A Song a day: 6th Sep 2014 (舊日的足跡

Saturday, September 6, 2014

6th Sep 2014 (舊日的足跡 – Beyond)

The song that I chose for today is “舊日的足跡” by Beyond. This is one of their classic. The more I listen to Beyond’s songs, the more I admire them. Despite their songs are almost 20 years old, they still feel very modern and that they are still reflecting our society. The direct English translation of the title is “The foot print of the past”.

The lyrics of the song are about thinking of the past. The protagonist said: “I need to find the foot print of the past once again. I need to find the past, the magical time. Her face is the only thing in my mind, and I just barely remember her. I just wanted to that again, a face with tears. Every face is cute and smiling at a distance. Every bit of warm feeling, all from this warm homeland. Light rains, soft road, I only think of her. Every time I run onto the street, I talked to myself. In this long dark night, so lonely that it didn’t had sunset. You were on my side, accompanying me on my trip. Every face is cute and smiling at a distance. Every bit of warm feeling, all from this warm homeland. Every time I went back to homeland, I felt that I was in a dream. There were many distanced faces, but all smiling. That place is green everywhere, and the morning wind lightly blowed. Listening to mon talked about the old story in her deep voice. Every face is cute and smiling at a distance. Every bit of warm feeling, all from this warm homeland. The past had past, we can only remember it today. A pair of eyes that only knows how to cry, it keeps crying and crying.” Hope you will like the song.