
That you’re swimming with sharks
He’s coming to get you
Chicka-woo-woo
He’s coming to get you get
Chicka-woo
Bubbles
Drowning you seeing doubles
Don’t you let them see your struggles
Hiding your tears
Crisis
Take advantage of your niceness
Cut you up in even slices
Prey on your fears
You think you’re better than them
Better than them
You think you’re better
You think they’re really your friends
Really your friends
But when it comes to the end
To the end
Oh no
You’re just the same as them
Same as them
Ha ha ha ha ha
So let it go let it go
That’s the way that it goes
First you’re in then you’re out
Everybody knows
You’re hot then you’re cold
You’re a light in the dark
Just you wait and you’ll see
That you’re swimming with sharks
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you
Don’t take it from me
Woo-woo
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you get
Don’t take it from me
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you
Don’t take it from me
Woo-woo
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you get
Don’t take it from me
Every time my heart is beating
I can feel the recipe
I wonder if my day is gonna blame it on the entropy
My blood is pumping I can see the end is right in front of me
Don’t take it from me I could be everything
Everything
Sharks
Don’t take it from me
My blood is pumping my blood is pumping
Sharks
Don’t take it from me I could be everything
Everything
So let it go let it go
That’s the way that it goes
First you’re in then you’re out
Everybody knows
You’re hot then you’re cold
You’re a light in the dark
Just you wait and you’ll see
That you’re swimming with sharks
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you
Don’t take it from me
Woo-woo
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you get
Don’t take it from me
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you
Don’t take it from me
My blood is pumping
He’s coming to get you get
Don’t take it from me
1. 创作背景:水星计划的双面性
- 《Mercury》专辑概念:
《Sharks》是乐队宏大的《Mercury》企划的一部分。该专辑分为两部分:- Act 1:主要聚焦于主唱丹·雷诺兹(Dan Reynolds)个人的挣扎,包括他与抑郁症的对抗、对信仰的质疑以及家庭生活的挑战,基调较为内省和沉重。
- Act 2:则转向更广阔的社会议题,如气候变化、政治极化和人类命运。
- 定位:《Sharks》处于这两者的交汇点。它既是个人的内心独白,也是对普遍人性弱点的隐喻。它最初作为单曲先行发布,旨在揭示专辑中更为黑暗和现实的一面。
- 创作灵感来源:
主唱丹·雷诺兹在接受采访时曾透露,这首歌的灵感来源于他对“受害者心态”的观察。他意识到,人们(包括他自己)往往倾向于将自己视为受害者,将生活中的不幸归咎于外界,从而逃避对自己行为的责任。- “鲨鱼”的隐喻:在这个背景下,“鲨鱼”并非指真正的海洋生物,而是指潜伏在每个人内心深处的破坏性本能——那种一旦闻到血腥味(弱点或机会)就会不顾一切去攻击、去伤害的本能。
- 音乐风格的转变:
与乐队早期那些充满爆发力、适合体育场大合唱的“战歌”(如《Believer》、《Thunder》)不同,《Sharks》采用了更加低沉、压抑且带有工业感的编曲。这种氛围的营造是为了配合歌词中那种“在深渊边缘行走”的紧张感。
2. 歌词表达含义:人性的贪婪与自我毁灭
- “We are all sharks in the sea” (我们都是海中的鲨鱼):
这是整首歌最震撼的核心句。- 含义:它打破了“好人”与“坏人”的二元对立,指出每个人内心深处都潜藏着危险。当环境恶劣、资源匮乏或情绪失控时,任何人都可能变成嗜血的鲨鱼,为了生存或宣泄而伤害他人。这是一种对人性本恶或人性脆弱的诚实承认。
- “Blood in the water” (水中的血迹):
- 含义:象征着弱点、痛苦或混乱。在自然界中,血迹会引来鲨鱼;在人类社会或人际关系中,一个人的脆弱、错误或痛苦往往会招致他人的攻击、利用或落井下石。歌词警示我们,暴露弱点可能会引发周围人内心“鲨鱼”的苏醒。
- 自我反思与忏悔:
丹·雷诺兹在歌词中并没有站在道德高地上指责别人,而是说“Look at me, I'm a shark too”(看着我,我也是一条鲨鱼)。- 含义:表达了深刻的自省。他承认自己也曾被愤怒、嫉妒或自私驱使,伤害过亲近的人。这种坦诚让歌曲具有了强烈的共鸣力——它不是在审判听众,而是在邀请大家共同面对内心的阴暗面。
- 循环的暴力与伤害:
歌词描述了一种无法逃脱的循环:受到伤害 → 变成鲨鱼去伤害别人 → 制造新的血迹 → 引来更多的鲨鱼。- 含义:揭示了仇恨与暴力的传染性。如果我们不控制内心的“鲨鱼”,世界就会变成一片血腥的海洋,无人能幸免。
3. 深层主题:从认知到救赎
- 直面阴影:荣格心理学认为,只有直面并接纳自己的“阴影”(Shadow),才能实现人格的完整。《Sharks》正是这样一次尝试。只有承认“我也是鲨鱼”,才有可能控制那股冲动,避免被本能吞噬。
- 责任的回归:歌曲隐含地呼吁人们停止扮演“纯粹的受害者”,转而为自己的行为和反应承担责任。即使世界充满了“血迹”,我们依然可以选择不张开嘴咬下去。
- 对现代社会的隐喻:在更宏观的层面,这首歌也可以看作是对当今网络暴力、政治攻讦和社会冷漠的隐喻。在匿名的互联网海洋中,人们更容易释放出内心的“鲨鱼”,对他人进行无情的撕咬。
总结
- 核心隐喻:用“鲨鱼”象征人性中潜伏的攻击性、自私和破坏欲。
- 情感基调:压抑、警醒、自省。
- 传达信息:它告诉我们,邪恶并不遥远,它就藏在我们每个人的心里。真正的勇敢不是宣称自己无辜,而是时刻警惕内心的野兽,在闻到“血腥味”时,依然选择保持人性,拒绝成为嗜血的鲨鱼。
