谭咏麟的歌曲《Midnight Rider》创作灵感源自对个人命运与生命旅程的思考。歌曲通过“黑夜骑士”的意象，象征人生中不可预见的变化与命运的指引。这首歌曲展现了对未知未来的期待与不安，以及面对命运时的勇气与决心。
"Can you feel a rumbling
It's building up like thunder inside you
Feel the earth is quaking
The air itself is shaking around you
Shadows on the moon"
这部分通过自然现象的描写，暗示内心即将发生的变化，预示着一个重大转折点的到来。
"Someone's very soon you will meet him
The midnight rider comes for you
Now is the time you know it's right
It is your destiny
And there'll be no more turning back"
这里的“midnight rider”象征命运的引导者，暗示即将发生的重大事件是命中注定的，无法回头。
"So take your place in history
When he ride ride rides across the sky"
这部分强调了这一次相遇对未来的重要性，以及它会在历史中留下痕迹。
"You know that something has got to change
Don't be afraid
When he comes calling your name
When he ride ride rides into your life
You know that nothing will be the same"
这部分表达了面对改变时的心理状态，既有不安也有对新生活的期待，强调了变化的不可避免性。
"Don't try to hide
You can't escape the fate he brings to you"
这部分传达了接受命运的决心，以及认识到无法逃避改变的事实。
"You know what it means now
You've always had a dream you've been after
Still you can't believe it
Your dreams are all beginning to happen
Over the horizon"
这里表达了对自我梦想的认识和对未来的信心，虽然仍有疑虑但相信一切并非偶然。
《Midnight Rider》通过细腻的歌词和富有画面感的意象，讲述了一个关于命运、改变与自我成长的故事。整首歌充满了对未知的敬畏与期待，同时也传递了面对命运时的从容与决断。