先旨聲明,自己絕非1970年代瑞典流行樂隊ABBA任何程度嘅粉絲。對於佢哋嘅印象,除咗細個喺電視見到佢哋用代表作《Fernando》幫樂聲牌電器賣廣告之外,清楚記得自己喺八十年代逛唱片舖時,每見親佢哋個招牌會即刻快手揭過,所以到今時今日其實真係一張都未幫襯過。咁,唔鍾意佢哋乜呢?家陣睇番,明明佢哋啲音樂旋律優美流麗和諧,永遠洋溢住一份甜到漏嘅歡欣喜悅。咪就係囉,十幾歲就算唔叫維特都會煩惱,沉溺愁滋味嘛,你吓吓Money Money Money、Knowing Me Knowing You 吓 ,一唔係又Mama Mia又Dancing Queen喎,咁開心做乜?當然,人大咗之後唔小心聽Portishead重唱佢哋首《SOS》至知箇中亦有酸苦怨恨,只不過幾廿歲人又點仲聽得番轉頭去Waterloo呢?
[Verse 1]
A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter
Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
The sun is going down, it's getting dark
I realise I'm cold, the rain begins to pour
As I watch the windows on the second floor
The lights are on, it's time to go
It's time at last to let him know
[Verse 2]
I believe it would be fair to say
You look bewildered
And you wonder why I'm here today
And so you should, I would
When I left, I felt I'd had еnough
But in the shape and form I appear now
I havе learned to cope
And love and hope is why I am here now
[Chorus]
And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
I'm not the one you knew
I'm now and then combined
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (And I won't be the same)
I'm not the same this time around (Ooh)
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[Verse 3]
Will you leave me standing in the hall
Or let me enter?
The apartment hasn't changed at all
I got to say I'm glad
Once these rooms were witness to our love
My tantrums and increasing frustration
But I go from mad
To not so bad in my transformation (So now)
[Chorus]
And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
I'm fired up, don't shut me down (Don't shut me down)
I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
I am not the one you knew (I'm not the one you knew)
I'm now and then combined
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (And I won't be the same)
I'm not the same this time around (Ooh)
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[Outro]
You asked me not to leave
Well, here I am again
And I love you still and so I won't pretend
I have learned to cope
And love and hope is why I am here now