從曲風上來講,《再見理想》是一張游走於Art Rock、Hard Rock、Psychedelic Rock之間的專輯,由於樂手成員在當時正處於消化到釋放的創作上昇期,甚至還在這些主框架外,增加了諸如Metal、Punk和許多阿拉伯的音樂元素。如果你對一個音樂人有足夠的判斷和預知能力,相信聽過這張專輯後,在對Beyond的未來做假設時,應該會把Pink Floyd這樣偉大的目標立在Beyond的前方。如果你只熟悉明星時代的Beyond,那麼在斷章取義的情況下,你肯定會覺得這樣的相提並論是一件很荒唐的事情,但《再見理想》時期的Beyond卻的確是一支很Art Rock的樂隊。雖然吉它手黃貫中和鼓手葉世榮當時都很Metal,但是在黃家駒的控制下,卻依然能將金屬的Powel化為金屬物質本身所具有的冷光澤顏色。不僅是向Pink Floyd致敬的《Dead Romance(Part I)》,在迷幻味道很濃重的幻境裡給人一種超現實的感覺,不到兩分鐘的吟唱曲《Last Man Who Knows You》,更是很好的架接了專輯的整體藝術氛圍,在技巧上,確實不乏有類似《Dark Side of the Moon》之類的手筆。除此之外,由黃家駒即興演奏的《木吉它》,同樣在西班牙風味甚濃的彈撥中,增加了整張唱片的小趣味性,並起到一種巧妙的快取過渡作用。
It was a story told for years
When a young girl dwelled this land
With eyes shone like the star
And a smile that charmed both heaven and earth
The moon was ashamed when next to her
And the flowers bowed their heads
Her songs could tame the beasts
Her hands could wave all sorrows away
Yet that Fate was envy 'bout this girl
And a plot was planned to lay her down
To a pasture she was led
Where the grass was always green
In the midst of this wonderland
Stood the plant that'd bring her permanent end
Yet that Fate was envy 'bout this girl
And a plot was planned to lay her down
The plant of death was in her eyes
Sending its fragrant through the air
Laughter form below was heard
With a touch the task was done
Like an arrow it speared her heart
Like venom it killed her light
As her body slowly dropped
Stopped the singing from around
Her soul left without a sound
The god of love was deeply hurt
When the tragedy was known
It cut right into his heart
With tears and pain he flew to her
To end this sorrow he drawn his sword
How red the blood that sprayed around
As the thorns grew around its stem
And the petals stained in red
Turned the plant into a rose