Running Up That Hill – Meg Myers
It doesn't hurt me
Do you want to feel how it feels?
Do you want to know know that it doesn't hurt me?
Do you want to hear about the deal that I'm making?
It's you
It's you and me
And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Say if I only could oh
You don't want to hurt me
But see how deep the bullet lies
Unaware I'm tearing you asunder
Oh there is thunder in our hearts
Is there so much hate for the ones we love?
Tell me we both matter don't we?
You
It's you and me
It's you and me
You won't be unhappy
And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Say if I only could oh
You
It's you and me
It's you and me
You won't be unhappy
C'mon baby
C'mon darling
Let me steal this moment from you now
C'mon angel
C'mon c'mon darling
Let's exchange the experience
Say if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems
Say if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems
Say if I only could
No problem
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that hill
Meg Myers 演绎的这首《Running Up That Hill》，是一首发行于2019年3月6日的经典翻唱作品，收录于她的同名专辑中，由华纳唱片发行。
在创作背景上，这首歌的原版是英国传奇女歌手凯特·布什（Kate Bush）在1985年发行的旷世名作（原名为《Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)》）。Meg Myers 的版本由制作人 Christian 'Leggy' Langdon 操刀，在保留原曲强烈情感内核的基础上，注入了她极具个人辨识度的暗黑摇滚与另类流行风格。值得一提的是，原曲在时隔37年后，因被大热美剧《怪奇物语》第四季选作关键插曲而再度风靡全球，这也让包括 Meg Myers 在内的多个翻唱版本获得了新一代听众的广泛关注与共鸣。
在表达含义上，这首歌是一首关于渴望极致理解与情感共鸣的深刻独白。歌词的核心意象是“与上帝做交易（make a deal with God）”，主人公祈求能够与深爱的人互换位置（swap our places），从而真正感同身受对方的痛苦、视角与经历。歌曲开篇的“It doesn't hurt me（这不会让我受伤）”看似坚强，实则是一种自我保护的伪装，主人公迫切地想要打破两人之间的隔阂，消除因无法相互理解而产生的误解与伤害。
歌词中反复吟唱的“running up that hill（奔上那座山）”，象征着在一段充满阻碍与挣扎的关系中，为了达成真正的亲密与连接所必须付出的巨大努力。这首歌深刻地揭示了人与人之间（尤其是男女之间）难以逾越的情感鸿沟，表达了那种“如果能真正活成你的样子，或许我们之间就不会再有隔阂与痛苦”的极致渴望。Meg Myers 充满撕裂感与爆发力的嗓音，将这种在爱中既绝望又执着的挣扎演绎得淋漓尽致，让整首歌充满了直击灵魂的情感张力。
