《Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone》是美国创作型女歌手Jewel于2003年发行的专辑《0304》中的一首歌曲。这首歌延续了Jewel一贯的抒情风格,通过诗意而富有象征性的语言,描绘了一段复杂而矛盾的感情关系。
歌曲背景故事围绕着一个女性对一个自我中心、情绪操控型伴侣的控诉与无奈。对方用各种夸张、戏剧化的行为引起她的注意,甚至在分开后仍以“爱”的名义不断打扰她的生活。歌名“Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone”本身就揭示了这种矛盾:她希望被爱,但又渴望自由,不愿再陷入纠缠。
“I saw you standing there / You had gold dust in your pocket and / You combed barbed wire / Through your hair”
这段描绘了一个外表光鲜却内心危险的形象。“Gold dust”象征诱惑与虚幻的魅力,“barbed wire through your hair”则暗示他美丽外表下隐藏的伤害与痛苦。
“You thought I didn't notice / The skin on / Your teeth had a tear / To make me notice / You started to shout”
描述对方故意制造情绪波动,甚至自残或夸张表现来引起注意。这是一种典型的情感操控行为。
“They said / You were a wise man / When did they teach a wise man to pout”
讽刺对方虽然被称作“wise man”,却像孩子一样用“pout(撅嘴)”来博取关注,表现了他对成熟关系的缺失。
“I tried to forget you / But you tied bells to your name / They jingle everytime i thought of you”
比喻对方的存在无法被忽视,即使想忘记,他的名字和记忆也会如铃声般响彻脑海。
“I tried to be unlovable / Why couldn't you do the same”
表达了她试图疏远、自我封闭,但对方却始终不肯放手的无奈。
“What's the matter / Does your love need a home / All right then / Love me / Just leave me alone”
这句是整首歌的核心,揭示了她对这段关系的终极诉求:她接受对方的爱,但希望对方不要再打扰她的生活。
“Your mother was a wolf bite / Your daddy was a cigarette / Your brother was a rose bud / Crossbreed with a car wreck / Your sister was a stockbroker / But you ain't nothing / But a turtleneck”
这一段用一系列意象来讽刺对方的家庭背景和他本人。“wolf bite”象征野性与危险,“cigarette”代表短暂而有害,“rose bud crossed with a car wreck”则是美丽与毁灭的结合,“stockbroker”象征现实与理性,而他却“只是件高领毛衣”,暗示他毫无个性或深度。
“It's not your little boy's smile / It's not your little boy's name / It's those big boy hands / That are the ones to blame”
指出她不是因为对方的外表或名字而受伤,而是因为他用“大男孩的手”做出的伤害行为。
反复吟唱“Love me, just leave me alone”,强化了她在爱与自由之间的挣扎,也体现了现代人情感关系中的矛盾心理。