…words.words.words

在公館的熱炒店聽老人家講追尋自我的種種，這個場景這些人跟這個話題，從許多年前的118巷開始，每隔一陣子就重演著。假如有差別，可能是現在進入了前中年期，在幾年工作應證下，大家變得能夠邊點頭邊毫不留情地拋出各種反駁解構與自我解嘲。但老人家仍不為所動，滔滔闡述著。基本上離開學校之後就沒有人講這個了，而且在這充滿不確定的年代，可以每隔一段時間聽到有人堅定地提醒我們即使到這把年紀還是可以尋夢，建構自己的主體性，做自己想做的事，不要人云亦云等等，覺得挺有享受某種特權的感覺。

然後我聽到Wilco的What Light，這首歌出自Sky Blue Sky專輯，這張專輯是Wilco比較輕柔的音樂，很適合今天的好天氣。這歌真好聽，而且這種鼓勵人家一意孤行的歌詞總是特別打動我的心啊…

[audio: 11 What Light.mp3]

What Light by Wilco

If you feel like singing a song
And you want other people to sing along
Just sing what you feel
Don’t let anyone say it’s wrong

And if you’re trying to paint a picture
But you’re not sure which colors belong
Just paint what you see
Don’t let anyone say it’s wrong

And if you’re strung out like a kite
Or stung awake in the night
It’s alright to be frightened

When there’s a light (what light)
There’s a light (one light)
There’s a light (white light)
Inside of you

If you think you might need somebody
To pick you up when you drag
Don’t loose sight of yourself
Don’t let anyone change your bag

And if the whole world’s singing your songs
And all of your paintings have been hung
Just remember what was yours is everyone’s from now on

And that’s not wrong or right
But you can struggle with it all you like
You’ll only get uptight

Because there’s a light (what light)
There’s a light (one light)
There’s a light (white light)
There’s a light (what light)
There’s a light (one light)
There’s a light (white light)
There’s a light (what light)
There’s a light (one light)
There’s a light (white light)
There’s a light (what light)
There’s a light (one light)
There’s a light (white light)
Inside of you