This is such a warm canto ballad (and the best) of 2009 (at least to me). The harmony/melody relationship is like “melting-ly” nice, the vocal lifts it up even more. And not forgetting the lyrics, which seals for perfection. After watching the MV, it gets even deeper into my heart.
Music: John Laudon
Lyrics: 林夕
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I wasn’t gonna live my dreams
If it wasn’t for my folks’ support
Though the path I’m taking is uncommon
Passion will keep me going… I believed.
I wasn’t gonna review my past
If it wasn’t for my adorable students
Who made me see so much of me in them
And I wonder… if I could reverse the time, just to make things right.
I wasn’t gonna learn to forgive
If it wasn’t for all these years
That finally brought me to realize:
To err is human
I wasn’t gonna treasure friendship more (much more than ever)
If it wasn’t for my dearest buddies
Who sincerely behold the better side of me
amongst my imperfection and occasional clumsiness.
I wasn’t gonna scrutinize and improve myself
If it wasn’t for the time that passed
Which somehow reminds me that;
Wasting precious time on the ‘miscellaneous’… isn’t worth it.
I wasn’t gonna practice the joy of contentment
If it wasn’t for my splendid 24-year life
Provided by the most beloved family of mine
rapidly making me a better person, in and out.
*Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.*
Heard the soundtrack quite some time ago, but didn’t watch it until today.
Knew that it grabbed an Academy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, even overtook Alan Menken who did Enchanted (which I love a lot). Now I could fully comprehend why the award was given to them, totally…
I was hoping that they would be together in the end, on screen I mean. But again, it’s all about reality. All in all, I love the way it was carried out, that the relationship between them was kept special, always.
And the songs, they were just magic. It gave so much life to the entire film, moved me in so many scenes.
Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Lyrics:
I don’t know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can’t react
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You’ll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You’ve made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I’ll sing along
p/s: I really love their stuff.
