There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back – Shawn Mendes (肖恩·蒙德兹)
Lyrics by:Teddy Geiger/Shawn Mendes/Scott Harris/Geoffrey Warburton
Composed by:Teddy Geiger/Shawn Mendes/Scott Harris/Geoffrey Warburton
Produced by:Teddy Geiger
I wanna follow where she goes
I think about her and she knows it
I wanna let her take control
‘Cause everytime that she gets close yeah
She pulls me in enough to keep me guessing
And maybe I should stop and start confessing
Confessing yeah
Oh I’ve been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
There’s nothing holding me back
There’s nothing holding me back
She says that she is never afraid
Just picture everybody naked
She really doesn’t like to wait
Not really into hesitation
Pulls me in enough to keep me guessing
And maybe I should stop and start confessing
Confessing yeah
Oh I’ve been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
There’s nothing holding me back
‘Cause if we lost our minds and we took it way too far
I know we would be alright I know we would be alright
If you were by my side and we stumbled in the dark
I know we would be alright I know we would be alright
‘Cause if we lost our minds and we took it way too far
I know we would be alright I know we would be alright
If you were by my side and we stumbled in the dark
I know we would be alright we would be alright
Oh I’ve been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
Oh oh
There’s nothing holding me back
I feel so free
When you’re with me
Baby
Baby there’s nothing holding me back
《There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back》是加拿大歌手肖恩·门德斯(Shawn Mendes)于2017年4月20日发行的单曲,随后被收录在其第二张录音室专辑《Illuminate》的再版中。这首歌由肖恩·门德斯与泰迪·盖格、斯科特·哈里斯及杰夫·沃伯顿共同创作。它的诞生正值肖恩职业生涯的关键上升期,旨在为即将到来的世界巡演注入一剂强心针。
在创作这首歌之前,肖恩·门德斯多以深情款款的吉他弹唱和抒情慢歌示人,被大众贴上了“邻家男孩”或“乖乖牌”的标签。然而,在这首歌的创作过程中,他试图突破这种刻板印象。据肖恩透露,他在巡演开始前迫切想要发布一首新歌,给歌迷带来新鲜感。受提姆巴兰和贾斯汀·汀布莱克早期作品的启发,他与制作团队决定尝试一种更具律动感、更狂野的风格。这首歌不仅是他音乐风格的一次大胆实验,更是他从青涩少年向成熟流行巨星蜕变的标志性作品。
这首歌从一开始就是为了舞台而生的。肖恩曾表示,他迫不及待要在巡演上表演这首歌,让大家听到。因此,歌曲在编曲上融合了流行摇滚与热带浩室元素,加入了拍手声、踩脚低音和极具感染力的电吉他切分音。这种设计使得歌曲自带一种“让人想跳舞”的基因,完美契合了他当时在全球范围内如火如荼的巡回演唱会氛围,迅速成为了现场演出的高潮曲目。
《There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back》并非一首传统意义上温情脉脉的情歌,它更像是一场关于激情、冲动与释放的青春狂欢。歌词通过直白而热烈的语言,描绘了一个人在面对无法抗拒的爱情时,彻底卸下防备、拥抱未知的心理状态。
歌曲开篇即展现了主角内心的动摇:“我想追随她……我想让她掌控一切。”这里的叙事核心不再是追求爱情,而是臣服于爱情。歌词中提到的“颤抖”和“疯狂”,生动地刻画了当多巴胺分泌过剩时,人类理智防线的全面崩塌。主角不再试图维持体面或控制局面,反而享受这种“失去控制”的感觉。这种对“疯狂”的渴望,表达了年轻人在恋爱中那种不顾一切、只想燃烧当下的原始冲动。
副歌部分有一句非常耐人寻味的歌词:“你带我来到名声狼藉的境地,操控我所有选择。”在传统的价值观里,这似乎是一种负面的描述,但在歌曲的语境下,这却是一种极致的浪漫。这里的“名声扫地”象征着打破常规、冲破社会规训的束缚。为了这份爱,主角愿意抛弃所谓的“好形象”,甚至愿意在这个混乱的世界中与爱人一同堕落。这种“共犯”般的亲密关系,比单纯的陪伴更加深刻和刺激。
尽管歌名叫做“没有什么能束缚我”,但整首歌的内核其实建立在深厚的安全感之上。桥段部分唱道:“如果我们在黑暗中跌倒,我知道我们会没事的。”这揭示了主角敢于“放飞自我”的根本原因——因为身边有值得信赖的伴侣。这是一种 paradoxical 的自由:正是因为有了对方的支撑,他才敢于跳出舒适区,敢于在情感的悬崖边纵身一跃。这首歌最终表达的是一种毫无保留的信任,以及在爱人面前做回最真实、最野性自我的快乐。
