Rocky Mountain High – John Denver：歌詞及意思

Rocky Mountain High (1972) – John Denver

And the Colorado rocky mountain high
I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)

Rocky Mountain High (1972) – John Denver

歌曲 Rocky Mountain High，由美國歌手 John Denver 在1972年唱出。歌曲長達4分43秒，類型屬於Folk Rock 民謠搖滾 及 Country Rock 鄉村搖滾，填詞作曲由 John Denver 及 Mike Taylor，歌曲被收錄於同名專輯《Rocky Mountain High》。John Denver 在 1970 年的演唱會透露作品花了他9個月時間。

在當時，歌曲成功登上美國流行歌曲排行榜 Billboard Hot 100。之後，被美國唱片業協會(RIAA)評為金級唱片。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲由 John Denver 及 Mike Taylor

He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Coming home to a place he’d never been before
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
You might say he found a key for every door

When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
On the road and hanging by a song
But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care
It keeps changing fast and it don’t last for long

But the Colorado rocky mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)

He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

And the Colorado rocky mountain high
I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)

Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

And the Colorado rocky mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky mountain high

It’s a Colorado rocky mountain high
And I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
Friends around the campfire and everybody’s high
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky mountain high (Colorado)

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