The Loneliest Time – Carly Rae Jepsen/Rufus Wainwright
Lyrics by：Kyle Shearer/Carly Rae Jepsen/Nate Cyphert
Composed by：Kyle Shearer/Carly Rae Jepsen/Nate Cyphert
I’ve had one of those bad dreams
Where we’re standing on your street
I quit smoking those cigarettes
But I’m never getting over it
And you’re lookin’ right through me
Just like Shakespeare on a tragedy
But our story never finished it
‘Cause our love we never finished it
I’m coming over tonight
Knock on your door just like before
I need that look in your eyes
Look in your eyes
‘Cause we’ve had thе loneliest time
Loneliest time
I’m thinking all through the night
All through the night
I could be yours just like before
Rewrite another try
‘Cause we’ve had the loneliest time
If you wanna try it if you wanna try me
If you wanna try love if you leave the light on for me
If you wanna try it if you wanna try it
If you wanna try love
I’ve had more of those bad dreams
You were ten feet in front of me
I went running but I couldn’t catch
Just the shadow of your silhouette
Then you spoke the words to me
When you left I still need to unpack it
Let’s say sorry for another night
‘Cause this time love we’re gonna get it right
I’m coming over tonight
Over tonight
Knock on your door just like before
I need that look in your eyes
Look in your eyes
‘Cause we’ve had the loneliest time
Loneliest time
I’m thinking all through the night
All through the night
I could be yours just like before
Rewrite another try
‘Cause we’ve had the loneliest time
If you wanna try it if you wanna try love
If you wanna try love if you wanna try me
If you wanna try it if you leave the light on for me
I just need back into I just need back into your life
What happened was we reached the moon
But lost in space
I think we got there oh too soon
But you know what
I’m coming back for you baby
I’m coming back for you
And in the morning sun hits the water
Is this nirvana
And in the morning sun hits the water
Is this nirvana
And in the morning sun hits the water
Is this nirvana
《The Loneliest Time》这首歌是加拿大流行歌手卡莉·蕾·吉普森（Carly Rae Jepsen）在2022年发行的同名专辑的主打歌，由她与另一位唱作人洛福斯·温莱特（Rufus Wainwright）共同演绎。
这张专辑的创作灵感源于卡莉·蕾·吉普森对“孤独”这一复杂情绪的着迷与思考。这种感受不仅来自于疫情期间自我隔离、与社会疏离的特殊生活方式，也源于她在巡演途中，即便身处人群之中仍会感受到的那份孤寂。她认为，孤独和爱情一样，可以从不同角度去审视，它既可能是痛苦的，也可能蕴含着美好的自省。
为了将这种情绪具象化，她决定创作一张以“孤独”为主题的专辑。在制作过程中，她从100首初选曲目中不断筛选，最终呈现出融合了80年代流行、70年代民谣、放克以及迪斯科等多种风格的音乐作品。《The Loneliest Time》这首歌正是这种多元风格探索下的产物，它将强烈的节奏与黯然的情绪相结合，被形容为一首典型的“伤心蹦迪曲”。
尽管歌名叫做《最孤独的时光》，但这首歌的核心并非单纯地描绘孤独本身，而是讲述了一个发生在“最孤独时光”里的具体故事——一次冲动地想要挽回前任的深夜之旅。
卡莉·蕾·吉普森曾直接解释过这首歌的含义：“这首歌讲的是你在午夜冒着大雨去前任家，想跟他复合。” 她将这种在现实生活中可能显得很糟糕的想法，巧妙地转化为了歌曲中充满戏剧张力的情节。歌词中的“I'm coming over tonight / Knock on your door just like before”（今晚我会来到你家门前 / 像从前那样轻叩你的房门）生动地刻画了主角下定决心、付诸行动的瞬间。
在这首歌里，“孤独”成为了推动故事发展的催化剂。正是因为经历了“the loneliest time”（最孤寂的时光），主角才会如此渴望重燃旧情，希望通过回到对方身边来结束这份孤单。歌曲中的独白部分“I'm coming back for you, baby!”（宝贝，我会重新回到你身边！）更是将这种不顾一切的决心推向了高潮，仿佛是在发动汽车引擎前最后的呐喊。
从音乐风格上看，这首歌采用了强劲的迪斯科节奏和标志性的弦乐编排。这种处理方式创造了一种奇妙的反差感：歌词内容是伤感和怀旧的，但旋律却让人忍不住随之舞动。这种“痛并快乐着”的体验，精准地捕捉了在孤独中挣扎、又在回忆中寻找慰藉的复杂心境，让听众在舞池中也能感受到那份深刻的情感共鸣。
