《I Can't Get Next To You》是Westlife翻唱的一首经典歌曲,原曲由The Temptations在1969年首次演唱。这首歌讲述了主人公拥有超乎寻常的能力,能够改变自然现象、创造奇迹,甚至掌控生命与物质。然而,无论他如何强大,却无法触及内心最渴望的情感——靠近心爱的人。这种对爱的无力感和对亲密关系的追求,使得整首歌充满深情与遗憾。
歌词开篇列举了一系列超能力般的成就,如将灰暗天空变为蔚蓝、让沙漠中建起城堡、使船只在旱地上航行等,象征着主人公无所不能的力量。但即便如此,他仍然感到生命不完整,因为唯一无法实现的愿望是接近心中所爱之人。
接下来,歌词进一步强调了物质财富和神奇力量的无意义,例如飞翔于天空、购买世间一切、将河流化为火焰、甚至永生不死,这些都无法弥补情感上的空虚。最终,主人公明确表达出,所有这些能力在他无法靠近爱人时都变得毫无价值。
整首歌通过对比强大的能力和内心的脆弱,突出了爱情在人类生活中不可替代的重要性。
I can turn the grey sky blue And i can make it rain Whenever i want it to And i can build a castle From a single grain of sand And i can make a ship sail On dry land But my life is incomplete And i'm so blue 'Cause i can't get next to you I can't get next to you babe I can't get next to you Coz i to fly Like a bird in the sky Alright I can buy anything That money can buy Alright I can turn a river into a raging fire Alright I can live forever if i so desire But i don't want it all these things i can do 'Cause i i can't get next to you