这首歌曲《MAKE BELIEVE》是谭咏麟的代表作之一,表达了在爱情中经历挫折与困境后,依然希望与伴侣重燃爱火的愿望。以下是歌词的详细解读:
第一段歌词描述了两人从恋爱开始就经历了不少波折,尽管彼此深爱,但内心的矛盾和伤害依然存在。例如:
We've had our ups and down right from the start - 从恋爱开始,我们就经历了许多起伏
I know you're bothered by an aching heart - 我知道你内心痛苦,难以平静
Though you say you love me with a love so true - 尽管你说你爱我如此真挚
Still there's something wrong that makes you blue - 但依然有些问题让你感到忧伤
第二段回忆了恋爱的美好时光,表达了对现状的无奈和对过去的怀念:
The day we met was like a dream come true - 我们相遇的那一天就像美梦成真
My life has changed I owe it all to you - 我的生活因此改变,这一切都要感谢你
When life's pressure seems to tear our love apart - 当生活的压力试图撕裂我们的爱情
第三段提出了希望重归于好的愿望,通过“make believe”表达出暂时忘却烦恼,重新找回爱意的渴望:
Let's make believe we're in love again - 让我们假装我们仍然深爱着对方
Forget the world around us and its pain - 忘记周围世界的痛苦
Let's make believe we're in love again - 让我们假装我们仍然深爱着对方
副歌部分通过重复“Let's make believe”强化了主题,表达了对美好爱情的执着追求:
To gether we can find love again - 我们可以再次找到爱
Forever a new heaven we'll find - 我们能找到永恒的天堂
最后一段歌词展现了歌手对伴侣的呵护与承诺:
I know I'm not the strongest man around - 我知道我不是最坚强的那个人
And sometimes, dear, that seems to get you down - 有时候这会让你失望
But we fell in love and love may hurt us now - 但我们相爱了,爱让我们受伤
But be patient please I'll make you happy somehow - 但是请耐心等待,我会让你幸福