Limelight – Rush:歌詞及意思
Limelight (1981) – Rush
Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage
Limelight (1981) – Rush
歌曲 Limelight,由加拿大搖滾樂隊 Rush 在1981年唱出。歌曲長達4分26秒,類型屬於硬式搖滾 Hard Rock,填詞作曲樂隊成員 Geddy Lee、Alex Lifeson 及 Neil Peart,歌曲被收錄於專輯《Moving Pictures》。
歌詞引用了莎士比亞 William Shakespeare 的作品《As You Like It》,作品中句子 All the world’s a stage。
在當時,成功登上美國流行歌曲排行榜Billboard Hot 100。在2021年更被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。
歌詞方面
填詞作曲樂隊成員 Geddy Lee、Alex Lifeson 及 Neil Peart
Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage
Cast in this unlikely role
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact
Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem
Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme
Living in a fish eye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I can’t pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend
All the world’s indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another’s audience
Outside the gilded cage